Post on 11-Jan-2016
Student Placements
Presented by Sue CarterHealth, Safety and Wellbeing Adviser
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 Section 2.1 – Placement provider has
primary responsibility for ensuring the H&S of the student because the student is an employee of theirs
Although this is UK legislation, students who are not placed in the UK are included.
Legal Liability
It shall be the duty of every employee while at work –
Take reasonable care for the health and safety of himself and of other persons who may be affected by his acts or omissions at work
To co-operate with the employer No person shall intentionally or recklessly
interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health, safety or welfare.
HASAWA – Section 7 & 8 Employee Duties
Every employer shall make a suitable and sufficient assessment of –
The risks to the health and safety of his employees to which they are exposed whilst they are at work; and
Management of health and safety at work
Hazard – something that has the potential to cause harm
Risk – the chance or likelihood of harm occurring
Hazards and risks
Work Travel and Transportation Location and/or Region General/Environmental Health Individual Student Insurance
Risk Assessment
What hazards might you encounter?
How could you be harmed?
How could you reduce the likelihood of being injured?
Group Exercise
Risk AssessmentOperation: Working in an officeDate of Assessment: 9/11/2012Assessor: Sue Carter
Specific Activity
Hazard Who Could be Affected?
How? RiskControls
Residual Risk
Is Residual Risk Tolerable? (Yes or No)*
S L R
Using a computer
Poor posture
Staffstudent
Aches & strains
Adjust chairAdjust screenWorkstation assessment
2 2 4 Yes
Glare Staffstudent
Eye strain Blinds to windowDiffusers fitted to lights
2 2 4 Yes
Clearing a jam on a photocopier
Hot machineMoving parts
Staffstudent
EntanglementCutsBurns
Follow on screen instructions
Do not put hands/fingers into moving parts
3 2 6 Yes
* If “no” - further controls should be introduced and the risk re-assessed. If risk remains intolerable then specialist advice should be sought PRIOR to the activity going ahead.
Severity Rating
Outcome:
1 No lost time
2 Under 3 day injury
3 Over 3 day injury
4 Major Injury (broken bones, loss of limb, incapacity leading to lost time over 1 month) or financial loss to organisation up to £50k
5 Death or financial loss to the organisation greater than £50k
S = Severity Rating
L = Likelihood of occurrence and is graded as follows:
Likelihood Rating
Outcome:
1 Unlikely to occur
2 Unlikely to occur more than once per year
3 Could occur at some time during the year
4 Could occur every time the activity is carried out
5 Will occur every time the activity is carried out
R = Risk Rating = Severity x Likelihood of occurrence
Risk Rating Required Actions
1 – 5 Very Low. Monitor to ensure that risk assessment is accurate
6 – 10 Low. Reduce risk as low as reasonably practicable. Monitor to ensure that risk assessment is accurate.
11 – 15 Medium. Undertake cost benefit analysis to decide whether control measures are required to further reduce risk. Monitor and review at least annually.
16 -20 High. Risk is intolerable. Additional control measures may be required. At the very least a safe system of work will need to be identified and implemented before the task can be undertaken.
21 – 25 Very High. Risk is intolerable. The task must not be undertaken Additional control measures will be required.
University – Health, Safety and Wellbeing web pageshttp://www.sussex.ac.uk/hso/healthandsafety
Health and Safety Executivehttp://www.hse.gov.uk/
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