Reasons for good health and safety
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Sections
Enforcement
Definitions to know
100
The need to provide a reasonable standard of care and ethical reasons to reduce accident rates and inductrial diseas and ill-health rates are considered _____ reasons for good health and safety management.
What is Moral Reasons
100
This act is based on the recommendations of what report?
What is Robens Report
100
Under Section 2, Duties of Employers to employees.. there is a GENERAL DUTY which means?
What is ensuring as far as reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of all employees
100
Name two types of enforcement notices
What is Improvement and Prohibition
100
Difference between Common Law and Statute Law?
What is Common law- law based on court judgements Statute law- law based on acts of parliament
200
Employers have a duty to take reasonable care of workers, poor management can lead to.. 1. Prosecutions 2.Civil Actions- compensation claims These refer to ____ reasons for good health and safety
What is legal reasons
200
Name the 5 main recommendations of the Robens Report
What is 1.A single act to cover all workers containing general duties 2.Act should cover everyone affected by employers undertaking 3.Emphasis on management of H&S, including traning and supervision 4.Encouragement of employee involvement in accident prevention 5.Enforcement should be trageted at self-regulation rather than prosecution
200
Under section 3 of the act who is protected?
What is other affected by the employer's undertaking including: Public Contractors Patients Customers Visitors Students PCP CVS
200
What is a prohibition notice and what is a deferred prohibition notice?
What is a notice issued to half an activity that could lead to serious injury and a deferred prohibition notice stops the work activity within a specific time limit.
200
What is hazard and what is risk? And an unplanned event that results in damage, loss or harm is what?
hazard is the potential of something to cause harm and risk is the likelihood of something to cause harm An accident- an unplanned event that results in damage, loss or harm.
300
Some FINANCIAL reasons for good health and safety management are costs. Two types are..
What is direct and indirect costs
300
The Health and Safety at Work Act is an ENABLING Act..meaning?
What is regulations produced by the HSE (health and safety executive) on behalf of the secretary of state without further acts of parliament being required.
300
Under section 4, Landlords and Owners have a duty to?
What is a. provide safe access and egress for those using the premises b. ensuring buildings and any equipment supplied with them are safe.
300
What two things happen in the case of work related death?
What is 1.investigated by police to ascertain whether a charge of manslaughter or corporate manslaughter is appropriate 2.if there is no such charges, the HSE or local authority continues the investigation
300
What is welfare?
provision of facilities to maintain health and well-being of people in the workplace
400
1.Societal Expectation of good standards of health and safety and 2. Duty of care Are examples of ____ reasons for good health and safety management
What is Social reasons
400
Name 5 things about REGULATIONS
What is 1.State the law 2.often implement EU directives 3.breachees are criminal offenses 4.describe the minimum standards that need to be achieved 5.usually apply to all organisations but sometimes apply to specific industries
400
Under section 6, duties of suppliers..they must ensure as far as reasonably practicable, that.. (4 things)
What is 1. articles are designed and constructed to be safe and without risk to health at all times when they are being set, cleaned, used and maintained 2.substances are similarily safe and without risk to health when being used, handled, stored or transported 3.arrange when necessary suitable testing and examinations 4.supply suitable safety information and any revisions to customers
400
Explain the penalties for Summary offences and Indictable offences
What is Summary Offences: -up to £200,000 fine and or up to 12 months imprisonment -up to 5 years disqualification for convicted directors Indictable Offences: -unlimited fines for all health and safety offences -up to 2 years imprisonment for all h&s offences -up to 15 years disqualificatiofor convicted directors
400
Difference between Civil Law and Criminal Law
What is Civil law is duties of individuals towards eachother Criminal law is duties of individuals to the State
500
Good health and safety management can lead to?
What is 1. a more highly motivated workforce resulting in an improvement in the rate of production and product quality 2.an improved image and reputation of an organisation with its various stakeholders
500
What is the difference between 'Approved Codes Of Practice' and 'Guidance'
What is 1.ACOPS are sometimes legally binding, Guidance is not 2.ACOPS are practical interpretations on regulations that give more detail on requirements, Guidance gives even more practical and informative adivce than ACOPS 3.ACOPS have a special legal status 'quasi-legal' because it may be possible to comply w/ regulations through other practice 4. Guidance comes in two forms- legal and best practice
500
Name two duties of employees as outlined under section 7
What is 1.take care for the health and safety of themselves and others who may be affected by their acts or omissions 2.co-operate with their employer, as far as is necessary, to ensure compliance with any statutory health and safety duty
500
Name 8 things inspectors can do
What is 1.enter premises at any reasonable time, with police officer if necessary 2.examine, investigate and require premises to be left undisturbed 3.access to all records and relevent documents 4.take samples, photos, and if necessary dismantle and remove equipment or substances 5.seize, destroy or render harmless any substances or article 6.take statements 7.issue improvement or prohibition notices and possibly a formal caution 8. initiate prosecutions
500
Explain: Residual risk Near miss Dangerous occurrence
What is Residual Risk- remaining risks after controls applied Near Miss- any incident that could have resulted in accident Dangerous Occurence- a near miss that could have led to serious injury or loss of life
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