catering revision cards: health and safety

Cause of fires

• chemical

• Arson

• Human error

• Electrical

• Equipment

Substances covered by COSHH

• micro-organisms

• Medicines

• Pesticides

• Chemical

• Dust

• Gases

Health and safety abbreviations

• HASAWA

• RIDDOR

• COSHH

• PPER

• MHR

MHR

Manual handling operations regulation

PPER

Personal protective equipment at work regulations

Possible health problems

Irritation, toxic fumes, inhalation of bad stuff, infections, fires and explosions

COSHH

Control of substances hazardous to health regulations

Risk and security

Customers being intoxicated, physical assault, verbal abuse, customer use of drugs, disagreements between customers

Flammable

Health hazard

Assessing risks

1. Identify the hazard

2. Decide who might be harmed and how

3. Evaluate the risk

4. Record findings and implement them

5. Review the assessment and update if necessary

Things that must be reported to HSE

Death, amputations, serious burns, hypothermia, crush injuries, unconsciousness by head injuries, fractures, loss or reduction of eyesight, injuries resulting in over 7 days off and injuries where you need to be in hospitals for over 24 hours