Unit 4 – Health and safety
All employers are required by the 1974 Health and Safety at Work Act to create a safe working
environment and to consider their employees' health. To reduce hazards, employers should
conduct risk assessments. Employers must inform you about the hazards in your workplace and
how you can protect yourself, as well as instruct and train you on how to deal with the hazards.
Employees must not interfere with or disrupt anything put in place to help with workplace
health and safety. Health and safety must be managed and applied to all work activities,
according to the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. Employers
should conduct risk assessments to identify potential threats to the health and safety of their
employees. All required safety information must be provided to employees. Employees should
report potentially harmful situations, as well as actual occurrences and accidents, and operate
equipment according to training and instructions. The Personal Protective Equipment at Work
Regulations of 1992 include all necessary work-related protective equipment. Employers should
supply suitable personal protective equipment (PPE) as well as instruction on how to use it.
Employees must ensure that personal protective equipment (PPE) is returned to the designated
storage area after usage. Employers are required to regulate hazardous substances under the
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Act (COSHH). Employers must give safety training
and oversee employees who are performing these jobs. The employee must wear the proper
PPE and adhere to the established procedures. The Manual Handling Operations Regulations of
1992 require businesses to analyse the health risks associated with moving and handling
objects at work and to eliminate or reduce those risks. As an employer, they should be able to
identify and avoid hazardous manual handling procedures, as well as analyse and limit the risk
of injury. The employee should use the offered health and safety equipment properly and notify
the employer if they consider handling activities to be risky or harmful. Employers are bound by
the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992, which are intended to
protect workers from the health risks associated with DSE. Employers should provide free eye
exams as well as regular breaks to reduce weariness. Employees must take regular breaks and
adhere to the requirements of their employers. All suppliers must ensure that their chemicals
and mixes are labelled and packaged according to the CLP Regulation's requirements.
Employers must learn and comprehend the CLP requirements, and they must ensure that all
employees are properly trained. Employees should participate in CLP training as often as
possible. RIDDOR is a regulation that mandates that employers and anyone in charge of work
sites report any accidents or injuries. Any accidents or injuries that occur on the job site should
be reported by the employer. If an employee sees or experiences something that falls under
RIDDOR, they should report it to the proper authorities.
Sizewell B is a nuclear power plant in the United Kingdom that produces low-carbon electricity.
The UK's only pressurized water reactor is Sizewell B. Because Sizewell B is a nuclear power
plant, there are numerous hazards that must be managed. There is a lot of uranium used, for
, example. Uranium is a poisonous substance that is hazardous to humans. Sizewell B manages
this risk by requiring all employees to wear protective equipment such as boiler suits, hard
helmets, goggles, gloves, and appropriate footwear. In addition, if somebody gets any
substance on them, there will be health clinics on site to help them. This will tie up with the ppe
legislation requiring visitors to dress appropriately while on the premises. This would also
connect to the Office of Nuclear Regulation (ONR), which oversees the storage of radioactive
waste at nuclear power plants. There will also be guards patrolling the property to prevent
trespassers from walking around because they will not be wearing ppe and will be at risk. Heavy
materials and the usage of cranes on the job site are also potential hazards. Sizewell uses safety
indicators to increase awareness of any obstacles or hazards to regulate this. Hard helmets, for
example, are required to protect you from catastrophic head injury if something falls. This
would be in line with the manual handling operations requirement, implying that the company
would evaluate any potential dangers.
Another threat is extremely high water and steam temperatures. When dealing with extreme
temperatures, Sizewell B uses boiler suits and other protective gear, but if something goes
wrong, there are health facilities with skilled personnel on hand to assist. This would be linked
to the Health and Safety Act to ensure that all employees have adequate ppe and training for
their individual responsibilities. All these possible hazards can be linked to the RIDDOR
regulation, which requires the employer to report injuries to a specified person if someone is
injured. Sizewell B also uses the COSHH regulation to provide control measures to reduce harm
to the human health. The company will conduct risk assessments to find out what health
hazards are their then they will provide information and training to the staff to make sure all
substances are controlled. All employees must wear the correct PPE including eye and noise
protection. If Sizewell uses all these legislations, then this will decrease the potential hazards.
King's college London has biomedical labs in which biomedical scientists will be responsible for
diagnosing, treating and preventing human diseases. King's college also has multiple potential
hazards which are controlled. There are lots of hazardous chemicals and reagents being used
which can cause harm to our bodies. To control these kings' college, have ppe like lab coats,
google, gloves, etc. to stop chemicals from going on our skin. But if any chemical does spill and
goes on the skin there are first aid kits around the lab and there are emergency eye wash kits if
any substance goes into the eye and if there is still irritation or the problem has severed then
they can go to the first aider where they will deal with it. This would link with the health and
safety act to ensure all employers and employees know the right procedures in case of an
emergency. Another hazard is biohazards like human blood samples, and these can be
hazardous. King's college controls these measures by labeling the biohazard yellow bins to
know where each sample will go. There are also cleaning products to make sure the area is
sterile and to clean any spillages. There are also bins at the end of each bench to dispose of any
waste material. Also, all staff and students should wear the appropriate ppe when dealing with
All employers are required by the 1974 Health and Safety at Work Act to create a safe working
environment and to consider their employees' health. To reduce hazards, employers should
conduct risk assessments. Employers must inform you about the hazards in your workplace and
how you can protect yourself, as well as instruct and train you on how to deal with the hazards.
