engineering

Assessment Criteria
The criterion demonstrated by this assessment is given below.
Criteria for PASS
P1
Explaining the key features of relevant regulations and health & safety as applied to the working environments in two engineering organisations.”
P2
Describing the roles and responsibilities under current health & safety legislation of those involved.”
M2
(Optional) Explain the consequences of failing to comply with health & safety legislation when in the workplace.

Summary of Lecturer feedback to Learner

INSTRUCTIONS – Read this page 1st rather than regret it later!!!
In order to achieve this element of Unit 1; you are required to demonstrate knowledge and understanding by answering all of the “PASS” (P) questions correctly.
MERIT (M) and DISTICTION (D) questions are optional but you are advised to complete them.
STRETCH & CHALLENGE:
The MERIT grade will not be given for:
Work that is resubmitted due to being below the required standard to be initially given a PASS grade.
Work that is handed in after the initial “due in” date.

What you are now required to do: a This document has 15 questions that you are required to answer. b Your given answers must be in sentences, grammatically correct, and spell checked. Work will be returned for poor use of grammar and English language. c You are to type your answers in the grey boxes below each question. All work is to be word processed. d Insert your full name in the “header”. You are to work individually.
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
1 Quoted information must be referenced indicating its source using Harvard Referencing.
2 Wikipedia is not a trusted information source – IT MUST NOT BE USED.
3 Work with identical content that submitted by differing students will result be subject to investigation. If the work is deemed to have been copied, all students involved will “Fail” the assignment. Individuals will then have to resubmit completely new assignments.
4 Your assignment will be confirmed for originality by “Turn-It-In”. This software package is used as a defence against plagiarism and “copy and paste”. In order for you to pass this course your assignments must be your original work.
5 Hand written assignments will not be accepted.
6 Hard copy will not be accepted by the tutor.
7 Marked assignments will be returned to students within 14 days of receipt by the tutor, as PDF document through Turn-it-in. It is the responsibility of the student to include the printed PDF document in their respective folder. The tutor will retain a copy of the marked PDF document.

Plagiarism = Copying = Cheating = Removal from the Course.

1-P1. Under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, describe what a prohibition notice is? Who can issue the notice? And under what circumstances they are issued?

A Prohibition notice is issued by issued by en an enforcement officer. Prohibition notice is issued an employer there is considered to be a serious risk of injury to the employees and visitors from fire on the premises, the fire authority can serve a Prohibition Notice on the occupier requiring that remedial work be carried out in the interests of fire safety or, alternatively, have the premises closed down

Where the enforcing authority is of option, as of respects the carrying out of a prescribed process under an authorization, that to continue to carry it out or to do in a particular manner involves an imminent risk of serious pollution of the environment, the authority shall serve a prohibition notice on the person carrying out the process

Where an inspector is of the opinion that a work activity involves or will involve a risk of serious personal injury, he or she may serve a prohibition notice on the owner and / or occupier of the premises or the person having control of that activity

Ref health and safety at work by Jeremy stranks p138

2-P2. What does the acronym PUWER stand for? On whom does it primarily apply responsibilities? List 3 of the major responsibilities that are applied under PUWER.

The abbreviation of PUWER stands for Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations. It applies responsibilities primary employers. It also applies to all employers or self-employed people who provide equipment that is used for work anyone who has control of the equipment used for work. If an employer permits an employee to use he’s/hers own equipment then the equipment that they use must also be covered by PUWER. Mostly all equipment which is used by an employee a work place should be covered;
e.g.
Hammers
Knives
Drilling machines
Power presses photocopiers Lifting equipment
Circular saws
Motor vehicles

Responsibilities that are applied under PUWER
1. Employers have to make sure that maintenance is carried out by a competent person
2. Employers have to ensure that they maintain the plant and equipment at fixed intervals
3. Employers must have a procedure that allows employees to report damaged or faulty equipment.

3-P2. What is the definition of a competent person under the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999?

