one of the main hazards in my workplace is lose cables they are a tripping hazard you should either tie them up or buy cable guard's ect a other hazard is bear cables on sockets act you need to make sure that no cables are not bear if so report it to someone to fix the problem. eye strain is a other problem in the workplace to prevent that turn the brightness down and take regular breaks.
my responsibility is to evaluate the area to make sure that their isn't any lose cable,bear cables also i need to make sure that i protect my health and safety while in the workplace and also other people health in safety for example if i change a cable on the computer I have to make sure that the cable is not lose so that myself and other people can't trip on it and also that the cable not bear to make sure myself and other people don't get an electric shock.
you would first evaluate the risk to see if its in your scope if not then you would then report it to your supervisor/manager which they would they fix or seek higher advice on the issue if its a building issue e.g. the lift broke you would report it to the building owners or your supervisor/manager about the issue.
the report issue if there is a problem e.g. with cables ect they you need to report it to your instructor or if someone is behaving in a unsafe manor.
people running around in the workplace when their is lose cable etc they can trip over and do damage to them self they could do damage to someone else and they could do damage to equipment which cost the company lots in repairs so that makes it vital also tame ring with equipment e.g. changing the power setting this can cause a fire which can cost the company a lot of money it can also cost lives because of electric shock and burns of the fire.
Running around in the workplace because you could do damage to yourself and to someone else unlike changing the power setting would be worst you are most likely to do that on purpose compared to running around you might be in a hurry and is more common in the workplace. A other example is putting chairs in the fire exit this would be a hazard to myself and to others because their would be an obstacle to overcome if a fire occurred.
you would implement a plan of what you need to change to prevent this issue e.g. lose cable you would advise your managers to buy cable guards or cable ties to prevent tripping also if there was a serious issue that was against the health and safety act you would isolate the machine for example and report it straight away telling them about the issue so they could fix it.
the health and safety act do sent cover everything in your workplace for example running around in the workplace that is not in the health and safety act so its your responsibility to not run around and cause damage which can go against the health and safety act which can mean prosecution for your employer.
if there was a problem like a bag in the walkway this can be a tripping hazard and can cause a lot of problems this is why you need to make sure that you move that bag this is not the responsibility of the employer because that is an outside bit of equipment it's not their property so its not their responsibility to look after the product.
moving bags, moving cable so it's not a tripping hazard,clearing desks these are all way to reduce the risk of an accident in the workplace.
the workplace depending on the environment depends on the level of health and safety needed for example in a office will require less health and safety than in a factory where they require more health and safer with suppliers they need a bit more health and safety they need training in manual handing to make sure that their fit to work in that enviroment a manufacture environment you need a lot of health and safety training because of you using machines which can be very hazardous.
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