Employees must not interfere with or disrupt anything put in place to help with workplace
health and safety. Health and safety must be managed and applied to all work activities,
according to the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. Employers
should conduct risk assessments to identify potential threats to the health and safety of their
employees. All required safety information must be provided to employees. Employees should
report potentially harmful situations, as well as actual occurrences and accidents, and operate
equipment according to training and instructions. The Personal Protective Equipment at Work
Regulations of 1992 include all necessary work-related protective equipment. Employers should
supply suitable personal protective equipment (PPE) as well as instruction on how to use it.
Employees must ensure that personal protective equipment (PPE) is returned to the designated
storage area after usage. Employers are required to regulate hazardous substances under the
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Act (COSHH). Employers must give safety training
and oversee employees who are performing these jobs. The employee must wear the proper
PPE and adhere to the established procedures. The Manual Handling Operations Regulations of
1992 require businesses to analyse the health risks associated with moving and handling
objects at work and to eliminate or reduce those risks. As an employer, they should be able to
identify and avoid hazardous manual handling procedures, as well as analyse and limit the risk
of injury. The employee should use the offered health and safety equipment properly and notify
the employer if they consider handling activities to be risky or harmful. Employers are bound by
the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992, which are intended to
protect workers from the health risks associated with DSE. Employers should provide free eye
exams as well as regular breaks to reduce weariness. Employees must take regular breaks and
adhere to the requirements of their employers. All suppliers must ensure that their chemicals
and mixes are labelled and packaged according to the CLP Regulation's requirements.
Employers must learn and comprehend the CLP requirements, and they must ensure that all
employees are properly trained. Employees should participate in CLP training as often as
possible. RIDDOR is a regulation that mandates that employers and anyone in charge of work
sites report any accidents or injuries. Any accidents or injuries that occur on the job site should
be reported by the employer. If an employee sees or experiences something that falls under
RIDDOR, they should report it to the proper authorities.
Sizewell B is a nuclear power plant in the United Kingdom that produces low-carbon electricity.
The UK's only pressurized water reactor is Sizewell B. Because Sizewell B is a nuclear power
plant, there are numerous hazards that must be managed. There is a lot of uranium used, for
, example. Uranium is a poisonous substance that is hazardous to humans. Sizewell B manages
this risk by requiring all employees to wear protective equipment such as boiler suits, hard
helmets, goggles, gloves, and appropriate footwear. In addition, if somebody gets any
substance on them, there will be health clinics on site to help them. This will tie up with the ppe
legislation requiring visitors to dress appropriately while on the premises. This would also
connect to the Office of Nuclear Regulation (ONR), which oversees the storage of radioactive
waste at nuclear power plants. There will also be guards patrolling the property to prevent
trespassers from walking around because they will not be wearing ppe and will be at risk. Heavy
materials and the usage of cranes on the job site are also potential hazards. Sizewell uses safety
indicators to increase awareness of any obstacles or hazards to regulate this. Hard helmets, for
example, are required to protect you from catastrophic head injury if something falls. This
would be in line with the manual handling operations requirement, implying that the company
would evaluate any potential dangers.
Another threat is extremely high water and steam temperatures. When dealing with extreme
temperatures, Sizewell B uses boiler suits and other protective gear, but if something goes
wrong, there are health facilities with skilled personnel on hand to assist. This would be linked
to the Health and Safety Act to ensure that all employees have adequate ppe and training for
their individual responsibilities. All these possible hazards can be linked to the RIDDOR
regulation, which requires the employer to report injuries to a specified person if someone is
injured. Sizewell B also uses the COSHH regulation to provide control measures to reduce harm
to the human health. The company will conduct risk assessments to find out what health
hazards are their then they will provide information and training to the staff to make sure all
substances are controlled. All employees must wear the correct PPE including eye and noise
protection. If Sizewell uses all these legislations, then this will decrease the potential hazards.
King's college London has biomedical labs in which biomedical scientists will be responsible for
diagnosing, treating and preventing human diseases. King's college also has multiple potential
hazards which are controlled. There are lots of hazardous chemicals and reagents being used
which can cause harm to our bodies. To control these kings' college, have ppe like lab coats,
google, gloves, etc. to stop chemicals from going on our skin. But if any chemical does spill and
goes on the skin there are first aid kits around the lab and there are emergency eye wash kits if
any substance goes into the eye and if there is still irritation or the problem has severed then
they can go to the first aider where they will deal with it. This would link with the health and
safety act to ensure all employers and employees know the right procedures in case of an
emergency. Another hazard is biohazards like human blood samples, and these can be
hazardous. King's college controls these measures by labeling the biohazard yellow bins to
know where each sample will go. There are also cleaning products to make sure the area is
sterile and to clean any spillages. There are also bins at the end of each bench to dispose of any
waste material. Also, all staff and students should wear the appropriate ppe when dealing with
