First Aid
The initial treatment given to an ill or injured person
First Aid
a triangular sign with black and yellow
Hazard sign
What are the chances of the hazard causing injury?
Likelihood or probability
Designated spot for meeting up in event of fire
Fire assembly point
HASAWA (year)
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
The procedure of first aid
DR ABC
A mandatory sign
how bad the risk is
Severity
Leaving an area if a fire occurs
Evacuation
COSHH (year)
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002
the first thing you do when administering first aid
Primary Survey
Fire signs are ...
Risk assessment
Identify risk and mitigate severity or probability to lower overall risk
a member of staff that has been trained in what to do in the event of a fire
Fire warden
RIDDOR (year)
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013
Three aims of first aid
Preserve Life
Prevent Worsening
Promote Recovery
Warning
Prohibition
Mandatory
Safe Conditions/Information
Fire Equipment
Working to prevent damage to others or self
Safe working practices
Fire extinguisher used for liquid and electric fires
Powder (blue)
Protect animals
Animal Welfare (2006)
Four rules of first aid
Stay calm
Check surroundings
Do not put yourself at risk
Get medical assistance where needed
Signs are required under which legislation?
The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996
The guidelines identify that weights need to be adjusted depending on how they are being lifted, how close to the body they are held, and how high or how low the weights are to be lifted.
Safeload (manual handling)
Carbon dioxide fire extinguisher (black)
Liquid and electrical fires
Hazard waste is disposed how?
yellow polythene bags and incinerated