A competent person is somebody who has adequate training and experience or knowledge and other qualities that enable them to aid someone correctly. The level of a competence needed will depend on the intricacy of the circumstance and the type of help needed

4-M1. List 6 responsibilities place upon the employer under the Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare Regulations1992?

5-P2. List 3 specific authorities given to a Union Health & Safety Representative under the Safety Representatives and Safety Committee Regulations 1977

Union Health and safety representatives have the authority to
1. Consult employees about any specific matters could affect their health, safety and welfare of other employees in their workplace

2. Investigate accidents, near misses and any other possible hazards and risky incidents that can happen in a workplace

3. Represent employees in Health and Safety Committee meetings

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6-P1. List the hierarchy of machine guarding measures in their order of preference and give the full title of the piece of legislation from which they are drawn.

Hierarchy of machine guarding measures in there and order and they are drawn from the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
1. Fixed (guards cannot be removed without tools or specialist equipment)
2. Interlocked (access to machine danger zone are only possible when they are at rest. Machine will not start until guards are reinstated)
3. Automatic (either: recedes as the work piece approaches or acts as a rescue device in event of inadvertent approach
4. Trip (proximity motion or PIR switches that stop a machine in event of inadvertent approach)

Eliminate the hazard
Isolate the hazard with hard guarding
Add additional engineering, guards, device, or layers of safety
Implement administrative controls like training, assessment etc
Use personal protective equipment

Reference; Nick Mussell PowerPoint presentation

7-P2. Under PUWER and the Electricity at Work regulations, define and explain what is PAT and how often is it required?

PAT is Portable Appliance Testing
Portable appliance testing (PAT) is the term used to describe the examination of electrical appliances and equipment to ensure that they are safe to use. Most electrical safety defects can be found by visual examination but some types of defect can only be found by testing.

The frequency of inspection and testing depends upon of the type of equipment and the environment it is used in. Example a computer that in an office that is used once every 6 months could be examined once every year.

Reference used : http://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/faq-portable-appliance-testing.htm

8-M1. List the 3 specific responsibilities of the employee under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations.

9-P1. State in dB(A) both the lower and upper exposure limit in respect to the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 and then identify three actions the employer must carry out to comply with the regulations when the upper limit is reached in the workplace.

Lower exposure action limit = 80 dB(A)
Upper exposure action limit = 85 dB(A)

1. Employers must supply hearing protection where required
2. Employers must ensure that they place correct controls to reduce the noise where possible and that the controls are used correctly
3. Employers must give adequate information, training and health supervision

10-P1. Describe the hierarchy and role of the accident prevention measures under the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and list them in the correct order

1. Eliminate – remove danger completely
2. Replace – use something safer
3. Guards – make equipment safer
4. Personal Protective equipment – protect each individual user.

Reference; Nick Mussell PowerPoint presentation

11-P1. Explain the meaning of the following terms with regard to the Electricity at work Regulations

ISOLATION:
An electrical separation in the middle of areas of an integrated circuit
EARTHING: process of electricity safety whereby metal parts of electrical supplies are joined to a common ground point so that surplus current can be carried away and cause the fuse to blow in case of a fault
REDUCED LOW VOLTAGE: A term used when voltage has been stepped down to reduce the risk of injury when using electrical equipment is at it limit the supply voltage to the lowest needed to get the work done
OVERCURRENT PROTECTION: a form of control measure put in a circuit to prevent damage to a device that could be caused from a result of excessive current flowing through the circuit. There are different types of control measure components inserted in a circuit to enable are e.g. circuit breaker fuses etc.

12-P2. Define the term “working at height”.

Working a height at or below ground level that a person could fall liable to cause injury

13-M1. When manual handling, what requirement must the employer ensure are met in order to move the following weights

12Kg requires:
35Kg requires:
96Kg requires:

14-M1. Other than the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992, identify FIVE regulations that include specific duties for the provision and use of personal protective equipment.

15-M1. Define the powers of a health & safety inspector. List and explain 8 of the authorities an inspector can legally use in pursuit of their role.