1.1 NDipA - Reasons for effective H and S Management

Question 1

Moral

Answer 1

Duty of reasonable care to Employees

And others whose H and S may be affected by your undertaking

Everyone should come home from work…

Socially unacceptable for an ER to put financial gain above H and S

National Accident and ill health Statistics reinforce the message that H and S should be effectively managed

Accident / Incident rates highlight that people who work for Small companies are at a significantly greater risk than those who work for larger companies (morally wrong)

Question 2

Legal

Preventive

Answer 2

to avoid

enforcement
improvement
and prohibition notices

which can be issued

by enforcement inspectors

Question 3

Legal

Punitive

Answer 3

to avoid

fines
and imprisonment

for criminal breaches of legal duties

Which can be issued to the company or to the individual within the company

Question 4

Legal

Compensatory

Answer 4

to avoid being

sued in civil courts

for compensation

for breaches in duties

Question 5

Legal

Self Regulation (self policing)

Answer 5

Businesses should self regulate as they know their own business and should be in the best position to do so

If companies were able to self regulate this would avoid having a costly regulator

Question 6

Financial

Direct Costs (calculable)

Answer 6

Injury sick pay

Damage repairs

Fines

Legal Fees

Insurance Premium goes up

Question 7

Financial

Indirect Costs (do not generally involve an actual payment of money…)

Answer 7

Production delays

Lost orders

Business Interruption

Loss of reputation

Public image

Question 8

Financial

Direct Benefits (calculable)

Answer 8

Reduced insurance

Reduced litigation

Reduced sick pay

Improved production

Less production delays

Reduced product damage

Question 9

Financial

Indirect Benefits (do not generally involve an actual payment of money…)

Answer 9

Reduced absenteeism

Reduced staff turnover

Improved Corporate image

Improved chanced of winning contracts

Improved morale

Question 10

Financial

Economic (societal factors)

Answer 10

1. NHS funded by tax payer
   - NHS has to deal with immediate and long term consequences of accidents and ill health
2. EE impaired
   - reduces the amount they can work…
   - less tax paid into state pool
3. EE impaired
   - may require benefits

Question 11

Financial

HSE study on the ‘Cost of Accidents at Work’

Answer 11

Every £1 an ER spends on insurance (insured costs…)

injury
ill health
damage

The uninsured cost of accidents over a year amounted to between 8-36 times that amount

Fines
lost time
clearing a site
extra wages / overtime 
sick pay
investigation time 
production delays
excess on insurance claims 
loss of contracts
business reputation
legal costs