Essay about Unit 43 - Use Office Equipment

3. Explain the purpose of keeping equipment clean, hygienic and ready for the next user.

Printers are another example of one of the main types of equipment found in an office, and depending of the number of employees requiring use of the printer and the volume of printing, would either be an inkjet printer or a laser printer.

1. What are the health and safety requirements, and safe working practices and procedures required for the hand fitting activities undertaken?

| State why and when health and safety control equipment, identified by the principles of protection, should be used relating to types, purpose and limitations of each type, the work situation, occupational use and the general work environment, in relation to:–   collective protective measures–   personal protective equipment (PPE)–   respiratory protective equipment (RPE)–   local exhaust ventilation (LEV).

1.1 We should always check equipment which we are going to use if it is safe and working properly, we should wear PPE every time we are undertaking any task, ensure that we are trained to do the task, we should keep the working place safe and clean. When we are about to take measurement from an person we need to make sure that the person know exactly what we are going to do and asking permission for the task we are about to do. Recording the task in the chart and keep it confidential to protect personal information during the course of our work.

It’s important that health and safety procedures are followed when using different types of equipment. The main focus is to keep a safe and hazardless environment for you and the people around you.

Equipment manufacturers’ guidelines – When collecting new sports equipment. Each of these equipment will have instructions for how to use them appropriately and safely WITH the EU approval mark.

Its important to follow manufacturer’s instructions with equipment to get the best use of item and for a smooth run for the user.

Criteria 1.4: State why and when health and safety control equipment, identified by the principles of protection, should be used relating to types, purpose and limitations of each type, the work situation, occupational use and the general work environment, in relation to:

5.4 Current regulations set out by the health and safety executive are, 1) Every employer shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that any personal protective equipment provided to his employees by virtue of regulation 4 (1) is properly used. (2) Every employee shall use any personal protective equipment provided to them by virtue of these Regulations in accordance both with any training in the use of the personal protective equipment concerned which has been received by him and the instructions respecting that use which have been provided to him by virtue of regulation 9. (3) Every self-employed person shall make full and proper use of any personal protective equipment provided to him by virtue of regulation 4(2). (4) Every employee and self-employed person who has been provided with personal protective equipment by virtue of regulation 4 shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that it is returned to the accommodation provided for it after use

The device/equipment should be personalised to meet the individual's need and set up correctly. The individual and others supporting them should receive training on how to use the device. The individual should be supported to read and understand the instructions and to follow any health and safety advice on how to use the device correctly.

Equipment to be used – Before using any equipment it is vital you check the equipment is available, clean, in good condition, in good working order, the right piece of equipment for the activity you need to carry out as well as the right piece of equipment for the individual, the correct number of people are there to use the equipment and that you do not use any equipment you have not been trained to use.

The purpose of following organisational instructions is to make sure everyone is doing the same thing then if the equipment were to break everyone would have followed the same procedure and no one would be at fault, it would be the equipment that would have broken. Also different organisations may have different rules for using equipment because of health and safety procedures.

1. Describe the main types of equipment found in offices and how they are used. Include examples of at least three different types of office equipment.

The excessive use of computers has drastically changed the lives of many users. As a multifaceted tool, the computer is used for tasks to include research, homework, business related