Islam Yang Sebenar........

ISLAM YANG SEBENAR

Penjelasan Biasa

Dalam bahasa Arab, perkataan "Islam" bermaksud "tunduk" atau "patuh". Jika seorang Muslim ditanya, "Apakah itu Islam?", biasanya dia akan menjawab, "Agama yang tunduk kepada Allah, satu-satu Tuhan yang benar."
Jawapan ini terlalu ringkas. Untuk memahami Islam yang benar, satu gambaran yang jelas yang diperlukan. Untuk mendapat gambaran yang jelas ini, satu penelitian sejarah diperlukan.

Islam Dalam Sejarah

Sebelum Islam bertapak di tanah Arab di bawah pimpinan Muhammad, terdapat empat jenis kepercayaan yang berpengaruh di sana.

1. Arab Jahiliah
Mereka ini penyembah-penyembah berhala yang percaya kepada satu Tuhan yang Maha Tinggi, dewa-dewi dan berbagai jenis kuasa ghaib. Walaupun begitu, sebilangan besar daripada mereka (terutamanya bani Quraisy di Mekah) mengaku diri mereka dari keturunan Ibrahim.
Rumah berhala mereka yang terkenal ialah Kaabah yang bertempat di Mekah. Di dalamnya terdapat berbagai objek-objek pujaan dan berhala.

2. Yahudi
Pada zaman Muhammad, terdapat ramai orang Yahudi di tanah Arab. Sebilangan besar dari mereka bukan Yahudi sejati melainkan yang telah memeluk agama Yahudi. Menurut Yaqubi, bani Yahudi Quazah dan Nadhir di Madinah merupakan suku-bangsa Arab Jurham yang telah diyahudikan.
Orang Yahudi pada masa itu lebih berpengetahuan tentang dongeng rakyat dan tulisan ulama mereka daripada apa yang sebenarnya di tulis dalam Taurat. Malah, ada yang telah lupa bahasa asal mereka dan tidak dapat lagi membaca kitab Taurat yang ditulis dalam bahasa Ibrani. Kerana ulama-ulama Yahudi sahaja yang memahami kitab Taurat, ayat-ayat dari kitab itu terpaksa diterjemahkan secara spontan ke dalam bahasa Arab dalam upacara-upacara sembahyang umum.

3. Kristian
Orang yang pertama menjadi Kristian ialah orang Yahudi. Mereka berbeza dengan orang Yahudi lain kerana menerima Isa sebagai Al-Masih yang telah dijanjikan Allah. Apabila semakin ramai orang bukan-Yahudi memeluk agama Kristian, mereka mula membentuk identiti mereka sendiri. Pada zaman Muhammad, orang Kristian telah wujud selama enam ratus tahun. Dalam masa yang singkat itu, agama Kristian berjaya menjadi agama utama di Timur Tengah.
Akan tetapi orang Kristian pada masa itu telah pudar semangat dan banyak ajaran-ajaran sesat telah berjaya memecahbelahkan penduduk Kristian kepada kelompok-kelompok yang bertentangan fahaman. Ramai orang keliru tentang fahaman Kristian yang benar terutamanya mereka yang tidak berpeluang membaca Alkitab (gabungan kitab Taurat, Mazmur dan Injil) untuk mengkaji isu-isu yang diperdebatkan.
Suasana ini merebak ke tanah Arab yang pada masa itu tidak memiliki Alkitab dalam bahasa Arab. Orang Kristian di tanah Arab pada masa itu terdiri dari golongan Nestoria, Baizantin dan Monofisit. Golongan Baizantin dan Monofisit merupakan dua golongan paling berpengaruh dan merekalah yang menimbulkan perbalahan apabila memanggil Maryam, Ibu Tuhan. Maka tidak hairanlah jika suasana seperti itu telah menghalang Muhammad daripada mendapatkan ajaran Kristian yang benar.
Akhirnya, penyebaran ajaran-ajaran sesat ini dapat disekat dan dibetulkan. Prosesnya mengambil masa yang lama kerana campur tangan berbagai pihak yang berkuasa. Apabila umat Kristian berjaya bangkit dari kemelut akidah yang telah memecahbelahkan mereka, Islam telah pun bertapak di Timur Tengah dan Afrika Utara.

4. Hanif
Perkataan Hanif bermaksud "Dia yang berpaling" iaitu daripada penyembahan berhala. Orang Hanif ialah orang Arab Jahiliah yang telah dipengaruhi oleh fahaman Yahudi dan Kristian lalu mereka menolak amalan penyembahan berhala. Mereka tidak berjemaah tetapi percaya agama yang benar ialah agama yang dipegang bapa bangsa mereka, Ibrahim.
Agama Yahudi, Kristian dan Islam masing-masing menuntut mewakili agama Ibrahim yang sebenar. Adalah menarik bahawa dari empat Hanif yang diceritakan oleh Ibn Ishaq, tiga daripada mereka menemui kebenaran yang dicari-cari mereka dalam agama Kristian.
Hanif yang pertama ialah Waraqah bin Naufal, sepupu Khatijah, isteri pertama Muhammad. Dia memeluk agama Kristian dan menjadi seorang Kristian yang terpelajar. Walaupun dia adalah saudara dan penasihat rohani Muhammad, dia tidak pernah memeluk agama Islam. Selepas kematiannya, Muhammad telah bermimpi melihat Waraqah berpakaian putih dan mengambilnya sebagai tanda Waraqah selamat di syurga.
Hanif kedua ialah Abdullah bin Jashy. Pada mulanya dia memeluk agama Islam tetapi kemudiannya memeluk agama Kristian setelah berhijrah ke Habsyah akibat penganiayaan di Mekah. Abdullah selalu bersaksi kepada pelarian Islam yang lain tentang pengalaman rohaninya yang baru itu. Dia pernah berkata, "Kami (Kristian) melihat dengan jelas tetapi kamu (Islam) mengerdip mata sahaja." Maksudnya jelas – Abdullah percaya bahawa orang kristian mempunyai pandangan yang jelas dalam hal-hal rohani manakala Islam masih belum berjaya melihat terang kebenaran Allah.
Hanif yang ketiga ialah Usman bin Huarith. Dia merupakan saudara isteri pertama Muhammad dan memeluk agama Kristian semasa di Baizantin.
Hanif yang keempat, Zaid bin Amru, tetap Hanif sampai akhir hayatnya. Dikatakan dia selalu berdoa, "Ya Allah. Jika aku tahu jalan mana yang paling Engkau berkenan, aku akan menyembah-Mu dengannya. Tetapi aku tidak tahu."
Sebelum kerasulannya, Muhammad merupakan seorang Hanif. Pada setiap tahun, di bulan Ramadan, dia akan pergi bertapa di Gua Hira yang berdekatan dengan Mekah. Amalan ini sebenarnya berasal daripada orang Kristian di Syria yang kemudiannya menjadi popular di kalangan orang Arab.
Mengikut ajaran Islam, kenabian Muhammad bermula pada satu malam pada bulan Ramadan apabila dia terdengar satu suara menyuruh dia "mengucap" (yakni ayat-ayat Al-Quran yang bakal diturunkan kepadanya). Suara ini didengarnya ketika dia sedang bertapa di Gua Hira. Apabila dia mempertimbangkan kata-kata tersebut, malaikat Jibrail telah menjelma dan memberitahunya, "Muhammad! Engkaulah rasul Allah."
Pada mulanya Muhammad menyebarkan mesej Islam di kalangan orang Arab sahaja. Selepas dia berhijrah ke Madinah (yang banyak berpenduduk Yahudi), dia cuba memujuk orang Yahudi menerimanya sebagai seorang nabi setaraf nabi-nabi dalam kitab Taurat. Muhammad mengelar orang Yahudi dan Kristian "ahli-ahli kitab". Walaupun begitu, orang Yahudi menentang Muhammad dan menolak mesejnya. Mereka yakin kitab suci mereka tidak menyatakan apa-apa tentangnya. Sejak dari itu, Muhammad mula bermusuhan dengan mereka.
Apabila ditanya sama ada orang Islam orang Yahudi atau Kristian, Al-Quran mengarahkan orang Islam untuk memberi jawapan ini:
Berkata mereka itu: Beragama Yahudilah kamu, atau beragama Nasrani, supaya kamu mendapat petunjuk. Katakanlah: Bahkan agama Ibrahim yang lurus (kami ikut), dan bukanlah dia termasuk orang-orang musyrik. Katakanlah: Kami telah beriman kepada Allah dan (Kitab) yang diturunkan kepada kami dan apa-apa yang diturunkan kepada Ibrahim, Ismail, Ishaq, Yaqub dan anak-anaknya (begitu juga kepada kitab) yang diturunkan kepada Musa dan Isa, dan apa-apa yang telah diturunkan kepada nabi-nabi dari Tuhan mereka, tiadalah kami perbezakan seorang juga di antara mereka itu dan kami patuh kepada Allah. Maka jika mereka beriman seperti keimanan kamu, sesungguhnya mereka mendapat petunjuk; tetapi jika mereka berpaling (tiada beriman seperti keimananmu), maka hanya mereka dalam perpecahan (dengan kamu); maka engkau akan dipeliharakan Allah dari kejahatan mereka, dan Dia Mahamendengar, lagi Mahamengetahui. (2 Surah Al-Baqarah ayat 135-137)

Apabila ayat-ayat ini yang dipandang dari sudut sejarah, maka jelaslah agama Islam merupakan satu panggilan untuk k

ISLAM

ISLAM

Islam adalah satu jalan yang bersih dan murni lahir dan batin. Cara hidup Islam penuh rahmat, kasih sayang dan harmoni. Penuh didikan dan kebaikan.Hukumannya adalah keadilan dan pengampunan. Allah SWT yang Maha Pemurah dan Maha Penyayang, mencipta satu cara hidup yang amat sempurna untuk hamba-hamba-Nya. Suci dari segala kekotoran dan kelemahan.

