Element 1 Flashcards
Absolute duties
Do not allow choice and take no allowance of how much effort is required to meet them.
Practicable duties
Have to be met to an extent only limited by the current state of knowledge and invention, irrespective of cost or difficulty.
Reasonably practicable duties
A duty where employers are entitled to balance the costs of actions to comply with the requirements against the risk.
Reasonable
Reasonable requirements are those requirements that might normally be expected of an average person taking care of what they are doing.
Basic responsibilities of employers
Safe and healthy place of work Safe and healthy plant and equipment Safe systems of work Training and supervision Competent workers
Duty of care
Legal requirement imposed on employers requiring they exercise a reasonable standard of care while performing work related duties
Direct costs
Costs that directly relate to the accident/incident or incidence of ill health
Indirect costs
Costs that indirectly relate to the accident/incident or incidence of ill health
ILO
The International Labour Organisation. Sets out treaty agreements in the form of conventions.
Occupational Safety and Health Convention C155
Creates requirements for member countries to follow to ensure H&S requirements are set into laws.
Occupational Safety and Health Recommendation R164
Guidance-only recommendation; not binding.
ISO
The International Organisation for Standardisation. Standard-setting body.
ISO 45001:2018
Occupational health and safety management systems
Approved Codes of Practice
Sets out minimum levels of compliance
Client
Someone who establishes a contract with someone else
