Introduction to health and safety at work: the handbook for the NEBOSH National general certificate
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Contents
PREFACE xi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xiii
ABOUT THE AUTHORS xv
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK AND WHAT IT COVERS xvii
LIST OF PRINCIPAL ABBREVIATIONS xix
1 HEALTH AND SAFETY FOUNDATIONS 1
1.1 The scope and nature of occupational health and safety 2
1.2 Moral, legal and financial reasons for promoting good standards of health and safety 4
1.3 The legal framework for the regulation of health and safety including sources and types of law 8
1.4 The scope, duties and offences of employers, managers, employees and others under the Health
and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 21
1.5 The scope, duties and offences of employers, managers, employees and others under the
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 26
1.6 The legal and organizational health and safety roles and responsibilities of clients and their
contractors 27
1.7 Further information 33
1.8 Practice NEBOSH questions 33
Appendix 1.1 Checklist for supply chain health and safety management 36
Appendix 1.2 Summary of application and notification under CDM 2007 37
Appendix 1.3 Pre-construction information 38
Appendix 1.4 Construction phase plan 39
2 HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - POLICY 41
2.1 Key elements of a health and safety management system 42
2.2 Purpose and importance of setting a policy for health and safety 48
2.3 Key features and appropriate content of an effective health and safety policy 49
2.4 Further information 52
2.5 Practice NEBOSH questions 53
Appendix 2.1 Health and safety policy checklist 55
3 HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 2 - ORGANIZING 57
3.1 Organizational health and safety roles and responsibilities of employers, directors and managers 58
3.2 Concept of health and safety culture and its significance in the management of health and safety
in an organization 63
3.3 Human factors which influence behaviour at work 65
3.4 How health and safety behaviour at work can be improved 71
3.5 Emergency procedures and arrangement for contacting the emergency services 81
3.6 Requirements for, and effective provision of, first aid in the workplace 83
3.7 Further information 86
3.8 Practice NEBOSH questions 86
Appendix 3.1 Detailed health and safety responsibilities 90
Appendix 3.2 List of typical legislation requiring health and safety training 92
4 HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 3-PLANNING 93
4.1 Importance of planning 94
4.2 Principles and practice of risk assessment 100
4.3 General principles of control and hierarchy of risk reduction measures 108
4.4 Sources of health and safety information 115
4.5 Safe systems of work 116
4.6 Permits to work 119
4.7 Further information 123
4.8 Practice NEBOSH questions 123
Appendix 4.1 Hazard checklist 126
Appendix 4.2 Example of a risk assessment record 127
Appendix 4.3 Risk assessment example 2: Hairdressing salon 128
Appendix 4.4 Risk assessment example 3: Office cleaning 130
Appendix 4.5 Job safety analysis form 133
Appendix 4.6 Essential elements of a permit-to-work form 134
Appendix 4.7 Asbestos examples of safe systems of work 135
5 HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 4-MEASURING, AUDIT AND REVIEW 139
5.1 Active and reactive monitoring 140
5.2 Health and safety auditing 149
5.3 Investigating incidents 150
5.4 Recording and reporting incidents 157
5.5 Review of health and safety performance 162
5.6 Further information 164
5.7 Practice NEBOSH questions 165
Appendix 5.1 Workplace inspection exercises 168
Appendix 5.2 Specimen workplace inspection report form 170
Appendix 5.3 Workplace inspection checklist 171
Appendix 5.4 Page 1 of Accident/incident report form - see full form at:
www.elsevierdirect.com/companions/9780080970707 174
Appendix 5.5 Information for insurance/compensation claims 175
6 WORKPLACE HAZARDS AND RISK CONTROL 177
6.1 Health, welfare and work environment requirements 178
6.2 Violence at work 182
6.3 Substance misuse at work 185
6.4 Safe movement of people in the workplace 187
6.5 Working at height 192
6.6 Excavations 203
6.7 Further information 205
6.8 Practice NEBOSH questions 205
Appendix 6.1 Checklist of typical scaffolding faults 208
Appendix 6.2 Inspection recording form with timing and frequency chart 209
7 TRANSPORT HAZARDS AND RISK CONTROL 213
7.1 Safe movement of vehicles in the workplace 214
7.2 Driving at work 219
7.3 Further information 223
7.4 Practice NEBOSH questions 223
8 MUSCULOSKELETAL HAZARDS AND RISK CONTROL 225
8.1 Work-related upper limb disorders 226
8.2 Manual handling hazards, risks and control measures 230
8.3 Manually operated load handling equipment 234
8.4 Mechanically operated load handling equipment 236
8.5 Further information 243
8.6 Practice NEBOSH questions 244
Appendix 8.1 Workstation self-assessment checklist 247
Appendix 8.2 Manual handling of loads: assessment checklist 250
Appendix 8.3 A typical risk assessment for the use of lifting equipment 253
Appendix 8.4 Examples of manually operated load handling equipment 254
9 WORK EQUIPMENT HAZARDS AND RISK CONTROL 255
9.1 General requirements for work equipment 256
9.2 Hand-held tools 263
9.3 Machinery hazards 269
9.4 Control measures - practical safeguards 272
9.5 Further Information 284
9.6 Practice NEBOSH questions 285
10 ELECTRICAL SAFETY 287
10.1 Hazards and risks associated with the use of electricity at work 288
10.2 Control measures 295
10.3 Further information 304
10.4 Practice NEBOSH questions 305
11 FIRE SAFETY 307
11.1 Principles of fire initiation, classification, spread and legal requirements 308
11.2 Fire risk assessment 317
