Pressure Systems And Transportable Gas Containers Regulations 1989


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Pressure Systems And Transportable Gas Containers Regulations 1989

Pressure Systems And Transportable Gas Containers Regulations 1989

Section 3(11): Art, Design and Technology
Schools Health and Safety Manual June 2000 Sect 3(11):1
INTRODUCTION
This health and safety guidance is provided to assist teachers and technicians in the provision of
safe working conditions for all users of art, design and technology facilities in schools. The
guidance should also help teachers and technicians to ensure that they comply with the relevant
health and safety legislation.
The general provisions set out in the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 must be met, along
with the provisions of the regulations listed below:
 the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1999
 the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992
 the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
 the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
 the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
 the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992
 the Pressure Systems and Transportable Gas Containers Regulations 1989
 the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
 the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
Further Information
In addition, further publications which relate more specifically to art, design and
technology, are:
 Safety in Practical Studies, Safety Series No. 3, DFE, HMSO, 1981
 Drilling Machines Guarding of Spindles and Attachments, C65, HMSO, October 1988
 COSHH Risk Assessment for Technology in Secondary Schools, Consortium of Local
Education Authorities for the Provision of Science Services, 1990
 BS 4163, Code of Practice for Health and Safety in Workshops of Schools and Similar
Establishments, 2000
 BS 5304, Code of Practice for Safety of Machinery, 1984
 BS 5498, Specification for the Safety of Hand Operated Paper Cutting Machines, 1977
 BS EN 292, Safety of Machinery. Basic concepts, general principles for design. Parts 1
and 2, 1991
 BS EN 292, Safety of Machinery. Safety distances to prevent danger zones being reached
by the upper limbs
 Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
 Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996
 Highly Flammable Liquids and Liquefied Petroleum Gas Regulations 1972
 Noise at Work Regulations 1989
In addition, the LEA has established its own code of practice, which must be adhered to by LEAmaintained
schools. In the case of LEA-controlled schools the employer is technically the LEA,
but under financial arrangements for LMS money for health and safety may have been
delegated to individual schools. The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 places a
responsibility on all school staff to ensure that they maintain and operate a safe working
environment and adopt safe working practices. It is the aim of these guidance notes to help
teachers and technicians to ensure safe practice in art, design and technology and to inform
school managers so that they can carry out their monitoring and review role.
Section 3(11): Art, Design and Technology
Schools Health and Safety Manual June 2000 Sect 3(11):2
Further guidance may be obtained from the Design and Technology Association,
16 Wellesbourne House, Walton Road, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, CV35 9JB or from their
website data.org.uk.
RISK ASSESSMENT: ART, DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
This section contains a general risk assessment form, which can be photocopied as many times
as necessary to refer to the appropriate information and legislation highlighted in this section, to
ensure that a suitable and sufficient assessment of risks is made.
Once the hazards that exist in Art, Design and Technology have been identified, it will be
necessary to evaluate and assess risks from the hazards. This can be easily achieved by using
a scoring system to ascertain the degree of risk for a given hazard. Procedures can then be
devised to reduce risks to health and safety in each area. These procedures will need to be
communicated to those whose health and safety may be affected.
The checklist forms should also be used to check that health and safety procedures have been
adopted from the risk assessments. This will monitor the effectiveness of those procedures; but
where it is shown that they are not working properly, it will mean that the risk assessment needs
to be reviewed so that new health and safety procedures can be adopted.
Conducting risk assessments, adopting health and safety procedures, then monitoring the
effectiveness of these by using the checklist forms, will help in complying with the Health and
Safety Executive’s (HSE) Guidance on Successful Health and Safety Management.
RISK ASSESSMENT IN PRACTICE
Using the form:
The following form will provide the assessor with a ‘prompt list’ guiding them through the risk
assessment. It is important to ensure that it is used as a tool for improving awareness of
hazards at work and an appreciation of the necessity for control measures, and not as a
maintenance checklist. The assessor should:
 Identify specifically what is being assessed, i.e. stating the department or site or work activity
such as a primary school, the administrative section etc.
 Identify the hazards present using the various sections of the form, taking into consideration:
 Consider what actually happens, i.e. practice may differ from the written work procedure;
 Analyse non-routine operations, e.g. maintenance etc; and
 Analyse interruptions to the work activity.
 When identifying who is at risk from the identified hazard ensure that all groups of employees
and any others who may be affected are considered i.e. night cleaners, maintenance staff,
security staff, young, inexperienced, disabled or lone workers.
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 Identify the existing arrangements to control risks, i.e. codes of safe working practice,
guarding, personal protective equipment, training, monitoring systems etc.
You will need to consider if the systems are working properly and when any further action
is needed to ensure they are properly updated and maintained.
 Having identified the hazards, people affected by them and any control measures present,
the risk can be classified using the risk assessment scoring system. This will enable a low,
medium or high rating to be allocated.
When allocating the score for:
C Consequences - ensure that you arrive at the most probable result of the
potential accident being considered, e.g. the most probable result of a pupil failing
over on a poorly maintained playground surface, would be a minor ailment
(cut/bruise/bumps)(score 1), not a temporary disability necessitating 3 weeks lost
time (score 50), which could happen if the pupil broke a leg, but it is not the most
probable result. It may be helpful to study historical accident data to help to
decide on your score.
E Exposure - ensure that you consider how many times people are exposed to the
hazard e.g. an employee in a Special School having to assist disabled pupils may
be exposed to handling hazards many times daily (score 10).
P Probability - ensure that you consider the actual likelihood of an accident
occurring from the hazard e.g. many people lift and handle objects during their
working day but how many would have an associated accident? Using this
example, it would be very unlikely that the accident would occur from the hazard
present (score 0.5).
 By using the scoring system above the assessor is able to classify the risks present into
low/medium/high, and make a judgement as to what further action is required to control the
risks identified within an appropriate timescale i.e. an action plan.