Keindahan Islam diakui oleh fitrah murni manusia sekalipun bagi orang bukan Islam. Kerana Islam itu agama fitrah. Mengamalkannya tidak mendatangkan mudarat dan ia tidak pula memudaratkan orang lain. Dengan kata lain, Islam agama selamat dan menyelamatkan.

Kalaulah kita berpeluang menyaksikan dengan mata kepala sendiri akan realiti kehidupan Rasulullah SAW dan salafussoleh, tentu kita akan menyaksikan satu kehidupan yang sungguh menakjubkan. Peribadi mereka sangat tinggi dan akhlak baik mereka sangat menonjol. Cara hidup mereka walau dalam apa bidang sekalipun tetap dihiasi dengan akhlak yang mulia.Orang-orang bukan Islam pun sangat mengkagumi mereka. Sebab itu ramai orang yang memeluk Islam hanya kerana melihat kebaikan mereka itu. Inilah rahsia atau anak kunci kejayaan Rasulullah SAW dan para Sahabat untuk dapat menawan hati manusia. Mereka tidak pernah berjuang untuk merebut kerusi (jawatan). Tetapi manusia memberi mereka kerusi kedudukan yang mulia.

Untuk melaksanakan kebaikan, cara dan kaedahnya juga mesti baik. Tidak ada dalam ajaran Islam itu matlamatnya baik tetapi cara melaksanakannya kotor.Kalau kita hendak menderma misalnya, caranya mestilah dengan baik.Bukan dengan sombong dan mengungkit-ungkit. Akan tertolak pahalanya di sisi Allah.

Seorang yang ingin menghiburkan orang lain, tetapi menempuh cara-cara maksiat dan mungkar, tidak diterima kebaikan itu sebagai ibadah kepada Allah. Orang yang hendak menegakkan kebenaran melalui cara yang batil, yang dibuat itu tidak lagi dianggap kebenaran. Bahkan ia dianggap kebatilan yang disadur kebenaran.

Itulah dia akhlak Islam. Bahawa sesuatu usaha itu hanya akan jadi ibadah kepada Allah bilamana dapat menepati lima syarat. Yakni niat, cara, subjek, natijah semuanya mesti mengikut syariat Allah, disamping kita tidak meninggalkan perkara-perkara atau ibadah yang asas.

Orang yang mahukan matlamat saja baik tanpa menempuh cara-cara atau perlaksanaan yang baik, yakni orang yang menggunakan matlamat untuk menghalalkan cara, mereka ini termasuk dalam ayat yang bermaksud :
"Jangan kamu mencampurkan yang hak dan yang batil " (Al Baqarah :42)

Yang hak itu agama Tuhan.Yang batil itu jalannya seperti jalan demokrasi dan lain-lain.
Mereka ini sepertilah orang yang mahu ke satu destinasi dengan kereta, tidak ikut jalan raya, tetapi berjalan di sawah padi. Betulkah dia dan selamatkah dia? Begitulah tamsilannya orang -orang yang menghalalkan cara. Apa saja halal demi mencapai matlamat baik, konon! Ada orang yang hendak bersedekah tetapi dengan duit curi. Sedekah itu baik tetapi jalannya tidak baik. Maka sedekah itu pun dianggap tidak baik.Ianya bukan kesilapan kecil yang boleh dipandang enteng, bahkan ia termasuk dosa-dosa yang membawa kemurkaan Allah dan Neraka.

"1st Cut is The Deepest"

"First Cut Is The Deepest"

I would have given you all of my heart
But there's someone who's torn it apart
And she's taken just all that I had
But if you want I'll try to love again
Baby I'll try to love again but I know

The first cut is the deepest
Baby I know the first cut is the deepest
But when it come to being lucky she's cursed
When it come to loving me she's the worst

I still want you by my side
Just to help me dry the tears that I've cried
And I'm sure going to give you a try
And if you want I'll try to love again
Baby I'll try to love again but I know

The first cut is the deepest
Baby I know the first cut is the deepest
But when it come to being lucky she's cursed
When it come to loving me she's the worst

I still want you by my side
Just to help me dry the tears that I've cried
But I'm sure gonna give you a try
'cause if you want I'll try to love again
Baby I'll try to love again but I know

The first cut is the deepest
Baby I know the first cut is the deepest
When it come to being lucky she's cursed
When it come to loving me she's the worst

"My Friends"....

Friends....................

1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully...
2. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
3. Don ' t believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
4. When you say, ' I love you, ' mean it.
5. When you say, ' I ' m sorry, ' look the person in the eye.
6. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
7. Believe in love at first sight.
8. Never laugh at anyone ' s dreams. People who don ' t have dreams don ' t have much.
9. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it ' s the only way to live life completely.
10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
11. Don ' t judge people by their relatives.
12. Talk slowly but think quickly.
13. When someone asks you a question you don ' t want to answer, smile and ask, ' Why do you want to know?
14. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
15. Say ' bless you ' when you hear someone sneeze.
16. When you lose, don ' t lose the lesson.
17. Remember the three R ' s: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.
18. Don ' t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
19. When you realize you ' ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
20. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice
21. Spend some time alone.


Now, here ' s the FUN part!
A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.

Superhero

Preventing Heat Stress

Preventing Heat Stress

How to prevent Heat Stress?

• Keeping Cool In The Heat
• Adapt To The Heat
• Drink Water Frequently
• Wear Personal Protective Equipment
• Use Engineering Control
• Keep Cool

Keeping Cool In The Heat

Excess heat can place an abnormal stress on your body. When your body temperature rises even a few degrees above normal (which is about 98.6), you can experience muscle cramps, become weak, disoriented, and dangerously ill unless you can help your body to cool down. If your body temperature rises above 105 degrees, your condition can be fatal. Persons who work in hot environments--foundries, kitchens, laundries, and the like--must take special care against heat stress. The following guidelines can help you keep your cool in the heat and avoid the dangerous consequences of heat stress.

Adapt To The Heat

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) suggests that all workers exposed to extreme heat gradually get used to their environment over a one week period. This means that on your first day in a hot environment, you may only be able to do half the work that a fully-adapted worker would do. Each day, your workload increases slightly until you are able to operate at "full steam."

Drink Water Frequently

Sweating is one of the ways your body cools itself down. Sweating results in water loss, and the only way to replace the loss (and help your body continue to cool itself) is to drink water frequently. Ideally, you should drink at least 8 ounces of water every 20-30 minutes while working in hot environments.

Wear Personal Protective Equipment

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for hot environments can range from ordinary work clothes made from "breathable" fabrics to specially designed suits that are cooled by air, ice, and even portable air-conditioners. Check with your supervisor about the appropriate PPE for your specific task.

Use Engineering Controls

Your employer may also provide engineering controls such as fans, ventilators, exhaust systems, and air-coolant or conditioning systems. These controls can help reduce worksite temperatures to more adaptable levels. Other controls such as using heat shields and insulating heat-producing machinery can also help lower the environmental temperature.

Keep Cool

Persons who work in hot environments should become familiar with first aid techniques for heat stress. If you or someone you know suffers from heat exhaustion, cramps, or other signs of heat stress, get medical attention immediately. Keep your cool--heat stress is dangerous, but it's also preventable

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Heat Stress

The Legal Requirements:

Employers have a duty under section 25(2)(h) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker. This includes developing hot environment policies and procedures to protect workers in hot environments due to hot processes or hot weather.

For compliance purposes, the Ministry of Labour recommends the Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) for Heat Stress and Heat Strain published by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH). These values are based on preventing unacclimatized workers' core temperatures from rising above 38°C.

What Is Heat Stress?

Working or playing where it is hot puts stress on your body's cooling system. When heat is combined with other stresses such as hard physical work, loss of fluids, fatigue or some medical conditions, it may lead to heat–related illness, disability and even death.
This can happen to anybody—even the young and fit. In Ontario, heat stress is usually a concern during the summer. This is especially true early in the season, when people are not used to the heat.
Heat exposure may occur in many workplaces. Furnaces, bakeries, smelters, foundries and heavy equipment are significant sources of heat inside workplaces. For outdoor workers, direct sunlight is usually the main source of heat. In mines, geothermal gradients and equipment contribute to heat exposure. Humidity in workplaces also contributes to heat stress.

How We Cope With Heat

Your body is always generating heat and passing it to the environment. The harder your body is working, the more heat it has to lose. When the environment is hot or humid or has a source of radiant heat (for example, a furnace or the sun), your body must work harder to get rid of its heat.
If the air is moving (for example, from fans) and it is cooler than your body, it is easier for your body to pass heat to the environment.
Workers on medications or with pre–existing medical conditions may be more susceptible to heat stress. These workers should speak to their personal physicians about work in hot environments.

