Occupational Health And Safety Ngc2 (Element 1).

Front 1

What are the main welfare requirements in a workplace?

Back 1

Suitable and sufficient WCs.
Washing facilites.
Access to drinking water.
Rest and eating facilities.
Accommodation for clothing.
Changing rooms.

Front 2

Protective measures to be used when working in extreme heat?

Back 2

Ventilation. Moving air cools.
Insulate heat sources by lagging hot pipes.
Shield heat sources to control radiant heat and prevent contact burns.
Provide cool refuges where workers can escape heat.
Easy access to drinking water.
Frequent breaks and job rotation.

Front 3

Occupations at risk from violence?

Back 3

Police.
Social Workers.
Hospital A&E Staff.
Traffic WarFirefighters and Paramedics.
Railway Staff.
Bus and Taxi drivers.
Estate agents.dens.

Front 4

General strategy for avoiding violence?

Back 4

Clear Policy.
Zero Tolerance.
Training for all staff at risk.

Front 5

What training for staff at risk of violence?

Back 5

Handling aggression and violence.
Diffusing situations.
Break away/self defence.

Front 6

Fixed workplace strategy for avoiding violence?

Back 6

Security Guards
Security Doors
CCTV.
Screens/panic buttons.

Front 7

Strategy for avoiding violence out in the community?

Back 7

Customer vetting.
Visit logging.
Safe system of work.
Remote supervision.
Communications.

Front 8

What symptoms in the workplace with drug & alcohol misuse?

Back 8

Lateness.
Absenteeism.
Poor quality of work.
Reduced work rate.
Theft.
Dishonesty.
Mood swings/irritability.
Poor working relationships.

Front 9

Hazards faced by pedestrians?

Back 9

Slips, trips and falls.
Falls from height.
Struck by moving vehicle.
Moving, flying or falling objects.
Striking against stationary object.

Front 10

What factors risk assessment for pedestrians?

Back 10

Normal patterns of movement.
Predictable abnormal movements such as emergency evacuations.
Accident history.
Possible adverse weather conditions such as ice.
Maintenance requirements.

Front 11

What are designated walkways?

Back 11

Areas specially protected from hazards.
Segregating people from vehicles and keeping them reasonably safe from harm.

Front 12

Control measures for safe movement of pedestrians in a workplace?

Back 12

Adequate lighting.
Appropriate footwear.
Level floor surfaces.
Spill control.
Non slip floor surfaces.
Designated walkways.
Good drainage.
High viz clothing.

Front 13

Hazards of using ladders?

Back 13

Falling from ladder.
Falling objects.
Ladder slipping away from building.
Ladder falling sideways.

Front 14

Measures to prevent materials falling from height?

Back 14

No stacking near edges.
Close boarding.
Sheeting over boards.
Avoiding ladders and using hoists and chutes.

Front 15

Scaffolding: Define Standards.

Back 15

Uprights.

Front 16

Scaffolding: Define Ledgers.

Back 16

Horizontal tubes parallel to face of building.

Front 17

Scaffolding: Define Transoms.

Back 17

Span across ledgers at right angles to face of building.

Front 18

Scaffolding: Define tying.

Back 18

Secures scaffolding to building.

Front 19

Scaffolding: Define bracing.

Back 19

Stiffens framework by joining the framework diagonally.

Front 20

What safety precautions for Mobile Elevating Work Platforms?

Back 20

Firm level ground.
Sufficient clearance from buildings or obstacles.
Barriers in place to provide an exclusion zone.
Controls of arm inside cradle.
No moving vehicle with cradle raised unless designed to do so.
No overloading.

Front 21

Angle of ladders?

Back 21

75 degrees to horizontal.
1out: 4 up ratio

Front 22

When should scaffolding be inspected?

Back 22

Before use.
After alteration.
After any event that may affect it.
At regular intervals (usually weekly).

Front 23

Main hazards of excavation?

Back 23

Objects,materials,vehicles & people falling in.
Ground collapse.
Striking buried services.
Flooding.
Hazardous substances/contamination.

Front 24

Battering?

Back 24

Sides at angle below the angle of repose.

Front 25

Key requirements for crossing points.

Back 25

Sound construction
Suitable to support all types of vehicle & equipment that use them. Fitted with guard rails & toe boards.

Front 26

How can hazards of buried services be avoided?

Back 26

Identifying location.
Marking location on plans & surface.
Planning work to avoid them.
Careful digging practices.

Front 27

When should excavations be inspected?

Back 27

Before each work shift.
After any event that may have affected strength or stability.
After any fall or collapse into it.