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Chapter 1 Health and safety practices and systems

All accidents MUST be entered in the accident book and the following
information must be recorded:

● name, address and occupation of the injured person
● signature of the person making the entry, address, occupation and date
● when and where the accident happened
● brief description of the accident, its cause and what injury occurred
● whether the accident is of such a nature that it has to be reported to
the HSE.
All accidents that cause death or major injury to an employee or member of the
public must be reported to the HSE or your Local Authority Administrator for
Health and Safety. A major injury is specified as certain fractures, amputations,
loss of sight or anything that requires hospital treatment for more than
24 hours.
All accidents, whether fatal or otherwise, are investigated. Those involved in this
investigation may include:

● the employer
● an investigator from an insurance company, acting on behalf of the employer
or employee
● a safety representative, usually from a trade union
● a health and safety inspector from the local authority or HSE.

5 ELECTRICAL SAFETY IN THE

WORKPLACE

During your work in the building services industry you will encounter many
types of specialist equipment, some of it directly related to your job and some
of it not. This part of the chapter covers how to work safely with or around the
main types of equipment you will find on-site.

Electrical hazards on construction sites

and in the home

Electrical hazards occur through:
● faulty installations
● lack of maintenance
● faulty or misused electrical equipment
● trailing cables
● buried or hidden cables
● inadequate fuse and over-current protection
● cables too close to pipework
● overloading electrical sockets and outlets
● using electrical equipment in wet or damp situations.

Electric shock is a major hazard; the severity of the shock will depend on the
level of current and the duration of the contact.

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