Controlling Heat Stress

Acclimatization

The longer you work in a hot environment, the better your body becomes at adjusting to the heat. This is called “acclimatization”. If you are ill or away from work for a week or so you can lose your acclimatization.
To become acclimatized, the following may be considered:
1. If you are experienced on the job, limit your time in hot working conditions to 50 per cent of the shift on the first day, 60 per cent of the shift on the second day, and 80 per cent of the shift on the third day. You can work a full shift the fourth day.

If you are not experienced on the job (if you are, for example, a new employee), you should start off spending 20 per cent of the time in hot working conditions on the first day and increase your time by 20 per cent each subsequent day.
2. Instead of reducing the exposure times to the job in a hot environment, you can become acclimatized by gradually increasing the physical demands of the job over a week or two.
When there is a potential exposure to heat stress, control measures must be taken to prevent heat exposure in the workplace. These include engineering controls, administrative controls and protective clothing. Selection of appropriate workplace controls will vary, depending on the type of workplace and other factors. Some measures may include:

Engineering Controls

 Reduce physical demands of work task through mechanical assistance (hoists, lift–tables, etc.).
 Control the heat at its source through the use of insulating and reflective barriers (e.g. insulate furnace walls).
 Exhaust hot air and steam produced by operations.
 Reduce the temperature and humidity through air cooling.
 Provide cool, shaded work areas.
 Provide air–conditioned rest areas.
 Increase air movement if temperature is less than 35°C (e.g. use of fans).

Administrative Controls

 The employer should assess the demands of all jobs and have monitoring and control strategies in place for hot days and hot workplaces.
 Increase the frequency and length of rest breaks.
 Schedule strenuous jobs to cooler times of the day.
 Provide cool drinking water near workers and remind them to drink a cup about every 20 minutes.
 Caution workers to avoid direct sunlight.
 Assign additional workers or slow down the pace of work.
 Make sure everyone is properly acclimatized.
 Train workers to recognize the signs and symptoms of heat stress and start a "buddy system" since people are not likely to notice their own symptoms.
 Pregnant workers and workers with a medical condition should discuss working in the heat with their physicians.
 First Aid responders and an emergency response plan should be in place in the event of a heat related illness.
 Investigate any heat–related incidents.

Personal Protective Equipment

 Light summer clothing should be worn to allow free air movement and sweat evaporation.
 Outdoors, wear light–coloured clothing.
 In a high radiant heat situation, reflective clothing may help.
 For very hot environments, air, water or ice–cooled insulated clothing should be considered.
 Vapour barrier clothing, such as chemical protective clothing, greatly increases the amount of heat stress on the body, and extra caution is necessary such as heat strain (physiological) monitoring.

Managing Heat Stress from Process Heat

For an environment that is hot primarily due to process heat (furnaces, bakeries, smelters, etc.), the employer should follow the guidance of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) as outlined in its booklet and documentation for the recommended Threshold Limit Value (TLVs), and set up a heat stress control plan in consultation with the workplace's joint health and safety committee or worker health and safety representative.

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1 Malaysia

Konsep Satu Malaysia ini bererti bahawa kita berdiri, kita berfikir dan bertindak sebagai bangsa Malaysia dan Melayu Boleh.Dan kita mengambil tindakan-tindakan berdasarkan kehendak semua kumpulan etnik dalam negara kita tidak kira Melayu,cina,india atau Melayu Boleh.

Semua rakyat Malaysia perlu menganggap diri mereka adalah bangsa Malaysia Melayu Boleh berfikir dan bertindak dalam satu nada dan satu matlamat. Ciri-ciri demografi seperti negeri, daerah, kaum, agama dan budaya wajar dihindari bagi menwujudkan satu bangsa Malaysia yang berfikiran terbuka serta ingin memajukan negara secara bersama.


Satu Malaysia juga tidak mengenepikan dasar afirmatif, dasar untuk menolong kaum bumiputera Melayu Boleh asalkan dasar itu dilaksanakan dengan cara yang adil dan memberi pertimbangan kepada golongan bumiputera yang layak mendapat sesuatu pertimbangan daripada kerajaan.
Pemimpin menepati apa yang diharapkan rakyat.

Satu Malaysia juga menggariskan empat perkara. Integriti, kebolehan, kesetiaan dan kesungguhan. Kabinet perlu berteraskan kepada Kabinet yang dekat di hati rakyat, mesra rakyat, sanggup turun padang menyingsing lengan dan melakukan perkara yang boleh mengukuhkan lagi kepercayaan dan keyakinan rakyat terhadap kerajaan Melayu Boleh.

ia juga menyebut tentang pencapaian yang diharapkan oleh rakyat bahawasanya rakyat tidak mahu mendengar sesuatu yang kita janjikan atau sesuatu diumumkan. Rakyat mengharapkan pelaksanaan secepat mungkin.

Semua menteri akan dinilai prestasi masing-masing dalam tempoh enam bulan.Telah tetapkan pada bulan November nanti akan lakukan proses penilaian atas prestasi dan pencapaian setiap menteri dan kementerian.

Perpaduan kaum yang sedia terjalin antara kaum di negara ini perlu diperkukuhkan lagi dengan menganggap kita adalah rakyat Malaysia dan bangsa Malaysia. Keadaan ini akan dapat menwujudkan suasana negara yang aman, harmoni, selesa, keselamatan yang terjamin dan memberi kemakmuran kepada negara. Rakyat perlu memahami bahawa negara yang mempunyai kestabilan politik dan keselamatan yang terjamin akan memberi perkembangan ekonomi yang pesat. Oleh itu rakyat akan dapat menikmati limpahan daripada kerancakan ekonomi negara Malaysia Melayu Boleh.

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Falling Object

INTRODUCTION

Welding, cutting, and associated processes often take place in areas where failing objects may be present. Failing objects may seriously injure or kill. Failing objects are common problems on construction and demolition sites of all kinds, from buildings to bridges, and are also often a problem during maintenance work.

HOW TO PROTECT AGAINST FALLING OBJECTS
• Wear approved head and foot protection.
• Be alert and aware of your total work environment and any possible overhead objects before you start working.
• Place a safety net or equivalent below overhead work.
• Follow safe work practices when working below overhead activities.
• Notify others of overhead work and any changing job conditions.
• Remember, a welding helmet or goggles restricts vision and may prevent taking the action necessary to avoid falling objects.
• Post areas where failing objects are a hazard.

HOW TO PREVENT FALLING OBJECTS
• Be certain that material being welded or cut is secured from failing.
• Do not permit loose objects near the edge 19 of overhead structures.
• Cover floor and wall openings.
• Use toe boards with guardrails.
• Do not kick, throw, or push anything off overhead structures this includes electrode stubs and scrap metal.
• Do not create failing objects for others—be alert to all your actions.

Analysis

1. Work planning, work authorization, and work execution deficiencies were causal factors in most of these events.
2. Job Hazard analyses often did not address the potential for falling objects.
3. Work planners did not specify that areas below the elevated work should be cleared and roped off to protect personnel from falling objects.
4. Ground-workers became complacent about yellow boundary tape and crossed the boundary to perform work.
5. When elevated work is performed, the elevated workers have the primary responsibility for safety.

Recommended Action

1. Ensure a comprehensive job hazards analysis is performed and documented when planning construction, repair, and D&D activities with elevated work areas. Emphasis should be placed on the control of falling objects and avoidance of working below other work activities.
2. Adequately secure the area below elevated work. Install barricades and post warning signs, and require all personnel to remain clear of the hazard area to protect against falling objects.
3. Review reroofing projects to determine if the building residents’ access should be restricted.
4. Wear hardhats when working in areas where falling object hazards are likely to occur.
5. Maintain control of tools and materials when working at an elevation. Use wrist straps and tool tethers, toeboards, screens, and guardrails to prevent falling objects, and debris netting or canopies to catch falling objects.
6. Adequately secure equipment/tools before raising or lowering.
7. Obey posted warning signs and all boundary tape and/or barriers.
8. Remove debris and remove/secure tools from the scaffold at the end of the shift.
9. Ensure toeboards are installed on scaffolds.

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Personel Protectives Equipment (PPE)

What is personal protective equipment?

Personal protective equipment, or PPE, is designed to protect employees from serious workplace injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with chemical, radiological, physical, electrical, mechanical, or other workplace hazards. Besides face shields, safety glasses, hard hats, and safety shoes, PPE includes a variety of devices and garments such as goggles, coveralls, gloves, vests, earplugs, and respirators.

What are your responsibilities as an employer?

OSHA’s primary PPE standards are in Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 1910 Subpart I, and equivalent regulations in states with OSHA-approved state plans, but you can find PPE requirements elsewhere in the General Industry Standards. For example, 29 CFR 1910.156, OSHA’s Fire Brigades Standard, has requirements for firefighting gear. In addition, 29 CFR 1926.95-106 covers the construction industry. OSHA’s general PPE requirements mandate that employers conduct a hazard assessment of their workplaces to determine what hazards are present that require the use of PPE, provide workers with appropriate PPE, and require them to use and maintain it in sanitary and reliable condition. Using PPE is often essential, but it is generally the last line of defense after engineering controls, work practices, and administrative controls. Engineering controls involve physically changing a machine or work environment. Administrative controls involve changing how or when employees do their jobs, such as scheduling work and rotating employees to reduce exposures. Work practices involve training workers how to perform tasks in ways that reduce their exposure to workplace hazards. As an employer, you must assess your workplace to determine if hazards are present that require the use of PPE. If such hazards are present, you must select PPE and require employees to use it, communicate your PPE selection decisions to your employees, and select PPE that properly fits your workers.

