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    A worker was seriously injured when struck by a reversing vehicle in a loading bay. The document outlines reasons to investigate workplace accidents, including to prevent recurrence and determine liability. It discusses information that should be included in an investigation report, such as location, causes, and witness statements. The document also covers immediate and root causes of accidents, first aid treatment purposes and factors for assessing first aid needs, limitations of personal protective equipment, elements of a health and safety management system, topics for safety committee meetings, risks to young workers and their control, contractor competency assessment, proactive monitoring procedures, purposes of a health and safety policy statement, and reasons for maintaining standards including moral, social and economic factors.

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    A worker was seriously injured when struck by a reversing vehicle in a loading bay. The document outlines reasons to investigate workplace accidents, including to prevent recurrence and determine liability. It discusses information that should be included in an investigation report, such as location, causes, and witness statements. The document also covers immediate and root causes of accidents, first aid treatment purposes and factors for assessing first aid needs, limitations of personal protective equipment, elements of a health and safety management system, topics for safety committee meetings, risks to young workers and their control, contractor competency assessment, proactive monitoring procedures, purposes of a health and safety policy statement, and reasons for maintaining standards including moral, social and economic factors.

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    A worker was seriously injured when struck by a reversing vehicle in a loading bay. The document outlines reasons to investigate workplace accidents, including to prevent recurrence and determine liability. It discusses information that should be included in an investigation report, such as location, causes, and witness statements. The document also covers immediate and root causes of accidents, first aid treatment purposes and factors for assessing first aid needs, limitations of personal protective equipment, elements of a health and safety management system, topics for safety committee meetings, risks to young workers and their control, contractor competency assessment, proactive monitoring procedures, purposes of a health and safety policy statement, and reasons for maintaining standards including moral, social and economic factors.

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    A worker was seriously injured when struck by a reversing vehicle in a loading bay. The document outlines reasons to investigate workplace accidents, including to prevent recurrence and determine liability. It discusses information that should be included in an investigation report, such as location, causes, and witness statements. The document also covers immediate and root causes of accidents, first aid treatment purposes and factors for assessing first aid needs, limitations of personal protective equipment, elements of a health and safety management system, topics for safety committee meetings, risks to young workers and their control, contractor competency assessment, proactive monitoring procedures, purposes of a health and safety policy statement, and reasons for maintaining standards including moral, social and economic factors.

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    The key takeaways from the document are that it discusses accident investigation procedures, first aid treatment purposes and assessment factors, and the proper use of personal protective equipment.

    The four reasons why accidents should be investigated are: to prevent recurrence, to look for evidence of liability, to look for evidence of blame, and to look for material for case studies.

    The factors to be considered when making an assessment of first aid requirements in the workplace include: the nature of work activities and hazards, proximity to medical assistance, workers working away from premises, size and number of workers, workforce distribution and composition, and availability of communication.

    Q.1.

    Aworkerhasreceivedtheseriousinjuriesfrombeingstruckbyareversingvehicleinaloading
    bay.
    a.Identifyfourreasonswhytheaccidentshouldbeinvestigated.
    Reasonswhyaccidentstobeinvestigated:

    Preventivereasons:topreventtherecurrenceofsimilaraccidentsinthefuture

    Tolookforevidenceofliability(thisismainlyrequiredforclaimsspecialist)

    Tolookforevidenceofblame(thisisrequiredforenforcementagencies)

    Tolookforenoughmaterialforcasestudy(thisisrequiredfortrainers).

    Todeterminetheeconomicloss.

    b.Outlinetheinformationthatshouldbeincludedintheinvestigationreport.
    Informationstobeincludedintheinvestigationareasfollows:

    Placeofaccident,timinganddateofoccurrenceoftheaccident.

    Immediatecauseofinjuryorloss.

    Underlyingorcontributingfactors.

    Detailsofthoseinjured(regardingage,sex,occupationetc.)

    DetailsofPhysicalexaminationincluding:

    Simplediagramfortheareaoftheaccident

    Photosfortheareashowingimportantaccidentfeatures.

    Recordingofeventsasodours,spillage,firesetc.

    Resultsofsampleexaminationaretoberecordedifavailable.

    Witnessesstatements(includingprimary,secondaryortertiarywitnesses)

    Correctiveactionsrecommended.

    c.Outlinethepossibleimmediatecausesandrootcauses.

    i.Possibleimmediatecauses

    Unsafeactbythereversingvehicledriver

    Lackofattention

    Lackofconcentration

    Workinginhurryduetojobpressure

    Unsafecondition:
    o

    FaultyVehicle

    Reversingwithnowarningfacilitiesaudibleorvisual

    ii.PossibleUnderlying(Root)causesofanaccident:
    TheUnderlyingcauses:

    Lackofmanagementcommitmenttosafety

    Absenceofsafesystemofwork.

