- Health & Safety in
IT & Telecoms
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This
unit is designed to ensure candidates are aware of and follow the Health
and Safety procedures that are in place within their workplace and
applicable to their job role. Candidates will explore the various sources
of information on Health and Safety available to them.
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Learning
Outcomes The learner will:
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1.1 Identify relevant
organisational Health & Safety procedures
1.2 Identify available sources
of Health & Safety information
1.3
Demonstrate how relevant
Health & Safety
procedures have been followed
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1. Comply with
Relevant
Health & Safety
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Health & Safety in the UK has some of the highest
standard in the entire world which means you will be working in the safest
conditions possible, ensuring that when you go to work in the morning you will
go home again at night again.
When you start work with a company regardless of the trade
you are working towards, you will be working alongside a tradesman who will
explain how to do things correctly and safely, it’s important to pay close
attention.
Training
plays an important factor in the learning process it will explain how to do
your job whether it’s a plumber, an electrician, bricklayer or whatever and
this will explain how to do your job industry standards but also explain
the dangers associated with certain aspects of the work you have to
complete
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Before
you can go onto a construction site to work, you will need to gain the CSCS
Health & Safety knowledge required by law. This is another training
package that everybody is required to have, and you can get this through a
training course where your given information on various aspects of site
work and then you will go for your online computer test. When you pass your
test, you will then get your CSCS card which means you are now competent to
go onto site and work with the relevant safety knowledge required.
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Toolbox talks are another way of being updated on the site, things discussed
here are
like, is the work on schedule, how the progress has been to date and where
things need to be in a months’ time, any new potential dangers that workers
need to be aware of and generally what’s happening all over the site.
When
onsite always make sure you know the location of the first aid station and
if you ever injure yourself no matter how small, report it and make sure
you enter the injury into the accident book.
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Toolbox talks are another way of being updated on the site, things discussed
here are
like, is the work on schedule, how the progress has been to date and where
things need to be in a months’ time, any new potential dangers that workers
need to be aware of and generally what’s happening all over the site.
When
onsite always make sure you know the location of the first aid station and
if you ever injure yourself no matter how small, report it and make sure
you enter the injury into the accident book.
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Risk Assessment & Method
Statements
What is the
purpose of a Risk Assessment & a Method Statement?
The
minimum PPE requirement for working on any site is a Hard Hat, Hi-vis and
steel toe capped boots but on most sites you would be required to wear full
protective equipment including glasses, hearing protection, gloves, and in
certain areas you would be required to wear protective overalls which are
fire
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Risk
Assessment:- when your asked to go and do a job somewhere, someone within your
company, your project manager or similar will look at the risks or dangers
associated with the tasks you have to complete and this will explain to you how
to go about the task with the minimum risk of injury and also tell you what the
PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) needed for safety.
Is
determined by the chart where an incident is unlikely up to the point where
it is very likely. The very likely possibility of having an
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proof if you
must work in areas where they are using burning or welding equipment. A risk
assessment
At the
end of the day it’s down to you if your tasked with a job working at height
on ladders or scaffolding to make sure you have all the correct PPE and
tools and materials to do the work and keep the risk level to an absolute
minimum at all time.
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accident is
when you are expected to work at height where the likely hood of a fall is
highly possible and therefore additional PPE such as a harness would be a requirement
and training in its use as to how and where to secure the lanyard.
Toolbox talks are another way of being updated on the site, things discussed
here are like, is the work on schedule, how the progress has been to date and
where things need to be in a months’ time, any new potential dangers that workers
need to be aware of and generally what’s happening all over the site.
When
onsite always make sure you know the location of the first aid station and
if you ever injure yourself no matter how small, report it and make sure
you enter the injury into the accident book.
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A Method
Statement:- will have all the information about the task to be completed and
tell you the following.
Ø It will tell you how many men will be
on site
Ø Tell you there start and finish time
each day
Ø The duration of the work to be
carried out
Ø The tools and materials to be used
(power tools, drill guns angle grinders etc)
Ø The type of plant equipment (ladders,
scaffolding, diggers & dumpers, power lifters etc)
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Where onsite
this work will be carried out.
