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How to assess and minimise risk

Access Apprenticeships Induction

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What is a Hazard and Risk?A hazard is something that can cause harm, e.g: electricity, chemicals, working up a ladder, noise, a keyboard, a work place bully, stress.

A risk is the chance, high or low, that any hazard will actually cause somebody harm.

For example, Electric cabling is a hazard. If it has snagged on a sharp object, the exposed wiring places it in a 'high-risk' category.Working in busy factory exposed to noise is a hazard it becomes high risk when the noise is too high

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Remember this !! It may come up in the learning

assessment

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YOU need to minimise the RISK

In the workplace risks include • Manual handling • Machinery• Noise• Display Screen Equipment (using computers)• Food Safety and Hygiene

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Manual Handling• There are many people

who do manual handling as part of their job without realising it

• e.g. office workers who move boxes of photocopier paper

• You should only lift what you safely and comfortably can!

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Correct posture of liftingPlease watch demonstration video which is part of Access Apprentice Induction Course

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Do’s and Don’tDO

Make sure you lift properly back straight and legs bent

Check your route before trying to carry items.

Are there stairs and/or doors or obstructions?

Check the weight; you may need to have two

DON’TX Lift items above YOUR

shoulder heightX Run with itemsX Forget to check the route.

Try and carry though doors get two of you.

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YOU need to minimise the RISK

In the workplace risks include • Manual handling • Machinery• Noise• Display Screen Equipment (using computers)• Food Safety and Hygiene

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Machinery• You must be trained to

use machinery no matter how simple

• e.g. a photocopier, a press, an iron, a fryer

• You should only use the machinery you are trained in and fully understand its safe use

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Do’s and Don’tDO

Ask before you use – ensure you are fully trained

Follow all instructions including the use of safety equipment (i.e. eye protection, safety boots)

Only use machines for their intended purpose

DON’TX Do not use faulty or

broken machinery – Report it

X Don’t attempt to fix a machine (i.e. a jammed photo copier)

X Play with machinery

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YOU need to minimise the RISK

In the workplace risks include • Manual handling • Machinery• Noise• Display Screen Equipment (using computers)• Food Safety and Hygiene

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Noise • Some work environments are

noisy – its important to protect your own hearing as well as the hearing of others

• Remember once you have lost your hearing it never comes back

• Always use ear protection and monitor noise levels

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Do’s and Don’tDO

Ensure that you use ear protection when appropriate

Keep noise to a minimum by closing doors, using sound proofing

Do check your hearing regularly especially if you work noisy environments

DON’TX Don’t jeopardise your

hearing now – you will need in the future

X Don’t expose others to high volumes or DISTRACTING noise

X Don't use headphones (i.e. for listening to music) in the work place

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YOU need to minimise the RISK

In the workplace risks include • Manual handling • Machinery• Noise• Display Screen Equipment (using computers)• Food Safety and Hygiene

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Using ComputersUsing a computer or a tablet has risks, to avoid ensure• You have correct posture, feet on the

floor, back straight, monitor at eye level• You don’t slouch • You don’t “wheel around on chairs”• You take regular breaks to avoid eye

strain• Wires and power cables are not trailing

and are not a trip hazard

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PLEASE UNDERSTAND THIS DIAGRAM – Correct Posture

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Do’s and Don’tDO

Ensure that you are sitting correctly, perhaps setting a time to reinforce your good behaviour

Take breaks – away from the screen

Use risk rests, foot stools and appropriate ergonomic equipment

DON’TX Don’t slouch X Don’t use computers for

long periods of time - ensure you have the screen at the wrong height

X Don’t use computers for inappropriate purposes or miss use access and trust you have

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E- Safety and E - RESPONSIBILITY• As with all Health and Safety

you are responsible for your use of computers.

• Remember keep yourself safe, don’t jeopardise others safety (i.e. sharing their information)

• All internet use is logged• Follow your companies and

college specific guidelines

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YOU need to minimise the RISK

In the workplace risks include • Manual handling • Machinery• Noise• Display Screen Equipment (using computers)• Food Safety and Hygiene

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Food Safety and Hygiene

You must understand the basics of Cleaning – i.e. following routines, meeting

standards using correct materials, cloths and clean uniforms

Chilling – storing food at appropriate temperatures

Cooking – making sure food is cooked and served at correct safe temperatures

Cross-contamination – avoiding food poisoning

Food safety and hygiene is about protecting people and minimising the risk.

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Do’s and Don’tDO

Follow the 4 C’s of Food hygiene

Label and store food appropriately, remembering to separate

Ensure food is cooked at right temperatures

Be sensitive about peoples food allergies and beliefs with regard to food

DON’TX Use out of date foodX Don’t mix cleaning

products or bring products in from home

X Leave food out in the open or exposed

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Remember Minimise THE RISK

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How to assess and minimise risk

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Please now complete the learning assignment on Risk