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Horse Management 1
Health and Safety
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the term HASAWA mean | Health And Safety At Works Act 1974 |
| What year was the HASAWA legislation enforced | 1974 |
| Who enforces the HASAWA legislation | Health and Safety Enforcement officers (HSE officers) |
| What does PPE mean | Personal Protective Equipment |
| Identify some PPE equipment | Hat gloves, goggles, steel toe capped boots, overalls etc |
| Where should you store your PPE and how to maintain | somewhere dry, secure and easy to access, ensure any damage is reported to supervisor, check for tears, cracks, hole etc |
| Identify some responsibilities of the employer under the HASAWA legislation | To provide a safe working environment, to provide PPE, to maintain equipment, to provide training and information, provide a safety policy when employing 5+ employees, to supervise employees when needed, deal with substances, such as chemicals, safely. |
| Identify some responsibilities as an employee under the HASAWA | take care of their own health and safety at work, take care of the health and safety of others, co-operate with their employer, report dangerous situations to their supervisor or employer, not misuse or interfere with anything used for health and safety |
| Explain how to safely lift an object | stand with feet apart, bend the knees, shoulder level, grip the object, lift with a straight back and straighten legs using knees, keep head straight look up |
| What is the role of a risk assessment | to identify any workplace hazards its severity, likelyhood fo causing harm and control measures and prevent accidents |
| List some key safety points when doing any form of manual handling | dont move or lift a load if to heavy or big to do alone get help, if you can avoid moving object do so, ensure machines have emergency switch, ensure machines have a machine guard, provide safe environment, plan your task |
| Why should accidents, incident or problems be reported to a supervisor | to prevent further accidents from happening, to ensure the problem can be reported to the HSE as required by law! RIDDOR |
| Identify key points of the First Aid at work 1981 regulations | to ensure a trained first aider is available, first aid box available, |
| Identify key safe procedures | wear PPE, keep workplace tidy, tie hair back, report accidents or injuries, avoid lifting or moving heavy items |
| What does organisation policy mean | each organisation (employer) will have a set of organisation policies relating to health and safety - their own set of rules relating to the specific workplace that you must follow and match health and safety law |
| Name the four categories of waste | organic, inorganic, hazardous, non hazardous |
| Name an organic waste | horse manure, animal waste, old bedding, food scraps |
| Name a in-organic waste | glass, plastic |
| Name a hazardous waste | chemicals, sharps, heavy loads, pathogens |
| Name a non-hazardous waste | paper, cardboard, some plastics |
| How do you dispose of hazardous waste | specialist disposal company, sharps box, clinical waste bin |
| How do you dispose of organic waste | compost heap, spread on field or garden |
| How would you dispose of a non-hazardous waste | put in recyle bin if recyclable or in general rubbish bin |
| List the risks of an untidy workplace | slip, trips, falls, injury |
| List the benefits and features of a safe and tidy workplace | all equipment stored correctly with machine guards in place and safety policy/training guidelines clearly visible, risk assessments, first aid box, first aider, will prevent injury or reduce risk of injury and when accident does occur can deal with safely |
| How would you store hand tools | in a cupboard, or shed that can be locked and secure, each tool should have own hanging rack and clearly labeled for use, maintain minimum of yearly and checK for damage or wear |
| How would you store power equipment | in a dry, secure (lockable) cupboard, and maintain and safety check/service minimum of yearly, check for wear |
| How would you ensure manual handling equipment was stored and maintained | ensure machine guard was used, emergecny switch, safety instructions, training provided, lockable and maintained/serviced yearly |
| What does the term COSHH mean | Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health |
| What does the term RIDDOR mean | Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurances Regulations |
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