Proper Mounting of a Grinding Wheel
On september 05 2008 the improper mounting of a grinding wheel is a major cause of grinding wheel breakage. Proper steps in mounting a grinding wheel are as follows: handle and store grinding wheels in a careful manner. Handle and store all grinding wheels as if they were made of glass! select the proper grinding wheel and machine for the job. Lock out and tag all machines before working on them. Disconnect portable machines from their power source before changing the grinding wheel. Visually inspect all grinding wheels. Also, the use of “ring testing” or “vibration testing” is required for many grinding wheels. The training shall include suitable and sufficient instruction in the following matters in relation to each class or type of abrasive wheel in respect of which it is proposed to appoint the person being trained: proper methods relating to the mounting of abrasive wheels; hazards arising from the use of abrasive wheels and precautions which should be observed; methods of marking abrasive wheels as to type and speed; methods of storing, handling and transporting abrasive wheels; methods of inspecting and testing abrasive wheels to check for damage; the functions of all components used with abrasive wheels, including flanges, washers, bushes and nuts used in mounting,
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What is work at height? 956
Carry out risk assessments for work at height activities and make sure that all work is planned, organised and carried out by a competent person follow the general principles of prevention for managing risks from work at height – take steps to avoid, prevent or reduce risks chose the right work equipment and select collective measures to prevent falls (such as guard rails and working platforms) before other measures which may only reduce the distance and consequences of a fall (such as nets or airbags) or may only provide fall-arrest through personal protection equipment. You must make sure work is properly planned, supervised and carried out by competent people with the skills, knowledge and experience to do the job. You must use the right type of equipment for working at height. Take a sensible approach when considering precautions. Low-risk, relatively straightforward tasks will require less effort when it comes to planning and there may be some low-risk situations where common sense tells you no particular precautions are necessary. According to the health and safetyauthority (hsa) ” working at height remains one of the biggest causes of fatalities and major injuries. Common cases include falls from ladders and through fragile
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Working at height means working in a place where you could get injured by falling from a height. This applies where your workplace is at, above or below, ground level. It does not include a staircase in a permanent workplace. Activities covered by working at height include: using a kick stool or stepladder to access overhead shelving hanging curtains in bays changing lamps or ceiling tiles using trestles and ladders to paint or clean order picking using a fork-lift truck with an integrated platform working on a ladder or scaffold your manager must carry out a risk assessment for working at height and put in place control measures for risks identified. According to the health and safetyauthority (hsa) ” working at height remains one of the biggest causes of fatalities and major injuries. Common cases include falls from ladders and through fragile surfaces. ‘work at height’ means work in any place where, if there were no precautions in place, a person could fall a distance liable to cause personal injury (for example a fall through a fragile roof). ”the working at height regulations 2007 requires all ‘working at height’ tasks to be properly planned. Those carrying out the work need to be competent. All risks
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Biological agents chemical safety in the workplace display screen equipment: assessor’s training display screen equipment: user awareness first aid responder integral valve oxygen cylinders learning guide managing health and safety in healthcare setting managing health and safety in healthcare: chemical agent hazards manual handling in healthcare medical gas safety for clinical staff medical gas safety for non-clinical staff medical gas safety for staff risk assessment webinar. Health and safety legislation places certain legal duties on employers and employees to ensure a good standard of health and safety in the workplace. Legal island’s workplace health & safety elearning course is tailored specifically to irish law and to provide your employees with comprehensive training on health and safety practices in the workplace. As a manager, you must: identify the training needs of your employees through training needs assessment develop a health and safety training schedule based on the training needs assessment and considered as part of the budget planning process arrange training within a reasonable timescale and ensure employees attend training record training attendance and keep training records for each employee check employees compliance with training. Improve safety culture workforce engagement with health and safety is the ‘secret sauce’ of high-performing organizations. Put safety in the hands of your workforce by mobilizing audits, inspections, hazard identification,
read more →Cardiac First Responder Groups
A cardiac first responder (cfr) is a person trained to a minimum level of basic life support in cpr and the use of an aed/defibrillator, who attends an actual or potentially life threatening emergency such as a cardiac arrest, heart attack, stroke or choking. Rural areas and ambulance response times in rural areas around ireland an ambulance may need to travel a long distance to assist someone suffering from a cardiac or respiratory arrest, ineffective breathing or choking. In such instances time is crucial, that is why the hse national ambulance service is integrating groups of cfrs in rural areas who are dispatched simultaneously with the national ambulance service. Cardiac first responders at community level include citizens and trained members of volunteer organisations and emergency agencies such as an garda síochána and the civil defence etc who may be dispatched or come across the following emergencies: cardiac arrest, heart attack including aspirin administration, choking and stroke. The care management includes, fast assessment, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (cpr) for adults, children and infants and aed use. New in 2016 is an introduction to teamresuscitation. It’s recommended that cfr responder/community responder groups learn more aboutthis approach to improve the efficacy of cardiopulmonary resuscitation
read more →First Aid Training by the Irish Red Cross
“i found the training provided by the irish red cross to be practical, informative and enjoyable. As we had five people they came to our workplace at times that were convenient to us which was great. ”nicola burketicketmaster ireland “the irish red cross attend our baby & me events each month across our stores nationwide. These events are for expectant parents where we aim to provide them with information on what products they need and more importantly, provide them with expert advice. The irish red cross have been an excellent addition to our baby & me events, discussing important topics such as cpr, choking and treatment of burns. First aid training service is a galway based company. We provide first aid courses nationally. We specialise in training for the corporate, business, industry & the general public. All our instructors & examiners hold current certification from the national ambulance training school, and have field experience in first aid for many years. Instructors hold current certification as emergency medical first responders accredited to dubin fire brigade and national ambulance training school all our instructors have formal training and certification in training and facilatation awarded by the irish institute of training & development (iitd).
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Biological agents chemical safety in the workplace display screen equipment: assessor’s training display screen equipment: user awareness first aid responder integral valve oxygen cylinders learning guide managing health and safety in healthcare setting managing health and safety in healthcare: chemical agent hazards manual handling in healthcare medical gas safety for clinical staff medical gas safety for non-clinical staff medical gas safety for staff risk assessment webinar. Health and safety legislation places certain legal duties on employers and employees to ensure a good standard of health and safety in the workplace. Legal island’s workplace health & safety elearning course is tailored specifically to irish law and to provide your employees with comprehensive training on health and safety practices in the workplace. As a manager, you must: identify the training needs of your employees through training needs assessment develop a health and safety training schedule based on the training needs assessment and considered as part of the budget planning process arrange training within a reasonable timescale and ensure employees attend training record training attendance and keep training records for each employee check employees compliance with training. Visit our safety training sharepoint site for safety courses, registration and more. The university and its managers must provide ‘adequate instruction, training and supervision in the form, manner and,
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