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Health and Safety LawWHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

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Apprentices

• You need to understand as an employee of a company you have rights and responsibilities for your own and others Health and Safety

• You are both employed and a student working toward the completion of your framework.

• You must abide by your Company's Health and Safety Regulations as well as and Safety Law

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Your Work Place

• It is vital that you as an Apprentice are Healthy and Safe in your workplace as well as in College.

• We are committed to ensuring this and before you started your apprenticeship and we risk assessed your work place for potential hazards. As well as identifying learning opportunities to improve your skills and knowledge.

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Your Work Place

• As part of your apprenticeship your assessor will review Health and Safety Practices as well as your learning and understanding in this area.

• This induction course starts this process and you are required to complete a quiz at the end to assess your learning.

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Being Safe at Work

The Health and Safety Executive reports that:• Over 200 people are killed at work each year!• There are 150,000 non fatal injuries are

REPORTED each year• Approximately 2 MILLION suffer from work

related illness.• In many cases these could have been

prevented.

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The LAW!

• The main law with regard to Health and Safety at Work is the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

• This law states both employers and employees have rights and responsibilities.

• Breaking this law could result in prosecution, fines or even prison

• Therefore you need to be aware of your responsibilities and act within the law

• NOT KNOWING IS NO DEFENCE !

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Your employer must

• Make the work place free from risks• Making sure plant and machinery are safe and that

safe systems of work are set & followed• Ensure all articles are & substances are moved,

stored and used safely• Health and Safety risk assessments have taken place

and action has been taken to reduce identified risks • Produce a health and safety policy

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Employers

Have a duty : • To ensure the Health, Safety and Welfare of

their employees• Have a duty to conduct their undertakings in

such a way to ensure that people who are not their employees are not exposed to health & safety risks

• “so far as is reasonably practical”

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YOU – as an EMPLOYEE

• YOU must co-operate with your employer on all matters of Health and Safety

For example following safety instructions on when operating machinery

• YOU must not put yours and others (including colleagues, visitors and customers) Health and Safety at risk

For example blocking fire escapes

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YOU – as an EMPLOYEE

• YOU MUST NOT tamper or interfere with health and safety equipment that has been provided

For example removing a warning sign or removing a safety guard

• YOU MUST NOT attempt to fix any broken or damaged equipment

For example don’t fix anything! Report it

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YOU – as an EMPLOYEE

• YOU must report all accidents and near misses to prevent further harm

For example if you injure yourself or come close to injuring yourself i.e. a tripping hazard

Remember it is YOUR responsibility To take care of the health and safety of themselves and others who may be affected by their acts and omissions (what you do and don’t do!)

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Things we don’t ever want to see!

• Blocked or propped up fire exits• Standing on chairs or boxes to reach high items• Inappropriately stored or overloaded shelves• Apprentices messing about (horse play, practical

jokes, bullying, harassment)• Ignoring safety signs• Not wearing protective equipment • Using machinery without training or express

permission

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What we do want to see!

• Trained apprentices who are role models of excellent Health and Safety practice both in and out of the work place.

• Apprentices who are proud of what they have achieved

• Apprentices who can use the skills they have learnt and practiced while on the course

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Last thing to remember about the LAW

• It’s the law and if you break it you - are committing an offense

• If in doubt ask!• Its not only what you do its also what you

don’t!

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