NGC1 Definitions Flashcards
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Definition of SSOW
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- Formal procedure
- based on a systematic examination of work
- to identify the hazards
- if defines safe methods for working
- which eliminate those hazards or minimise the risks associated.
2
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Definition hazard
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Something with the potential to cause harm
3
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Definition risk
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- likelihood the hazard will cause harm
- in combination with the severity of injury, damage or loss
- that might foreseeably occur
4
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Health and safety culture
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individual and group values, attitudes, perceptions, competencies, and patterns of behaviour that determine the commitment to, and the style and proficiency of, an organisation’s health and safety management
5
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Permit for work
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permit-to-work system is a formal written system used to control certain types of work that are potentially hazardous.
6
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Confined space
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Means any place
- chamber
- tank, vat, silo
All other similar space in which by virtue of its enclosed nature there arises a reasonably foreseeable specific risk.
Hazards
- difficult A & E
- asphyxiation due to lack of oxygen
- oxygen enrichment
- poisoning by toxic substance
- explosions due to gases, vapours
- fire due to flammable liquids
- fall of materials
- difficulties of rescuing injured persons
- drowning due to flooding
- fines from plant or processes entering CS
