Health & Safety

  1. Log on to the Health & Safety Authority website’s video series at the following links:
    https://www.hsa.ie/eng/Workplace_Health/Manual_Handling_Display_Screen_Equi
    pment/Risk_Assessment_Videos/Manual_Handling_Videos_Series_1/
    and:
    https://www.hsa.ie/eng/Workplace_Health/Manual_Handling_Display_Screen_Equi
    pment/Risk_Assessment_Videos/Manual_Handling_Videos_Series_2/
  2. Select one of the following videos from the Manual Handling Video Series:
    a. Meat Processing (Case Study 5)

or

b. Handling Drums (Case Study 14)

Please clearly state which video you have chosen in your answer.
3. For the video you have selected please address the following:
a. Provide a ‘novel’ alternative risk control strategy to the one provided.
b. State how you are addressing each of the specific hazards and risks identified
in the video.
c. Clearly state how your new strategy complies with each principle of the
Hierarchy of Controls (nine principles of prevention). You must illustrate all
nine principles in your answer – if you a principle is not applicable to your risk
control strategy, then state this rather than omit it.
d. Identify any new hazards which may be introduced with your new risk control
strategy.

4. Support your answer using a clear, labelled sketch (this can either be hand drawn or
using software).
5. Maximum two page submission (via Blackboard) to include text and sketch.
6. As with all reports, include references in a standardised format e.g. Harvard
Referencing Style.
See:
https://library.nuigalway.ie/media/jameshardimanlibrary/content/documents/supp
ort/Citing-Guide-Harvard-style-24062014.pdf

 

Answer:

Case study 5: Meat Processing

Introduction

Damaged animal carcasses and pathogenic microorganisms from a variety of sources (soil, water, equipment, beauty, sewage, caregivers) can be trapped during the running process, but three of them may begin to become new. environmental conditions and ultimately, only a small part of it starts to damage the system. Based on the above, we focus on microbiological risk analysis for aerobic plate count (APC), E. coli count, Enterobacteriaceae count, and Salmonella spp. Focusing on a cross-sectional analysis of 60 chilled beef samples, collected January-December 2013. In Maramures County. The following methods are used to measure body delivery: SR ISO 4831/2003 for copper aerobic plate, SR ISO 21528-2 / 2007 for Enterobacteriaceae number, SR ISO16649-2 / 2007 for Escherichia coli, and SR ISO. 6579 / AC / 2006 for Salmonella spp. research. Examination of the excavation system showed that the total microbial load ranged from 2.5 to 5.67 log CFU / cm2. These high results indicate a lack of obedience to good culture and organizational principles during the development of the technology. Of all the samples tested, the bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family exceeded its maximum capacity by 10.8%, and E Coli showed a value of 0.5–1.9 log CFU / cm2. A negative sample for S. enteritidis and S Typhimurium.

Involvement of risk

The new risk measures for animal protection and five different models are:

  1. "Risk assessors", an independent body that carries out a risk assessment and announces the benefits to decision-makers)
  2. 'Legislators, such as governments and authorities, ultimately identify governance risks, enforce security standards and develop appropriate policies;
  3. “The police, for example, investigate and verify that manufacturers comply with the standards and regulations of legislators;
  4. "Producers", i.e., farmers, food and meat traders, including breeders and wholesalers, are those who produce a real process and who see the safety and quality of their products;
  5. The "certifiers", i.e., independent teams identify and support systems and procedures to manage the efficiency and safety of machines developed by real companies.

 

Carcass disposal technologies

The team has developed incubation, incineration, composting, production, lactic acid fermentation, alkaline hydrolysis, anaerobic digestion, and non-conventional / new technologies in the waste technologies category. For each technology, the task of the working group is to identify the following data:

Threat analysis

The risk can be very different in the event of a natural disaster. In the event of a natural disaster, the animals die and there is no question of them having to be destroyed. However, in the event of disease, sick and healthy or apparently healthy animals must be killed. Determining the number of animals to be removed and the area of ??exclusion of animals can be very problematic. Spectrum hazards can present two types of hazards in the safety design of castings:

Evil (enemies who intentionally create, create, or otherwise cause harm). Intentional intimidation (protesters who do not know how to create, create, or create unwanted events). Disposal is not routine because some protesters do not want to. Which poses a threat to non-human activities? For example, animals, groundwater, and air out can be exposed to air pollution. The best physical security comes first against these unscrupulous attackers performing these tasks. The risk of optimal security causes the following problems:

Intentional malicious threats, including:

Inhuman threats, including: