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Health and safety UK Support Staff 2021

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  • Work Equipment is supplied with a set of IFU's What are IFU,s?
    Instructions for Use (IFU)
  • What does COSHH Stand for?
    Control of Substances Hazardous to Health: Regulations 2002
  • 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
  • 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
  • Who Decides if an employer has acted ‘reasonably practicably’ ?
    A court
  • 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 E stand for?
    ENVIRONMENT: This refers to where we are doing the task. NO two environments are the same.
  • These regulations apply to "Lifting Equipment"?
    LOLER: Lifting Operations Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
  • These regulations relate to any piece of work equipment?
    PUWER: Provision and Use or Work Equipment Regulations 1998
  • These Regulations state we must undertake Risk Assessments to Manage H&S
    The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
  • 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 L stand for?
    LOAD: This refers to what it is that is being moved, handled etc: A person, a load/object, an animal.
  • 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”
  • In the acronym TILEO or LITEO what does the O stand for?
    OTHER considerations, and this could include anything relevant to the Task, Individuals, Load, Environment.
  • Risk assessments need to be ???
    Suitable and Sufficient.
  • For information and advice about work-related health, safety and illness from the independent regulator, but who are they??
    Health and Safety Executive
  • What is an Informal Risk Assessment?
    Informal Risk Assessments are what we see and do as we go about our day.
  • Substances that are hazardous to healt could include?
    Bleach, toilet cleaners, disinfectant, washing up liquid, toiletries, aerosols, oven cleaners, dust, asbestos, paint stripper, glues, Smoke.
  • What does the initials PPE stand for?
    Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992
  • Which regulations are specifically concerned with Moving and Handling?
    The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (amended 2002)
  • Under which regulations are we all required to report accidents and injuries.
    RIDDOR: Reporting Injury Disease Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013
  • The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require employers to provide?
    "adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel" Risk Assessment!