You must also train employees who are required to wear PPE on how do the following:
i. Use PPE properly,
ii. Be aware of when PPE is necessary,
iii. Know what kind of PPE is necessary,
iv. Understand the limitations of PPE in protecting employees from injury,
v. Don, adjust, wear, and doff PPE, and
vi. Maintain PPE properly.


Can PPE protect workers from head injuries?

Yes. Hard hats can protect your employees from head impact, penetration injuries, and electrical injuries such as those caused by falling or flying objects, fixed objects, or contact with electrical conductors. Also, OSHA regulations require employers to ensure that workers cover and protect long hair to prevent it from getting caught in machine parts such as belts and chains.

How can PPE protect workers from foot and leg injuries?

In addition to foot guards and safety shoes, leggings (e.g., leather, aluminized rayon, or other appropriate material) can help prevent injuries by protecting employees from hazards such as falling or rolling objects, sharp objects, wet and slippery surfaces, molten metals, hot surfaces, and electrical hazards.

What can PPE do to protect workers from hearing loss?

Wearing earplugs or earmuffs can help prevent damage to hearing. Exposure to high noise levels can cause irreversible hearing loss or impairment as well as physical and psychological stress. Earplugs made from foam, waxed cotton, or fiberglass wool are self-forming and usually fit well. A professional should fit your employees individually for molded or preformed earplugs. Clean earplugs regularly, and replace those you cannot clean.

Should workers wear PPE to help prevent hand injuries?

Yes. Workers exposed to harmful substances through skin absorption, severe cuts or lacerations, severe abrasions, chemical burns, thermal burns, and harmful temperature extremes will benefit from hand protection.

When should workers wear PPE for respiratory protection?

When engineering controls are not feasible, workers must use appropriate respirators to protect against adverse health effects caused by breathing air contaminated with harmful dusts, fogs, fumes, mists, gases, smokes, sprays, or vapors. Respirators generally cover the nose an mouth or the entire face or head and help prevent illness and injury. A proper fit is essential, however, for respirators to be effective. All employees required to wear respirators must first undergo medical evaluation.

Ramadhan Datang Lagi

Ramadhan Datang Lagi

Malam Lailatul Qadar

Malam Lailatul Qadar

Lailatul Qadar merupakan satu malam yang mempunyai kelebihan lebih seribu bulan yang
lain. Ini dapat kita lihat daripada apa yang telah dinukilkan oleh Allah di dalam al-Quran dalam surah al-Qadar. Begitu juga dengan apa yang telah diberitahukan oleh Rasulullah S.A.W dalam beberapa hadis yang sohih. Kita disuruh untuk menghidupkan malam lailatul qadar dan tidak membiarkannya berlalu begitu saja. Rasulullah S.A.W telah bersabda dalam hadis muttafaq 'alaih daripada Abu Hurairah yang artinya : Sesiapa yang menghidupkan malam lailatul qadar penuh keimanan dan keikhlasan akan diampun baginya dosa yang telah lalu.

Menurut imam Fakhrurrazi bahwa Allah menyembunyikan malam lailatul qadar dari pengetahuan kita sebagaimana Dia menyembunyikan segala sesuatu yang lain. Dia menyembunyikan keredhaanNya pada setiap ketaatan sehingga timbul dalam diri kita keinginan untuk melakukan semua ketaatan atau ibadat itu. Begitu juga Dia menyembunyikan kemurkaanNya pada setiap perkara maksiat agar kita berhati-hati dan menjauhi segala maksiat dan tidak memilih antara dosa besar dan kecil untuk melakukannya kerana dosa kecil jika terus dilakukan secara berterusan akan menjadi dosa besar jika kita tidak bertaubat dan berusaha meninggalkannya. Dia menyembunyikan wali-waliNya agar manusia tidak terlalu bergantung kepada mereka dalam berdoa sebaliknya berusaha sendiri dengan penuh keikhlasan dalam berdoa untuk mendapatkan sesuatu daripadaNya kerana Allah menerima segala doa orang yang bersungguh-sungguh dan tidak mudah berputus asa. Dia menyembunyikan masa mustajab doa pada hari Jumaat supaya kita berusaha sepanjang harinya. Begitulah juga Allah menyembunyikan penerimaan taubat dan amalan yang telah dilakukan supaya kita sentiasa istiqamah dan ikhlas dalam beramal dan sentiasa bersegera dalam bertaubat. Demikianlah juga dengan penyembunyian malam lailatul qadar agar kita membesarkan dan menghidupkan keseluruhan malam Ramadhan dalam mendekatkan diri kepadaNya bukan hanya sekadar menunggu malam lailatu qadar sahaja untuk beribadat dan berdoa. Tetapi inilah penyakit besar yang menimpa umat Islam yang menyebabkan malam-malam Ramadhan lesu kerana mereka hanya menanti malam yang dianggap malam lailatul qadar sahaja untuk beribadat. Kerana mengejar kelebihan lailatul qadar yang mana kita tidak mengetahui masanya yang tertentu menyebabkan kita terlepas dengan kelebihan Ramadhan itu sendiri yang hanya datang setahun sekali.

Antara tanda-tanda dalam mengetahui malam lailatul qadar adalah berdasarkan beberapa hadis di bawah :
1. Abi Ibnu Ka'ab telah meriwayatkan bahawa Rasulullah S.A.W telah bersabda mengenai lailatul qadar yang artinya : Sesungguhnya matahari yang keluar pada hari itu tidak begitu bercahaya (suram). - Hadis riwayat imam Muslim dalam kitab puasa -

2. Telah diriwayatkan daripada Nabi S.A.W bahawa baginda telah bersabda yang artinya : Sesungguhnya tanda-tanda lailatul qadar, bahawa malamnya bersih suci seolah-olah padanya bulan yang bersinar, tenang sunyi, tidak sejuk padanya dan tidak panas, tiada ruang bagi bintang untuk timbul sehingga subuh, dan sesungguhnya tanda-tandanya matahari pada paginya terbit sama tiada baginya cahaya seperti bulan malam purnama tidak membenarkan untuk syaitan keluar bersamanya pada hari itu. - Hadis riwayat imam Ahmad dengan isnad jayyid daripada Ibadah bin As-Somit -

3. Dalam Mu'jam At-Tobarani Al-Kabir daripada Waailah bin Al-Asqa' daripada Rasulullah S.A.W telah bersabda yang artinya : Malam lailatul qadar bersih, tidak sejuk, tidak panas, tidak berawan padanya, tidak hujan, tidak ada angin, tidak bersinar bintang dan daripada alamat siangnya terbit matahari dan tiada cahaya padanya(suram).

4. Telah meriwayat Al-Barraz dalam musnadnya daripada Ibn Abbas bahawa Rasulullah S.A.W telah bersabda yang artinya : Malam lailatul Qadar bersih tidak panas dan tidak pula sejuk.

Qadhi 'Iyad telah mengatakan ada dua pendapat mengenai matahari yang terbit tanpa cahaya iaitu:

1) Ia merupakan tanda penciptaan Allah SWT.
2) Menunjukkan bahawa kerana terlalu banyak para malaikat yang berzikir kepada Allah pada malamnya dan mereka turun ke bumi yang menyebabkan sayap-sayap dan tubuh mereka yang halus menutupi dan menghalangi matahari dan cahayanya.

Daripada hadis-hadis di atas bolehlah kita buat kesimpulan bahawa antara tanda-tanda lailatul qadar ialah :

a. Pada malamnya keadaan bersih dengan cuaca tidak sejuk dan tidak pula panas.
b. Malamnya tenang yang mana terang dan angin tidak bertiup sebagaimana biasa dan awan agak nipis.
c. Malamnya tidak turun hujan dan bintang pula tidak bercahaya seolah-olah tidak timbul.
d. Pada siangnya pula matahari terbit dalam keadaan suram.

"My Love"

"My Love"

I've checked my bag,
I found it empty,
I've checked my pockets,
I found a few coins,
I've checked my hearts,
I found you all...WOW!!!! My Family,

Then.......,I realize how rich n lucky i am...

Mohamad Aluis Hamri.

