ABSTRACT

Safety Regulations Awareness 5-183

Employers Responsibilities for Safety at Work 5-185

Roles, Responsibilities and Powers of those who Administer and Enforce Health and Safety 5-186

Health and Safety Executive Inspectors 5-186 Environmental Health Officers 5-186 Safety Officer 5-187 Safety Representatives 5-187

Conditions leading to Accidents at Work 5-188

Risk Assessment, the Process 5-192

Accident Reports 5-194

Environmental Legislation as it applies to the Electrotechnical Industry 5-195

Environmental Protection Act 1990 5-195 Pollution Prevention and Control Act 2000 5-195 Clear Air Act 1993 5-195 Radioactive Substances Act 1993 5-196 Controlled Waste Regulations 1998 5-196 Dangerous Substances and Preparations and Chemicals Regulations 2000 5-196

Employment Legislation as it applies to the Electrotechnical Industry 5-197

Employment Rights Act 1996 5-197 Data Protection Act 1998 5-197 Disability Discrimination Act 1995 5-197 Race Relations Act 1976 (Amended in 2000) 5-198 Sex Discrimination Act 1975 5-198 Human Rights Act 1998 5-198

ISO 9000 Quality Standard 5-199 Investors in People Award 5-199

Electrical Science 5-200

Magnetism 5-203

Inductance and Inductive Components 5-205

Electrostatics 5-206

A.C. Theory 5-208

Semiconductor Devices 5-209

Industrial Distribution Systems 5-211

Electrical Machines – Principles of Operation 5-215

Worksheet 11 (MC Questions) 5-221

Answers to Worksheets 1 to 11 5-229

In Unit 1 and Unit 4 of the City & Guilds Level 2 Syllabus we looked at Health and Safety at Work Regulations and Electrical Regulations. Now, at Level 3 of the City & Guilds Syllabus, we are asked to revisit some of those Regulations and to look at some additional Regulations which are applicable to electrotechnical operations.