Dit boek is een Engelstalige VCA-gids met duidelijke uitleg en praktijkvoorbeelden over wetgeving, risico’s en noodprocedures, ideaal voor internationale medewerkers die hun VCA examen willen halen. Course Book B-VCA, VOL-VCA & VIL-VCU © Edunorm All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval systeem and/or publisched in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. All texts and notes in this course book are subject to printing errors, typographical errors, mistakes, and changes in legislation. Verbeter je veiligheidskennis met dit Engelstalige VCA-boek. Met duidelijke uitleg, praktijkvoorbeelden en richtlijnen voor PBM’s, risico’s en noodprocedures bereidt het internationale medewerkers optimaal voor op hun VCA-examen en veilig handelen op de werkvloer. Table of Contents Chapter 1. Law and Regulations 8 1.1 The Safety and Health legislation 8 1.2 Other legislation 9 1.3 Rights and obligations 10 1.4 Prevention and protection 17 1.5 Compliance with the S&H legislation 18 1.6 VCA certification 21 Chapter 2. Hazards, Risks and Prevention 24 2.1 Behavior 24 2.2 Hazard and risk 26 2.3 Unsafe actions and situations 28 2.4 Definition of Incident 26 2.5 Steps to prevent recurrence 30 2.6 Registration and investigation 31 2.7 Prevention 33 2.8 Rules of conduct 36 2.9 Work preparation 37 2.10 Order and cleanliness 39 2.11 The influence of human behavior on safe working 39 2.12 Communication of risks and control measures 42 2.13 Communication of risks and control measures 44 2.14 Securing the workplace/LOTOTO 46 2.15 Signaling 46 Chapter 3. Hazardous Substances 51 3.1 Measures for potential exposure 51 3.2 Types of hazardous substances 52 3.3 Limit values 54 3.4 Packaging and information 56 3.5 Other points of attention about leaks 60 Chapter 4. Fire and Explosion Hazards 61 4.1 Fire classes 63 4.2 Concepts 64 4.3 Fire and explosion hazards 65 4.4 Emergency 69 4.5 Management of emergencies situations 70 4.6 Company emergency response (BHV) 71 Chapter 5. Machines, Tools and Electricity 74 5.1 Hand tools 74 5.2 Powered hand tools 75 5.3 Permanently installed machines 77 5.4 Hazards when working with electricity 83 5.5 Current passage through the body 84 5.6 Safety measures when working with electricity 85 5.7 Equipment for temporary electrical 87 5.8 Static electricity and safety measures 88 5.9 Required qualifications of persons 88 5.10 Ionizing radiation and its dangers 89 5.11 Safety measures for ionizing radiation 90 5.12 Non-ionizing radiation 90 Chapter 6. Cranes, Forklifts and Manual Lifting 91 6.1 Lifting equipment and accessories 91 6.2 Transport equipment 95 Chapter 7. Working at Heights 99 7.1 Working at heights 99 Chapter 8. Personal Protective Equipment 105 8.1 General 105 8.2 Eye and face protection 105 8.3 Hearing protection 107 8.4 Harmful noise 107 8.5 Respiratory protection 110 8.6 Head, hand and foot protection 112 8.7 Body protection 114 8.8 Fall protection 115 Chapter 9. Work Permits for Specific Activities 117 9.1 The work permit 117 9.2 Safety rules 120 9.3 Confined spaces 121 9.4 Welding 124 9.5 Demolition and digging 126