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This is the Act of Parliament under which Organisations and Individual Employees may be prosecuted in relation to H&S.
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
These Regulations state we must undertake Risk Assessments to Manage H&S
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Risk assessments need to be ???
Suitable and Sufficient.
These regulations require employers to provide Adequate lighting, heating, ventilation Staff facilities, including toilets, washing facilities and refreshments and workspace
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
Which regulations are specifically concerned with Moving and Handling?
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (amended 2002)
The law defines manual handling as?
“ The transportation or supporting of a load (including lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving) by hand or by bodily force”
These regulations relate to any piece of work equipment?
PUWER: Provision and Use or Work Equipment Regulations 1998
These regulations apply to "Lifting Equipment"?
LOLER: Lifting Operations Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
Under which regulations are we all required to report accidents and injuries.
RIDDOR: Reporting Injury Disease Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013
What does COSHH Stand for?
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health: Regulations 2002
What does the initials PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992
For information and advice about work-related health, safety and illness from the independent regulator, but who are they??
Health and Safety Executive
Who Decides if an employer has acted ‘reasonably practicably’ ?
A court
In the acronym TILEO or LITEO what does the T stand for?
TASK: This is what employees are being asked to do. Lift Lower, Push Pull Carry Support Move by hand or bodily force.
In the acronym TILEO or LITEO what does the I stand for?
INDIVIDUALS: This refers to the individuals doing the task.
In the acronym TILEO or LITEO what does the L stand for?
LOAD: This refers to what it is that is being moved, handled etc: A person, a load/object, an animal.
