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Hazards of a manufacturing firm (Engineering)
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toks80  
#1 Posted : 25 October 2013 15:26:26(UTC)
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toks80
What are the main hazards of Manufacturing Engineering Companies..
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MEden380  
#2 Posted : 25 October 2013 15:28:32(UTC)
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MEden380
The people who work there
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Kate  
#3 Posted : 25 October 2013 20:47:41(UTC)
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Kate
Everything to do with maintenance which is often overlooked in favour of operations.
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rob clarke  
#4 Posted : 26 October 2013 12:31:14(UTC)
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rob clarke
Junior Engineers
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JJ Prendergast  
#5 Posted : 26 October 2013 13:24:25(UTC)
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JJ Prendergast
All of the above.

Depends what the manufacturing processes are?

How long is a piece of string?

If martin1 had posted this, I would be suspicious of the question.
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hilary  
#6 Posted : 28 October 2013 07:55:24(UTC)
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hilary
Agree with all - the hazards of a Manufacturing Engineering company have kept me gainfully employed for the past 18 years - where do you want to start?

There is a good publication out there

Health and Safety in Engineering Workshops

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg129.htm

Copy the link into your browser, the publication is free to download and would be a good starting point for this question.
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chris.packham  
#7 Posted : 28 October 2013 09:55:48(UTC)
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chris.packham
'Engineering' covers a wide range of different situations (construction of an offshore oil rig, aerospace, precision manufacture of UHF equipment, pneumatics, medical equipment, production of paint manufacturing equipment, etc., just to mention a few in which I have been involved in the past years). Whilst there will be common factors, each will have some particular practises and processes that will be unique to them and offer different hazards and risks - and also different control approaches. The individual health and safety policy will need to identify and reflect and special situations.

Chris
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toks80  
#8 Posted : 28 October 2013 18:52:49(UTC)
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toks80
Thanks guys, i have an interview tomorrow with an engineering company.
My first interview as an health and safety officer, looking forward to it..
Any tips?
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cheifinspector  
#9 Posted : 29 October 2013 08:46:29(UTC)
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cheifinspector
toks80 wrote:
What are the main hazards of Manufacturing Engineering Companies..


The General Manager!!!
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Davies36211  
#10 Posted : 29 October 2013 11:37:29(UTC)
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Davies36211
Massive area of control. Has to be handling safely and risk of body injuries. Also safe production / manufacturing / maintenance hazards working @ height / confined space / machinery safety. Endless list with PUWER & COSHH regulatory compliance. Just start by listing all the hazards across the disciplines e.g puwer - entanglement, crushing, etc etc. COSHH - Inhlation, ingestion etc etc; Welfare Regs safe access / egress - main hazards slips trips & falls etc;
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