Safety Basics
This is everyone’s responsibility in the workshop or construction site.
What is safety?
These instructions describe what the project is and how it should be done.
What are job specifications?
This law sets the minimum legal obligations for identifying and controlling hazards in workplaces.
What is the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015?
This method involves stepping back from your work area to check for hazards.
What is the “5 by 5 method”?
Clothing and jewellery like this should not be worn around machinery.
What is loose or dangling clothing?
These instructions describe what the project is and how it should be done.
What are job specifications?
This type of hazard includes dust, noise, and falling objects.
What are physical hazards?
This means reducing the risk of harm from a hazard.
What is minimise?
What is minimise?
This helmet protects your head from falling objects.
What is a hard hat?
Workers must wear hearing protection when noise levels exceed this level.
What is 85 dB?
This law sets the minimum legal obligations for identifying and controlling hazards in workplaces.
What is the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015?
Paints, glues, and solvents are examples of this type of hazard.
What are chemical hazards?
Separating people from a hazard is known as this method of control.
What is isolate?
This PPE protects your lungs from dust and fumes.
What is a respirator or dust mask?
This type of footwear protects feet with steel caps and non-skid soles.
What are safety boots or safety shoes
This method involves stepping back from your work area to check for hazards.
What is the “5 by 5 method”?
Stress, fatigue, and bullying fall into this category of hazards.
What are psychosocial hazards?
Checking equipment and guards before use is part of this hazard identification method.
What is physical inspection?
These protect your hearing from noise above safe levels.
What are ear plugs or ear muffs?
This protective clothing is bright with reflective strips so workers can be seen by machinery operators.
What is a high-visibility vest?
Clothing and jewellery like this should not be worn around machinery.
What is loose or dangling clothing?
Poor lifting technique or bad workstation setup are examples of this hazard type.
What are ergonomic hazards?
Looking at each step of a job to identify hazards is called this.
What is task analysis?
These gloves protect against chemicals.
What are PVC gloves?
PPE should always be kept in this condition to remain effective.
What is clean and well maintained?