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Question 1

Name some legislations in health and science sectors

Answer 1

Health and safety at work Act 1974
Management of Health and Safety at work regulations 1999
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 1994 and subsequent amendments 2002
Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 1992 (updated 2018)
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR)
Environmental Protection Act (EPA) 1990
Special Waste Regulation 1996
Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations (WEEE) 2012/19

Question 2

How to deal with situations that can occur in a health or science environment that could cause harm to self or others

Answer 2

-following organisational health and safety policies
-keeping oneself and others safe, including evacuation as appropriate
-securing the area
-reporting and/or escalating as appropriate
-debriefing and reflecting on the root causes ti prevent the situation from recurring

Question 3

How health and safety at work is promoted

Answer 3

-encouraging individuals to take reasonable care of their own and others safety
-modelling good practice
-following organisational policies and SOPs
-ensuring there is clearly visible information and guidance
-following processes for recording and reporting issues and concerns
-ensuring working environments are clear, tidy and hazard free
-appropriately storing equipment and materials
-completing statutory training

Question 4

How to asses and minimise potential hazards and risk

Answer 4

Step 1 - identify the hazard
Step 2 - decided who might be harm and how
Step 3 - evaluate the risks and decide on precautions
Step 4 - record findings and implement them including completing risk assessment documentation
Step 5 - review your assessment and update if necessary

Question 5

Health and safety at work act 1974

Answer 5

Sets out the duties of employers and employees to ensure the health of anyone at work

Question 6

Employers duties (health and safety at work act 1974)

Answer 6

-provide and maintain safe equipment
-give the right training and information to ensure health and safety
-provide and maintain a safe working environment

Question 7

Management of health and safety at work regulations 1999

Answer 7

-Reduce the number of accidents in the workplace
-Undertake risk assessments to identify potential hazards
-The employer must ensure effective planning, organisation, control, monitoring and review of measures taken to prevent risk

Question 8

Control of substances hazardous to health regulations 1994

Answer 8

Protect people against risks to health arising from work related exposure to hazardous substances

Question 9

COSHH steps

Answer 9

-carry out an assessment
-assess the factors
-determine the control approach
-implement and review

Question 10

Personal protective equipment regulations 1992

Answer 10

Reduce harm to employers, employees, clients and visitors

Question 11

Appropriate PPE

Answer 11

-gloves
-masks
-goggles
-hazmats

Question 12

Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 2013

Answer 12

Employers duties to report serious workplace accidents, occupational diseases and near misses

Question 13

When to report (RIDDOR)

Answer 13

-the death of any person
-specified injuries to workers
-injuries to workers that result in absence
-injuries to non workers that result in them going to hospital

Question 14

Environmental protection act 1990

Answer 14

Aims to improve control of pollution to the air, water and land by regulating the management of waste and control of emissions

Question 15

Special waste regulations 1996

Answer 15

To provide an effective system of control for wastes that are dangerous and have special requirements placed on their handling

Question 16

Hazardous waste regulations 2005

Answer 16

Controls the storage, transport and disposal of hazardous waste to ensure it is appropriately managed and any risks are minimised

Question 17

Waste electrical and electronic equipment regulations 2012/19

Answer 17

Aims to reduce the amount of electronic and electrical equipment sent to landfill sites

Question 18

Manual handling operations regulations 1992

Answer 18

Employers must assess and minimise the risk to health of employees involved in manual handling, moving and positioning if an object, animal or person

Question 19

Health and safety (display screen equipment) regulations 1992

Answer 19

Define employers responsibilities in carrying out risk assessments of work stations used by employees
Risks -> tiredness, eye strain

Question 20

Regulatory reform (fire safety) order 2005

Answer 20

Aims to reduce death, damage and injury caused by fire

Question 21

Hazard

Answer 21

Something that has potential to cause harm

Question 22

Risk

Answer 22

How likely a hazard is to cause that harm

Question 23

Securing the area

Answer 23

To prevent people from getting injured/hurt

Question 24

Reporting and/or escalating as appropriate

Answer 24

Still need to inform your manager about the situation no matter what

Question 25

Debriefing and reflecting on the root causes to prevent the issue from recurring

Answer 25

People involved need to review what happened and why.
Must learn a lesson

Question 26

Keeping oneself and others safe, including evacuation as appropriate

Answer 26

Dealing with a situation the priority isn’t to make things worse

Question 27

Following organisational health and safety procedures

Answer 27

All organisations should have health and safety procedures that everyone can follow if something goes wrong

Question 28

Modelling good practice

Answer 28

Management must lead by example such as washing hands and wearing appropriate PPE

Question 29

Following organisational policies and SOPs

Question 30

Ensuring there is clearly visible information

Answer 30

Shows and lists clear and simple ways employers and employees much do to ensure safety in the workplace

Question 31

Following processes for recording and reporting issues

Answer 31

Employees must be free to raise issues and report their concerns.
Only effective if there are procedures in place to record and act on those concerns

Question 32

Maintaining equipment and removing faulty equipment

Answer 32

Badly maintained equipment increases the likelihood of failure and can become a serious hazard

Question 33

Following correct manual handling techniques

Answer 33

If not followed can result in serious injuries
Should assess the route and put measures into pkace

Question 34

Ensuring working environment is clean, tidy and hazard free

Answer 34

Prevents injuries to safety and health

Question 35

Hazards in work environments

Answer 35

-items in the floor can be a trip hazard
-unnecessary items can conceal other hazards
-the need to move items to get at other items can be a hazard
-dirty work areas can be a source of chemical or bacteria contamination

Question 36

Appropriately storing equipment and materials

Answer 36

It’s the responsibility of the employer to ensure that appropriate storage facilities are provided

Question 37

Completing statutory training

Answer 37

HSWA 1974 requires employers to provide all information, instruction and training needed to ensure the health and safety of employees

Question 38

Encouraging individuals to take reasonable care of their own and others safety

Answer 38

Everyone must play apart in keeping themselves and others safe but this starts with them having the correct knowledge and information