source: http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/1...technology.pdf

A 52 year old concrete pump operator who was injured at work has been awarded a lump sum of ÂŁ1.65m and ÂŁ125,000 per year.

He was injured in an accident that left him needing 24 hour care after he suffered permanent brain injuries which resulted in physical and cognitive impairments. His life expectancy was reduced to 71 years.

The accident occurred when he and a colleague were clearing a blockage in a concrete pumping pipe. They were using uncompressed air and the catch that connects the compressor to the pump was released by the man’s colleague. The catch flew off the compressor and hit the victim in the head.

The court heard that the men were using inadequate equipment that was totally inappropriate for the job. They had also received no training or been provided with any safety protection.

The employers were liable for the man’s workplace injury

The victim brought an action against his employers, saying they were negligent and in breach of several regulations:

- the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

- the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998

- the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992.

- the Pressure Systems and Transportable Gas Containers Regulations 1989

The employer admitted liability and was convicted of health and safety offences.

The man’s injuries were severe and included an open and depressed skull fracture and herniation of brain tissue. He was taken to hospital where a large free skull bone fragment had to be removed from his brain.

He was in hospital for a total of 19 months and whilst there he contracted MRSA, pneumonia and pulmonary emboli.

Work accident compensation needed to cover several costs

The brain injury left him completely unable to work as he could not use much of the left side of his body and he suffered from epilepsy. He suffered memory loss and had attention problems, and was slow to process information. He was able to stand with the help of a carer but was essentially wheelchair bound and would need treatment for the rest of his life.

The work accident compensation that the man received was to cover the cost of:

- future earnings

- past and future aids and equipment

- loss of amenity

- future transport costs

- future physiotherapy costs

- future speech and language therapy costs

- Future neuropsychology costs

- Future occupational therapy costs

- Future orthotic costs

- Future Court of Protection and deputy costs

- Future assistive technology costs

- Future chiropody costs

If you have been injured at work and want to claim compensation call a personal injury solicitor as soon as possible.


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