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1. | Sound measured using the "A weighting". Commonly used as the measurement of environmental or industrial noise. |
3. | Federally regulates and enforces federal environment protection standards. (3 Words) |
4. | ...................... are appointed by workers to represent their working group on health and safety matters |
5. | A legal precedent which states that "You must take reasonable care to avoid acts or omissions which you could reasonably foresee would be likely to injure your neighbour". Established by Donoghue Vs Stevenson (1932). - It's what put Paisley on the map! (3 Words) |
7. | An unplanned event, which in different circumstances, could have resulted in an accident, including injury to persons or damage to property |
9. | The entry of a substance through a puncture wound |
10. | An inspection of the workplace, conducted in an organised and structured manner, to identify and report existing and potential hazards. (2 Words) |
12. | The immediate aid provided to a sick or injured person to 1. Preserve Life, 2. Prevent Further Injury and 3. Promote Recovery (2 Words) |
13. | The degree of risk in a particular situation can be balanced against the cost, in terms of time, trouble, money and physical difficulty of taking measures to avoid the risk. (2 Words) |
15. | The study and knowledge of human abilities and limitations to help design and build for comfort, efficiency, productivity and safety. |
16. | ........................ normally means ensuring that activities undertaken agree with both the letter and the spirit of the law. |
17. | An electrical device that senses a leakage of current to earth and breaks the electrical supply (3 Words) |
19. | A flame, spark or hot surface capable of igniting flammable vapours or fumes (2 Words) |
21. | A notice issued by the Health and Safety Executive that requires steps to be taken to improve health and safety by a specified date (2 Words) |
25. | A theory on accident causation proposed by Heinrich in the 1920's (2 Words) |
27. | The temperature at which a liquid changes state to a solid (2 Words) |
29. | Any illness an employee suffers because of the hazards they have been exposed to at work |
31. | Workplace conditions that pose a risk of musculoskeletal injuries. (2 Words) |
32. | The ease with which a substance will ignite. |
36. | Mandatory clothing within the warehouse (2 Words) |
37. | A management concept that there is a way that is more effective at delivering results than others (2 Words) |
38. | A technique that focuses on job tasks as a way to identify hazards before they occur (3 Words) |
39. | A written plan detailing the actions to be taken in the event of an emergency or serious incident (2 Words) |
41. | The temperature at which a liquid changes state to a gas (2 Words) |
44. | a place which is substantially enclosed (though not always entirely), and where serious injury can occur from hazardous substances or conditions within the space or nearby (2 Words) |
46. | Actions taken or measures put in place to reduce risks arising from work activity. |
47. | A specific set of procedures for ensuring that a machine, once shutdown for maintenance or repair is secured against accidental start-up or movement of any of its parts for the length of the shut-down (2 Words) |
48. | an incident which given a slight shift in time or distance might have resulted in injury, ill-heath or damage. (2 Words) |
51. | Unwritten law, originally based on the merging of various local customs and laws as a result of various royal judges who toured the country (2 Words) |
52. | A ................... Person is defined by the HSE as somebody with the skill, knowledge, practical experience and training to enable them to assess the risks arising from the work activity. |
55. | Use of any device or combination of devices which prevents any person gaining access to a dangerous part of a machine. |