Occupational Safety & Health: Course Outline and Lecture Notes | | | | | | Prepared by: COLLIN TURNER‚ LECTURER Table of Contents COURSE OUTLINE 19 COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OVERVIEW 19 COURSE ACTIVITIES 20 BIBLIOGRAPHY 25 Learning Resources 25 Required Texts 25 Recommended Texts 25 END OF MODULE EXAM PROCEDURE 26 SUPPLEMENTAL EXAM PROCEDURE 26 FEES CANNOT BE PAID ON THE MORNING OF THE EXAM! 26 LECTURE 1: EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND SAFETY - ITS IMPORTANCE
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negative fit checks each time you wear it. 6. A confined space is one that D) is large enough that an employee can bodily enter and perform tasks. 7. A space with an oxygen level below A) 19.5 percent is considered oxygen deficient. 8. A good area safety practice is D) writing HOT on hot metal before leaving it unattended. 9. A hot work permit A) authorizes the performance of work potentially posing a fire hazard. 10. Cutting operations should never be performed without a C) fire watch in the area
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business and employment law‚ identify the key features relating to the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and will then evaluate the Acts’ significance in protecting the rights and interests of the workforce. The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA) brought in a new approach to dealing with the risks to people at work. Prior to HSWA there were approximately 30 Acts and over 500 regulations dealing with health and safety in the work place. The situation was confusing and unfair in that it afforded
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EMP 5103 RELIABILITY‚ QUALITY AND SAFETY ENGINEERING EMP 5103 TERM PROJECT ON: WORKPLACE SAFETY SUMMARY In this paper‚ workplace safety is discussed. Analysis of historical data on workplace accidents were used to establish the need and importance of workplace safety. Relationship between Safety and Reliability Engineering was established to show how reliability engineering techniques
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NTPC Safety Rules Issued by : CORPORATE SAFETY DEPARTMENT‚ NTPC Ltd.‚ 1 Index Contents General Definitions Responsibilities of the contractor Construction Cess Safety Organization Safety Training Reporting of accidents Emergency Action Plan Safety in the workplace Safety in material handling Safety in welding and gas cutting Safety in the use of electricity Safety in the use of hand tools and power operated tools Safety in the use of ladders and stairs Safety in the use of lifting appliances
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Introduction to Process Safety Principles Dr. Angela E. Summers President‚ SIS SIS-TECH TECH Solutions‚ LP AIChE Regional 2011 Process Technology Conference Young Professional (YP) Session Contents What is Process Safety? Standards and Rules Resources for a Young Professional (YP) 1 10/21/2011 What is Process Safety? Industry Success: Illness and injury statistics now dominant metric. Industry has driven down rate Personal Safety is: Classic worker health and safety ‘Slips‚ Trips‚ and Falls’
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blank Health and safety in the engineering workplace affects all personnel‚ no matter what their involvement. Ensuring a healthy and safe working environment is not only the province of management - who are responsible for supplying the personal protective equipment and warning notices shown in the photograph; but also that of every individual. All staff and all visitors must use appropriate personal protective equipment and ensure that they are conversant with the safety warning notices
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What is an occupational health and safety (OH&S) program? A health and safety program is a definite plan of action designed to prevent accidents and occupational diseases. Some form of a program is required under occupational health and safety legislation in most Canadian jurisdictions. A health and safety program must include the elements required by the health and safety legislation as a minimum. Because organizations differ‚ a program developed for one organization cannot necessarily be
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Managing Health and Safety In the Workplace There are many different potential risks in to a business when it comes to health and safety. Businesses have to make sure that they protect the employees and the general public from the health and safety risks. The many risks that a business can be effected with are: * Fire risks * Accident risk * Stress * Injuries These effect a business‚ because they have to make sure that every risks is thoroughly checked and that it
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people who are responsible for health and safety on a project: a) Site Manager b) Assistant Site Manager The assistant site manger role will be keeping records associated with safety e.g. statutory inspections‚ including records required by CDM for hazard management e.g. sub-contractors method statements etc and anything else required by statue or included in the Construction Phase Plan and by the relevant procedures in the contractors Manual of Quality‚ Safety and the Environment. In addition to this
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