Work Experience:Health and Safety

Year 10: 1ST – 12TH JULY 2013

J.McHugh

IMPORTANT: DO THIS ON FIRST DAY

On the first day you should be given an induction – introduction to health and safety and expectations

Tell your employer/supervisor of any medical conditions and treatment/medication

Give your employer details of parents/guardians emergency contact

Your Placement

Depending on your placement, you will be presented with a set of unique challenges regarding health and safety

Your supervisor will give you any training needed to carry out your placement safely

YOU need to be aware of the risks!

Your Responsibility By law, you must not interfere with, or

misuse, anything provided for safety Learn how to work safely and obey safety

rules Use all equipment and protective gear

provided Report things that look dangerous, damaged

or faulty Only use equipment or machinery that you

have had the appropriate training to use

Common Risks What might some common risks be of:

› Working at heights› Operating machinery› Using Tools or Knives› Working With Animals› Working With Hazardous Materials› Working With Computers› Lifting or Carrying

ALWAYS FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO USE ANY EQUIPMENT AND FOLLOW THE SAFETY GUIDANCE.

DO NOT DO ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT!! ALWAYS ASK!!

DO NOT DO ANYTHING THAT IS A HIGH RISK WITHOUT PROPER TRAINING, SUPERVISION OR PERMISSION FROM YOUR SUPERVISOR.

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Can you identify what any of them symbolise?

Toxic Oxidising Irritant

Flammable Harmful to the environment

High Voltage

Explosive Harmful

Hot Surface

FIRE SafetyYou need to know…• What to do if there is a fire• How to raise the alarm• What the alarm sounds like• Where fire exits are• Where the assembly point is

• Don’t take risks. If you don’t know, ASK!

First Aid

Make sure you know what the first aid arrangements are

Who are the first aiders? Where can they be found?

Report any illness or injury to your supervisor immediately

Bullying and Harassment at Work

J.McHugh

What is Bullying?• Constant fault-finding and criticism of a trivial nature• A constant refusal to acknowledge your achievements• Undermining you, your position and your potential• Being isolated, ignored and excluded by colleagues• Being humiliated, shouted at or threatened in front of • othersWhat is Harassment?• Bullying happens over a long period of time and

tends to be small events or incidents• Harassment may consist of one or a few more

serious events or incidents.• The creation of hostile, unwanted or offensive

environments• Sometimes related to race, gender, age or

sexuality

Personal Safety Be Aware - Trust your intuition and try not to be

influenced by peer pressure

Be Alert - If you are going out, find out how to get to your destination and tell someone where you are going and what time to expect your return

Plan Ahead – what will you do if you run late, you are unsure of your task or you have a problem or difficulty?

Always Report Incidents - it may help others in the future. Tell someone in charge.

J.McHugh

FINALLY: DO NOT DO ANYTHING THAT WILL PUT YOU AT RISK DO NOT DO ANYTHING YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TRAINED TO

DO DO NOT USE ANY EQUIPMENT YOU ARE NOT SURE HOW TO

USE SAFELY ASK IF YOU ARE UNSURE ALWAYS FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS

ON HOW TO USE ANY EQUIPMENT AND FOLLOW THE SAFETY GUIDANCE.

DO NOT DO ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT!! ALWAYS ASK!!

DO NOT DO ANYTHING THAT IS A HIGH RISK WITHOUT PROPER TRAINING, SUPERVISION OR PERMISSION FROM YOUR SUPERVISOR.

USE YOUR COMMON SENSE BE SAFE & ENJOY!!