    Lackofpropersign&warningsystem.

    Lackofpropersupervisionforworkers(exampleisthevehicledriver)

    Improperdesigninworkplace(sothatnoseparateroutesforpedestrians)

    Q.2.a.Identifythepurposeoffirstaidtreatment.

    Preservelifetheoverridingaimofallmedicalcare,includingfirstaid,istosavelives

    Preventfurtherharmalsocalledaspreventtheconditionfromworsening,thiscovers
    bothexternalfactors,suchasmovingapatientawayfromanycauseofharm,and
    applyingfirstaidtechniquestopreventworseningofthecondition.

    Promoterecoveryfirstaidalsoinvolvestryingtostarttherecoveryprocessfromthe
    illnessorinjury,andinsomecasesmightinvolvecompletingatreatment

    b.Outlinethefactorstobeconsideredwhenmakinganassessmentoffirstaidrequirementsinwork
    place.

    Natureofworkactivities&typesofhazards
    o

    RelativelyfewhazardsandlowrisklevelsExample:Officework

    MorespecificorHigherhazardsExample:Chemicalorconstructionsites

    TheproximitytomedicalassistanceAccessfortreatmentwithequippedfirstaidroomif
    ambulanceaccessisdifficultorlikelytobedelayed.

    Workersworkingawayfromemployerspremisesthenatureoftheworkanditsriskwillneed
    tobeconsidered.

    Sizeoftheorganization&numberofworkers.

    Distributionandcompositionofworkforce.

    Thespecialneedsofinexperiencedworkers

    Loneorshiftwork.

    Availabilityofcommunication.

    Q.3.Explainwhytheprovisionofpersonalprotectiveequipment(PPE)shouldbeconsideredonly
    afterothercontrolmeasures.
    Personalprotectiveequipment(PPE)shouldonlybeusedasalastresort.Therearemanyreasonsfor
    this.Themostimportantlimitationsarethat:

    PPEonlyprotectsthewearerandnototherswhomaybeintheareaandalsoatrisk.

    PPEmaynotprovideadequateprotectionbecauseofsuchfactorsaspoorselection,poorfit,
    incompatibilitywithothertypesofPPE,contaminationandmisuseornonusebyworkers.

    PPEislikelytobeuncomfortableandreliesforitseffectivenessonaconsciousactionbythe
    user.

    Incertaincircumstances,itsusecanactuallycreateadditionalrisks(forinstance,warning
    sounds,maskedbyhearingprotection)

    TheintroductionofPPEmaybringanotherhazardsuchasimpairedvision,impairedmovement
    orfatigue.

    PPEmayonlybecapableofminimizinginjuryratherthanpreventingit.

    IfPPEfailstogive100%protection,itisimpossibletomeasureactualexposuretohazardssuch
    asdust,vapoursandnoise.

    Q4.Outlinethekeyelementsofahealthandsafetymanagementsystem.

    1.Policy:Healthandsafetyaimsoftheorganization,healthandsafetyobjectivesandmanagement
    commitment
    2.Organizing:Competence,commitmentandcontrol,Cooperation,Communication
    3.PlanningandImplementation:Identifyhazards,assessrisks,anddecidehowriskscanbeeliminated
    orcontrolled.Setsstandardsagainstwhichperformancecanbemeasured.

    4.Measuringperformance:Beusedasameansofdeterminingtheextenttowhichhealthandsafety
    policyandobjectivesarebeingimplementedandshouldbebothreactiveandproactive.
    5.Reviewing:Analyzingdatagatheredthroughmonitoringtoseewhetherperformanceisadequate
    6.Audit:Systematiccriticalexaminationofeachstageofanorganizationsmanagementsystemsand
    procedures.

    Q.5 Identify issues that could be considered at a safety committee meeting.

    Study of accident/incident statistics


    Examination of audit reports
    Reports from enforcing authorities
    Reports from workers representatives
    Assist in the development of policies/procedures
    Monitoring the effectiveness of training
    Monitoring safety communications
    Provide link with the enforcing authority

    Q.6 (a) Identify reasons why young workers could be at greater risk of being injured at
    work.

    Lackofperceptionofriskoravoidanceofrisk(becauseoflimitedknowledge,experience&/or
    lackoftraining)

    theindividualsstageofphysicaldevelopment

    thetendencyofyoungpersonstotakeriskssuchasoverenthusiasm

    Respondmorereadilytopeergrouppressure.

    Outlinethecontrolmeasuresthatshouldbetakentominimizeriskstoyoungworkers.

