Copyright  2004 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a Occupational Health and Safety by Margaret Stewart and Frank Heyes Slides prepared by Frank Heyes 1-1 This is the prescribed textbook for your course Available now from your campus bookstore!

Copyright  2004 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a Occupational Health and Safety by Margaret Stewart and Frank Heyes Slides prepared by Frank Heyes 1-2 Chapter one Follow workplace safety procedures

Copyright  2004 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a Occupational Health and Safety by Margaret Stewart and Frank Heyes Slides prepared by Frank Heyes 1-3 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

Copyright  2004 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a Occupational Health and Safety by Margaret Stewart and Frank Heyes Slides prepared by Frank Heyes 1-4 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

Copyright  2004 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a Occupational Health and Safety by Margaret Stewart and Frank Heyes Slides prepared by Frank Heyes 1-5 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

Copyright  2004 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a Occupational Health and Safety by Margaret Stewart and Frank Heyes Slides prepared by Frank Heyes 1-6 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:

Copyright  2004 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a Occupational Health and Safety by Margaret Stewart and Frank Heyes Slides prepared by Frank Heyes 1-7 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:

Copyright  2004 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a Occupational Health and Safety by Margaret Stewart and Frank Heyes Slides prepared by Frank Heyes 1-8 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

Copyright  2004 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a Occupational Health and Safety by Margaret Stewart and Frank Heyes Slides prepared by Frank Heyes 1-9 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

Copyright  2004 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a Occupational Health and Safety by Margaret Stewart and Frank Heyes Slides prepared by Frank Heyes 1-10 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

Copyright  2004 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a Occupational Health and Safety by Margaret Stewart and Frank Heyes Slides prepared by Frank Heyes 1-11 Health and safety procedures hazard reporting procedures incident reporting procedures emergency procedures The most important health and safety procedures are:

Copyright  2004 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a Occupational Health and Safety by Margaret Stewart and Frank Heyes Slides prepared by Frank Heyes 1-12 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