Chetak Health Safety And Environment Policy

This unit is trying to illustrate how harmful potential hazard can be within our environment and the danger it can cause.

the home is fit for purpose and all equipment is all full working order and all

Describe how current health and safety legislation, policies and procedures are implemented in the setting.

Redesign a process or piece of equipment to make it less hazardous. Isolating the hazard from the person at risk, eg using a guard or barrier

An Environmental Health Scientist conducts research for eliminating hazards or pollutions that negatively affect the environment or population. This is most often done by collecting samples from air, food, soil and water and then analyzing to see if it contains any hazards. After the research and analysis is complete, the data reported on and recommendations on eliminating or avoiding the hazard are made. The reporting and recommendations are provided to government agencies, environmental agencies, industry and to the public.

prevention. If an employee comes across a hazard such as bodily fluids spilt in an area or a staff member not wearing gloves you

Educational establishments must have in place appropriate measures to ensure that the risks to the health and safety of pupils/students from exposure to hazardous substances are minimised.

For example, if there is a chemical spillage, the Fire Service will tackle the incident, and then be able to de-brief and work on a strategy for any similar future incident.

• Investigate reasons for hazard and what preventative measures may need to be taken in thefuture

Making arrangements for the planning, organisation, control monitoring and review of health and safety measures.

| HSE is the national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness. They are an independent regulator and act in the public interest to reduce work related death and serious injury across Great Britain’s workplaces. They provide information on all industries and the topics that they may need to cover.

| Protect the environment in accordance with safe working practices as appropriate to the work.

An assessment of the risks to health arising from the use of hazardous substances at work and deciding what precautions are needed,

Events which interfere with the normal operations of Hennepin Technical College (HTC) are unavoidable. The purpose of this document is to explain the actions, roles, and responsibilities that are to be taken by individuals and departments in the event of a spill or release of a hazardous chemical or waste. (Homeland Security, 2011)

• Identify potential problems or risks so that they can be resolved at an early stage.