Fire Safety and Risk Management [electronic resource] : for the NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management.
This textbook is directly aligned to the NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management, with each element of the syllabus explained in detail. Each chapter guides the student through the syllabus with references to legal frameworks and guidelines. Images, tables, case studies and ke...
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; FPA syllabus and chapter table; List of illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Foundations in health and safety; 1.1 The scope and nature of occupational health and safety; 1.2 Moral and economic reasons for having and Promoting good standards of health and safety in the workplace; 1.3 The role of national governments and international bodies in creating andmonitoring a framework for the regulationof health and safety; 1.4 UK health and safety law: its sources and regulatory framework.
- 1.5 Required duties of employers, managers, workers and visitors under the Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAWA) 19741.6 Required duties of employers and workers under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations; 1.7 The legal and organisational roles and responsibilities of clients and their contractorsfor health and safety; Chapter 2 Health and safety management systems
- policy; 2.1 The key elements of any health and safety management system; 2.2 The recognised health and safety management systems; 2.3 The purpose and importance of setting a policy for health and safety.
- 2.4 The key features and appropriate content of an effective health and safety policyChapter 3 Health and safety management systems
- organising; 3.1 Organising the organisation: what this chapter is about; 3.2 The organisational health and safety roles and responsibilities of employers, directors andmanagers; 3.3 The concept of a health and safety culture, and its significance; 3.4 Factors that influence human behaviour at work; 3.5 The improvement of health and safety behaviour at work; 3.6 Emergency procedures; 3.7 The provision of first aid on working premises.
- Chapter 4 Health and safety management systems
- planning and implementing4.1 Putting plans into action: what this chapter is about; 4.2 The principles of risk assessment; 4.3 The practice of risk assessment; 4.4 The key sources of health and safety information; 4.5 A safe system of work; 4.6 A permit-to-work system; Chapter 5 Health and safety management systems
- measuring, auditing andreviewing; 5.1 Checking and acting: what this chapter is about; 5.2 Monitoring; 5.3 Auditing; 5.4 The causes of absence from work: accidents and ill health.
- 5.5 Recording and reporting accidents and ill health5.6 Reviewing health and safety performance; Appendix 5.1 Sample workplace inspection checklist; Chapter 6 Managing fire safety; 6.1 The moral, legal and financial consequences of inadequate management of fire safety; 6.1.1 Fire statistics; 6.1.2 Preserving life and preventing injury; 6.1.3 Complying with the law; 6.1.4 The financial cost of fire and business continuity; 6.1.5 False alarms; 6.2 The legal framework for regulation of fire safety in new, altered and existing buildings; 6.2.1 European influence.