Section One Ok, let’s get started on the blocked sink!

Section One Personal Protective equipment Ok, let’s get started on the blocked sink!

Whenever you see this sign - Get your pen out and start taking notes!

Health and Safety Is a ‘two way’ street! Both Employer and Employee have responsibilities under Health and Safety Laws

EMPLOYERS' DUTIES The principal duty of employers is that imposed by the Health and Safety at Work, etc Act 1974 (HASWA), which is to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of their employees and anyone else who may be affected by their business activities. Duties of the Employer

So what happens if an employer doesn’t keep it’s employees safe?

It gets done. That’s what!

“Associated British Ports (ABP) has been hit with a second massive health and safety fine in six months after a court heard how its 'woefully inadequate' safety procedures led to a contract welder, Michael McKenna, being crushed to death. ABP was ordered to pay out a total of £250,000 in fines and costs by Hull Crown Court after it was told of the fatality at ABP's Alexandra Dock in Hull. The prosecution follows another fine of £200,000 imposed on ABP in July 2001 after a worker was struck and killed by a falling metal coil at the same site just one month after McKenna's death. ” News Report

And it’s not just big firms that get done.

Mr Ian Goom, trading as Aztec Screeding, of Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire was this week (17 July 2006) fined £3,000 and ordered to pay £3,028 costs at the City of London Magistrates Court. The prosecution, brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), followed its investigation into an incident in which a construction worker’s fingers were partially amputated. Speaking after the case, investigating inspector Simon Hester said: “The risks associated employing young people are well known, managers of young persons should take into account their inexperience and possible lack of awareness in assessing potential dangers. And it’s not just big firms that get done.

But the Health and Safety at work act doesn’t just refer to employees. Let’s have another look at the ‘Principle duty’ of employers

EMPLOYERS' DUTIES The principal duty of employers is that imposed by the Health and Safety at Work, etc Act 1974 (HASWA), which is to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of their employees and anyone else who may be affected by their business activities. Duties of the Employer

This means that visitors to the site, and members of the public must be protected from harm too. For instance….

In August 2005, Transco were fined FIFTEEN MILLION POUNDS following a gas main explosion which killed an entire family in a nearby house. Court Judgement

Health and Safety is a ‘two way’ street! You have responsibilities too!

Carry out all operations and work in the prescribed manner Employees will: Report any defects in plant or equipment immediately Develop a personal concern for the safety of themselves and others Suggest ways of eliminating hazards

Avoid improvising or taking short-cuts, which would entail unauthorized and unnecessary risks Employees will: Inform transferred and new employees of hazards involved in the operation/work of the department Report accidents/incidents which have led or may lead to damage to plant or equipment

Co-operate in the investigation of accidents with the objective of introducing methods to prevent a recurrence Set a personal example, especially to junior members of the department. Use the correct tools and equipment for the operation or work, including any relevant safety equipment and protective clothing provided Employees will:

Today we’re going to look at PPE. Personal Protective Equipment. What it is. And why bother using it?

The first problem with Health and Safety is…..

It might happen to the bloke sitting next to you, but you?

Are immortal! (Yeah, Right!)

The second major problem with Health and Safety are these Jolly Little Safety Illustrations Why do you suppose this is?

Nothing bad ever happens to cartoon characters!

Oh really? This is the ‘Safety Image’

And this is reality!

A warning to be careful when working at heights See how his poor arm is broken….

And this is the actual broken arm. Unfortunately it wasn’t just broken, it got caught in the scaffold and was ripped off on the way down

It’s very easy to walk into things on a building site… But he won’t get hurt will he?

Walking into the end of a scaffold pole certainly hurt

Not too shocking?

Here’s what happens when you walk into a power line while carrying an aluminium ladder!

Fiction again

No little throbbing finger here. In fact.. No fingers!

P.P.E.

Personal Protective Equipment

Can you name some items of PPE? Write a list in your notepad

Hard hats – goggles - face shields earplugs - steel-toed shoes respirators – gloves – overalls are all forms of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Health and Safety at Work regulations require employers to furnish suitable protective equipment where there is a reasonable probability that the PPE can prevent injury.

Protection for the eyes and face

In one year - Out of 770 workers suffering face injuries, only 1% was wearing face protection. Sixty percent sustaining eye injuries were not wearing eye protective equipment.

Here are a few of them A bog standard black eye when the brick he was cutting flew up and gave him a whack

Here are a few of them The caustic soda he was using to clear a blocked drain splashed into his eyes.

Here are a few of them And this nail through the eyeball probably smarted a bit!

Protect your hands A wide assortment of gloves, hand pads, sleeves, and wristlets are used where there are hazards present that can cause arm and hand injuries, such as, burns, electrical shock, or absorption of chemicals.

A major problem with hand protection is..

Wearing the wrong sort of glove, or defective gloves

The owner of this hand was wearing fabric ‘gardening’ gloves which became soaked with petrol And caught fire!

If you are carrying out maintenance of plumbing systems in public places such as shops, pubs etc.

Foot protection

This is a safety boot worn by a bloke who got his foot caught in a bit of machinery And this is all that happened!

This is the foot of a bloke who caught his foot in a bit of machinery And wasn’t wearing safety boots

Overalls Come in many shapes and sizes Which type is best for you?

Bib and brace Comfortable, but not very good protection for your upper body

Boiler Suit Boiler suits give full body protection. But they can be very hot and bulky, leading to them being worn…

like this! Note the arm of the boiler suit dangling at the front – All ready to get caught up in any moving machinery

This is good This is dangerous!

Overalls are not worn just to keep you clean. But to protect you from injury too.

The result of wearing the wrong overalls for the job. A boiler suit would have saved his arms – at least down to the wrists

Hard hats!

Although required to wear hard hats while performing certain tasks, only 16% of construction workers were actually wearing them when head injuries occurred

Acute Trauma (definition) Trauma is defined as "an injury or wound to a living body caused by the application of external force or violence."

Acute Trauma (definition) Trauma is defined as "an injury or wound to a living body caused by the application of external force or violence." Such as, if something dropped onto your head!

Here we go again with the crap cartoons!

This is what happens when a hard hat is hit by a falling object.

This is what happens when a head is hit by a falling object.

And this.

And finally, there are the industrial injuries that can’t be seen

The invisible enemy! NOISE If you don’t want to learn sign language, protect your hearing!

Airborne particles – Dust – Will cause serious lung damage.

Airborne particles – Dust – can cause serious lung damage. Protect your lungs by using a well fitting, effective respirator.

Airborne particles – Dust – can cause serious lung damage. Protect your lungs by using a well fitting, effective respirator. Are paper dust masks any good? ‘Chocolate’ and ‘teapot’ come to mind!

Look after your lungs A nice healthy lung

Look after your lungs A nice healthy lung A very unhealthy lung

P.P.E.

Personal Protective Equipment

The Duties of the Employer and the Employee means……… …that we all have to look out for everyone who works on site. We all have a duty to look out for visitors to the site, and members of the public must be protected from harm too. THINK SAFETY