MHO Regulations In The Workplace

PUWER places the responsibilities on business’s / organisations that own / operate equipment which are in operation and being used by employees/apprentices and students. PUWER makes the working lives of employees safer. For example by providing a good amount of lighting in workshops/establishments where equipment is used. PUWER also makes sure that all that is used in the workshop environment has warning labels, restrictions and protective devices to reduce the risk of injury PUWER like any other health and safety regulation requires risk assessments to be carried out on any equipment new to employees and in general. PPE regulations are guidelines set, to reduce the risks of any hazards that are present in the workshop/workplace that could

The EPA regulations are put in place to protect the environment in terms of controlling the amount of pollution, fumes, oils and gases that are put into the atmosphere from any workshop environment. EPA regulations ensure that any substance being used is disposed of in the correct way and the prevention of illegal dumping of waste this could damage water drainage systems and wildlife. MHO regulations are present for anything that needs the use of human effort. These can be general lifting which involves the use of the back, shoulders, arms , knees, legs and hands when transporting a load. However, MHO regulations assess how to deal with manual handling when there is no other choice but to carry out the manual handling procedure. Furthermore the MHO regulations to assess any risks that can be avoided, to reduce the possibility of injury. Also the regulations make sure that aids are put in place to reduce the chances of using human effort transport any load. As the human body has to push, lift, pull and move any loads. Injuries for example that can be caused due to over excessive/ bad manual handling operation can be; strains to your back, muscles, limbs, neck and

• All machines have the correct controls on them which work. An example of this in the motor vehicle workshop, the four-post lift has an emergency stop on it. This can prevent injury or stop a current injury increasing. • All employees are constantly supervised. Like when machines in the college workshop are in operation, there is always a workshop technician that is overlooking any operation that is taking place in the workshop that the students/apprentices are carrying out. • Supervisors, employers and managers should have the right knowledge and skills on the dangers / procedures of employees when they operate machines before and after use. This was apparent when new students/apprentices began to use the workshop they were briefed on how to use every machine that they operate along with working out the controls and the do’s and not to do’s of every machine that will be used by students/apprentices. The Employee is responsible for: • Looking after any machines that they are using. • Cleaning any machine off to a good standard so that machine can be used by other people • Reporting any problems or defects with ay machines in any