Isu Keselamatan & Kesihatan

Tahap Perkembangan Isu Keselamatan Di Malaysia
Apabila kita menyentuh tentang isu keselamatan dan kesihatan di Malaysia, sebenarnya isu ini telah bermula semenjak 120 tahun dahulu. Bermula pada era keselamatan dandang (Sebelum 1914) sehingga kini ke era keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerjaan (selepas 1994).Oleh yang demikian ,tahap perkembangan isu keselamatan di Malaysia kita boleh bahagikan kepada lima peringkat iaitu:

i. Tahap Pertama :Era Keselamatan Dandang (Sebelum 1914)
ii. Tahap Kedua :Era Keselamatan Jentera (1914-1962)
iii. Tahap Ketiga :Era Keselamatan Industri (1962-1970)
iv. Tahap Keempat :Era Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Industri (1970-1994)
v. Tahap Kelima :Era Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan (Selepas 1994)

Istilah-Istilah Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan

Sebelum kita memulakan perbincangan kita di dalam topik keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerjaan ini, kita haruslah mengetahui serba sedikit mengenai istilah-istilah yang perlu kita fahami. Istilah-istilah ini termasuklah seperti:

Keselamatan dan Kesihatan
Keselamatan membawa maksud di mana bebas daripada bahaya yang wujud di persekitaran tempat kerja dan menurut kamus Webster ia memberi makna kualiti atau keadaan yang tidak membawa sebarang risiko. Manakala kesihatan pula bermaksud keadaan tubuh badan atau minda kita berada di dalam berkeadaan baik ataupun tidak baik. Penyediaan persekitaran kerja yang kondusif dan langkah-langkah berjaga-jaga yang berpatutan untuk mencegah orang yang bekerja daripada tercedera atau mendapat kesan kesihatan akibat aktiviti kerja yang dijalankan.

Hazard
Occupational Safety and Health Assessment Series 18002’ (OHSAS 18002) dan (ISO/IEC Guide 51:1999) mentakrifkan Hazard sebagai punca atau keadaan yang mempunyai potensi yang mengakibatkan kemudaratan dalam konteks kecederaan dan penyakit kepada manusia, kerosakan pada harta benda, berlakunya kerosakan pada persekitaran di tempat kerja atau kedua-duanya sekali.

Bahaya
Bahaya lebih menekankan dedahan relatif seseorang kepada hazard. Panduan ISO/ IEC 51:1990 (E) memberikan perkataan “bahaya” ini adalah untuk menerangkan bahawa keadaan yang berisiko tinggi.

Risiko
Risiko adalah gabungan kemungkinan dan akibat sesuatu peristiwa berbahaya berlaku. Risiko juga boleh dikatakan sebagai gabungan faktor-faktor kemungkinan berlakunya peristiwa yang malang, dedahan dan impak kemalangan tersebut. (OHSAS 18002). Kemungkinan membawa takrifan di mana kebarangkalian kemalangan itu akan berlaku. Kebarangkalian kemalangan boleh diketahui melalui statistik dan perangkaan kemalangan.

Kemalangan
Kemalangan membawa takrifan di mana sesuatu perkara yang tidak dirancang, yang berkemungkinan menyebabkan kecederaan perseorangan ataupun kerosakan pada harta benda. (King dan Hudson)

Sematan

Sematan-Nice Place for Your Holiday.

1. Trip To Tanjung Dato'
2. Trip To Teluk Melano
3. Trip to Pulau Talang-Talang
4. Fishing

Contact Aluis

No.tel :+60198891241/+60138192736/+6082711207
Email :mohd_aluis@yahoo.com

Journey To Balai Karangan (Indonesia)

"Hujan emas di negeri orang,hujan batu di negeri sendiri"

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Peraturan Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan

PERATURAN-PERATURAN KESELAMATAN
DAN KESIHATAN PEKERJAAN
(Pegawai Keselamatan dan Kesihatan)

Peraturan-Peraturan terpakai bagi

a. seseorang yang bertindak sebagai pegawai keselamatan dan kesihatan; dan
b. seseorang majikan bagi kelas atau industri yang dikehendaki mengambil kerja pegawai keselamatan dan kesihatan.

Tiada seorang pun boleh bertindak sebagai pegawai keselamatan dan kesihatan melainkan jika telah berdaftar dengan Ketua Pengarah.

Permohonan pendaftaran hendaklah dikemukakan berserta dengan Borang sebagaimana yang dinyatakan dalam Jadual 1 berserta dengan fee pemprosesan sebanyak RM 100.00 disertai dengan apa-apa dokumen dan maklumat seperti yang dinyatakan dalam Borang.

Kelayakan Pendaftaran

a. mempunyai diploma keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerjaan atau setaraf yang diluluskan oleh Menteri

b. berjaya menamatkan kursus latihan dalam keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerjaan dan lulus peperiksaan bagi kursus itu atau setaraf yang diluluskan oleh Menteri dan mempunyai minimum 3 tahun pengalaman dalam keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerjaan;

(Kursus Pegawai Keselamatan dan Kesihatan yang dijalankan oleh IKKPN adalah antara kursus yang diluluskan)

c. Pernah bekerja dalam bidang keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerjaan untuk tempoh minimum 10 tahun; atau

d. Mempunyai kelayakan lain atau telah menerima latihan yang ditetapkan dari semasa ke semasa oleh Menteri

Seseorang tidak berhak untuk didaftarkan sebagai Pegawai Keselamatan dan Kesihatan jika

a. disabitkan dengan mana-mana kesalahan dibawah Akta atau peraturan yang dibuat dibawahnya;

b. disabitkan dengan mana-mana kesalahan dan dihukum lebih daripada satu tahun penjara atau didenda lebih daripada RM 2000.00 dan

c. diisytiharkan bankrap

Pegawai Keselamatan dan Kesihatan yang telah didaftar hendaklah menghadiri apa-apa program pendidikan berterusan sekurang-kurangnya sekali dalam setahun bagi maksud pembaharuan pendaftaran.

(Program pendidikan berterusan ertinya kursus, seminar, persidangan atau program pendidikan yang lain dalam keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerjaan atau setaraf, yang diluluskan oleh Ketua Pengarah)

Perakuan Pendaftaran

Tempoh sah untuk pendaftaran ialah 3 tahun kecuali jika dibatalkan terlebih dahulu.

Pembaharuan Pendaftaran

Pegaawi Keselamatan dan Kesihatan dikehendaki membuat permohonan pembaharuan pendaftaran dengan mengemukakan Borang seperti dalam jadual II disertai dengan fee pemprosesan sebanyak RM 50.00.

Keengganan Untuk Mendaftar

Ketua Pengarah boleh enggan mendaftar mana-mana permohonan pendaftaran jika:

a. telah berhenti menjadi Pegawai Keselamatan dan Kesihatan;

b. Pegawai Keselamatan dan Kesihatan berdaftar tetapi tidak pernah dilantik sebagai Pegawai Keselamatan dan Kesihatan dibawah Akta;

c. Tidak memenuhi apa-apa kehendak yang dinyatakan dibawah peraturan ini,

d. Gagal menjalankan kewajipan sebagaimana yang dinyatakan dibawah Akta dan Peraturan, atau

e. Tidak menunjukkan apa-apa bukti dia telah menghadiri program pendidikan berterusan dalam tempoh 3 tahun yang terakhir.

Pembatalan Pendaftaran

Ketua Pengarah boleh membatalkan pendaftaran pada bila-bila masa jika

a. telah berhenti menjadi pegawai keselamatan dan kesihatan,

b. telah disabitkan dengan mana-mana kesalahan dibawah Akta atau Peraturan,

c. tidak memenuhi apa-apa kehendak yang dinyatakan di bawah Peraturan ini atau perintah yang dibuat oleh Menteri, atau

d. telah memperolehi pendaftaran melalui salah nyataan atau fraud

Kewajipan Majikan

a. menyediakan kemudahan-kemudahan yang sesuai termasuk peralatan latihan, dan maklumat yang mencukupi bagi membolehkan Pegawai Keselamatan dan Kesihatan menjalankan kewajipannya;

b. membenarkan Pegawai Keselamatan dan Kesihatan menghadiri program pendidikans ekurang-kurangnya sekali setahun, dan

c. mengarahkan seorang atau lebih penyelia membantu Pegawai Keselamatan dan Kesihatan dalam mana-mana penyiasatan mengenai kemalangan, kemalangan nyaris, kejadian berbahaya, keracunan pekerjaan atau penyakit pekerjaan.

Kewajipan Pegawai Keselamatan dan Kesihatan

a. menasihati majikan mengenai langkah-langkah yang perlu diambil bagi kepentingan keselamatan dan kesihatan;

b. memeriksa tempat kerja untuk menentukan apa-apa yang boleh menyebabkan kecederaan anggota ke atas mana-mana orang yang bekerja di tempat kerja,

c. menyiasat apa-apa kemalangan, kemalangan nyaris, kejadian berbahaya, keracunan pekerjaan,

d. membantu majikan atau Jawatankuasa Keselamatan dan Kesihatan dalam menganjur da melaksanakan program keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerjaan;

e. menjadi setiausaha kepada Jawatankuasa Keselamatan dan Kesihatan;

f. membantu Jawatankuasa Keselamatan dan Kesihatan dalam pemeriksaan tempat kerja;

g. memungut, menganalisa dan menyenggara statistik;

h. membantu mana-mana pegawai pada menjalankan kewajipannya dibawah Akta dan Peraturan; dan

i. menjalankan apa-apa arahan lain yang dibuat oleh majikan atas apa-apa perkara ayng berkaitan dengan keselamatan dan kesihatan tempat kerja.

