Workbook
Some exercises for you to complete
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Workbook Next steps
Some Exercises for You to Complete.
You will need to discuss with your supervisor and others the
issues raised in Be Safe! You should set an approximate date
for completion of the booklet (usually within the first few
days of joining your organisation) with your learning
provider or workplace supervisor.
When you have completed the activities successfully, your
learning provider can sign the certificate (back page of
this booklet) for you as evidence towards your
programme of development.
If you are on an extended programme, you will
receive further more specific and detailed
instruction and training related to your
specific circumstances and needs.
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Policy
If the health and safety policy is written, where can it be found?
The name of my supervisor is:
My contact at school/college/training provider is:
(Tell this person if you think your workplace is not looking after your
health and safety or if you have an accident).
The things I am prohibited from doing and restricted from doing
are listed below and have been agreed with my supervisor:
(Continue on the further notes pages if you need to).
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Policy
My organisations policies for the issues below are as follows:
Smoking in the workplace:
Alcohol consumption in the workplace:
Drug/substance abuse/use:
The person with overall responsibility for health and safety in
my organisation is:
(Continue on the further notes pages if you need to).
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Emergency Procedures
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Write below the procedure for evacuating the workplace in an
emergency and the procedure for first aid treatment in an accident.
Include the names of the people responsible for any actions:
Write below the name of the person who carries out health and
safety risk assessments. If there is more than one, name them all:
The name of the competent health and safety adviser is:
(Continue on the further notes pages if you need to).
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Hazards
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Different workplaces have different things that can harm people,
called hazards. Some examples are listed below. Complete a plan of
your workplace on a separate piece of paper (or a computer) and
produce a hazard map showing which hazards are present in different
areas. Create a symbol for each hazard and draw them on the plan,
with a key to explain what each symbol means.
The plan should also show all safety equipment, for example fire
extinguishers, fire exits, escape routes, first aid boxes, signs, and so on.
Examples of hazards include:
chemical substances;
dust and fumes;
excessive noise;
moving vehicles;
moving parts in machinery;
electricity;
extremes of heat/cold;
work at height;
animals;
biological substances, for example waste products from animals
and plant poisons;
repetitive movements;
uneven floors; and
stress/harassment/bullying. (Add any others you identify below).
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Safe Work Precautions (Controls)
Write down any precautions or controls that you need to know for
the following:
For workplace equipment and tools:
For fumes, dusts, materials, chemicals, etc:
For moving and handling objects:
Precautions/rules in my workplace to prevent trips, slips and falls:
(Continue on the further notes
pages if you need to).
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Carry Out a Risk Assessment
To be risk aware, you need to identify the hazards in your workplace and
find out what measures are in place to combat them. How badly could a
person be hurt? How likely is this to happen?
Find a possible hazard in your workplace or classroom, then answer the
following questions:
What is the hazard, and what precautions/controls are there to
combat it? If there was an accident, how serious could the injury be?
How likely (or unlikely) is such an accident to happen?
Are there any extra precautions you need to take to BE SAFE?
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Fire
The key elements for a fire are?
1. F _ _ _
2. H _ _ _ or ( I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ )
3. O _ _ _ _ _
The fire prevention rules in my organisation are listed below:
(Continue on the further notes pages if you need to).
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My Health and Safety Responsibilities
My main health and safety responsibilities are listed below:
(Reference: See the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and your
organisations own Health and Safety Policy).
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Accident/Disease Case Study
Study the details of an accident and try to work out what caused it by
asking why it happened. Keep on asking why until you arrive at the
underlying cause(s). For example, the immediate cause of someone
slipping up may be oil on the floor, but the underlying cause of this
might be unsafe working practices. When you have found the immediate
and underlying causes, suggest how such an accident could be prevented
in future. Discuss this task with your supervisor/tutor to ensure it is
completed correctly.
Accident details:
Immediate cause(s):
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Accident/Disease Case Study
Underlying cause(s):
Recommendations to stop it happening again:
For examples of accidents at work you can use for this exercise,
try the following websites: www.young-worker.co.uk
www.youngworker.ca/english/index.htm
www.safetyline.wa.gov.au/
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Be Safe! Quick Quiz
1) What is the most common
cause of accidents in the
workplace?
a) Slips and trips.
b) Falling from a height.
c) Cutting your finger.
2) What should you do before
eating a meal?
a) Wash your hands.
b) Find a knife and fork.
c) Take out your chewing gum.
3) What should you do if you
have lost your safety
equipment?
a) Tell your supervisor and get
some more.
b) Share with your mate, one
glove is better than none.
c) Carry on with the job it won’t
matter this once.
4) You notice the keys have
been left in a fork lift truck
and you know the driver
has gone home, do you:
a) Tell your supervisor?
b) Decide to have a test drive?
c) Do nothing it’s not your
problem?
5) You are asked to lift a
heavy box, do you:
a) Ask your supervisor whether
there are any lifting aids
available?
b) Struggle to lift the box you
don’t want to look weak in
front of your mates?
c) Leave the box where it is
someone else can move it?
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Be Safe! Quick Quiz
6) The fire alarm goes just as
you are about to start your
lunch, do you:
a) Vacate the building in
accordance with instructions?
b) Ignore it we are always
having false alarms?
c) Wait until you have finished
your sandwiches and then
leave the building?
7) You come into work and
notice some liquid spilled
on the floor, do you:
a) Inform the care taker, who
normally deals with this and
warn your work colleagues?
b) Get a mop and bucket and
clear it up yourself?
c) Leave it for someone else to
sort out?
8) You slip and hurt your arm
quite badly, do you:
a) Tell your supervisor/first
aider, get it treated and enter
the accident in the accident
book?
b) Ignore it your arm will feel
better soon, you can use the
other one?
c) Wait until you finish work
and then go to casualty – you
don’t want to make a fuss?
9) A manager asks you to do a
task but you are unsure
how to do it, should you:
a) Explain you have not done it
before and ask them to show
you how?
b) Have a go and use your
initiative?
c) Refuse because it’s not in
your job description?
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10) You are asked to do a task
you consider dangerous,
do you:
a) Calmly state that you are
not willing to do the task
until the safety measures in
place are explained to you?
b) Have a go – life is risky?
c) Shout aggressively at your
supervisor about the state
of the company?
Scoring
For each “a” score 3
For each “b” score 2
For each c” score 1
Your results
30 excellent you are a safe
learner
25 read Be Safe! again, dont
be afraid to speak out if you
think something is wrong
20 or less be risk aware,
health and safety is also your
responsibility
See page 15 for answers.
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Why hygiene is important?
How to lift items correctly?
The safe methods of working
above ground level?
How to operate electrical
equipment?
How to operate machines
properly?
What to do if substances spill
on to your skin or clothes?
What the fire drill is?
What to do if someone is
injured at work?
If not find out!
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Organisation:
Date:
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Certificate
This is to certify that the above person
has successfully completed the
Be Safe Initial Induction
to health and safety,including:
Identifying hazards, risks and controls
Identifying own health and safety responsibilities
Completing a hazard survey
Identifying key health and safety staff members
Recording the emergency procedures currently in place
Identifying applicable safe work procedures
Identifying applicable prohibitions and restrictions
(May be used as evidence of personal development)
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