A man goes to work with the aim to achieve his job schedule, get rewarded for the job and enjoy his reward. The work environment must be safe.

1. The Health and Safety Toolbox: How to Control
Risk at Work.
by
A. M Usman
UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICALAND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
20TH December, 2017

2. • A man goes to work with the aim to achieve his job schedule, get
rewarded for the job and enjoy his reward.
• The work environment must be safe.
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. University Ilorin, Ilorin
INTRODUCTION

3. What is Health, Safety?
 Health is:
The state of being free from illness or injury.
 Safety (According to Merriam-Webster dictionary)
Safety is defined as the condition of being safe from
undergoing or causing hurt, injury, or loss.

4. Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. University Ilorin, Ilorin
Health and Safety
How safe are you?

5. Toolbox
What is Toolbox meeting or discussion?
• A Toolbox meeting is an informal group discussion that
focuses on a particular safety issue. Toolbox meetings
are also intended to facilitate health and
safety discussions on the job site
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6. Right to Know
Every employee have the right to know
Before embarking on a task, an employee must be able to answer
questions like:
I. How safe is the task at hand?
II. Do I have the right tools for the task?
III. Is the environment safe?
IV. Do I pose risk to other colleagues at work?
V. If you are fit to embark on the task?
VI. When do I say, “No!”?
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. University Ilorin, Ilorin 20th December, 2017

7. Employer’s Responsibilities
Your employer has a responsibility for your safety by:
• Developing safe work procedures.
• Providing sufficient information, instruction, training and supervision
• Providing a safe place of work, and safe access to it.
• Providing healthy working environment.
• Providing adequate welfare services.
• Ensuring that you are trained to use and wear Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE), as required by the task.
• Ensuring that employees act on instructions and advice given.
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. University Ilorin, Ilorin 20th December, 2017

8. Employee’s Responsibilities
• Each employee is responsible for
ensuring that the work which he/she
undertakes is conducted in a manner
which is safe to himself or herself, other
members of the general public.
• Must obey the advice or instructions
of his supervisor.
• Must be able to interpret safety signs
on site.
• If any employee considers that is exposed to risks and hazard, it is
his/her responsibility to report the matter to his/her supervisor.
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. University Ilorin, Ilorin 20th December, 2017

9. How do I prevent risk?
Every engineer on site must use the right PPE at all times.
What is PPE?
 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
is defined as all equipment designed
to be worn, or held, to protect
against a risk to health and safety.
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. University Ilorin, Ilorin 20th December, 2017

10. How do I prevent risk?
To avoid having an risk at work, engineer must:
1 . Follow all safety procedures (e.g. fit safety signs when isolating supplies
and screen off work areas from the general public);
2. Not misuse or interfere with equipment provided for health and safety;
3. Dress appropriately and use PPE when appropriate:
4. Behave appropriately and with care;
5. Avoid over-enthusiasm and foolishness;
6. stay alert and avoid fatigue;
7 . Do not use alcohol or drugs at work;
8. work within your level of competence;
9 . attend safety courses and read safety literature;
10. Take a positive decision to act and work safely.
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. University Ilorin, Ilorin 20th December, 2017

11. Stay safe!!!
You have the right to refuse unsafe work.
Knowing when to refuse work
that can hurt you, can help you
stay safe and alive!!!
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. University Ilorin, Ilorin 20th December, 2017

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