Student Placements

Presented by Sue CarterHealth, Safety and Wellbeing Adviser

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

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

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

Hazard – something that has the potential to cause harm

Risk – the chance or likelihood of harm occurring

Hazards and risks

Work Travel and Transportation Location and/or Region General/Environmental Health Individual Student Insurance

Risk Assessment

What hazards might you encounter?

How could you be harmed?

How could you reduce the likelihood of being injured?

Group Exercise

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.

Severity Rating

Outcome:

1 No lost time2 Under 3 day injury3 Over 3 day injury4 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

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

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.

University – Health, Safety and Wellbeing web pageshttp://www.sussex.ac.uk/hso/healthandsafety

Health and Safety Executivehttp://www.hse.gov.uk/

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