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Health and Welfare in the workplace
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Unit 201/601: Health, Safety and Welfare in
Construction
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Objectives
To be able to:
4.1 Identify requirements for welfare facilities in the workplace
as per Construction Design Management (CDM) regulations
4.2 State health effects of noise and precautions that can be
taken
4.3 State risks associated with drugs, alcohol and medication
which could affect performance in the workplace.
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Do sites have to provide a canteen for employees?
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Do sites have to provide a canteen for employees?
No.
But BY LAW all construction sites (other than short-
term domestic work*) must have a minimum of welfare
facilities for all those working on site
* See last slide of presentation
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Welfare Facilities in the workplace
All* construction sites must have adequate welfare facilities which meet the
minimum requirements of the Construction, Design and Management (CDM)
Regulations 2007:
• Toilets
• Washing facilities, with clean hot and cold water, soap and driers
• Clean drinking water
• Changing rooms and secure lockers (if special clothing is required by the
nature of the work being undertaken, then some means for drying the
special clothing must also be provided)
• Rest area, with seating and tables; boiled water for hot drinks; and facilities
to prepare/re-heat food
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Health Effects of Noise
Excessive and prolonged noise can lead to hearing damage:
• Tinnitus (permanent ringing in the ears)
• Permanent hearing loss (deafness).
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Precautions
Under the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 duties are placed on
both employers and employees to reduce the risk of hearing damage to the
lowest reasonable level practicable.
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Precautions: employers
Under the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, employers must:
1. Carry out a risk assessment and identify who is at risk
2. Eliminate or control exposure to noise as far as possible:
By reducing noise at source (eg purchasing a quieter machine or designing a quieter method of working
By isolating noise (removing the activity as far as possible from other workers)
By limiting exposure time (expose workers to the noise for as little time as possible)
3. Provide suitable hearing protection (such as ear defenders)
4. Monitor the health of those at risk and provide information and training.
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Employers must ensure warning signs are visible where protection should be
worn.
The Health & Safety Executive have set out the following safe guidelines:
Noise in the Workplace
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Precautions: employees
Under Control of Noise at Work
Regulations 2005, employees
must:
• Use and store hearing protection
properly
• Report defects in the hearing
protection promptly
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Noise: the invisible enemy
So, unless you actually want
to learn sign language,
then…
PROTECT YOUR HEARING
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Risks associated with drugs, alcohol and medication
Workers found to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol will be removed
from site (and will not be returning)… yes: sacked.
Use of drugs or alcohol is taken very seriously because it puts the user and all
those around him at great risk because use of drugs or alcohol results in:
• Reduced risk perception and slowed reaction times
• Loss of concentration
• Balance problems
