BTEC Science Unit 4: Laboratory Techniques and their Application is a course designed for students who are interested in pursuing a career in science. This unit focuses on developing the knowledge and skills required to conduct laboratory experiments and analyze data using various laboratory techni...
Unit 4 Assignment A:
Laboratory Techniques and their Application
(Health and safety in science organisations)
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Understand the Importance of health and safety in scientific organisations.
Introduction:
I will be inspecting two different departments in a company as part of a team of
government health and safety inspectors on behalf of Her Majesty.
Company: L’Oréal (a cosmetic company)
L’Oréal:
L’Oreal is a cosmetic company that started on the 30th of July 1909, in Paris,
France. And so it’s 111 years old, this year they will celebrate their 112 years of
anniversary.
L’Oréal is a company ‘headquartered in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine with a registered
office in Paris’[2]. They operate in ‘140 countries’[3].
It is the world's largest cosmetics company focusing on the ‘field concentrating on
hair colour, skin care, sun protection, make-up, perfume, and hair care[2].
Around 87,907 people work for L’Oréal worldwide.
So I will be inspecting two different departments in the L’Oréal warehouse which is
the stacking department and the cleaning department.
The stacking department is in charge of storing the products in the right place, there
has to be a specific height that the products are allowed to be stacked in. The
, maximum height would be about ‘16 feet high’[4] with no machinery, but if machines
are used then the maximum height would become about ‘20 feet high’[4].
Risk assessment for the stacking department:
Risk Hazard Precaution
falls from height employees may employees should
suffer severe not at any time
injuries climb high racks
with no supervision
slipping, tripping, employees might - ensure that all
and falls suffer from floors are dry and
fractures and safe to walk on
sprains
The operation of employees may be - instructions to
the lift trucks hit by the trucks keep the moving
the trucks might trucks away from
crash onto the employees, so
objects that has bigger spaces are
been stacked,and needed
his may fall on the
employees
Fire Employees may be a fire exit door
caught in fire and must be ready at a
be trouble by near location, and
inhaling smoke kept clear at all
times
- a fire
distinguisher must
be at arms reach
and located in
different areas for
emergency use
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