Health Safety And Welfare Case Study

BTEC HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN QUANTITY SURVEYING Edexcel International – UK International College of Business & Technology 31 & 33, Hotel Road,
Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka. Assignment – No – 01
Health Safety and Welfare
By
T.THAVAKUMAR MT-HNDQS-30-64 HND in QS
Of
Edexcel International - UK
ICBT Campus
August - 2015

Unit / Module Health Safety & Welfare
Assessment Assignment 1 –Testing the application of Health Safety & Welfare legislature & Health

In addition, they have the responsibility to refuse unsafe work; discriminatory action cannot be taken against them for refusing to do unsafe work.  Employer should take reasonable care of his own health and safety
 When operate the machine or when doing the other work its better not to wear jewelries or loose clothes.
 As an employee you should not grow long hairs because when you work with machine it could get caught in machinery.
 To co-operate with your employer, making sure you get proper training and you understand and follow the company's health and safety policies.
 Don’t miss use anything which they gave you to your health safety and welfare.
 If you get injuries, strains or accidents when you do your work tell that to your employer.
 To tell your employer if something happens that might affect your ability to work (becoming pregnant or suffering an injury)
 Cooperate with the joint committee or worker health and safety Representative and any other person carrying out occupational health and safety duties.
 Try to learn the safe work procedure.
 Use the protective clothes.
 Work with a safe

According to factory ordinance this is sufficient.

 Confined space room – special precautions are laid down for work in confined room where liable to be overcome by fumes and harmful liquids.  In my site in confined room they have two exits but they didn’t use any suitable breathing apparatus and suitable belts. So this is insufficient health and safety measures in their work site.  Machineries– all the machineries should be securely fenced.
 But at my site I didn’t see any prime movers. There was transmission machinery, but that machineries not securely fenced. E.g. – Chain drives, gear drives and keys.  Lifts and hoist- lift and hoist should examines once in every period of twelve months by a competent person. I couldn’t get information about lift because they haven’t prepared yet. So I asked about the hoist, they said they examine in a particular period but not every year. Since they examine in a certain period there is sufficient health & safety measure according to factory ordinance.  Lifting machines - This also should be examine once in every period of fourteen months by a competent