Safety Regulations in The Engineering Workshop
Safety Regulations in The Engineering Workshop
Safety Regulations in The Engineering Workshop
Engineering Workshop/Lab
Introduction
In industry and colleges, accidents are unfortunately all too common. They vary in
degree from the trivial to, in exceptional circumstances, fatalities. In the main these
accidents are caused by ignorance, horseplay or abuse of machinery and/or
equipment.
The Law
The Health and Safety of People at Work is covered by a variety of Acts of
Parliament, each Act containing a book of laws and regulations which govern the
way in which work may be done in the workplace and the processes, operations and
equipment employed to do that work.
Horseplay and unruly behaviour of any kind will not be tolerated at any time in
the workshops.
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Machines, tools and equipment must be used in the correct manner and never
misused.
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Overalls must be worn in the correct manner at all times, i.e. fastened
correctly.
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Long hair must be restrained (either tied back, under a hat or hairnet or
pinned back) at all times.
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After use, all tools must be stored in the correct location or returned to the
storeroom.
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All arc welding processes must be screened correctly to control any harmful
radiation.
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Arc welding masks/shields must be used during ALL arc welding processes.
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All gas welding processes must be shut down correctly after use.
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Never touch swarf (even if the machine is not operational) without wearing
gloves.
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