Laporan

Pegawai Keselamatan dan Kesihatan hendaklah mengemukakan suatu laporan kepada majikan berkaitan aktiviti-aktiviti sebelum 10 haribulan setiap bulan dan mestilah mengandungi:

a. apa-apa tindakan yang perlu diambil oleh majikan untuk mematuhi Akta dan Peraturan;

b. cara untuk mewujudkan dan mengekalkan keadaan bekerja yang selamat dan sihat;

c. jumlah dan jenis kemalangan termasuk jumlah orang yang terlibat( LTI dan NLTI);

d. apa-apa jentera, loji, peralatan perkakas, bahan atau proses, atau jenis kerja kasar yang digunakan di tempat kerja yang boleh menyebabkan kecederaan;

e. apa-apa jentera, loji, peralatan perkakas, bahan atau apa=apa alat pelindung diri yang dikehendaki bagi mengurangkan risiko;

f. mengesyorkan apa-apa pengubahan yang perlu dibuat bagi kepentingan keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerjaan;

g. apa-apa kerja yang telah dijalankan untuk menggalakkan keselamatan dan kesihatan di tempat kerja;

h. apa-apa perkara yang belum selesai yang berbangkit daripada laporan yang terdahulu; atau

i. apa-apa perkara lain yang berhubung dengan keselamatan dan kesihatan di tempat kerja.


Perintah Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan
(Pegawai Keselamatan dan Kesihatan)

Majikan daripada kelas atau jenis industri yang berikut hendaklah mengambil kerja pegawai keselamatan dan kesihatan

a. pengendalian bangunan : nilai kontrak projek melebihi RM 20 juta;

b. pembinaan kejuruteraan : nilai kontrak projek melebihi RM 20 juta;

c. Pembinaan kapal yang mengambil kerja lebih daripada 100 pekerja pada puncak kerja;

d. Aktiviti memproses gas atau industri petrokimia dengan lebih daripada 100 pekerja;

e. Industri kimia dan yang bersekutu dengan lebih dariapda 100 pekerja;

f. Aktiviti membuat dandang dan vessel tekanan dengan lebih daripada 100 pekerja;

g. Industri logam dengan lebih daripada 100 pekerja;

h. Industri kerja kayu dengan lebih daripada 100 pekerja;

i. Aktiviti pembuatan simen dengan lebih daripada 100 pekerja;

j. Aktiviti pembuatan lain daripad (f) hingga (i) dengan lebih daripada 500 pekerja.

Tindakan Yang Perlu Diambil Ke Atas Laporan

Majikan yang telah menerima laporan daripada Pegawai Keselamatan dan Kesihatan hendaklah :

a. membincangkan laporan tersebut dengan Pegawai Keselamatan dan Kesihatan dalam tempoh 2 minggu; dan

b. menanda tangan balas sebagai pengakuan penerimaan

Laporan hendaklah disimpan dalam keadaan baik untuk tempoh selama tempoh 10 tahun

Fire Accident

INTRODUCTION
Whatever the nature of your business, there will always be a potential for damage or loss due to fire. People may be injured or even killed in fire-related incidents. Thousands of businesses are adversely affected by fires every year, with many suffering a complete loss of livelihood. This element will give advice on the law relating to fire safety and general guidance on fire precautions in non-factory premises.
Full and further advice should always be sought from the County Fire and Rescue Service, responsible for issuing Fire Certificates and enforcing other requirements of fire safety legislation.

THE LAW

The Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 (amended in 1999) and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 place responsibility on the employer to ensure safety from fire in the workplace. These regulations require the employer to assess the likelihood of fire and its consequences for those in the workplace and take appropriate measures to reduce or eliminate the risk. In the case of the workplace having 5 or more employees, the employer must record the significant findings of the risk assessment and identify any groups of people who are especially at risk.
The workplace includes any place within the premises to which employees have access, such as any room, lobby or corridor and staircase, as well as any road used as a means of entering or leaving the workplace.
A fire certificate is required for any premises used as a hotel or boarding house if sleeping accommodation is provided for more than 6 persons (whether guests or staff) or where there is some sleeping accommodation above the first floor or below the ground floor. A fire certificate is also required in respect of factory premises in or under which certain explosive or highly flammable materials are used or stored (depending on kind and quantities).
Practical guidance on fire precautions in certificated and non-certificated premises is given in two separate documents (Guide and Code of Practice respectively) available from HMSO (see References/Further Details)

COMMON CAUSES OF FIRE

1. Electricity - neglect and misuse of wiring and electrical appliances.
2. Refuse/rubbish - accumulating in work/storage areas.
3. Smoking - discarded cigarettes, matches, inadequate ashtrays.
4. Heaters - Portable heaters can be knocked over, poorly sited or inadequately guarded. All heaters could overheat if obstructed.
5. Hazardous goods - includes materials such as paints, adhesives or other chemicals.
6. Arson - by mischievous children and adult fire raisers, facilitated by ineffectively secured buildings.
7. Specific hazards - machinery in dusty environments, heated equipment (e.g. soldering irons), blow lamps, cutting and welding equipment, flammable liquids.

CONSIDERATIONS

1 Fire Precautions - NB - These will usually be specified in the fire certificate (where required) or as guidance for exempted premises, found in the Code of Practice.
• Means of escape - routes; exits; marking of fire exits; emergency and escape lighting; fire doors should never be wedged open and their self-closing devices should be checked regularly.
• Routes and emergency exits and the exits themselves should be kept clear. Exits should not be so locked that they cannot be opened easily in the event of an emergency.
• Emergency doors should open in the direction of escape and sliding or revolving doors should not be used for emergency exits.
• Fire warning systems - required for certificated premises; a prudent precaution for exempted premises; regular tests and records of these to be kept; any system should be suitable for the premises.
• Means of fire fighting - appropriate types of equipment and places where it is to be provided; need to ensure appropriate types and numbers of extinguishers to deal with different fire risks according to the size of the building, physical and chemical properties of substances present and the maximum number of people present at any one time. Fire fighting equipment should be easily accessible and simple to use.
• Contacting emergency services- suitable arrangements must be put in place.

2 Training Staff

For certificated premises this may be specified in the certificate. Induction training is particularly important. Practical training can be supplemented by additional written instructions and all training should be logged. Employers should nominate employees to implement measures for fire fighting and provide them with adequate training, information and equipment.
Practice fire drills should be carried at least once a year, and perhaps more frequently for larger premises. The use of appointed ‘fire wardens’ to supervise and review evacuation exercises is recommended.

3 Fire Instruction Signs / Notices

Emergency routes and exits must be indicated by signs. Emergency routes requiring illumination should be provided with emergency lighting of adequate intensity should normal lighting fails. It is good practice to have printed notices displayed in conspicuous positions in all parts of the premises detailing the action to be taken in the event of fire.

4 Staff Considerations

All staff should be consulted (or their elected representatives or appointed trade union representatives) about your proposals when setting up fire precautions.
You must inform and co-operate with other employers who may share the same building.
Account should be taken of the less able-bodied, wheelchair users and those with impaired mobility, staff with impaired vision or impaired hearing and staff with learning difficulties.
Your employees are legally required to co-operate with you to ensure the safety of the workplace and not do anything that places anyone at risk.

5 Alterations

Before carrying out structural alterations or changes to fire alarm systems it may save you time and expense to consult with your local building control officer and/or Fire Prevention Officer.

6 Maintenance

Fire precautions equipment and devices should be subject to a suitable system of maintenance in order to ensure they remain in efficient working order and good repair.

7 Common Parts

If you have control over parts of a premises occupied by more than one workplace, but do not employ anyone yourself, you are nevertheless responsible for ensuring that the Fire Regulations are complied with in the areas under your control.

Occupational Safety & Health: Isu Keselamatan & Kesihatan Di Tapak Bina

Occupational Safety & Health: Isu Keselamatan & Kesihatan Di Tapak Bina

Working at Height (2)

WORKING AT HEIGHT

Introduction

Falls from height remain the single biggest cause of workplace deaths and one of the main causes of major injury. This section tells you what you need to do to comply with the Work at Height Regulations 2005. The regulations apply to all work at height where there is a risk of a fall liable to cause personal injury.
This question and answer brief includes some of the key issues about the new Work at Height Regulations 2005 and explains some of the things that you should be doing if you work in the construction industry.

Question 1 - Who do the Regulations Apply To?

The regulations place duties on employers, the self-employed, employees and anyone who controls the way work at height is undertaken, for example a principal contractor, a client, contractors, or factory owner, etc.
Existing requirements covering work at height in the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996 are revoked, such as Regulations 6 to 8 and Schedules 1 to 5.
For further information see Schedule 8 of the Work at Height Regulations 2005.

Question 2 - What is Work at Height?

Work at height is work in any place, including a place at, above or below ground level, where a person could be injured if they fell from that place. Access and egress to a place of work can also be work at height.
Examples of work activities that are classified as working at height include:
• Working off bandstands.
• Working on a flat roof.
• Erecting falsework and formwork.
• Working from a ladder.
• Working at ground level adjacent to an open excavation.
• Working on formwork within an excavation.
• Working near or adjacent to fragile materials.
Some examples of where the regulations will not apply:
• Walking up and down a staircase in an office.
• Working in the upper floors of an office block or a portacabin.
• An operator sitting in a seat on an excavator.
• Sitting in a chair.

Question 3 - What is a Risk Assessment?

