General workplace health and safety

1. © City of Glasgow College
Charity Number SC0 36198

2. © City of Glasgow College
Charity Number SC0 36198
Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)
HASAW is there to
protect not only
the people at
work, but also the
general public,
who may be
affected in some
way by the work
that has been or
will be carried out.
What duties as an
employee do you
have under the
Health and Safety
at Work Act?

3. COSHH states how
employees and
employers should work
with, handle, store,
transport and dispose
of potentially
hazardous
substances.
Can you name any
hazardous materials?
Control of Substances Hazardous to
Health Regulations (2002)

4. Most accidents are caused by
human error – someone has
done something they
shouldn’t have done, or not
done something they should
have.
Would you work on a site
like this?
Safety on site

5. Lifting and moving loads by
hand is one of the most
common causes of injury at
work.
What types of injuries can
poor lifting techniques cause?
Manual handling

6. Fire safety
Fires need three things to
burn:
fuel, heat and oxygen.
What do you know about
fire safety?

7. Safety signs can
warn, prevent
accidents, inform
or instruct.
What safety signs
have you seen?
Safety signs

8. PPE is a form of
defence against
accidents or injury,
and different tasks
require different sorts
of PPE.
Think of three tasks
that require PPE –
what would be
required?
Personal protective equipment (PPE)

9. If there are
more than five
people on a
site, a qualified
first aider must
be present at all
times.
Who are the
first aiders at
your place of
work?
First aid

10. All accidents and near
misses must be reported
and recorded in the
accident book.
What information should be
recorded in an accident
book?
Reporting accidents

11. Question: could
you complete a
risk assessment
for working on a
roof?
Risk assessments