Unit 2B

Safe Working
Practices
Aims of the Lesson 1
Todays Lesson
Potential Hazards in the office
Solutions to overcome hazards
Issue HW
Complete task 13 creating a health and
safety notice

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Potential Hazards
HAZARD
Wires across the floor
Water on the floor
Sharp corners on desk
Papers all over the place
Storing files high up falling
on head
Drinking at machines
Boxes that you can trip over
Drawers left open
Tables and chairs that hurt
your back
Uneven floor
SOLUTION TO PROBLEM
Wire tidy
Wet floor sign
Foam corners
Have recycle bins or cabinets
Dont over stack cabinets
Put up signs telling them what not to do
Give more storage space
Have draws that close themselves
Have adjustable chairs
Have inspections
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Aims of the Lesson 2
Last Lesson
Potential Hazards in the
office
Solutions to overcome
hazards
Complete task 13
creating a health and
safety notice
Todays Lesson
Collect HW
Issue Unit 2 Booklet
What first aid procedures
should be in place?
How you should record
accidents in the
workplace
Accident Report Form
Accident Book
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First Aid Procedures
If an employee witnesses an accident they
should:
1. Contact a first aider immediately or emergency
services if urgent
2. Talk to the injured person and keep them calm
3. Wait with the person until help arrives
4. Complete the following forms
Accident Report Form
Accident Book

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Recording Accidents
If there is an accident in the office 2 documents must be
completed
Accident Report Form
This form should be completed and passed on to your line
manager

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Recording Accidents
Accident Book
This book is completed to keep a record of all the
accidents taking place in the company

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Aims of the Lesson 3
Last Lessons Todays Lesson
Potential Hazards in
the office
Solutions to overcome
hazards
First Aid procedures
Accident Report
Form/Accident Book
Laws to protect Health
and Safety in the work
place
HASAWA 1974
Health and Safety
First Aid Regulations
(1981)
Begin group work task
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HASAWA (1974)
Health and Safety at Work Employee Responsibilities
Act 1974 To take reasonable care of
Employer Responsibilities own health and safety and
that of colleagues
Provide safe entrance and
exit to work To cooperate with employer
on health and safety
Ensure safe methods of
working Not to misuse anything
provided for health and
Provide safe, maintained
safety
equipment
Provide protective clothing
Prepare and update health
and safety policy

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Health and Safety First Aid
Regulations (1981)
Employers Must:
Appoint a first aid person in the
organisation
Provide a fully stocked first aid box
Keep a record of incidents
Inform employees of first aid
arrangements

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Unit 2B Slides
Slide 1 Cover Slide
Slide 2 Contents Page
Slide 3 Potential Hazards in the Workplace
Slide 4 First Aid Procedure in the Event of an
Accident
Slide 5 Accident Report Form/Accident Book
Slide 6 What Should be Kept in a First Aid Box?
Slide 7 Legislation
HASAWA 1974
Health and Safety First Aid Regulations (1981)
Slide 8 Legislation
Health and Safety Display Screen Equipment
RIDDOR 1995

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Aims of the Lesson 4
Last Lessons Todays Lesson
Potential Hazards in the Unit 2B Revision quiz
office Traffic Light Unit 2B
Solutions to overcome
hazards
Continue with
First Aid procedures slideshow in pairs
Accident Report
Form/Accident Book
HASAWA 1974
Health and Safety First
Aid Regulations (1981)

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Unit 2B Revision Quiz
1. List 3 potential hazards that may be found in the
workplace
Spilled water on the floor
Filing cabinets left open
Files piled too high
Paper strewn on the floor next to heaters
Water next to electricity points
Wires across the floor

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Unit 2B Revision Quiz
2. Mr Arthur has fallen off his chair and hurt his back.
List 3 things you should do in this situation
Contact a first aider immediately or emergency
services if urgent
Talk to the injured person and keep them calm
Wait with the person until help arrives
Complete the correct forms
3. On his way into the ambulance Mr Arthur is heard
telling Nikki to fill in the correct forms. List 2 forms
that should be completed in the event of an
accident
Accident Report Form
Accident Book

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Unit 2B Revision Quiz
4. Give 3 responsibilities on the employer under the
HASAWA 1974 legislation
Provide safe entrance and exit to work
Ensure safe methods of working
Provide safe, maintained equipment
Provide protective clothing
Prepare and update health and safety policy
5. Give 2 responsibilities of the employee under the
HASAWA 1974 legislation
To take reasonable care of own health and safety and that of
colleagues
To cooperate with employer on health and safety
Not to misuse anything provided for health and safety

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Unit 2B Revision Quiz
6. Mr Haggarty is anxious about
the school complying with the
Health and Safety (First Aid)
Regulation 1981. Give 2 things
that we must do to comply with
this law
Appoint a first aid person in the
organisation
Provide a fully stocked first aid box
Keep a record of incidents
Inform employees of first aid
arrangements

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Health and Safety Display
Screen Equipment (1992)
Employers are required
to:
Analyse work stations and
assess risk
Provide training on how to
use workstations safely
Organise employees daily
work so that they receive
regular breaks
Arrange and pay for regular
eye checks

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RIDDOR 1995
Reporting of Injuries, Disease Disease (Work-Related)
and Dangerous Occurrences Forward Disease Report to
Regulatrions enforcing authority within 10
Death or Major injury days
Over 3 day injury
Dangerous Occurrence
notify the enforcing authority
notify the enforcing authority
immediately immediately
Provide accident report within
Provide accident report within
10 days 10 days
Over 3 Day Injury
Keeping Records
Provide accident report within
Employees must keep records
10 days of forms sent to enforcing
authority (dates, person
involved, brief description

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Unit 2B Slides
Slide 1 Cover Slide
Slide 2 Contents Page
Slide 3 Potential Hazards in the Workplace
Slide 4 First Aid Procedure in the Event of an
Accident
Slide 5 Accident Report Form/Accident Book
Slide 6 What Should be Kept in a First Aid Box?
Slide 7 Legislation
HASAWA 1974
Health and Safety First Aid Regulations (1981)
Slide 8 Legislation
Health and Safety Display Screen Equipment
RIDDOR 1995

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