Hazards

Question 1

What is Lone Working?

Answer 1

“someone who works by themselves”

Question 2

What is working at height?

Answer 2

work in any place where, if precautions were not taken, a person could fall a distance liable to cause personal injury.

Question 3

what percentage of injuries occur at height?

Answer 3

15%

Question 4

What do you check on a ladder before use?

Answer 4

• Cracks in the rungs and stiles
• missing or broken rungs
  -mud and grease on stiles
  -Bent rungs or stiles
  -damaged feet
• cracked welds
• in proper support of rungs
• missing/damaged or warn anti-slip grooves
• missing or loose screws or rivets

Question 5

What is the Role of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002 (COSSH)

Answer 5

Control peoples exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace

Question 6

What types of hazardous Substances are controlled under the COSSH legislation?

Answer 6

• Fumes that cause headaches or breathing irritation
• man made fibres that cause skin and eye irritation
  -acids
  -solvents
  -gasses that asphyxiate
  -asbestos