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    This document discusses health and safety regulations for engineering environments, focusing on the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations. It outlines the key steps employers must take under COSHH including identifying hazards, conducting risk assessments, introducing control measures, and providing training to employees. It describes common hazardous substances like chemicals, gases, and dusts and how manufacturers must provide safety data sheets. The hierarchy of control methods to prevent exposure is explained, with personal protective equipment as a last resort. Common hazards seen in engineering establishments are also listed.

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    Unit 301: Engineering health and safety

    Health & Safety Regulations

    Control of Substances Hazardous to


    Health
    (COSHH)
    Regulations
    There is a range of health and safety regulations applicable in a
    fabrication and welding environment.
    These include:

    Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA)


    Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
    Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER)
    Reporting of Injuries, Diseases, Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)
    Management of H&S at Work Regulations
    Personal Protective Equipment at work regulations (PPE)
    Noise at Work Regulations
    Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

    COSHH is a law to protect others from the affect of hazardous


    substances.
    Employers do this by:

    • identifying the health hazards


    • deciding how to prevent harm to health (risk assessment)
    • introducing control measures
    • ensuring control measures are used
    • maintaining any control measures
    • providing information, instruction and training for employees and others
    • providing monitoring and health surveillance in appropriate cases
    • planning for emergencies.
    Identify Health Hazards
    Hazardous substances include:

    • chemicals
    • products containing chemical
    • gases
    • fumes
    • dust
    • germs that cause disease.

    Lead, asbestos and radioactive materials are not covered by COSHH as they
    have their own regulations.
    Identify Health Hazards

    • Manufacturers of hazardous substances must supply data sheets to


    provide guidelines for their safe use, storage and disposal.
    • A manufacturers product that might produce a hazardous substance
    will have a safety data sheet available.
    – Welding electrodes themselves are not hazardous but the fumes they produce
    may contain chemicals that are.

    • A safety data sheet is not a risk assessment.


    • It will provide the information needed to inform a risk assessment
    Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

    • Step 1: Assess the risks


    • Step 2: Decide on precautions
    • Step 3: Prevent or control?
    • Step 4: Ensure measures are used
    • Step 5: Monitor exposure
    • Step 6: Undertake health surveillance (if required)
    • Step 7: Prepare plans and procedures
    • Step 8: Inform and train
    Risk Assessment

    • Hazard -
    Anything that can cause harm

    • Risk -
    Chances of being harmed
    Severity of harm
    Risk Assessment

    • Step 1: Identify the hazards


    • Step 2: Decide who might be harmed and how
    • Step 3: Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions
    • Step 4: Record your findings and implement them
    • Step 5: Review your assessment and update if necessary
    Hierarchy of Control

    1. Eliminate use of hazardous substance


    2. Enclose the process
    3. Control exposure to the substance
    4. Provide adequate PPE

    PPE should always be the last way to


    control a hazard
    Potential Hazards

    Common hazards identified in a large proportion of


    engineering establishments include:

    • slippery or uneven surfaces


    • spillages
    • scrap or waste material
    • inflammable materials
    • faulty or missing guards
    • faulty electrical connections and damaged cables.
    Potential Hazards

    • Material ejection (swarf from drilling)


    • Pressure and stored energy (gas cylinders)
    • Unshielded processes (welding arc)
    • Volatile and toxic materials
    • Dust and fumes
    • Contaminants and irritants
    • Material handling and transporting
    • Working at heights
    Any questions?

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