Description
of hazard
Physical hazards
can be described as an external agent, circumstance, and factor that can cause
harm without and with contact. Physical hazards can be classified in different
types including environmental hazards and occupational hazards. Types of
physical hazards include ergonomic hazards, vibration hazards, radiations, cold
and heat stress, and noise hazards. Some examples of physical hazards are listed
below,
1.
Exposure to sunlight / UV radiation
2.
Poor and outdated design framework or layout of
the working area
3.
Loose and wet surface conditions
4.
Working with the high voltage equipment
5.
Restricted and confined spaces
6.
Unguarded machines and overhead hazards
In the
workplace, the risk of getting a high voltage can be a hazard. The risk chances
are low and high that can cause someone harm. In the case of electric cabling,
the risk is higher in any kind of snagging is occurred over the sharp object or
someone is exposed to the high-risk category.
Causes of Hazards and toolbox talks
Causes of
electric hazards in the workplace include exposed electrical parts, damaged
insulation, wet conditions, damaged equipment and tools, improper grounding and
overhead power lines.
Effects of Hazards and toolbox talks
The main impact
of electrical hazard is if get contact with the living parts of a person it can
cause shock and burn. Sometimes the faults can lead to the cause of fires and
explosion in the workplace. Electrical hazard could be a source of ignition,
potentially flammable and explosive in the workplace environment.
Controlling methods of Hazards and toolbox talks
There are
different controlling methods for the electrical hazards in the workplace and
these methods include grounding, insulation, electrical protective devices,
guarding, and safety of the work practices. One of the important ways of
safeguarding workers from electrical hazards and electrically energized wires
and parts is by using the insulation (Smallbusiness. Chron. com, 2019). A complete
hierarchy to prevent the electrical hazards in the workplace is given below,
Organizational Policies of
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Organizations
are developing new schemes that will assist in reducing electrical hazards in
the workplace. In different organizations, some rules and policies are
displayed to reduce the issues related to workplace electrical hazards. These
rules and important points are as follows,
1.
Avoid from overloading of the outlets by using
several appliances.
2.
Never plug more than two high voltage appliances
at a time and before plugging several appliances discuss with the electrical
engineering department of the company.
3.
Unplug appliances to reduce the probability of
getting overloaded and risk of shock or fire.
4.
Inspect all the electrical cords once or twice
in a month and this inspection must ensure that all the wires are good and they
are not frayed, damaged or cracked.
Importance of consultation of Hazards and
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It is important
to have a proper consultation with the experts to identify the issues in the
workplace and how these issues can be controlled properly. The consultation enables
to learn more about the methods that are beneficial for the other companies and
how the issues can be reduced. To reduce the fire and electrical shock risk,
discuss with the engineers and electrical energy department. The engineers can
provide appropriate methods.
Legislation of Hazards and toolbox talks
Electricity at
work regulations (1989) applies to the type of companies and organizations to
fulfil. It reduces the danger by precautionary measures.
Follow up of Hazards and toolbox talks
Our plan to
follow up is to work on all the instruction of electrical engineer and they
will provide us with the important precautionary measures. Our follow up plan
is mentioned below,
1.
Meet with the consultant.
2.
Inspect all circuits with him.
3.
Listen to his instruction.
4.
Have all the instructions written on a paper.
5.
Follow all the precautionary measures under
legislative.
6. Ensure
the best safety measures.
Access to the information of Hazards and toolbox talks
The information
about how electrical risk issues can be reduced will be gathered from the
precautionary measures of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the National
Safety Council (NSC).
3. Selection of standard operating procedure
of Hazards and toolbox talks
Skill matrix
work as a visual tool that will provide information about the task and skills
that are required for specific roles. The matrix requires skills and task with
the competency level of employee. In
this process, a standard operating procedure will be considered to have work in
the workplace. The need is to assess the skills of the workplace and check
requirements of training sessions (Work. Alberta. ca, 2019).
Purpose: Identify a process that
includes steps required for the verification of customer identity.
Scope: The procedure can be applied to
the customers and walk-in customers at the drive-by windows of all the ACME
Bank Branches.
Responsibilities: All employees of the
branches will perform duties as cashier, and they are responsible to verify the
identity of customers.
Verification of customer identity: In
the process, all the employees of the selected bank are responsible to verify
the identity of customers before performing for any kind of cash withdrawals or
transferring any amount between the accounts. All the cashiers are required to
consider requests for the ID photo of the customers before proceeding any
process. In this way they can identify the customer, they can match the
identities of a person with the name and account details. The fact of the process
is based on standard operating procedures of all banks in which trained
employees are hired to work under the instructions of the bank (Smallbusiness. Chron. com, 2019).
Training session of Hazards and toolbox talks
The training
session will be simple training section in which workers will be working under
the programmed method. The training section will enable the workers to learn
about the methods and communication ways to deal with the customers of the
bank. The training section requires only good communication skills of qualified
employees along with computer training sections. The sections will be designed
to address all necessary information to the skilled employees.
Cost of wages:
The cost of wages for all members of the workplace will be equivalent to $1000.
Cost of
productivity: The training sessions will improve customer satisfaction.
On completion of
the training sections, all the employees will be trained with communication
skills and state of art facilities by their mentors, coach and follow up.
References of Hazards and toolbox talks
Small business. chron. com. (2019). Simple Example
of Standard Operating Procedures. Retrieved from smallbusiness.chron.com:
https://smallbusiness.chron.com/simple-example-standard-operating-procedures-81186.html
Work. Alberta. ca. (2019). Examples of
Common Workplace Hazards. Retrieved from work.alberta.ca:
https://work.alberta.ca/elearning/healthcare/pdf/ExamplesCommonWorkplaceHazardsAHS.pdf