The Work at Height Regulations are based on a risk assessment approach. When considering work at height, a risk assessment should be undertaken in order to identify what the hazard is and the degree of risk present. A risk assessment is a careful examination of what could cause harm to people as a result of a work activity, and it allows you to take the necessary precautions to prevent the harm occurring.
In a risk assessment you need to:
1. Look for the hazards.
2. Decide who might be harmed and how.
3. Evaluate the risks and decide whether the existing precautions are adequate or whether more should be done.
4. Record your findings where necessary.
5. Review your assessment.
Examples of what to consider include:
• The work activity.
• The equipment to be used.
• The duration of the work.
• The location where the work activity is due to take place, i.e. presence of hazards such as overhead power lines, open excavations, underground services, etc.
• The working environment, e.g. weather conditions, lighting.
• Condition and stability of existing work surfaces.
• Physical capabilities of the workers, e.g. pregnancy, vertigo sufferers.

Question 4 - How Does the Requirement to Do a Risk Assessment Under the Management of
Health and Safety at Work Regulations Differ From These Regulations?

All recent health and safety legislation is goal setting and based on a risk assessment approach. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (the Management Regulations) have required the use of risk assessments to manage health and safety since 1992. The requirement under the Management Regulations for a risk assessment is no different from the requirement for one under the Work at Height Regulations. However, the risk assessment under the Work at Height Regulations is focused upon controlling the risks associated with working at height and the selection and use of work equipment for working at height.
If you are already using risk assessments to address working at height, then there is normally no need to change what you are doing in order to comply with the requirement for risk assessment under the Work at Height Regulations.
Further advice on risk assessment can be obtained from HSE guidance: Five Steps to Risk Assessment leaflet INDG163 (rev1) HSE Books 1998 and A Guide to Risk Assessment Requirements: Common Provisions in Health and Safety Law leaflet INDG218 HSE Books 1996.

Question 5 - What is Required When Planning to do Work at Height?


Any work at height needs to be planned in advance of the work activity, with careful consideration given to the selection and use of work equipment. The safe system of work needs to take account of:
• Any supervision of workers that may be necessary, e.g. work equipment selected lower down the hierarchy of control, such as fall arrest equipment, will require a higher level of supervision.
• Any weather conditions that workers may be exposed to, e.g. carrying out maintenance on an icy roof, or working in rainy conditions on a slippery surface;
• Any emergency or rescue procedures that may be required, e.g. if person falls while using a fall arrest system. It is not acceptable just to rely on the emergency services, it needs to be covered in the risk assessment and planned prior to the work activity being carried out. For example, how will an unconscious person be rescued after having fallen into a net? How will a person be rescued after having fallen in a fall-arrest harness? You may need to consider the use of a mobile elevated work platform (MEWP), ladder or tower to undertake a rescue.
See Question 19 for further guidance.

Question 6 - Who is Competent to Work at Height?

Competency is the experience, knowledge and appropriate qualifications that enable a worker to identify the risks arising from a situation and the measures needed to be taken.
Those undertaking a height work activity need to be trained in the selected system of work and any particular work equipment chosen. For example if a MEWP is selected then the operator must be trained in its use. If nets are used the net riggers must be trained in how to erect them safely. Managers should check that those doing the work are adequately trained.
For employees who regularly carry out work at height, e.g. roofers, it may be necessary for them to attend a formal training course on safe working procedures when at height, rather than just on-the-job training.

Question 7 - How Can I Avoid Working at Height?

A risk assessment for undertaking work at height should always consider how the work activity at height could be avoided. This may require modifying a design, e.g. erecting guardrails on steelwork at ground level and then craning the steel and the guardrails into place, or doing the work from underneath, e.g. using a MEWP or a mobile platform inside a building to repair a roof internally. However, in most instances in the construction industry, avoidance will not be possible and control measures for working at height will be required. Windows being cleaned from the ground rather than off ladders. Steel beams designed with prefixed sockets to insert the edge protection at ground level and so preventing scaffolders being exposed to a risk from height.

Question 8 - How Can I Prevent Someone From Falling When Working at Height?

Falls from height can be prevented through the use of working platforms with guardrails, or particular access equipment, such as MEWP’s (cherry pickers, scissor lifts, mast climbers, etc.).
Personal Protective Equipment can also prevent falls, such as a work restraint system, but this form of protection is lower down the hierarchy and should only be considered if the collective method of protection, as mentioned above, has been ruled out. However, in selecting work equipment for fall protection, all risks associated with that equipment must be considered, e.g. the risks involved in installing, using, dismantling and rescue related to that equipment.

Question 9 - What is an Existing Place of Work?

An existing place of work is best thought of as a ‘safe’ place of work - somewhere where you don’t need to use or add any additional work equipment to remove the risk of a fall from height occurring. If you do have to add or use anything to address the risk of a fall from height, then it is not an existing place of work. Work at height may be undertaken from an existing place of work, such as a flat roof. If the flat roof has permanent edge protection fitted around the perimeter of the roof, then it is unlikely that further work equipment would be necessary, as the risk of falling from the roof has already been controlled. Other examples include a machine or storage tank with fixed guard rails, mezzanine floor with edge protection, parts of a demolition or construction site where work equipment is not needed to make a working position safe because there is no risk of a fall.
An existing place of work may be transitory. For example soft strip demolition may be taking place on the fourth floor of an office building and during this process there is unlikely to be a risk of a fall occurring. However, as soon as the windows are removed, the openings created will give rise to the risk of a potential fall occurring and measures will need to be taken to prevent a fall, therefore this place of work is no longer an existing place of work.

Question 10 - What are Collective and Personal Measures?

Collective control measures should always take priority over personal control measures. Collective measures protect more than one person at any one time, e.g. scaffolds, airbags, nets, etc. and they are usually passive (i.e. they require no action by the user to work effectively).
Personal control measures rely upon personal protective equipment and only protect the user, e.g. fall-arrest harnesses. They are usually active (i.e. they require the user to do something for them to work effectively, such as clipping PPE lanyard onto an anchorage point at all times).

Question 11 - What are ‘Appropriate Ergonomic Conditions’?

Ergonomics covers how people interact with their environment and how a person adopts the correct work position or posture for the work in hand. The work position should have characteristics (including dimensions) that are appropriate to the nature of the job being carried out, e.g. a working platform should be wide enough to allow safe passage and movement, and allow safe and comfortable handling of materials.

Question 12 - What is the Hierarchy in Regulation 6?

Under Regulation 6 of the Work at Height Regulations, there is a hierarchy of control for determining how to work at height safely. The hierarchy has to be followed systematically and only when one level is not reasonably practicable may the next level be considered. It is not acceptable to select work equipment from lower down the hierarchy (e.g. personal fall arrest, such as harnesses and lanyards) in the first instance.
Duty holders must:
• Avoid work at height where they can.
• Use work equipment or other measures to prevent falls where they cannot avoid working at height.
• Where they cannot eliminate the risk of a fall, use work equipment or other measures to minimise the distance and consequences of a fall should one occur.
It is not necessary to implement all parts of the hierarchy, e.g. in the case of a fully boarded and guarded scaffold, workers would not be expected to wear personal fall-arrest equipment in addition.

Question 13 - What Do I Have to Do for Falls Below 2m?

There has always been a duty for a safe system of work and to prevent people from falling from any height. Under the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996 all falls were required to be prevented. For falls under 2m, how this was done was determined by the risk, while for over 2m, there was a hierarchy that had to be followed that specified the use of guardrails and working platforms (or other similar equipment) to prevent falls.
The Work at Height Regulations require the risk of a fall to be prevented wherever a fall is liable to cause personal injury. This means that for any height where there is a risk of a fall causing personal injury then measures should be taken to prevent injury.
The old division between low and high falls has gone. The duty is to prevent falls. It is worth noting that there are almost as many low-fall injuries as high-fall injuries.
The Work at Height Regulations require you to take a sensible risk-based approach to preventing falls. Where it is reasonably practicable to take precautions to prevent a fall, steps should be taken to do so. Examples of what you have to do include:
• Using edge protection on bandstands for bricklayers.
• Ensuring that handrails to scaffolds and towers are provided and not deliberately removed for work less than 2m.
However it is essential that a sensible and pragmatic approach is taken when addressing low falls, so precautions should only be taken when the scope and duration of the work presents a risk of injury. If the risk is trivial, it is not reasonably practical to take precautions, and then no action needs to be taken apart from training and instruction.

Question 14 - What About Falls at 2m or More?

Where the fall height is 2m or more, HSE inspectors will always expect action to be taken to prevent falls. When selecting work equipment, the expectation is that guardrails and working platforms will be used. These are always the preferred measures to protect from falls unless a risk assessment clearly identifies other equipment as providing better protection given the nature and duration of the task. There will be no dilution in existing standards for work at height above 2m.

Question 15 - How High Should Handrails Be?

The new regulations require that handrails have a minimum height for construction work of 950mm, increased from 910mm in the old regulations. Where existing 910mm handrails are fixed in place they can remain at that height until they are changed. Any gap between the top rail and any intermediate rail should not exceed 470mm.

Question 16 - What Do I Need to Consider When Selecting Equipment for Working at Height?

When selecting work equipment for use at height, the following need to be taken into account:
• The working environment: what are the ground conditions, are there space constraints, are other people working in the same area, will members of public be affected?
• The duration and frequency of use: is the work activity of short duration, is it repetitive?
• Emergency and rescue procedures: can a timely evacuation and/or rescue be instigated?
• The distance and consequences of any potential fall: can a fall from the work equipment occur? If so, does this have the potential to cause injury?
• In the case of access and egress, what is the distance to be travelled?
• Any other additional risks posed by the installation, use, dismantling or removal of the work equipment.
• The dimensions of the work equipment, to ensure a safe working area and safe passage.
• The potential loadings of persons, equipment and materials.
• Is it appropriate for the nature of the work to be undertaken?
The type of work equipment required should be selected in conjunction with the risk assessment in accordance with the hierarchy of control.

