1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186 
TAKING PRECAUTIONS
Page 41
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
Employers must:
• assess the risks to health and safety • make arrangements for implementing safety measures • appoint someone competent to assist with health and safety responsibilities and consult staff or their safety representative about this appointment • co-operate on health and safety with other employers sharing the same workplace • set up emergency procedures • provide adequate first-aid facilities • make sure work that equipment is suitable for its intended use, and that it is properly maintained and used • prevent or adequately control exposure to substances that may damage heaJth • take precautions against danger from flammable or explosive hazards, electrical equipment, noise and radiation • avoid hazardous manual-handling operations, and where they cannot be avoided, reduce the risk of injury • provide health surveillance of all staff as appropriate to the operation • provide relevant protective clothing or equipment free, where risks are not adequately controlled by other means • ensure appropriate safety signs are provided and maintained • report specified injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences to the appropriate health and safety enforcing agency