My employer must follow the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992, their responsibilities are to provide the mandatory training and supervisions, ensure policies and procedures are put in place, plan, organise, control, monitor and review health and safety arrangements, make sure the equipment is available and to maintain risk assessments and to deal with chemicals and other substances safely. As an employee I also have to follow COSHH 2002 (control of substances hazardous to health) in my workplace. This means I have to follow the procedures set in place by my employer and attend training. I have to make sure any hazardous substances are kept locked away where unauthorized people cannot get them. I also need to dispose of hazardous substances correctly and not mix substances in case of any hazardous fumes or explosions that may occur.
Project1: ABC Chemicals. * In summary ABC Chemicals purchase large quantities of cleaning chemicals made up of solvents, acids and corrosives and detergents. They then decant these large quantities into smaller containers and relabelled the product and distribute to retail. Upon further analysis of the case study of ABC Chemicals and their associated business and activities it has become apparent that there are a number of hazards and risks that can be identified and need to be assessed and either eliminated or controlled using various legislative measures and codes of practice relevant to their industry type as they have to maintain compliance. * What legislation applies, and the process of complying with it * The Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (the Act) is the cornerstone of legislative and administrative measures to improve occupational health and safety at ABC Chemicals.
Queries and concerns about safety in the workplace can be reported to the workshop manager or the office manager. 5. What are the procedures for identifying existing and potential hazards in the workplace, reporting them to designated persons and recording them? Procedures for identifying existing and potential hazards in the workplace, reporting them to designated persons and recording them include informing the workshop manager or office manager, completing an incident report or writing it on the correspondence whiteboard or diary. The workshop manager or office manager will then identify the hazard and arrange for it to be fixed, it is also recorded in the workshop diary.
CT308 Understand Health and Safety in Social Care settings Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings Legislation that relates to health and safety in social care settings are generally covered by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. This act is the ‘umbrella’ that has been updated and supplemented by all the regulations and guidelines which extend it, support it or explain it. The regulations most likely to affect my workplace are: Manual Handling Regulations 1992(amended 2002) - sets out requirements for manual handling and moving and handling of people. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health regulations 2002 (COSHH) - requires employers to control substances that could cause harm. Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (amended 2008) RIDDOR - sets out what needs to be reported.
HLTWHS300A Contribute to workplace health and safety process Question 1: (a) Describe the three (3) levels of legislation covering workplace health and safety in the workplace in South Australia. * Work Health & Safety Act 2012 (SA) = The ACT tells us how to provide health and safety in the workplace. Everything in the ACT is law and must be followed. * Work Health & Safety Regulations 2012 (SA) = The regulations come under the ACT and set out the general principles and step to be followed to prevent injury and illness at work everything in the regulation is law and must be followed. You have to follow approved codes unless you can apply another solution that is as good or better.
During this step an investigation it is determined whether or not the site poses any threat to human health. If the site threatens human health a Site Inspection is completed. During the site inspection investigators environmental and waste samples are collected in order to determine what hazardous substances are found to be at the site. They will also attempt to determine if these substances are being released to the environment and verify if they have reached nearby area further endangering human health or the environment. The Site Investigation may be done in one stage or two.
CYP 3.4 1.4: Explain how current health and safety legislation, policies and procedures are implemented in own work setting or service. Name and Description of Legislation | How this relates to practice | The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974This Act of Parliament is the main piece of UK health and safety legislation. It places a duty on all employers "to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work" of all their employees.Among other provisions, the Act also requires: * Safe operation and maintenance of the working environment, plant and systems. * Maintenance of safe access to the workplace. * Safe use, handling and storage of dangerous substances.
OSHA is concerned with hazardous exposures to workers, i.e. worker safety and health. EPA is concerned with hazardous exposures to the public, particularly as these hazards affect the earth, water, and atmosphere. Many safety and health hazards inside the plant and outside are the same, or are caused by the same chemical agents or physical factors. Thus a firm's compliance with both EPA and OSHA regulations are often the responsibility of the same individual.
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT OF FIRE BRIGADES IN THE NORTH-WEST PROVINCE DISSERTATION SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE MAGISTER IN SUPERVISOR: POTCHEFSTROOM JANUARY 2008 THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT OF FIRE BRIGADES IN THE NORTH-WEST PROVINCE V VELDSMAN 2008 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1 ABSTRACT This dissertation set out to assess selected psychological contract literature in an attempt to support and describe the developing understanding regarding the distinctive character of today's work agreements and work environment in South Africa's public sector, and more specifically that of the fire brigade in the North West Province. This aim of this dissertation therefore was to provide practical knowledge and future research directions, and to fill in several gaps in the knowledge concerning the psychological contract. In this comprehensive study consideration was given to the psychological contract of the fire brigades of the North-West Province. Chapter 1 comprised the diverse parts of the problem statement and the research objectives in which the general objective and specific objectives were expounded. Chapter 2 gave insight into the term psychological contract by looking into its history and origin.
Ensure A Safe Workplace The hazard identification process is designed to identify all the possible situations where people may possibly be exposed to injury, illness and disease arising from all sources including the above. Prior to the introduction of any plant, substances, processes or work practices in the workplace, it is essential for the hazard identification process to be carried out to identify whether there is any potential for injury, illness or disease associated with such introduction. This essay will analysis a case study in ABC Chemical about the hazard identification process. Legislation The Occupational Health and Safety (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 1999 require employers to ensure that: * an assessment is made to determine whether there is any risk (likelihood of injury, illness or disease) associated with the use of a hazardous substance at the workplace; and * any risk is eliminated, or if that is not practicable, reduced so far as is practicable. The Occupational Health and Safety (Noise) Regulations 2004 require employers to ensure that: * any risk to employees from exposure to noise is identified; and * employees' exposure to noise is controlled so as to minimise risk to health and safety.