Copyright 2004 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a Occupational Health and Safety by Margaret Stewart and Frank HeyesSlides prepared by Frank Heyes

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Chapter oneFollow workplace safety procedures

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Chapter aims

• Identify health and safety hazards in the workplace

• Work safely by following simple procedures to control hazards in the workplace

• Follow accident and emergency procedures

• Report hazards according to procedure

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Potential hazards

• Carrying bulky awkwardly shaped objects

• Incorrectly adjusted desk and chair heights

• Burns from photocopiers when clearing paper jams

• Tripping hazards from power cords

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Identifying hazards

1. Observe: Use your senses of sight, hearing, touch and smell

2. Analyse: Break tasks down and look at each step

3. Examine: What process are you using?

4. Consult: Talk and listen to colleagues and supervisors

5. Find: Find information in manuals and on the web

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Young people and OHS

• inexperience

• overconfidence, over-enthusiasm

• poor induction training

• poor supervision

Young people are over-represented in accident and injury statistics. Reasons for this include:

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Procedures for assessing and controlling risk

• safe ways to use equipment

• safe ways to lift, move or handle things in the workplace

• the use of personal protection equipment

• a safety inspection of your own work area

Procedures for assessing risk can cover:

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Personal protection equipment

• Personal protection equipment (PPE) is equipment used by an employee to protect them from injury or others from injury

• It includes gloves, hairnets, face masks, safety glasses, earmuffs and some kinds of uniform

• Employees are obliged to correctly store and maintain PPE

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Manual handling injuries

• The general term for injuries caused by poor manual handling is MSD (musculoskeletal disorders)

• MSD can be caused by:– awkward postures such as bending over to use a

computer keyboard instead of sitting

– twisting or reaching movements

– large forces such as lifting something heavy or gripping something with fingers very wide apart or very close together

– ongoing or repeated actions

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Safety signs in the workplace

• Safety signs can be instructions from your employer, e.g. a ‘no pedestrian access’ sign positioned where there is a hazard from moving vehicles

• Safety signs may indicate the correct procedure, e.g. a ‘wear ear protection’ sign used to protect against noise hazards

• Safety signs may indicate the existence of a hazard, e.g. a ‘wet floor’ sign indicating a tripping hazard

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Health and safety procedures

• hazard reporting procedures

• incident reporting procedures

• emergency procedures

The most important health and safety procedures are:

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Health and safety procedures (cont.)

The important elements of a procedure are:

• who to report to

• what to report

• where to report

• how to report