Unit 2b

1. Unit2b Health and Safety in the Office

2. Keep safe in the office Falling and tripping accidents Fire

3. Faulty Equipment • switch off equipment – do not use till repaired • put up notice warning others • report fault using fault report form • do not attempt to fix equipment

4. EXAMPLE OF REPORT FORM Tip: know the type of information which would be required on a Hazard Report Form

5. First-Aid Procedures If you see an accident at work: • contact a first-aider • reassure the injured person • talk to the injured person • wait with them till help arrives • complete an Accident Report Form and enter information in the Accident Book

6. EXAMPLE OF ACCIDENT FORM Tip: know the type of information which would be required on an Accident Report Form

7. Health issues associated with admin work

8. IMPORTANCE OF PROCEDURES • Ensure the safety of employees • Reduce the amount of time the equipment is out of action • The appropriate forms should be available on paper or stored on the organisation’s INTRANET so that staff can access them when necessary. • The use of a form allows all the necessary information to be collected • It also allows staff to gather and process the information quickly • Records should be stored for at least 3 years in case they need to be referred to in the future • Allows the organisation to stay within the law!! Credit only

9. Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA) Employer must • provide safe entrance and exit • provide health and safety training • provide safe, properly maintained equipment • provide protective clothing Employee must • take care for own health and safety and others in the workplace • co-operate with employer on health and safety matters • do not misuse or interfere with anything provided for health and safety

10. Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations Employers must: • Appoint someone to take charge of first-aid arrangements • Train a first-aider • Provide a first aid box • Record all incidents

11. Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations Employers must • analyse workstations to assess and reduce risks • provide users with training • Give regular rests or changes of activity • arrange eye tests and pay for spectacles if required for computer • Provide adjustable seating – height, back, castors, swivel, 5 legs • Instal blinds on windows

12. RIDDOR Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations Employers must • Notify the authorities of death or major injury in the workplace • keep records of reportable injury, disease or dangerous occurrence for 3 year

13. Preventing Accidents Faulty Equipment Reporting an Accident Health Issues and how to prevent them Importance of procedures Health and Safety at Work Act Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrence Regulations (RIDDOR) To sum up, do you know about … Click on the link to go back to the slide if you need to revise any of the above!!!