You have responsibility under the Health and Safety Work Act to:
● learn how work safely and follow company procedures work;
● obey all safety rules, notices and signs;
● not interfere with misuse anything provided for safety;
● report anything that seems damaged, faulty dangerous;
● behave sensibly, not play practical jokes and not distract other
people work;
● walk sensibly and not run around the workplace;
● use the prescribed walkways;
● drive only those vehicles for which you have been properly trained
and passed the necessary test;
● not wear jewellery which could become caught moving parts if
you are using machinery work;
● always wear appropriate clothing and PPE necessary.Tools and equipment used for electrotechnical applications
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told about the safety policy and risk assessment, for example, you may
have been given relevant leaflet when you started work. will discuss
Risk Assessment some detail Chapter this book. help
prevent them:
● keep work areas clean and tidy;
● keep walkways clear;
● not leave objects tools and equipment lying around blocking up
walkways;
● clean spills wet patches the floor straight away.
Manual handling, that moving objects hand, may result strains,
sprains and trap injury pains.
To help prevent them:
● use mechanical aid move heavy objects, such sack truck or
flat bed truck
● only lift and carry what you can manage easily
● wear gloves avoid rough sharp edges
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Common causes accidents work
Slips, trips and falls are still the major causes accidents work
