Appendix 6 - Health and Safety
HEALTH AND SAFETY DURING PRACTICAL TESTS
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
- Eye protection must be worn
- Foot protection must be worn - steel toe capped boots
- Suitable safety clothing must be worn
- Ear protection is advisable
SAFETY OF TOOLS
All tools bought to examinations must be safe and secure
FIRST AID
Candidates and examiners must familiarise themselves with the location of the first aid boxes.
STRIKERS
Candidates are responsible for the conduct of their own strikers and their compliance with health and safety matters.
COMPLIANCE WITH HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT WHERE THE EXAMINATION IS BEING HELD
Candidates must familiarise themselves, and comply with, the establishment's health and safety policy.
COMPLIANCE WITH THE WCF GUIDE TO DIPLOMA EXAMINATIONS REGULATIONS. PRACTICAL EXAMINATIONS
Candidates are required to comply with the statutory provision for health and safety at work and will not be permitted to take the practical part in the examination without wearing protective footwear and safety glasses in the forging and shoeing area. The wearing of watches, bracelets, and rings is not permitted during the conduct of a practical examination.