Basically,
it’s a detail account of how and when the work will begin through to its
completion and the type of materials and equipment being used. Both the Risk
Assessment and the Method Statement must be sent to the client and get full
approval before any work can start onsite, a copy would be retained in your
office and the workers on site would have a copy.
Toolbox talks are another way of being updated on the site, things discussed
here are like, is the work on schedule, how the progress has been to date and
where things need to be in a months’ time, any new potential dangers that workers
need to be aware of and generally what’s happening all over the site.
When
onsite always make sure you know the location of the first aid station and
if you ever injure yourself no matter how small, report it and make sure
you enter the injury into the accident book.
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courses
like working at height. Falling from height is the leading cause of serious
injury and death in the workplace. Falls with serious injury can have life
changing circumstances and something you will have to learn to live with
for the rest of your life being unable to do certain activities so the
correct training and PPE is an absolute must
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When you are
working anywhere, in a workshop or on site and regardless of your chosen
occupation you will have to go through some form of training, Health &
Safety being one of the most important, but some of the other
again, training
is paramount, as you can see by the chart to the left that incorrect
handling causes more injuries than any type of accident in the workplace.
Injuries are mainly to the back but can affect many other parts of the body
also such as neck
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Manual
Handling is another common cause of injury in the workplace and
shoulders,
arms, legs, hands fingers etc etc. Manual handling injuries account for the
most working days lost in the workplace than any other reported incidents. Any
type of injury you incur in the workplace must be reported, go to the medical
centre and have it checked, make sure its recorded into the accident book and
speak with your manager or someone in authority and explain exactly how it
happened, by reporting the incident your manager has an obligation to make sure
a similar incident doesn’t happen again.
The Health
and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 is the primary piece
of legislation covering occupational health and safety in
Great Britain. It's sometimes referred to as HSWA, the HSW Act,
the 1974 Act or HASAWA. It sets out the general duties which:
employers have towards employees and members of the public.
A Poster
like this will be positioned where everybody can see it, in your
porta-cabin, on the notice board and around the building or site your
working in. It is important to take the time and familiarise yourself with
the rules and regulations. These rules and regulations are Law and if you
break the law you will be prosecuted. These laws are meant to keep you safe
and every other person on site safe from danger.
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The
Health and Safety at
Work
Act 1974 provides the legal framework to promote,
stimulate and encourage high standards of
health and safety in
places of work. It protects employees and the public from work activities
Fire
Prevention & Safety on Site
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The
three elements required for a fire, keep them apart and you will prevent
any potential dangers
Fire
detection and warning systems
You
must have a fire detection and warning system. You may need different types
of detectors, depending on the type of building and the work carried out in
it.
Fire
fighting equipment
The
types of equipment you need depend on your business premises. You’ll need
to have any equipment properly installed, tested and maintained and train
your staff to use them if necessary.
Make
sure all exit routes to safety or the designated Assembly point are always
kept clear with no trip hazards and the escape routes are clearly marked.
Make sure you always know how to get out of the building by the shortest
and safest routes.
If you
discover a fire and are not trained on how to extinguish the fire, then you
must trigger the first call point (Break glass) and leave by the nearest
safe exit and head for your assembly point. Do not re-enter the burning
building until told it’s safe to do so.
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If you must
use a fire extinguisher it’s important to know the correct one to use on a
specific type of fire.
See the
chart below for the use of the correct extinguisher for different fires
Using the
wrong extinguisher can have major consequences both to you and the fire.
Example: - A
fuse box fire, if you were to use either Water or Foam the chances are you
could be injured or killed before the fire is, from an electric shock.
If you are
not trained to use fire extinguishers, then in the event of a fire you should
leave the danger area by the first and safest route and make your way to the
assembly area.
Mandatory Signs
Are
always blue and are things you
Must Do or Wear
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Information Signs
Safe areas
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Danger Signs
Danger
symbols be aware
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Prohibition Signs
Red
telling you things you can NOT DO at any time
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Self-Assess
Yourself:
