Health & Safety

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  1. 2. The acronym which require employers to assess the risks from hazardous substances and take appropriate precautions
  2. 6. Can create both short-term and long-term health effects if they are inhaled or absorbed through the skin.
  3. 7. A device that uses electromagnetic fields to locate and avoid damaging underground services such as gas, water, electricity, or telecommunications.
  4. 9. Someone who has sufficient training, experience and knowledge to carry out a specific task safely and effectively
  5. 11. The acronym for the main legal requirements relating to health and safety in UK construction work
  6. 13. A legal requirement for employers to ensure that lifting operations and lifting equipment are planned, supervised and carried out safely by competent persons
  7. 16. Anything with the potential to cause harm in terms of human injury or ill-health, damage to property and the environment
  8. 17. Can cause serious diseases if its fibers are inhaled or ingested
  9. 18. Can cause hearing loss, tinnitus, stress, or communication problems
  10. 22. A gas that is colourless, odourless and can kill by preventing oxygen from reaching the vital organs
  11. 29. An activity that involves lifting, moving, pushing, pulling, carrying,
  12. 30. Can cause serious injuries or deaths if workers enter them without proper precautions, include trenches, sewers, manholes, excavations, tanks, unventilated rooms
  13. 31. Action taken to eliminate or reduce the risk of harm from a hazard.
  14. 34. The most common cause of fatal injuries to construction workers
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  1. 1. A document that helps workers understand the sequence of steps, the equipment and materials needed, the roles and responsibilities involved, and the potential hazards and control measures associated with the task or process.
  2. 3. A solid particle that can get into the air and be inhaled by workers.
  3. 4. Includes items such as gloves, goggles, helmets, ear plugs, masks, boots, etc.
  4. 5. Can cause serious skin problems such as dermatitis or burns if it comes into contact with the skin.
  5. 8. An unplanned event that results in harm or damage to people, property or the environment
  6. 10. A metal that was widely used in older buildings for pipes, paint, or roofing.
  7. 12. When a worker comes into contact with an electric current source
  8. 14. Can cause pain, numbness, tingling, or loss of grip strength
  9. 15. It is a government agency that regulates and enforces health and safety at work in the UK.
  10. 19. The rapid combustion of a material that produces heat, light and smoke,
  11. 20. A narrow excavation that is deeper than it is wide.
  12. 21. Process of identifying hazards, evaluating risks and putting in the control measures to eliminate or reduce the risk
  13. 23. It requires reporting of fatalities, major injuries, over-seven-day injuries, occupational diseases and dangerous occurrences to the HSE
  14. 24. Are the most common cause of fatal injuries to construction workers
  15. 25. The primary piece of legislation setting out the general duties and responsibilities of employers, employees and others to ensure health and safety at work
  16. 26. Guideline and a legal requirement for employers to ensure that work equipment is suitable for its intended purpose
  17. 27. The acronym for any clothing or equipment that protects workers from any hazards
  18. 28. A public body that supports the construction industry in the UK by providing training, apprenticeships, qualifications, standards, and funding
  19. 29. It is a legal requirement and used by employers to avoid or reduce the risk of injury from manual handling activities
  20. 32. The likelihood & consequence great or small, that an undesired event will occur due to a hazard
  21. 33. Created during the construction process, these may relate to lift shafts, stair wells and roof access points.
  22. 35. An incident that could have resulted in an accident or injury but was narrowly avoided.