Element 1: The moral, social and economic reasons for good standards of health and safety in the workplace.

Question 1

What are the three arguments for good management of health and safety?

Answer 1

LEM
Legal: criminal and civil liability.
Economic: the costs of injuries and ill-health.
Moral: ethical and responsible behaviour.

Question 2

What is meant by “Duty of Care”?

Answer 2

Both the employer and employee have a common law duty of care to each other and to other employees.

Question 3

What is the “Employer’s Duty of Care”?

Answer 3

Must provide:
Safe Workplace
Safe plant equipment
Safe systems of work
Training, supervision and worker competence

Question 4

What are “Employee Rights and Expectations”?

Answer 4

Safe workplace

Exercise reasonable care in their own actions at work

Question 5

What is “Employers’ liability Insurance”?

Answer 5

“Enables the cost of any compensation and legal fees for employees who could be injured through the fault of the employer”.

Question 6

What are the two types of costs that an employer may incur in the wake of an insurance claim?

Answer 6

Insured Cost

Uninsured Costs

Question 7

What are the 4 main classes of Accident?

Answer 7

1. Those that cause no damage to property or injury to people.
2. Those that cause damage to material, plant or equipment but do not injure personnel.
3. Those that cause injury to personnel but do not damage property.
4. Those that cause both injury to people and damage to material, plant and equipment.

Question 8

With regards to accidents costs give three examples of Direct Costs…

Answer 8

Insurance claims.
Sick pay.
Loss of production.
Repairs.
Product loss or damage.
Public liability.
Damage to equipment, buildings, etc.

Question 9

With regards to accidents costs give three examples of Indirect Costs…

Answer 9

Business interruption.
Product liability.
Loss of orders.
Cost of time spent on investigations.
Legal fees.
Loss of corporate image.

Question 10

What are the Social Reasons for Maintaining good Health and Safety?

Answer 10

Society is less tolerable of accidents and incidents.
People should not be put at risk during their work.
Unacceptable without any control measures.
Everyone should return from work in the same state that they left for work.
Bad public image!

Question 11

Name 2 things that employers are required to ensure?

Answer 11

SFAIRP workplaces, machinery, equipment and processes under their control are safe.
SFAIRP chemical, physical and biological substances and agents under their control are without risk to health

Question 12

List the five things that an employer must provide to their employees.

Answer 12

Safe place of work.
Safe equipment, appliances and plant.
Safe system of work.
Competent employees.
Provide the required PPE