11.3 Principles of fire prevention and prevention of fire spread 321
11.4 Fire alarm and fire fighting equipment 329
11.5 Evacuation of a workplace 333
11.6 Further information 339
11.7 Practice NEBOSH questions 340
Appendix 11.1 Fire risk assessment checklist (as recommended in Fire Safety Guides published by the
Department for Communities and Local Government in 2006) 342
Appendix 11.2 Example form for recording significant findings (as published in 2006 by the Department
for Communities and Local Government in their Fire Safety Guides) 344
Appendix 11.3 Typical fire notice 345
Appendix 11.4 Example fire safety maintenance checklist 346
12 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL HEALTH HAZARDS AND RISK CONTROL 349
12.1 Forms of, classification of, and health risks from hazardous substances 350
12.2 Assessment of health risks 354
12.3 Workplace exposure limits 361
12.4 Control measures 363
12.5 Specific agents 371
12.6 Safe handling and storage of waste 379
12.7 Further information 381
12.8 Practice NEBOSH questions 382
Appendix 12.1 EU Existing Risk Phrases 386
Appendix 12.2 EU Existing Safety Phrases 387
Appendix 12.3 GHS Hazard (H) Statements (Health only) 389
Appendix 12.4 Hazardous properties of waste (as listed in the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales)
Regulations 2005) 390
Appendix 12.5 A typical COSHH assessment form 392
13 PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH HAZARDS AND RISK CONTROL 393
13.1 Noise 394
13.2 Vibration 400
13.3 Radiation 404
13.4 Stress 409
13.5 Further information 410
13.6 Practice NEBOSH questions 411
Appendix 13.1 Example of a noise assessment record form 413
14 CONSTRUCTION, ENVIRONMENTAL AND INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH AND SAFETY 415
14.1 Introduction 416
14.2 Construction activities 416
14.3 Environmental considerations 430
14.4 International issues 436
14.5 Further information 443
Appendix 14.1 Summary of application and notification under CDM 2007 444
Appendix 14.2 Scaffolds and ladders 445
Appendix 14.3 International travel tips 445
Appendix 14.4 Emergency numbers in some countries world-wide 447
15 SUMMARY OF THE MAIN LEGAL REQUIREMENTS 451
15.1 Introduction 453
15.2 The legal framework 453
15.3 List of Acts, orders and regulations summarized 456
15.4 HSW Act 1974 458
15.5 Environmental protection Act 1990 462
15.6 Control of artificial radiation at work regulations 2010 472
15.7 Chemicals (Hazard information and packaging for supply) regulations 2009 (CHIP 4) 473
15.8 Confined spaces regulations 1997 480
15.9 Construction (Design and management) (CDM) regulations 2007 482
15.10 Construction (Head protection) regulations 1989 494
15.11 Health and safety (Consultation with employees) regulations 1996 494
15.12 Control of substances hazardous to health regulations (COSHH) 2002 and 2004 amendment 496
15.13 Dangerous substances and explosive atmospheres regulations (DSEAR) 2002 499
15.14 Health and safety (Display screen equipment) regulations 1992 501
15.15 Electricity at work regulations 1989 503
15.16 Employers liability (Compulsory insurance) Act 1969 and regulations 1998 amended in 2002,
2004 and 2008 506
15.17 Regulatory reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 507
15.18 Health and safety (First Aid) regulations 1981 as amended in 2002 515
15.19 Health and safety (Information for Employees) regulations 1989 516
15.20 Hazardous waste (England and Wales) regulations 2005 516
15.21 Ionising radiation regulations 1999 517
15.22 Lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations (LOLER) 1998 as amended in 2002 518
15.23 Management of health and safety at work regulations 1999 as amended in 2003 and 2006 521
15.24 Manual handling operations regulations (MHO) 1992 as amended in 2002 524
15.25 Notification of conventional tower cranes regulations 2010 527
15.26 Control of noise at work regulations 2005 528
15.27 Personal protective equipment at work regulations 1992 as amended in 2002 532
15.28 Provision and use of work equipment regulations 1998 (except Part IV) as amended in 2002 533
15.29 The reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 1995 538
15.30 Safety representatives and safety committees regulations 1977 540
15.31 Health and safety (Safety Signs and Signals) regulations 1996 541
15.32 The supply of machinery (Safety) regulations 2008 543
15.33 Control of vibration at work regulations 2005 545
15.34 Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) regulations 1992 as amended in 2002 547
15.35 Work at height regulations 2005 as amended in 2007 549
15.36 Other relevant legislation in brief 553
15.37 Common Sense, Common Safety: Lord Young s Report October 2010 560
16 STUDY SKILLS 565
16.1 Introduction 566
16.2 Find a place to study 566
16.3 Planning for study 566
16.4 Blocked thinking 567
16.5 Taking notes 567
16.6 Reading for study 567
16.7 Free learning resources from the Open University 567
16.8 Organizing for revision 568
16.9 Organizing information 568
16.10 How does memory work? 569
16.11 How to deal with exams 570
16.12 The examiners reports 571
16.13 The written examinations 572
16.14 NGC3 - the practical application 572
16.15 Conclusion 573
16.16 Further information 573
17 SPECIMEN ANSWERS TO NEBOSH EXAMINATIONS 575
17.1 Introduction 576
17.2 The written examinations 576
17.3 NGC3 - the practical application 581
Appendix 17.1 Specimen candidate report 585
Appendix 17.2 The practical assessment 587
18 SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE 593
18.1 Introduction 594
18.2 How to search the Internet effectively 594
18.3 For-a-fee searches 596
18.4 Don t forget the phone book 596
18.5 Privacy issues 596
18.6 Some useful web sites 596
INDEX 599
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