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Purpose and legal status of existing: Health & Safety Regulations. |
Contain statutory duties Prosecution or fines for breaches Enforced by enforcement authority |
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Purpose and legal status of existing: HSE Approved Codes of Practice. |
Provide a recognised interpretation of legislation Failure to comply may be cited in court in criminal proceedings Must meet the ACoP standard or comply with an equal or better standard Have semi-legal status |
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Why may health and safety not be seen as a priority by the management of an organisation?
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Health & safety has to compete with other management priorities, particularly those associated with the production of goods and services which is the basic rationale of an organisation. It may be seen as an unproductive cost which conflicts with requirements to keep costs low. |
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Define: (a) Health. (b) Safety. (c) Welfare.
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Health relates to the physical condition, of the body and mind, of all people at the workplace (employees, contractors and visitors) and their protection from harm in the form of injury or disease. Safety relates to the condition at the workplace and applies to the pursuit of a state where the risk of harm has been eliminated or reduced to an acceptable level. Welfare relates to the general well-being of, primarily, employees at the workplace and the promotion of conditions which help to provide for their needs in respect of health, comfort, and social and personal well-being. This broader concept of welfare is not a specific concern of HSaW, but effective H&S measures may contribute to the conditions which promote it. |
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In three words, sum up the reasons why an organisation should manage health and safety.
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Moral (or Humanitarian) Legal Economic |
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Give examples of how societal expectations can result in higher standards of health and safety.
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Legal cases indicate how requirements such as a "safe place of work" change over the years and act as drivers for an increasing standard of H&S in the workplace Better staff may only work for employers with high standards of H&S Widespread access to the media ensures that standards of best practice in the workplace are well known by everyone and therefore establish the norm that people at work expect. |
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Give three direct costs and three indirect costs that might arise from a workplace accident.
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Direct costs : damaged product, repairs or replacement of damaged equipment, worker sick pay, production downtime, first aid treatment costs, overtime Indirect costs: low worker moral, damaged business reputation, high staff turnover and associated costs. |
