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T/F - Health in relation to health and safety definitions should ensure we eat and drink well

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False

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Environment in relation to H&S Definitions should ensure we offset out carbon impact by planting trees

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False

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The reason for managing health and safety and welfare can be summarised under 3 broad headings: moral, financial, ….

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and legal

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4
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What is considered an uninsured cost

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  1. Lost production time
  2. Sick pay
  3. Extra wages, overtime, and temp labour
  4. Production delays
  5. Investigation time
  6. Fines
  7. Legal costs
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Direct costs of accidents and ill-health

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Sick pay for injured employee
Repairing and replacing damaged equipment or property
Costs associated with managers time dealing with consequences of the accident

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HSE estimates uninsured losses are 10x the cost of insurance premiums paid with uninsured losses from accidents in smaller firms adding up to …. per employee year

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£315

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In the UK, government appointed regulators for H&S are a combination of 2 parts, name them

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Health and safety executive, and the local government environmental health officers

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Explain the meaning of the terms civil and criminal law

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Civil law is concerned with rights and duties of individuals towards each other
Criminal law is concerned with offences against society generally

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What is criminal law made up of

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Acts and regulations

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T/F, The health and safety at work act 1974 is a civil law

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False

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Who imposes a duty of care for everyone at work

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Employers
Employees
People in control of work premises
Self employed
Designers, manufacturers, suppliers, installers

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Under the law employers are responsible for health and safety management. What is reasonably practical in achieving this

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Protect health, safety and welfare of employees and other people who might be affected by their business
Make sure that other workers and others are protected from anything that may cause harm, controlling any risk to injury or health that could arise in the workplace
Assess risks in the workplace
Give employees information about risks in the workplace and how employees are protected
Consult with employees on health and safety issues

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What legal responsibilities do employees have

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Take reasonable care for their own health and safety
Co-operate with their employers and anyone else to help everyone meet h&s obligations
Not put others at risk by what they do or don’t do at work
Not deliberately interfere with or misuse anything provided for h&s purposes

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14
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Describe the duties of the self employed

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Not put others at risk by the way they carry out their work activities

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Describe the duties of installer, supplier and manufacturers

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Legal responsibilities for the design and construction of articles, use of substances, and testing and installation of their work.
They must provide adequate information, such as instructions for safe use of machines.

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Describe the duties of people in control of the work premises

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Legal responsibility to ensure means of access and egress are safe, and any plant or substances are safe and without risk to health

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What are the legal requirements of the health and safety at work regulations

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Written health and safety policy
Carrying out suitable and sufficient risk assessments and recording findings
Making arrangements for effective planning, organisation, control, monitoring and review of preventative and protective measures
Appointing competent person to assist with health and safety
Providing employees with information about risks in the workplace and how they’re protected
Instruction and training for employees on how to deal with risks
Ensuring there is adequate and appropriate supervision in place
Consulting with employees about their risks and current preventative measures

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T/F health and safety manager does not require to be a competent person

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False

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What is the definition of competence

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Person must have practical and theoretical knowledge as well as sufficient experience of the machinery, plant and procedures involved to enable them both to identify defects or weaknesses during plant and machinery examinations and to assess either’s importance with relation to the strength and function of that plant and machinery

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T/F health and safety inspection can give advice or written instructions

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True

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21
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What is in the powers of the health and safety inspector

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Enter premises
Inspect and investigate
Take measurements, samples and photographs
Require an area or machine to be left undisturbed
Sieze or render harmless or destroy dangerous items
Obtain information and take statements from management and employees
Give advice or written information
Issue instructions, improvement notices, and prohibition notices that must be carried out by law
Initiate a prosecution

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22
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What is the max amount that can be issued with a prohibition notice

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Unlimited

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23
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What is the HSE approach

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Plan, Do, Check, Act

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24
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What is the definition of health and safety culture

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Set of values, behaviours and norms that guide interactions between people
Personality of the workplace
How things are done
Deeply held assumptions developed over time

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Health and safety culture involved protecting people from … in the workplace

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Harm

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26
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H&S management states a positive safety culture is founded on mutual trust T/F

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True

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27
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T/F A poor health and safety culture is characterised by an atmosphere where not complying with safe working practices is acceptable

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True

28
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What indicators highlight the state of health and safety culture within and organisation

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Number of accidents, near misses, occupational ill health cases within the organisation

29
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First aid definition

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Emergency treatment until the arrival of a medical practitioner or nurse
Treatment of minor injuries that do no warrant medical attention or would otherwise receive no treatment

29
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T/F Each company should assess the risk associated with the workplace and determine an appropriate number of first aiders. A guide suggests one per fifty employees for low risk work

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True

30
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T/F a first aider has to be a medically qualified nurse who does first aid in their spare time

