Tolley's Risk Assessment Workbook Series: Utilities (Hardcover)

PART 1
Risk Assessment:
Introduction: Terminology; Control measures; Putting it all together; Rating the risks.
Overview of the law regarding risk assessment: Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974; Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999; Specific risk assessment legislation summaries; The need to comply; Table of legislation; Guidance material.
How to use the workbook and methodology: Essential steps in risk assessment; Action plan; Special cases ? stress; Special cases ? fire; Legal summary.
Risk assessment ? the action plan.
Risk Assessment in Utility Industries:
Risk assessment requirements: Risk assessment ? young persons and new or expectant mothers; Approved codes of practice and guidelines; Risk assessment criteria in utility industries.
Industry-specific terminology.
Application of legislation in utilities ? case studies: Sewage treatment works; Electricity company; Telecommunications company; Worked example.
Health and safety references.

PART 2
Section A ? Machinery and Equipment:
Engineering Workshop: Drill, lathe, milling machine and similar; Electrical hand tools; Grinding wheels; Press bending machine, guillotine etc; CNC machine; Welding.
General Machinery.
General Equipment.
Access Equipment: Ladders, stepladders and vertical ladders; Powered access equipment; Mobile tower scaffolds.
Cranes and Lifting Table: Cranes; Lifting tackle.
Section B ? Transport:
Handling equipment.
Fleet Transport: Loading bay vehicles; Tyres, payload, seat belts; Movement of vehicles on site; Movement of vehicles off site.
Section C ? Warehousing/storage:
Stores.
Section D ? Hazardous Substances:
Substances Hazardous to Health: Harmful, irritant, corrosive or toxic; Asbestos; Lead; General (non-specific dusts); Biological agents; Carcinogens; Respiratory sensitisers, eg solder/welding fumes/isocyanates.
Flammable and Explosive Substances: Flammable solids and dusts; Flammable gases, eg methane (natural gas), acetylene, propane and butane; Flammable liquids; Explosive and oxidising substances.
Section E ? Manual Handling:
The load to be handled.
The handling task.
The working environment.
Individual capability.
Section F ? Electrical Safety:
General Premises Safety with Electrical Systems: Day to day safety around electrical equipment; Working on or near electrical equipment or systems.
Electric welding.
Section G ? Fire and Explosion:
Sources of Ignition and Combustible Materials.
Means of Escape and Structural Features.
Fire Detection and Structural Features.
Fire Fighting Equipment.
Section H ? Noise and Vibration:
Noise.
Vibration.
Section I ? Confined Spaces:
Confined Spaces.
Section J ? Radiation:
Ionising Radiation.
Optical Radiation.
Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs).
Section K ? Lone Working:
Lone Working.
Section L ? Display Screen Equipment (DSE):
Industrial DSE.
Office-based DSE.
Section M ? Pregnant Workers:
New and Expectant Mothers.
Section N ? Accidents and First-Aid:
Reducing Risks of Source: Using Accident Records; Improving working procedures.
Providing First-Aid Personnel: First-aid provision ? first-aiders; First-aid provision ? appointed persons.
Providing First-Aid Equipment and Facilities: First-aid boxes; First-aid rooms.
Section O ? Personal Protective Equipment:
The Provision of PPE.
Section P ? The Working Environment:
Physical Hazards: Noise; Space; Workstations and seating; Sick building syndrome (SBS); Slips, trips and falls.
Welfare Facilities: Sanitary conveniences, washing facilities and drinking water; Accommodation and facilities for clothing; Refreshment services and rest facilities; Smoking at work.
The Provision and Maintenance of a Safe Working Environment.
Action Plan.