Highfield Level 3 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace (RQF) 600-0645-6

Highfield Level 3 Award in Health and Safety within the Workplace (RQF) 11 o The process of determining suitable risk control measures: ▪ eliminate the task if practicable ▪ substituting harmful substances ▪ engineering controls ▪ administration controls  safe systems of work  safety signs  Isolation  reduce time exposure  supervision  training ▪ Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) o Examples of risk controls for common workplace hazards: ▪ Design and layout ▪ Good housekeeping ▪ Machine guards ▪ Barriers and enclosures ▪ Fire prevention, detection and extinguishing ▪ Electrical safety devices ▪ Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) o Maintenance of workplace and equipment ▪ PUWER ▪ LOLER o Provide safe plant and equipment o Safe systems of work o Safe handling, storage and transport of articles and substances o Information, instruction, training and supervision o Safe access and egress and traffic routes LO5: Understand how to manage the effects of accidents and incidents • The actions that need to be taken following an accident or incident in the workplace o Reporting of accidents/incidents, including near misses o Recording in the accident book/log o Legal requirement to investigate an accident o RIDDOR requirements o Information required to conduct accident investigation ▪ Type ▪ Severity ▪ Frequency ▪ Details of who and what involved o Take remedial action • How simple accident investigation techniques can reveal immediate and root causes o Accident triangle o Sequence of events/conditions o Establish what happened and why o Team approach or conducted by impartial/unbiased personnel