Workplace hazards and risk control

Workplace hazards and risk control

1. Health, welfare and work environment requirements

   • Welfare
     • Sanitary conveniences and washing facilities
     • Drinking water
     • Accomodation for clothing and facilities for changing clothing
     • Facilities for rest and easing meals
   • Workplace environment
     • Ventilation
     • Heating and temperature
     • Lighting
     • Workstation and seating
     • Other factors
   • Extreme of temperature

2. Violence at work

   • Find out if there is a problem
   • Decide on what action to take
   • Take the appropriate action
   • Check that the action is effective

3. Substance misuse at work

4. Movement of people in the workplace

   • Hazards in the workplace
     • Slips, trips and fall on the same level
     • Falls from work at height
     • Collisions with moving vehicles
     • Being struck by moving, falling or flying objects
     • Striking against fixed or stationary objects
   • Control measures for the safe movement of people in the workplace

5. Construction hazards and control

   • Safe Stacking and storage of materials
   • Construction hazards and controls
     • Safe place of work
     • Work at height
     • Demolition
     • Excavations
     • Prevention of drowning
     • Vehicles and traffic routes
     • Fire and other emergencies
     • Welfare facilities
     • Electricity
     • Noise
     • Health hazards
     • Waste disposal
   • Working at height
     • Hazards and controls associated with working above ground level
     • Protection against falls from work at height
     • Fragile roofs and surfaces
     • Protection against falling objects
     • Fall arrest equipment
     • Emergency procedures (including rescue)
     • Safe working practices for common types of access equipment
       • Ladders
       • Stepladders, trestles, staging
       • Fixed scaffolds
       • Pre-fabricated mobile scaffold towers
       • Mobile elevated work platforms (MEWPs)
       • Inspection and maintenance
   • Excavations
     • Hazards associated with excavations
     • Pracautions and controls required for excavations
     • Inspections and reporting requirements