safe working environment t7

• Name PPE


  Eye protection (goggles), hazard protection(helmets), eye prorection, reflective clothing, respiratory equipment( mask), safety shoes, sadety gloves
• What is the health and safety executive?


  A national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety, and illness.that collect statistical data based on HS
• Name the hierarchy levels of controls for h&s


  Most=

  Elimination

  Substitution

  Engineering controls

  Administrative controls

  PPE

  least=
• Name the common workplace safety hazards


  Working from height, poor housekeeping, electrical- extension cords, forklifts, lockout/tagout, chemicals , confined spaces
• How is evaluation of risks calculated?


  Matrix table, ranking them from trivial, minor injury, over 3 day injury, major injury and incapacity/death
• To minimise hazards what are the methods used?


  Eliminate hazard, substitute hazard, isolate Hazard, modify, training, enforce PPE