Table of ContentsChapter 1. Law and Regulations 81.1 The Safety and Health legislation 81.2 Other legislation 91.3 Rights and obligations 101.4 Prevention and protection 171.5 Compliance with the S&H legislation 181.6 VCA certification 21Chapter 2. Hazards, Risks and Prevention 242.1 Behavior 242.2 Hazard and risk 262.3 Unsafe actions and situations 282.4 Definition of Incident 262.5 Steps to prevent recurrence 302.6 Registration and investigation 312.7 Prevention 332.8 Rules of conduct 362.9 Work preparation 372.10 Order and cleanliness 392.11 The influence of human behavior on safe working 392.12 Communication of risks and control measures 422.13 Communication of risks and control measures 442.14 Securing the workplace/LOTOTO 462.15 Signaling 46Chapter 3. Hazardous Substances 513.1 Measures for potential exposure 513.2 Types of hazardous substances 523.3 Limit values 543.4 Packaging and information 563.5 Other points of attention about leaks 60Chapter 4. Fire and Explosion Hazards 614.1 Fire classes 634.2 Concepts 644.3 Fire and explosion hazards 654.4 Emergency 694.5 Management of emergencies situations 704.6 Company emergency response (BHV) 71Chapter 5. Machines, Tools and Electricity 745.1 Hand tools 745.2 Powered hand tools 755.3 Permanently installed machines 775.4 Hazards when working with electricity 835.5 Current passage through the body 845.6 Safety measures when working with electricity 855.7 Equipment for temporary electrical 875.8 Static electricity and safety measures 885.9 Required qualifications of persons 885.10 Ionizing radiation and its dangers 895.11 Safety measures for ionizing radiation 905.12 Non-ionizing radiation 90Chapter 6. Cranes, Forklifts and Manual Lifting 916.1 Lifting equipment and accessories 916.2 Transport equipment 95Chapter 7. Working at Heights 997.1 Working at heights 99Chapter 8. Personal Protective Equipment 1058.1 General 1058.2 Eye and face protection 1058.3 Hearing protection 1078.4 Harmful noise 1078.5 Respiratory protection 1108.6 Head, hand and foot protection 1128.7 Body protection 1148.8 Fall protection 115Chapter 9. Work Permits for Specific Activities 1179.1 The work permit 1179.2 Safety rules 1209.3 Confined spaces 1219.4 Welding 1249.5 Demolition and digging 126Dit 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 © EdunormAll 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.