1. Mr P Mulholland St Joseph’s High School Crossmaglen
10. Current Legislation
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St Joseph’s High School Crossmaglen

2. Consumer Rights Act (2015) GOV.UK BBC WHICH Magazine Citizens Advice
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3. Sale of Goods Act (1979)
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4. Safe Use of the Product
Product safety are of prime importance in today’s user market, where users regard safety as a basic requirement of a product’s performance.
An example of this is that cars are now designed to meet many safety standards where they include airbags and impact protection bars.

5. Guarantees
Manufacturers today are expected to guarantee a product’s reliability, performance and safety.
A product such as a food processor would be supplied with a warranty to cover the product for 12 months from the date of purchase.
It would also display on the package a list of features that form part of the specification of performance.
Consumers expect products to perform as specified.
The provision of warranty is essential for any manufacturer to stay in business.

6. Guarantees
A food processor is potentially dangerous as it has a stainless steel blade which rotates at very high speeds.
It therefore has to have safety features designed into it:
The blades will only rotate if the lid is locked in place
The motor stops if the lid or mixing bowl are removed when operating.
A pusher is used to push food in for grating
There are non-slip feet and no dangerous parts stick out
The waterproof casing is carefully sealed
Instructions for use identify ways of avoiding injury when handling and cleaning the blade

7. Health and Safety Executive
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As a regulator, the HSE aim to prevent workplace death, injury or ill health. They achieve this by using a variety of methods to influence change and help people manage risks at work. These include:
providing advice, information and guidance
raising awareness in workplaces by influencing and engaging
operating permissioning and licensing activities in major hazard industries
carrying out targeted inspections and investigations
taking enforcement action to prevent harm and hold those who break the law to account
The fundamental principle of health and safety law is that those who create risks are best placed to control them. We take into account the impact on the economy, by ensuring any action we take is proportionate, targeted, consistent, transparent and accountable.

8. Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)
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9. Safety Procedures in Production- Principles of Health and Safety Legislation
The Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) provides a body of law dealing with the health and safety of people at work and the general public who may be affected by the work activity.
This act of parliament means employers are legally required to do all that is reasonably possible to ensure the health, safety and welfare of employees when they are at work.
Legislation exists to ensure the provision of safe working conditions which reduce the risk of accidents

10. How do we safeguard people from the risk of injury?
Personal and Protective Equipment (PPE)
Signage
Warning symbols
Risk assessment
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

11. Principles of Health and Safety at Work
The Health and Safety Act (1974) states that risk assessment is a legal requirement, which means manufacturers must have a health and safety system in place.
Employers are responsible for the health and safety of their employees and employees must follow the safe working practices set out by the employer, with guidance from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

12. Effect of the Health and Safety at Work Act

13. Personal and Protective Equipment
Personal and Protective Equipment at Work Regulation (1992)
Employers have a basic duty to provide PPE at work
PPE is defined in the regulations as: “all equipment which is intended to be worn or held by a person at work and which prevents him/her against one or more risks to their health or safety”.
PPE includes:
Safety helmets
Gloves
Eye protection
High visibility clothing
Safety footwear
Face masks/breathing apparatus

14. Personal and Protective Equipment
PPE is to be supplied and used at work wherever there are risks to health and safety that cannot be controlled in other ways.
Personal and Protective Equipment at Work Regulation means that all PPE must be:
Properly assessed before use to ensure it is suitable
Maintained and stored properly
Provided with instructions on how to use it safely
Used correctly by employees

15. Signage Table 2.25, p 71. Safety Signs Regulation (1996)
Requires employers to display appropriate safety signs and instructions wherever a significant risk or harm cannot be avoided or reduced.
This was a European directive meaning all safety signs throughout Europe have the same meaning.

16. Signage

17. Warning Symbols
Warning symbols are placed on products to provide health and safety information to the consumer/user.
Warning symbols appear on adhesives and cleaning products.

18. Making Risk Assessments
Risk assessment means identifying hazards that may cause potential harm to employees and users.
The risk that a hazard might occur must be evaluated and the chance of injury or potential damage that could occur must be eliminated.
The HSE states that all places of work must carry out risk assessments of their facilities to identify any potential hazards to employees and put in place control measures to reduce the risk of injury.

19. Five Steps to a Risk Assessment
Identify the hazard
Identify the people at risk
Evaluate the risks
Decide upon suitable control measures
Record risk assessment
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Hazard
Potential (of risk) from a substance, machine or operation
Risk
Reality of harm from the hazard
Control
Action taken to minimise the risks to people

20. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
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21. COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health)
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 is a United Kingdom Statutory Instrument that stipulates general requirements on employers to protect employees and other persons from the hazards of substances used at work by risk assessment.
There are also duties on employees to take care of their own exposure to hazardous substances.

22. COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health)
Hazardous substances include:
Substances used directly in work activities (e.g., adhesives, paints, cleaning agents)
Substances generated during work activities (e.g., fumes from soldering and welding)
Naturally occurring substances (e.g., grain dust)
Biological agents such as bacteria and other micro-organisms

23. What COSHH Requires
Examples of the effects of hazardous substances include:
Skin irritation or dermatitis as a result of skin contact
Asthma as a result of developing allergy to substances used at work
Losing consciousness as a result of being overcome by toxic fumes
Cancer, which may appear long after the exposure to the chemical that caused it
Infection from bacteria and other micro-organisms (biological agents)

24. COSHH Symbols