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Student Placements
Presented by Sue CarterHealth, Safety and Wellbeing Adviser
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Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 Section 2.1 – Placement provider has
primary responsibility for ensuring the H&S of the student because the student is an employee of theirs
Although this is UK legislation, students who are not placed in the UK are included.
Legal Liability
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It shall be the duty of every employee while at work –
Take reasonable care for the health and safety of himself and of other persons who may be affected by his acts or omissions at work
To co-operate with the employer No person shall intentionally or recklessly
interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health, safety or welfare.
HASAWA – Section 7 & 8 Employee Duties
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Every employer shall make a suitable and sufficient assessment of –
The risks to the health and safety of his employees to which they are exposed whilst they are at work; and
Management of health and safety at work
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Hazard – something that has the potential to cause harm
Risk – the chance or likelihood of harm occurring
Hazards and risks
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Work Travel and Transportation Location and/or Region General/Environmental Health Individual Student Insurance
Risk Assessment
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What hazards might you encounter?
How could you be harmed?
How could you reduce the likelihood of being injured?
Group Exercise
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Risk AssessmentOperation: Working in an officeDate of Assessment: 9/11/2012Assessor: Sue Carter
Specific Activity
Hazard Who Could be Affected?
How? RiskControls
Residual Risk
Is Residual Risk Tolerable? (Yes or No)*
S L R
Using a computer
Poor posture
Staffstudent
Aches & strains
Adjust chairAdjust screenWorkstation assessment
2 2 4 Yes
Glare Staffstudent
Eye strain Blinds to windowDiffusers fitted to lights
2 2 4 Yes
Clearing a jam on a photocopier
Hot machineMoving parts
Staffstudent
EntanglementCutsBurns
Follow on screen instructions
Do not put hands/fingers into moving parts
3 2 6 Yes
* If “no” - further controls should be introduced and the risk re-assessed. If risk remains intolerable then specialist advice should be sought PRIOR to the activity going ahead.
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Severity Rating
Outcome:
1 No lost time
2 Under 3 day injury
3 Over 3 day injury
4 Major Injury (broken bones, loss of limb, incapacity leading to lost time over 1 month) or financial loss to organisation up to £50k
5 Death or financial loss to the organisation greater than £50k
S = Severity Rating
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L = Likelihood of occurrence and is graded as follows:
Likelihood Rating
Outcome:
1 Unlikely to occur
2 Unlikely to occur more than once per year
3 Could occur at some time during the year
4 Could occur every time the activity is carried out
5 Will occur every time the activity is carried out
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R = Risk Rating = Severity x Likelihood of occurrence
Risk Rating Required Actions
1 – 5 Very Low. Monitor to ensure that risk assessment is accurate
6 – 10 Low. Reduce risk as low as reasonably practicable. Monitor to ensure that risk assessment is accurate.
11 – 15 Medium. Undertake cost benefit analysis to decide whether control measures are required to further reduce risk. Monitor and review at least annually.
16 -20 High. Risk is intolerable. Additional control measures may be required. At the very least a safe system of work will need to be identified and implemented before the task can be undertaken.
21 – 25 Very High. Risk is intolerable. The task must not be undertaken Additional control measures will be required.
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University – Health, Safety and Wellbeing web pageshttp://www.sussex.ac.uk/hso/healthandsafety
Health and Safety Executivehttp://www.hse.gov.uk/
Where can I find further information about Health & Safety