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NEBOSH – IGC Revision Notes – Memory Joggers Mechanical Hazards – ENTICE: ENtanglement, Trapping, Impact, Contact, Ejection Hierarchy of Guarding – FOP IT IS (or FOPAD IT IS) Fixed guards, Other guards (interlocked, adjustable, automatic), Protection Appliances (push sticks, jigs, holders) & Protection Devices (trip device/wire, photo electric device, pressure sensitive mat, emergency stop, two-handed controls) Information, Training, Instruction, Supervision Main Non-Mechanical Hazards –NEEDS: Noise, Electricial, Ergonomic, Dust/Fumes, Stability (5 points) All Non-Mechanical Hazards – BERT V. NEEDS CHUMS: Biological, Explosion/fire, Radiation, Temperature extremes - Vibration Noise, Electrical, Ergonomic, Dust/Fumes, Stability Chemicals, Hazardous substances, U.V. Light, Manual handling, Splinters Slips, Trips & Falls – SOC PETE (or PTFE) Surface, Obstructions, Contaminants People, Equipment (footware), Task, Environment (or People, Task, Footware, Environment) Manual Handling Assessment – TILE (or LITE) Task, Individual, Load, Environment (or Load, Individual, Task, Environment) Main Mechanical Handling Hazards – FOOLS Falling people & objects, Overturning, OverLoading, Striking objects & people (Fork Lift Trucks, Cranes, Mobile Elevating Platforms) Main Construction Hazards – TEA, COFFEE & BUN’S Temperature extremes, Egress/Access (site, building, excavation) (or EA = Explosive Atmospheres) Collapse/Crush/Collision, Overturning/Overloading/Overrunning vehicles, Falling people, Falling objects, Electrical, Environment (sunlight, wind, rain, surface conditions, contamination – biological, chemical and radiological, lighting) Bonfires/hot work (fire, smoke, fumes, dust, residue), Underground/overhead services, Noise, Struck by (vehicles, loads) Additional Construction Hazards (Demolition) – VOUCHER Vibration, Openings/cellars/pits, Underground services, Contaminants (biological/chemical/radiation), Hazardous substances (asbestos/dust), Explosive atmospheres, Radiation Problem/Cause Analysis – MEEP Materials, Equipment, Environment, People (and Processes/Procedures) Risk Factors (Individual/Task) – PETE (M) People, Equipment, Task, Environment, (Materials) (Slips/Trips/Falls: Equipment = Footware) (Mechanical Handling: Equipment = Conveyors, FLT, MEWP, Crane) (Working at Height: Equipment = Scaffold, Mobile Tower, Ladder) Hazard Analysis (Health/Environmental) – IMAC Identify, Measure, Analyse, Control (Occupational Hygiene, Noise, Dust/Fumes, Contamination, Surveys etc.) Normal Hierarchy of Control – ERIC PD Eliminate, Reduce, Isolate, Control, PPE, Discipline Safe Place (Eliminate, Reduce, Isolate, Control), Safe Person (PPE, Discipline) Hierarchy of Pollution Control Source, Path, Person (Noise, Chemical/Biological Release, Radiation, Dust/Fumes etc.) Hierarchy of Precautions (General) Avoid, Prevent, Reduce (Work at Height, Manual Handling, Movement of Vehicles, etc.) Precautions (Underground Services) – PLID Planning, Location, Identification, Digging (safe practice) Physiology (five main functional systems) – SCRUDs Skin, Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Urinary, Digestive systems Routes for Entry to Human Body – ii IDEA (or i2 IDEA or I3DEA) ingestion, inhalation, Injection, Direct Entry, Absorption Hazardous Substances – SHUD and SHUT Storage, Handling, Use, Disposal Storage, Handling, Use, Transport Main Hazards of Electricity – Be SAFE Burns (internal & external), Shock, Arcing, Fire, Explosion Factors Influencing Severity of Electrical Shock – PRIVATE TOUCH Path, Resistance, Individual, Voltage, Amps (current), TimE, Touch/grip