Thursday, 29 November 2012

Feedback & suggestions for LIMS

LIMS  DEADLINE!

If you want some feedback or suggestions for the LIMS assignment (due Monday 3rd! Next week) email it to me ASAP. I can email you back with comments & notes so you can make the necessary changes before Monday.

On Monday you need to bring the printed assignment & the cover sheets. I can mark most of them in the lesson & give you improvements to work on.

Legislation for H&S assignment


Health & Safety at Work Act (1974) – risk assessments, safety policy
COSSH regulations (1994) – Toxic/flammable/microbiological
RIDDOR (1995)
DDA (disability discrimination act 1995)
Radioactive substances act 1993
Waste disposal act 1996

Wednesday, 28 November 2012

LIMS!

The deadline is Monday for this assignment!

Remember to email me the work you do ASAP so that I can give you some suggestions on how to get it up to scratch before the deadline creeps up.

rti@cheney.oxon.sch.uk

Ms Timms

Monday, 26 November 2012

legilsation


Health & Safety at Work Act (1974) – risk assessments, safety policy
COSSH regulations (1994) – Toxic/flammable/microbiological
RIDDOR (1995)
DDA (disability discrimination act 1995)
Radioactive substances act 1993
Waste disposal act 1996

Thursday, 22 November 2012

Health & safety risk assessment frame

Severity:  
Probability: 
Slight = 1. Slight injury, minor damage.
Low = 1. Unlikely to occur.
Serious = 2. Injury causing time off work, equipment damage.
Medium = 2. Likely to occur.
Major = 3. Major injury, death, extensive damage.
High = 3. Very likely to occur.


Hazards present
In the activity.
Possible event.
Risk rating:
S X P
Precautions / action to be taken.
Physical.



High Temperature. > 500C
Low Temperature. < -100C



High Pressure. > 1.1 atmos.
Low pressure. < 0.9 atmos.



Electricity. AC/DC.



Manual handling.



Use of apparatus / machinery.



Use of glassware.



Use of tools, dissection instruments etc.



VDU / other risks. (State)



Chemical




Flammable.



Explosive.



Corrosive.



Irritant.



Toxic.



Other. (State)



Biological



Risk of infection.



Irritant.



Toxic.



Other. (State)



Maintaining equipment

Maintaining equipment