Question 17 - What About Using Ladders and Stepladders?

These regulations do not ban ladders but require consideration to be given to their use. They require that ladders should only be considered where the use of other more suitable work equipment is not appropriate, such a tower scaffold, podium steps or temporary stairs. For example ladders are frequently used during fit-out installations, but in most cases other work equipment is more appropriate. Where ladders and stepladders are used they should only be used as a work place for light work of short duration. Specific guidance on ladders and stepladders is due to be issued by the HSE.

Question 18 - What are Working Platforms?

The Work at Height Regulations has changed the meaning of working platforms, which have traditionally been understood to mean a fully-boarded platform with handrails and toe boards. A working platform can now be virtually any surface from which work is carried out, such as a roof, floor, platform on a scaffold, a MEWP, the treads of a stepladder.

Question 19 - What do I Need to Take Account of When Considering Emergency Procedures?

Emergency procedures need to be considered for reasonably foreseeable circumstances, such as stuck access equipment, deployed fall arrest in order that a person or persons can be rescued.
The method selected needs to be proportionate to the risk and there should not be reliance on the emergency services. The method of rescue may well be simple, such as putting a ladder up to a net and allowing the fallen person to descend, or pulling a worker hanging on a deployed lanyard onto the surface below. In other situations, consideration may need to be given to the use of other work equipment, such as MEWP’s or proprietary rescue systems. Whatever the situation selected, you should be able to demonstrate that if someone falls, that there are arrangements in place that are capable of rescuing that person and that those involved are trained in the procedures and the equipment required is available.

Question 20 - What is a Work-Restraint System?

A work-restraint system is a fall-prevention system, which relies upon personal protective equipment, consisting of a harness and a lanyard, which is adjusted or set to a fixed length that physically prevents the person from getting to the place where they could fall. This system requires close supervision. While it is normal to use a specific work-restraint lanyard for this purpose it is acceptable to use a fall-arrest lanyard, provided the lanyard and energy absorber are correctly sized and used.

Question 21 - What is a Work Positioning System?

A work-positioning system is a personal fall-protection system, which includes a harness connected to a reliable anchor to support the user in tension or suspension in such a way that a fall is prevented or restricted. Examples of this type of equipment include: boatswain’s chairs; or people working on telephone poles. The regulations require that all work positioning systems be provided with a back-up system in case the primary support fails.

Question 22 - What are Rope Access and Positioning Techniques?

Rope access is a personal fall-protection system using two ropes each secured to different anchors. One rope is connected to a harness and the other acts as a safety back-up. Rope access is often used to access cliff faces or the sides of tall building when cradles are not suitable.

Question 23 - What is a Personal Fall-Arrest System?

A personal fall-arrest system is a fall-protection system that uses a harness connected to a reliable anchor to arrest and restrict a fall and prevent the user hitting the ground. It is designed to limit the forces on the body by having an energy-absorbing device. Fall-arrest harnesses should only be used where other collective measures cannot be used. To minimise the distance a person falls, the anchor point should be positioned as high as possible above the feet of the user. Personal fall-arrest systems should be regularly inspected for signs of wear and damage.

Question 24 - What about Scaffolding? Do I have to Design Scaffolding? What is a
Generally Recognised Standard Configuration?

Most scaffolds can be erected following a generally recognised standard configuration. HSE inspectors will accept those given in the National Access and Scaffolding Contactors (NASC) guide to EN 12811 or in the old British Standard BS 5973, or used in accordance with the manufactures guidance for system scaffolds as a recognised standard configuration.
Where scaffolds due to their complexity or size cannot be erected to these established configurations they should be designed according to the principals given in EN 12811, BS 5973 or based on fundamental engineering principals. In these cases a note of the design should be available.
Competent scaffolders should always erect tube and fitting, or system scaffolds, and a safe system of work should be followed, i.e. as described in NASC’s guidance note SG4.

Question 25 - What Do I Have to Do About Falling Objects?

The risk of falling materials causing injury should be minimised by keeping platforms clear of loose materials. In addition, a way of preventing materials or other objects rolling or being kicked off platform edges should be provided, e.g. toe boards, solid barriers, and robust brick guards or similar at open edges.
If the scaffolding is erected in a public place, debris nets, properly designed fans or covered walkways may be needed to give extra protection for people who may be passing below.
High-visibility barrier netting is not suitable for fall preventing objects from falling.
Where material is deliberately dropped it should be done in a controlled manner with the receiving area secured to keep people out of the drop area.
Summary of Steps to Take Before Working at Height
• Check there is a safe method of getting to and from the work area. Decide what particular equipment will be suitable for the job and the conditions on site.
• Make sure work platforms and any edges from which people are likely to fall have guardrails, toe boards or other barriers.
• Make sure that the equipment needed is delivered to site in good time and that the site has been prepared for it.
• Check that the equipment is in good condition.
• Make sure that whoever puts the equipment together is trained and knows what they are doing.
• Make sure that those who use the equipment are supervised so that they use it properly. The more specialised the equipment (e.g. MEWP’s, boatswain's chairs and rope access equipment), the greater the degree of training and supervision required to ensure safety.
• Check any equipment provided by another company to make sure it is safe before using it on site.
• Find out who to tell if any defects need to be remedied or modifications need to be made and keep them informed.
Remember:
• Only when other methods are not reasonably practicable or when work platforms cannot comply with all requirements for safe work should a way of arresting falls (such as nets or air bags) that provides collective protection to all those who are working be used.
• If no other means of providing a safe place of work at height is available then an appropriately anchored harness (personal fall arrest) should be worn. However, whenever fall-arrest harnesses are used, a rescue method must be available should the user fall and be left suspended in their harness. Further information on safety harnesses can be obtained from Appendix 3 of Health and Safety in Roof Work HSG33 (Second edition) HSE Books 1998.
• Nets or harnesses may also be needed to protect those working to put guard rails or
• When selecting a safe system of work at heights, all the risks have to be considered before one method is selected. If nets are selected, is there adequate clearance under the nets to prevent injury to those who may fall into the net? If harnesses are used, is there sufficient clearance from the ground to allow the shock-absorbing lanyard or inertia reel to fully extend?
• Before installing or using any system of work to enable safe work at height to be carried out, check that there is adequate clearance for equipment. For example, overhead power lines can be a risk when erecting scaffolds or using MEWP’s; there can be a risk of crushing against nearby structures when mobile access platforms are manoeuvred and that the ground is strong enough to support the MEWP.
• Ladders should always be secured if possible, and be primarily used for access and only be used at workplaces to do light work of short duration, and then only if it is safe to do so. It is generally safer to use a tower scaffold or MEWP, even for short-term work. Heavy work activity carrying heavy loads should never be carried out from a ladder. When using a ladder ensure that the person on the ladder always has three points of contact, i.e. two legs and a hand.

Your Health, Your Safety: A Guide for Workers

This information is from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in collaboration with the Trades Union Congress (TUC). HSE is a government organisation that works to protect the health, safety and welfare of workers by enforcing health and safety law and offering advice and support. The TUC represents over 70 trade unions with over 6.5 million members. It campaigns for fairness and decent standards at work.
You have the right:
• To work in places where all the risks to your health and safety are properly controlled.
• To stop working and leave the area if you think you are in danger.
• To inform your employer about health and safety issues or concerns.
• To contact the HSE or your local authority if you still have health and safety concerns and not get into trouble
• To join a trade union and be a safety representative.
• To paid time off work for training if you are a safety representative.
• To a rest break of at least 20 minutes if you work more than six hours at a stretch and to an annual period of paid leave.
You must:
• Take care of your own health and safety and that of people who may be affected by what you do (or do not do).
• Co-operate with others on health and safety, and not interfere with, or misuse, anything provided for your health, safety or welfare.
Your employer must tell you:
• About risks to your health and safety from current or proposed working practices.
• About things or changes that may harm or affect your health and safety.
• How to do your job safely.
• What is done to protect your health and safety.
• How to get first-aid treatment.
• What to do in an emergency.
Your employer must provide, free of charge:
• Training to do your job safely.
• Protection for you at work when necessary (such as clothing, shoes or boots, eye and ear protection, gloves, masks, etc.).
• Health checks if there is a danger of ill health because of your work.
• Regular health checks if you work nights and a check before you start.
(Note: If you are genuinely self-employed you are responsible for providing your own first-aid arrangements, training, protective equipment and health checks, and for organising your own working time.)
Your employer must provide you with the following information:
• Health and safety law: What you should know. This should give the contact details of people who can help.
• Their health and safety policy statement.
• An up-to-date Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) certificate visible in your place of work.
What to do if you are concerned about your health and safety:
• Phone HSE’s Infoline 0845 345 0055 for advice or to complain, or the TUC’s Know Your Rights line 0870 600 4882.
• If you would like to speak to someone in a language more suitable to you please call 0845 345 0055 and tell the operator which language.
• If you have lost your job because of a health and safety matter you may be able to complain to an Employment Tribunal. Ask your trade union or local Citizens Advice Bureau for advice.