OCR Award and Certificate in Employability Skills

Unit 6: Understanding Health and Safety in the Workplace

Health and safety law in the workplace This unit is about: Health and safety law in the workplace Working safely Emergency! Extra help

Health and safety law in the workplace Wherever you work, you will be bound by many health and safety laws, such as: Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

Health and safety law in the workplace Wherever you work, you will be bound by many health and safety laws, such as: Manual handling regulations

Health and safety law in the workplace Wherever you work, you will be bound by many health and safety laws, such as: Food hygiene regulations

Health and safety law in the workplace Wherever you work, you will be bound by many health and safety laws, such as: COSHH regulations …and any other laws relevant to your workplace.

Working safely You may have seen some of these UK safety signs: The different colours and shapes are important. Do you know what the different colours and shapes mean?

Working safely You may have seen some of these UK safety signs: The different colours and shapes are important. Red and white crossed through circle: Prohibition signs

Working safely You may have seen some of these UK safety signs: The different colours and shapes are important. Blue and white circle: Mandatory action signs

Working safely You may have seen some of these UK safety signs: The different colours and shapes are important. Yellow triangle: Hazard signs

Working safely You may have seen some of these UK safety signs: The different colours and shapes are important. Red and white rectangle or square: Fire equipment signs

Working safely You may have seen some of these UK safety signs: The different colours and shapes are important. Green and white rectangle or square: Safety equipment signs

Emergency! In an emergency, such as a fire, important actions must be carried out: In what order should you do these things? Follow your company’s evacuation procedure Tell a colleague or manager Activate the alarm button

Extra help Wherever you work, you can get more help about Health and Safety from: Your supervisor or line manager Your human resources team

Extra help Externally there are many organisations that offer more help, such as: Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Environmental Health Officer Trade Union

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