Streakers hair salon

Lecturer: Philip Tay

Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Plant hazard 3 2.1 Safety Requirements 4 3. Chemical hazard 4 3.1 Safety Requirements 5 4. Risk Assessment 5 4.1 Plant risk assessment 5 4.2 Chemical risk assessment 6 5. Control measures 6 5.1 Hierarchy of Controls 6 5.2 Plant hazard recommendations 7 5.3 Chemical hazard recommendation 7 6. Plant Purchasing Policy 7 7. Conclusion 8 8. Appendix 9 8.1 Appendix 1 9 8.2 Appendix 2 18 9. References 19

1. Introduction
Risks and hazards exist all the time regardless of work sites/places, the main differences are the consequences and severity of the risks and hazards. Therefore, under the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Act, it is a requirement for all employers to adhere and ensure that there is a safe working environment for their employees (Workplace Safety and Health Council, 2015). Apart from that, stakeholders are also responsible for taking appropriate measures to ensure their own safety and health (Ministry of Manpower, n.d). Employers must also conduct risk assessments according to the WSH Risk Management Regulation to identify potential safety hazards at the workplace and do their best to minimise or eliminate the risks completely (Ministry of Manpower, n.d).

In this assignment, we’ll be looking specifically at Streakers Hair and Beauty Salon and the plant and chemical hazards that exist within their workplace. The hazards will be looked into with depth along with risk assessments and possible control measures that can be put in placed to mitigate the risks in this report below.

2. Plant hazard
Plant hazards refer to the danger posed by stuff like machinery, equipment, tools and appliances that helps carry out work in the workplace (NSW Government, 2019). This plant hazards will pose danger and can possibly cause injuries to the employees if appropriate safety precautions are not put in place to mitigate the risks.

In Streakers Hair and Beauty Salon the plant hazards would include things like the scissors that the hair stylists use, the chair on which patrons sit on, the machinery used to carry out different services, the appliances like hair dryers and even the electrical cables of the machinery and appliances.

The first plant hazard identified would be the tools used by the hair stylists in the salon. If proper training and care is not put into place when handling the tools like the scissors, hair straighteners, shavers and hair curlers (Sam Villa, n.d) that are used to provide services to the customers, injuries like cuts and burns could occur to either customers or the employees.

Another plant hazard that exists in the salon would be the stand-alone machineries that are used in the salon like the stand-alone unit hair steamer. If mishandled, these machineries could potentially fall over on to people and cause serious injuries to both employees and customers.

Lastly, the last plant hazard identified would be the electrical cables from all the machinery and tools used by the employees in the shop such as the shavers, hair dryers and stand-alone unit hair steamers. As these equipment need a power source, this means that the cabling from the equipment would be lying across the floor which would pose as a potential trip hazard to everyone who is in the shop.

2.1 Safety Requirements
According to WSH (General Provisions) regulations, it is a requirement that workers are sufficiently trained so that they can properly handle the equipment with care to mitigate the risks involved otherwise, supervision by someone with adequate knowledge and competence is needed. Warning labels should also be placed on electrical equipment in different languages to show case the dangers to everyone who is in the hair salon (Workplace Safety and Health Council, 2007).