A manager's guide to health and safety at work, 8th edition

Contents List of Figures ix List of Tables x Preface to First Edition xi Preface to Eighth Edition xii Acknowledgement xiii Part 1: Health and Safety Management and Administration 1 Principal Legal Requirements 3 Criminal law and civil liability 3; Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAWA) 19744; Sources of criminal law 7; Approved Codes of Practice 8; Powers of inspectors 9; Improvement and prohibition notices 11; Corporate manslaughter 15; Joint consultation with employees 18; Running a safety committee 19; Statements of Health and Safety Policy 21; Schedule 1 32; Passport schemes 34; Home working 35; Lone working situations 37; Vulnerable groups 38; Documentation and record keeping requirements 41; Occupiers’ liability 44; Courts and Tribunals 46; The Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations 1999 49; Summary 49 2 Health and Safety Management 51 What is management? 51; Health and safety management 51; Supervisors and health and safety 53; Successful Health and Safety Management – HS(G) 65 55; Quality management and health and safety – BS8800: 1996 Guide to Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems 56; Benchmarking 64; Emergency procedures 66; Risk management 68; Information sources for health and safety 73; Summary 77 3 Reporting, Recording and Investigation of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences 79 Reporting requirements 79; Reporting procedures under the Regulations 81; Accident investigation 82; The cost of accidents 85; Summary 87 4 Principles of Accident Prevention 88 Accident definitions 88; Incidents 89; ‘Hazard’, ‘Danger’ and ‘Risk’ 89; Accident prevention strategies 90; Safe systems of work 94; Safety monitoring systems 96; Accident v and ill-health rates 103; Risk assessment 103; Competent persons 106; The role of the health and safety practitioner 110; Summary 114; Conclusion to Part 1 114 Part 2: People at Work 5 Human Factors 119 Human error 121; Planned motivation schemes 123; Atypical workers 124; Disability Discrimination Act 1995 131; Summary 134 6 Ergonomics 136 The application of ergonomics in working situations 136; Principles of ergonomic design 137; Controls and displays 138; Display screen equipment 139; The schedule 143; Manual handling injuries and conditions 146; Management action 153; Summary 154 7 Stress at Work 156 What is stress? 156; Violence at work 167; Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 172; Conclusion 172; Summary 173; Conclusion to Part 2 173 Part 3: Occupational Health 8 Occupational Diseases and Conditions 177 Occupational health 177; Occupational diseases 179; The Employment Medical Advisory Service (EMAS) 180; Ocupational health schemes 181; Benefits of occupational health services 183; Sickness absence control 183; Sickness absence procedure 185; Sickness absence monitoring 186; Occupational health initiatives 186; Summary 187 9 First Aid 189 Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 189; HSE Guidance – First Aid at Work 192; Principles of First Aid 195; The role of first-aiders 196; Summary 196 10 Dangerous Substances 198 Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (CHIP) Regulations 2002 198; Hazardous substances and preparations – classification 202; Principles of toxicology 203; Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs) 208; Handling and storage of dangerous substances 211; Control vi Contents vii Contents of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002 212; Health surveillance 216; Summary 220, Conclusion to Part 3 221 Part 4: Safety Technology 11 Engineering Safety 225 Selection of work equipment 226; Principles of machinery safety 226; Other hazards associated with machinery operation 228; Machinery guards 229; Machinery safety devices 230; Planned maintenance 231; Lifting operations and lifting equipment 231; Machinery safety assessment 232; Summary 232 12 Fire Prevention 234 The fire triangle 234; Causes of the fire spread 235; Fire extinction 235; Fire appliances 236; Colour coding of fire appliances 237; Fire protection systems 237; Legal requirements 238; Summary 242 13 Electrical Safety 244 Principles of electrical safety 244; Safety and effects of shock 246; Portable electrical appliances 247; Summary 248 14 Structural Safety 250 Floors and traffic routes 250; Falls or falling objects 250; Windows, and transparent or translucent doors, gates and walls 251; Windows, skylights and ventilators 251; Organisation of traffic routes 251; Doors and gates 251; Escalators and moving walkways 251; Access to an egress from the workplace 251; Traffic systems 252; Summary 252 15 Construction and Contractors 254 Construction hazards 254; Contractors and the law 254; The Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations 1994 255; Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996 258; Accidents in construction activities 261; Regulating the contractor 262; Safety method statements 263; Contractors’ Regulations 265; Summary 266 16 Mechanical Handling 268 Mechanical handling systems 268; Summary 275 17 The Working Environment 277 Location and layout of workplaces 277; The use of colour in the workplace 278; Waste disposal 278; Environmental control 278; Temperature 278; Relative humidity 279; Lighting 279; Work involving radioactive sources 288; Welfare amenity provisions 292; Summary 294 18 Safety in Offices, Workshops and in Catering Operations 296 Safety requirements for offices 296; Office health and safety audit 300; Workshop safety 301; Catering safety 304; Summary 307; Conclusion to Part 4 308 Index 311 viii