5.2 Review Of Health And Safety Performance

Question 1

Nebosh Learning Outcome 2016

5.2 Explain the purpose of, and procedures for, regular reviews of health and safety performance.

Answer 1

5. 2 Review of health and safetyperformance
   - Purpose of reviewing health and safety performance
   - Who should take part in review
   - Review at planned intervals
   - Assessing opportunities for improvement and the need for change
   Review to consider:
   - evaluations of compliance with applicable legal and organisational requirements
   - accident and incident data, corrective and preventive actions
   - inspections, surveys, tours and sampling
   - absences and sickness
   - quality assurance reports
   - audits
   - monitoring data/records/reports
   - external communications and complaints
   - results of participation and consultation
   - objectives met
   - actions from previous management reviews
   - legal / good practice developments
   - Maintenance of records of management review
   - Reporting on health and safety performance
   - Feeding into action and development plans as part of continuous improvement
   - Role of Boards, Chief Executive/Managing Director and Senior Managers.

Question 2

Organisations may (BENCHMARK) their health and safety performance against other organisations by comparing what:

Answer 2

• Accident rates with those organisations in the same industry which use similar business processes and experience similar risks.
  and
• Management practices and techniques with other organisations in any industry to provide a different perspective and new insights on health and safety management systems.

Question 3

Name - Some of the Key performance indicators for reviewing an organisations overall health and safety performance:

Answer 3

• Assessment of the degree of compliance with health and safety system requirements
• Identification of areas where the health and safety system is absent or inadequate (those areas where further action is necessary to develop the total health and safety management system)
• Assessment of the achievement of specific objectives and plans
  and
• Accident, ill health and incident data accompanied by analysis of both the immediate and underlying causes, trends and common features.

Question 4

Reviewing is the process of:

Answer 4

• Making judgements about the adequacy of performance
  and
• Taking decisions about the nature and timing of the actions necessary to remedy deficiencies

Question 5

Where do the two main sources of reviewing information used to assist in the reviewing process come from?

Answer 5

• Monitoring
  and
• Auditing activities

Question 6

What is the purpose of reviewing health and safety performance?
And
Where does the information come from?

Answer 6

• When performance is reviewed, judgements are made about it’s adequacy and decisions are taken about how and when to rectify performance.
• The ACT part of the health and safety management system is needed by organisations to gauge whether the management system is working as intend.
• The information for review of performance comes from audits of Risk Control Systems (RCSs) and workplace precautions and from the measurement of activities
• As well as both external and internal influences e.g. New legislation, Reorganisation, or changes in current good practices etc.

Question 7

Items to be considered in reviews

Reviews will be wide ranging and may cover one specific area or a range of subjects.

What items should a review aim to include?

Answer 7

• evaluations of compliance with applicable legal and organisational requirements
• incident data, recommendations and actions plans from investigations
• inspections, surveys, tours and sampling
• absences and sickness and their analysis
• any reports on quality assurance and environmental protection reports
• audits results and implementation
• monitoring of data, records and reports
• communications from enforcing authorities and insurers
• any developments in legal requirements or best practice within the industry
• changed circumstances or processes
• benchmarking with other similar organisations
• complaints from neighbours, customers and the public
• whether health and safety objectives have been meet
• whether actions from previous reviews have been completed