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Health and Safety LawIntroductionHealth and safety management should be a straightforward part of managing your business

as a whole. It involves practical steps that protect people from harm and at the same timeprotect the future success of your business.There are legal health and safety requirements that you have to meet, but accidents also

cost money and time people off work, material costs and damage to buildings, plant orproduct. These costs are often not covered by insurance.

This book explains what the law requires and helps you put it into practice.

What are the main causes of ill health and accidents at work?very year over !"" people are killed at work and several hundred thousand more are

in#ured and suffer ill health.The biggest causes of days off work sick are aches and pains such as back problems and

stress.

The most common causes of serious accidental in#ury at work are slips and trips.The most common causes of death from accidents are falls from a height and being struck

by vehicles in the workplace.

The law and guidanceThere are two main kinds of health and safety law. $ome is very specific about what you

must do, but some, such as the Health and $afety at %ork etc &ct '()* +H$% &ct, isgeneral, requiring you to do what is -reasonably practicable to ensure health and safety.

The Health and $afety xecutive +H$ has produced publications to help you to decidewhat this means in practice.

Information about useful publications and websites is given in a -/ind out more section ineach chapter. 0riced publications have an I$12 number. H$ leaflets are free for a single

copy, but are sold in priced packs for multiple copies.

1- Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSW Act)&ll workers have a right to work in places where risks to their health and safety are properly

controlled. Health and safety is about stopping you getting hurt at work or ill through work.3our employer is responsible for health and safety, but you must help.

What employers must do for you

' 4ecide what could harm you in your #ob and the precautions to stop it. This is part of

risk assessment.! In a way you can understand, explain how risks will be controlled and tell you who is

responsible for this.

5 6onsult and work with you and your health and safety representatives in protectingeveryone from harm in the workplace.

* /ree of charge, give you the health and safety training you need to do your #ob.

7 /ree of charge, provide you with any equipment and protective clothing you need,and ensure it is properly looked after.

8 0rovide toilets, washing facilities and drinking water.) 0rovide adequate first9aid facilities.

: ;eport in#uries, diseases and dangerous incidents at work to your Incident 6ontact6entre.


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( Have insurance that covers you in case you get hurt at work or ill through work.4isplay a hard copy or electronic copy of the current insurance certificate where you

can easily read it.'" %ork with any other employers or contractors sharing the workplace or providing

employees +such as agency workers, so that everyones health and safety isprotected.

What you (employee) must do

' /ollow the training you have received when using any work items your employer has

given you.! Take reasonable care of your own and other peoples health and safety.

5 6o9operate with your employer on health and safety.* Tell someone +your employer, supervisor, or health and safety representative if you

think the work or inadequate precautions are putting anyones health and safety atserious risk.

2- Employment act (EA) 2002

3-e!"latory eform (#$re Safety) %rder 200&

'eneral f$re afetyYou must carry out a fire risk assessmentYou must carry out a fire risk assessment and under current law (which will change on 1 October 2006)you must also decide whether your business requires you to obtain a fire certificate. or futher ad!icecontact your local fire and rescue authority.Your fire risk assessment can be done as "art of the general risk assessment required under health andsafety law. #his will enable you toidentify and then take ste"s to eliminate$ reduce or control risks to "re!ent in%ury from fire.

Identify fire hazards&dentify any ignition sources and sources of fuel at your work"lace (see '#he haards).

Identify people at risk&f there is a fire$ all "eo"le in and around the "remises are at risk$ howe!er$ some "eo"le may be atgreater risk. #his includes night staff or lone workers* "eo"le who are unfamiliar with the "remises$ suchas !isitors or customers* and children$ the elderly and the disabled.

Evaluate the risks and take steps to reduce the risks and protect people#hink about how a fire could start.

o +ee" ignition sources and sources of fuel a"art.

o ,!oid accidental fire$ eg do not "ut heaters where they could be knocked o!er.n

o ires can be caused deliberately$ so do not lea!e "otential sources of fuel n around$ eg checkoutside that rubbish is not lying around or allowed to build u".

