⚠️HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK-HOTEL ENVIRONMENT⚠️ ✅There are three steps used to manage health and safety at work. Spot the Hazard (Hazard Identification) Assess the Risk (Risk Assessment) Make the Changes (Risk Control) At work, you can use these three ThinkSafe steps to help prevent accidents. Using the ThinkSafe steps:- ⚠️Spot the hazard⚠️ Key point: A hazard is anything that could hurt you or someone else. Examples of workplace hazards include: Frayed electrical cords (could result in electrical shock) Boxes stacked precariously (they could fall on someone) Noisy machinery (could result in damage to your hearing) During work experience, you must remain alert to anything that may be dangerous. ⚠️ Assess the risk⚠️ Key point: Assessing the risk means working out how likely it is that a hazard will harm someone and how serious the harm could be. Whenever you spot a hazard, assess the risk by asking yourself two questions: How likely is it that the hazard could harm me or someone else? How badly could I or someone else be harmed? Always tell someone (your employer, your supervisor or your health and safety representative) about hazards you can’t fix yourself, especially if the hazard could cause serious harm to anyone. ⚠️Make the changes⚠️ Key point: It is your employer’s responsibility to fix hazards. Sometimes you may be able to fix simple hazards yourself, as long as you don’t put yourself or others at risk. For example, you can pick up things from the floor and put them away to eliminate a trip hazard. 👍The best way to fix a hazard is to get rid of it altogether. This is not always possible, but your employer should try to make hazards less dangerous by looking at the following options (in order from most effective to least effective): ⚠️Elimination – Sometimes hazards – equipment, substances or work practices – can be avoided entirely. (e.g. Clean high windows from the ground with an extendable pole cleaner, rather than by climbing a ladder and risking a fall.) ⚠️Substitution – Sometimes a less hazardous thing, substance or work practice can be used. ⚠️Isolation – Separate the hazard from people, by marking the hazardous area, fitting screens or putting up safety barriers. (e.g. Welding screens can be used to isolate welding operations from other workers. ⚠️Safeguards – Safeguards can be added by modifying tools or equipment, or fitting guards to machinery. These must never be removed or disabled by workers using the equipment. Instructing workers in the safest way to do something – This means developing and enforcing safe work procedures. 👍Using personal protective equipment and clothing (PPE) – If risks remain after the options have been tried, it may be necessary to use equipment such as safety glasses, gloves, helmets, and earmuffs. PPE can protect you from hazards associated with jobs such as handling chemicals or working in a noisy environment.
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Safety Moments !!!☝️⚡💥 DON HSE INBOX CORNER ♥ LEARN, REVIEW & REFRESH!!! ⛑ SAFETY & HEALTH FIRST!!! 👷♀️👷♂️ #abbppsg #donsapiti Hazards From the Workplace !!! Elimination of hazards is the key to workplace safety. Although eliminating all hazards might seem impossible, it is important to remember that every bit counts. These are statistics from the past two decades about eliminating hazards that demonstrate how important it is for us to continue our good work. In 2017, the United States had 2,848 workplace deaths. 917 of the 2,848 deaths were due to falls, slips, and trips. 791 people died from contact with equipment and objects. There are many ways to eliminate hazards at work. Avoiding exposure to the hazard is the most obvious. You must take measures to reduce the danger if you cannot avoid exposure. You might use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), engineering, or administrative controls. WHY IS ELIMINATION OF HAZARDS FROM THE WORKPLACE IMPORTANT? According to OSHA, “Hazard elimination is the best method of controlling occupational hazards.” Because if done correctly, eliminating hazards can eliminate the risk of injury or illness in a task or work environment.” OSHA REGULATIONS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF HAZARDS OSHA regulates against hazards throughout its standards aimed at various different industries. This includes the necessity for guardrails when working at height, for example. But there is a specific piece of legislation that relates to hazard elimination: 1910.1200 – Hazard Communication, relating to toxic and hazardous substances. DANGER OF HAZARDS IN THE WORKPLACE Trips, falls and falling objects can happen when there are hazards such as spills on the floor, broken guardrails and poorly maintained conditions. Chemical exposure from poorly stored hazardous materials is a concern for people working with these substances. Fire hazards such as loose wires and flammable materials near sparks are another issue. Electrical hazards can cause electrocution or electric shock Repetitive motion injury is a hazard for many people working in jobs that require the same movements every day. ELIMINATION OF HAZARD TOOLBOX TALK FROM THE WORKPLACE A safety program must include the elimination of hazards. Hazard elimination is the process of identifying and eliminating potential hazards from the workplace. There are many possible hazards at work. It is important to be alert to these potential hazards. Here are some common hazards: Chemicals Machinery Slips and trips to the falls Electrical equipment Working at heights Eliminating hazards must be a continuous process. As new hazards become apparent, they must either be eliminated or controlled. To reduce the chance of injury, it is important to implement effective control measures when the elimination of hazards is not feasible. These common control measures include: Isolation Substitution Engineering controls Administrative controls Personal protective equipment SAFETY FIRST!!!⛑
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