Level 2 Award in

Health and Safety

in the Workplace

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Safety in the Workplace
Session 1
Roles and Responsibilities
HSWA 1974
The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
Employers main duties:-
• To ensure the health, safety and
welfare at work of all employees and others
• Provide a safe place of work and means of
entry and exit.

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 Duties of Employers

• Provide information,
instruction, training
and supervision as is
necessary
• Provide adequate facilities
and arrangements for welfare
• Provide and maintain safe plant and systems of work
• Ensure safe use, handling, storage and transport of
substances.

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Roles and responsibilities

Employees shall:
• Take care for their own health
and safety and that of others
• Co-operate with the employer
• Not recklessly interfere with
or misuse anything provided for
their health, safety or welfare.

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Duties of Employees

Employees shall:
• Use any equipment, substances,
or safety device according to
their training and instruction
• Inform the employer of any serious or
imminent dangers
• Notify the employer of any shortcomings
in health and safety..

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Health and Safety Information

• HSE posters, leaflets

• Notice boards
• Policies and procedures
• Employees consultations
• Training sessions
• Supervisions
• Meetings / team briefings
• Manufacturers information.

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Health and Safety Information

Safety signs

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Session 2
Risk Assessment

What is a ‘risk assessment’?

“A careful examination of anything

in your workplace that can
cause harm to people”.

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 Hazards and Risks
Definition of a ‘hazard’
“Something in your
workplace that has the
potential to cause harm”

Definition of a ‘risk’
“The likelihood that harm will occur and
the consequences of that harm”..

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Risk Assessment Process

Key stages
• Identify the hazards
• Decide who might be harmed and how
• Evaluate the risks and decide on controls
• Record the findings and implement them
• Review the risk assessment if necessary.

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 How to remove disposable gloves

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Risk Controls

Types of fire extinguishers

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