working safely in an engineering environment element 4 - recognise and control hazards in the...
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Working Safely in an Engineering Environment
Element 4 - Recognise and control hazards in the workplace
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Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment
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What is a Hazard?
A hazard is anything with the potential to cause harm
Hazards are: Chemical, Biological, Physical & Ergonomic
A Risk Assessment considers the likeliness and severity of the hazard to do harm ( which leads to the precautions to take to minimise the risk )
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RISK ASSESSMENT
Both are HAZARDS.
Which is the greater RISK ?
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Risk Assessment - Petrol
In a tank of a car
Filling up at a petrol pump
Pouring from can into motorcycle tank
Lighting a barbecue
Which is the greatest risk?
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General Engineering Hazards
Touching moving parts
Entanglement
Crushing
Cuts
Ejection
Slips and Trips
Noise/Vibration/Heat
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Workplace Precautions
Guarding
Lighting
Stop/Start switches
Operating Instructions
Permit to Work
Risk Assessments
Safety Information
Safety Inspections
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Risks in Apprentice Workshops
Machinery
Electrical equipment
Chemical
Handling and Transporting
Heights
Failure to report
breakage's
Failure to follow
instruction's
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Your measures to minimise risks
Isolate the hazard
Stop work activities
Comply with instructions
Ensure safe access and
egress
Use guards
Use fume extraction
Use PPE
Report to Supervisor
Consultation
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Your Risk Assessment
Seconds Out for Safety
Job Description:
Move the furniture andequipment out of the
room intothe corridor in
preparation for anew floor covering
Seconds-out
for
Safety
Seconds-out
for
Safety
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Walk Round
Near Miss reporting forms
Risk Assessments
Machinery risks