    Riskassessmentsforyoungpersons

    Inductionprogrammes,carefulsupervision

    Mentoringbyanexperiencedoldercoworker,

    Clearlinesofcommunication,

    Limitsonthenumberofhoursworked.

    Q.7Outlinethefactorsthatshouldbeconsideredwhenassessingthehealthandsafetycompetency
    ofacontractor.

    Theadequacyofthecontractor'shealth&safetypolicy.
    Thesystemsinplaceforimplementingthehealthandsafetypolicy(includingriskassessments,
    monitoring,training,consultation,etc.).
    Thepastperformanceofthecontractor.
    Thecontractor'sexperiencewiththeparticulartypeofworkandvariousrequiredlicenses.
    Thecontractor'sreputationandcompetencyoftheworkforce.
    Thecontractor'smembershipofrelevantprofessional/tradeorganization.
    AdequacyofInsurancecover
    Thecontractor'shistoryregarding
    Accidents
    Violations&enforcementactions

    Q.8Outlinefouractive(Proactive)monitoringproceduresthatcouldbeusedtoassessthehealthand
    safetyperformanceofanorganization.

    Safetyinspection:areregularscheduledactivitieswiththeobjectivestoidentifygeneralworkplace
    hazardsthatareoutofcontrolbeforetheyresultinanyharmfuloutcome.Itrangesfromsimple
    observationsofworkandbehaviortosystematicinspectionofpremises,plantandequipment.
    Safetysurveys:focusesonparticularactivityorisanidentificationofneed.e.g.:

    Manualhandling.
    Trainingprograms.
    Employee'sattitudetowardssafety

    Tours:provideopportunityformanagementtoexploretheeffectivenessofriskcontrolmeasures
    throughplannedvisitstotheworkplacetoobserveanddiscussthecontrolsinuse.

    Housekeeping.
    WearingPPE

    SafetySampling:Samplingiswhereonlyapartialamountofapotentialgroup/areaisexaminedto
    establishfactsthatcanindicatethestandardofcomplianceofthewhole.
    e.g.:unsafeworkingpracticesorgoodpractices,SpecificHazards.
    Environmentalmonitoring:tomonitorforgases,vapors,fumes,radiations,etc.
    Safetyaudits:isasystematicandcomprehensiveexaminationsofallaspectsofanorganization's
    healthandsafetyperformanceagainststatedobjectives.

    HAZOPS

    Q.9
    (a)Outlinethepurposeofthestatementofintentsectionofahealthandsafetypolicy.

    Statementofintent:Itisaneffectivewaytodemonstrateanorganization'scommitmenttohealthand
    safetyinadditiontosettingtheorganizationobjectives.

    (b)Identifythecircumstancesthatwouldrequireahealthandsafetypolicytobereviewed.

    Changesinorganizationalarrangements.
    Changesinresponsibilities.
    Changeofpremises.

    Changeofworkprocesses/materials.
    Changeofworkpattern.
    Changeoflegislation.
    Riskassessments.
    Followingaccidentsinvestigation.
    Followingenforcementaction.
    Followingprofessionaladvice.

    Q.10Identifyreasonsformaintaininggoodstandardsofhealthandsafetyinanorganization.

    Therearemoral,socialandeconomicreasonsforthemaintenanceofgoodhealthandsafetystandards
    atworkplace.

    MoralSocialreasons:

    Provisionandmaintenanceofworkplaces,machineryandequipment,theneedtoestablish
    workmethods,whicharesafeandwithoutrisktohealthasisreasonablypracticable.
    Theworkermustcomplywiththetrainingandinstructiongivenbytheemployerandalsowith
    anythingprovidedforthepurposesofhealthandsafety,suchasPPEandmachineguard.

    Economicreasonstomaintaingoodhealthandsafetyintheworkplace:

    Thecostofbusinessfailurecanbeveryhighforanorganisation.

    Damagetomaterial,plantandequipmentcancostalargeamountforanorganization.
    Illhealth,injuriesordeathofstaffcanalsocostanorganizationlargeamountofmoney.

    Bothdirectandindirect(orhidden)costinvolvedtoanorganisation.

    Q.11Identifythefactorstobeconsideredtoreducetheriskstoworkersrequiredtoworkaloneaway
    fromtheworkplace.

    Thetypeofworktobedone

    Thehazards&risksassociatedwiththeworkplace.

    Theequipmenttobeusedandadequatelevelofsupervision&accesstospecialistadvice

    Theworkenvironmentsafeaccessandoutletforoneperson.

    Thecontrolmeasuresinplaceincaseofviolence,safeoperatingofequipment.

    Thecompetence&suitabilityofthepersonsinvolved

    Themethodsofcommunicationwiththehomebase

    Provisionofappropriatetravelarrangementsfortheworkersconcerned.

    Theemergency&firstaidprocedures

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