e1.1 - Reasons for effective management of H&S Flashcards
Moral
Unacceptable to put the HandS of people at risk in pursuit of profit
Common Law duty of care - individuals and organisations to take reasonable car of those affected by their acts and omissions
Societal attitudes
stats - 147 K (2017/18)
71,062 injuries (RIDDOR), further 550k
1.4m work related illness
Legal
Preventive - e.g Prohibition Notice (criminal)
Punitive - Unlimited fines, prison sentences (criminal)
Compensatory - Claims for comp (civil)
Many orgs embrace self regulation
Robens - ‘let those who create the risk control it’
Orgs strive for best practice beyond legal compliance
Economic (organistaional level)
financial loss or reduced profit
FFI £154 per hour
Direct Costs (specific figures) Indirect Costs (intangible costs) Insured Costs Uninsured Costs (often 8-36x greater than the cost of insurance premiums)
benefits of effect H&S management can be 10% turnover
Economic (societal level)
injury and ill heath annual cost to UK economy - £15b
Economic benefits include reduced costs of -
Emergency services NHS Social support services Benefit payments Regulators Prosecution and court services
Direct costs
Fines FFI Compensation Legal fees Medical costs Damage to equipment, materials, property, environment Insurance premium increase Lost time of injured person
Indirect costs
Time due to interference with service/production Lost time by other employees replacement staff costs Incident Investigation Completion of any corrective action
Insured costs
Employee/third party comp Damage to buildings and plant Damage to vehicles, equipment, tools Medical costs Legal costs
Unnisured costs
Product and materials damage Clean up costs Delays and weakened morale OT and temp labour Investigation time Fines Increased insurance Effects on goodwill and rep
Robens (legal)
‘Let those who create the risk control it’
P,P,C
Preventive
Punitive
Compensatory
FFI cost
£154 Per Hour