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False

31
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What are valid certificates of competence for first aid

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First aid at work
Emergency first aid at work

32
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Health and safety regulations require employers to provide adequate and appropriate…

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Equipment, facilities and personel

33
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List the major reportable injuries

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  1. A fracture
  2. Amputation of an arm, hand, finger, thumb, leg or toe
  3. Permanent loss of sight or reduction of sight
  4. Crush injuries leading to internal organ damage
  5. Serious burns
  6. Unconsciousness caused by head injury
  7. Any other injuries arising from work in an enclosed space, leading to hypothermia, heat-induced illness or requires resuscitation
34
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An incident defined as a near miss is an event that has the potential to cause…

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injury or ill-health

35
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What are reasons for reporting accidents

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Statutory obligation
Insurance claim
In-house accident reporting and investigation

36
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T/F RIDDOR is the law that requires employees to report and keep records of work related accidents

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False - it requires employers to report

37
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T/F - You must retain statutory records and accidents for a period of one year

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False - it should be for at least 3 years

38
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In order to keep basic first aid skills updated it is strongly recommended to under take what

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Annual refresher training

39
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Under social security legislation, the employer is required to keep whats

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Form BI 510 Accident book

40
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What is the meaning of reportable dangerous occurances

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Certain, specified near miss events

41
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What categories are relevant to most workplaces

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  1. Collapse, overturning or failure of load-bearing parts of lifts and lifting equipment
  2. Plant or equipment coming into contact with overhead electrical power lines
  3. Electrical incidents causing fire or explosions
  4. Failure of a pressure system
42
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T/F Reportable Occupational Diseases cases must be quarantined in hospital

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False

43
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Name 2 occupational disease relevant to the flour mill

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Occupational dermatitis
Occupational Asthma

44
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T/F An employee cannot make an insurance claim for injury unless they have a police report

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False

45
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Name the functions of an in-house accident investigation

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Inform senior managers that an accident has occurred and gives them a factual account of it
Identifies any shortfall in organisational safety arrangements and enables these to be corrected
Provides the basic data which companies use to analyse and utilise to prevent reoccurrence

46
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All accident and incidents, whether they result in injury or not, are warnings that there are uncontrolled ….

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Hazards

47
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Mental health affects how we think, feel and act, list the factors linked to mental health

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Biological factors, genes or brain chemistry
Life experiences - trauma or abuse
Family history or mental health problems

48
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Describe 4 main benefits of positive mental health

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  1. Realise their full potential
  2. Cope with the stresses of life
  3. Work productively
  4. Make meaningful contributions to the community
49
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T/F - Employers should ignore employees experiencing problems at work

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False

50
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3 early warning signs employees may be experiencing problems at work

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  1. Inability to perform daily tasks they previously had no problems with
  2. Appearing confused, forgetful, on edge, angry, upset
  3. Experiencing severe mood swings that cause problems at work
51
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T/F - Employees should ignore staff with mental health issues that is a doctors responsibility

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False

52
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List 3 ways an employer can manage mental health in the workplace which is appropriate to the business

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  1. Provide information or training for managers and employees
  2. Employing occupational health professionals
  3. Appointing mental health trained first aiders
53
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Ensuring …. are happy at their work is one of the most important jobs for any employer

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All employees

54
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Describe the benefits of an EAP programme

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Can help keep employees happy in the workplace, which creates a positive and productive environment allowing everyone to thrive while working to a common gial

55
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How can an EAP provide support outside of work

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Childcare, elder care, buying a home for the first time, divorce, debt

56
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Definition of health

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Protection of bodies and minds of people from illness resulting from materials, processes or procedures used in the workplace

57
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Definition of safety

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Protection of people from physical injury

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Definition of welfare

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Provisions of facilities including washing and sanitation, drinking water, heating, lighting, canteen facilities as well as first aid to maintain health and well-being of individuals

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Defintion of occupational health

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Illness or physical and mental disorders caused or triggered by workplace activities

60
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Environmental Protection definition

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Arrangements to protect people and the broader environment outside the workplace from the effects of workplace activities

61
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What is an improvement notice

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Requires contravention to be corrected within a specified time, it wont stop work activity

62
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What is a prohibition notice

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Is issued if there is or is likely to be a risk of serious personal injury and requires an activity to be stopped immediately unless corrective action is taken

63
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What is a fee for intervention and what may it include

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Fee including costs for time of the entire original visit, it may also include the inspectors time: at mill site, preparing reports, getting specialist advice, talking to companys employees.

64
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How long do the certificates for first aid at work last

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3years

65
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Definition of accident

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Any unplanned or uncontrolled event that results in injury or ill health or damage or loss to property.

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