The law-ew fire safety legislation$ the egulatory eform (ire /afety) Order 200$ is due to come into force inngland and ales on 1 October 2006. &n /cotland$ 3art 4 of the ire (/cotland) ,ct 200$ which isconcerned with fire safety and su""orted by the ire /afety (/cotland) egulations$ is due to come intoforce in October 2006$ at the earliest.


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,t most work"laces the local fire and rescue authority is res"onsible for enforcing general fire safety andif you need ad!ice you should contact them.

4- he *ana!ement of Health and Safety at Work e!"lat$on 1999

*ana!$n! health and afetyHow to manage health and safety

hat you ha!e to do to manage health and safety effecti!ely is5o +now about the risks in your work.

o ontrol the risks that need it.

o 7ake sure the risks stay controlled.

Know aout the risks in your work

isk is a "art of e!eryday life$ and e!en quite straightforward businesses can ha!ea range of 'haards. You are not e8"ected to eliminate all risk. hat you must do is make sure you knowabout the main risks that affect you$ and what you need to do to manage them res"onsibly.#hinking this through is called 'risk assessment. ,ll businesses ha!e to do thisby law. &ts also "ractical$ as you can make sure you "ut effort into the right things$ a!oid wasting time on

tri!ial risks$ and dont miss anything im"ortant.

How to assess risks

9ook for all the 'haards in your work$ considering what could realistically harm "eo"le. or each of these haardsthink5

:ow serious could the harm be; &s it a cut finger or months off work with a n back in%ury;ho could be harmed$ and how likely is that; n>> also a""ly to e!ery work"lace andrequire all risks to be assessed and controlled.

5- The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998PUWER!

*ach$nery afetyWhat is work equipment?

%ork equipment is almost any equipment used by a worker at work includingse the right equipment for the #ob

o ?ake sure machinery is safe

o @uard dangerous parts of machines

o $elect the right controls

o >se mobile work equipment safelyo ?ake sure hand tools are safe

o ?ake sure machinery and equipment are maintained in a safe condition

o 6arry out maintenance work safely

o &nstruct and train em"loyees

!ssess the risks"efore #ou start$

check$ before using any machine$ that it is com"lete and free from defects*

look at the residual risks identified by the manufacturer in their informationCn instructions "ro!ided

with the machine and deal with them*

"ut "rocedures in "lace for using and maintaining the machine* n

take care to ensure e!ery static machine is stable (usually fi8ed down)*n

choose the right machine for the %ob and do not site machines where n customers or !isitors may

go and be e8"osed to risk.%ake sure the ma&hine is safe$

for any work which has to be done in setting u"$ maintenance$ re"air$ n breakdowns and

remo!ing blockages$ as well as normal use*

to be used$ not only by e8"erienced and wellAtrained workers$ but also by new starters$ "eo"le

who ha!e changed %obs or those who ha!e "articular difficulties*

to be used by workers who may act foolishly or carelessly or make mistakes.

%ake sure #ou deal 'ith the risks from$

electrical$ hydraulic or "neumatic "ower su""lies*

badly designed safeguards being incon!enient to use or easily defeated$ which n could

encourage your workers to risk in%ury and break the law.

What suppliers must do

Dy law the su""lier must "ro!ide the right safeguards and inform buyers of any n risks ('residual risks)that users need to deal with because they could not be designed out.

The law#he 3ro!ision and =se of ork qui"ment egulations 1>>E (3=) contain the requirements for workequi"ment to be safe.7anufacturers and su""liers ha!e duties to "ro!ide safe equi"ment. &f in doubt$ ask your ins"ector.

+- S"pply of mach$nery afety re!"lat$on 1992,What is machinery?The simplest definition of A?achineryB is< an assembly of linked parts, at least one of


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which must move, which when added together forms a machine or a series of linkedmachines working together as if a single machine

Manufacturer Requirements& manufacturer must design and construct new machinery so that it can be used safely.This can be done byse of %ork quipment ;egulations '((:+0>%;, see /urther information.

What does $%$R do?@enerally, the ;egulations require that lifting equipment provided for use at work is

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