Health and Safety Executive

Alarm Fatigue and the Design of the Legacy Way Control Room Introduction The design of a control room is a critical aspect of ensuring the safety in many industries where data and sensors are prevalent, and having pure human monitoring is difficult or impractical. The national energy grid, petroleum refinery facilities, and railways are a few of the industries that rely on a control room to ensure the smooth and safe functioning of the system. In Brisbane Australia, the Legacy Way tunnel has a…

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Many of the fire safety laws that we now know are settled by the triangular shirtwaist factory fire event. Few industrial disasters occurred before the triangular shirtwaist factory fire, but this is an important event that had an impact on raising awareness of safety. “This is because the triangle shirtwaist factory fire killed 146 workers and led to developing occupational health and safety measures, fire prevention efforts and the state-based workers…

The Treadway Tire Company Job Dissatisfaction and High Turnover at the Lima Tire Plant The Treadway’s Lima, Ohio, tire plant has a severe problem that out of 50 foremen at the facility, 23 had a turnover in 2007. Ashley Wall, Director of Human Resources at Lima tire plant had a meeting with Brandon Bellingham the plant manager to present the projected year-end turnover. Wall knew that the turnover rate in Lima was higher than at other plants in the division. Wall’s recognize it was…

technique in the medical office or any medical profession because handwashing is the first line of defense against skin to skin contact contamination. As medical profession we must ensure the safety of the patients, other medical professionals and for ourselves. Handwashing is the most key step to ensure the safety and the cleanliness in the medical office. The information in the above slide gives a few examples of when an employee should wash their hands to ensure cleanliness and to avoid…

this study can be applied to creating more ergonomic keyboards that promote longer time at work will reduced injury. Muscle strength is an area of interest because it is involved in every aspect of work, and thereby directly related to occupational safety. When considering muscle strength, the moment strength at each joint must be greater than the moments created due to the…

Practitioner Roles Our practitioners are fully qualified in observing the health and safety requirements within the setting. This means observing the following policies: • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. • EYFS 2014 (2017) • Food Hygiene 2006 • Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (2002) • Personal Protective Equipment at Work 1992 • Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 • RIDDOR 2013 • COSHH 2002 • Health Protection Regulations 2010 All staff are fully first aid…

In Triangle The Fire That Changed America Von Drehle takes the deadliest industrial disastor in 1911 to convey the horrific, violent and brutal periods in American labor history. The book is about the horric fire that broke out in a New York garment factory on March 25, 1911. The arthour discusses in detailed on how The Triangle shirtwaist Fire was responsible in the 146 lives lost resulting mostly young immigrant women. He also emphasizes on the cultural, social, and poor working conditions…

Under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) an employer has a responsibility to maintain, in safe working order, all electrical equipment used in their business. All electrical items in school should have a portable appliance testing (PAT) done so everyone knows that they are safe to be used in school. The definition of portable equipment is that portable equipment consists of all equipment that is moveable and that when in use it is connected to an electricity source…

It speaks of safety but does not ever define safety. It speaks of the benefits of safety but does not support these benefits through statistics. “It can be beneficial to those who apply it properly (following the appropriate safety codes)” - What are the appropriate safety codes? What will happen if I don’t follow them properly? The paper certainly does answer these questions but by the time it does it answers them too much. Paragraphs are dedicated to the listing of multiple safety codes, but…

Garage doors are an often overlooked area by homeowners. This neglect and lack of maintenance leads to disrepair of the door and components. If your garage door is not working property or is broken it is imperative your call a professional. A broken garage door spring can be very dangerous to remove and replace. It should never be attempted by the homeowner or any untrained person. As with many areas of a home, the garage door is often took for granted. Homeowners don’t think they need any…