Workplace Practices and Procedures in Beauty
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 Pl ,PI) ‘The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 cover a wide range of basic health, safety and welfare issues and apply to most workplaces (with the exception of those workplaces involving construction work on construction sites, those in or on a ship, or those below ground at a mine). ” (http://maw. Hose. Gob. UK/puns/nudging. PDF, Crown Copyright 2007) This regulation was put in place to ensure that all workplaces are up to scratch in accordance with this and the health and safety at work act 1974.
It covers: Health -? Ventilation, temperatures of indoor workplaces, working in to and cold environments, lighting cleanliness and waste materials, room dimension and space, and workstations and seating Safety – Maintenance, floors and traffic routes, falls into dangerous substances, transparent or translucent doors and windows or glass panels, windows, doors and gates, and escalators and moving walkways Welfare -? Sanitary conveniences and washing facilities, drinking water, accommodation for clothing and facilities for changing, and facilities for rest and to eat meals. MI )Len the beauty industry, the above, but particularly health and welfare, are all very important. For example when working with nails, the polishes and removers give off fumes that if inhaled continuously can induce headaches and nausea. Therefore a well ventilated area is absolutely necessary to prevent ill health occurring. It is also necessary to have a large enough space to work in as if the room is too cramped this increases the risks of knocking equipment and bottles over and tripping over wires and stools, which applies to clients just as much as workers.
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1 992 (Pl,PI) “The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1 992, as amended in 002 (the Regulations’) apply to a wide range of manual handling activities, including lifting, lowering, pushing pulling or carrying. The load may be either inanimate – such as a box or a trolley, or animate – a person or an animal. HTHВ± guidance gives useful practical advice for employers, managers, safety representatives and individual employees on how to reduce the risk of injury from manual handling. (http://www. Hose. Gob. UK/puns/nudging. PDF, Crown copyright 2004) It is the responsibility of the employer to consider the risks from any man al handling operations that may affect their employees on a day to day basis. They should put control measures in place in accordance with these regulations to avoid hazardous manual handling as much as is possible. They must assess the risks from hazardous man al handling and then attempt to reduce or eliminate the risk of injury from manual handling.
In turn employees must co-operate with their employer, follow all practices set out for their safety, inform their employers of any activities that appear hazardous and not engage in any activities which could prove to be hazardous to either themselves or others. (MI a beauty setting beauticians are regularly moving trolleys, stools, eighteen and lowering couches and more. To avoid injury it is essential that there are correct procedures set out for undertaking these tasks while complying with these regulations, otherwise muscle strains and other injuries could occur.
Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (Pl ,PI) “Electrical equipment includes anything used, intended to be used installed for use, to generate, provide, transmit, transform, rectify, convert, conduct, distribute, control, store, measure or use electrical energy. This definition is extremely wide and includes everything from very high voltage overhead supply cables to battery-powered equipment. System covers all a any electrical equipment which is, or may be, connected to an electrical energy source, and includes that source.
Danger means risk of injury. Injury covers death or personal injury from electric shock, electric burn, electrical explosion or arcing, or from fire or explosion initiated by electrical energy, where any such death or injury is associated with the generation, provision, transmission, transformation, rectification, conversion, conduct( distribution, control, storage, measurement or use of electrical energy. (http://www. PC’s. Org. UK, Copyright Public and Commercial Services Union 008) Electricity is not just capable of killing directly; it can also cause major fires and explosions. These regulations are to put duties in place to be followed all involved to reduce the risks involved when using or having involvement with electrical equipment.
Responsibility under these regulations is undertaken not only by employers but also by employees and obviously SE employed persons, and these regulations as a whole cover the following: General safety of electrical systems, including suitability and maintenance, Use of suitable equipment, including suitability for the workplace and its’ sage and protection, Isolation and ‘live or dead’ working, including securing isolating and the safety aspects of all electrical equipment, Access, space AR light, including adequate working space, Competence, i. . Anyone using the equipment must have the appropriate skills, knowledge, training etc in order to do so, and, Defense, which mean: that in a court setting a person can exercise due diligence; that they had taken all the necessary precautions etc prior to the incident occurring. (MI )Cicatrices equipment is used in beauty salons such as magnifying lamp electrical violators and heated wax pots.
