Foundations in Health and safety

Question 1

What do barriers to good standards of health and safety include?

Answer 1

Complexity
Competing & Conflicting Demands
Behavioral Issues

Question 2

What is the definition of Health?

Answer 2

W.H.O. description is..Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Question 3

What is the definition of Safety?

Answer 3

The condition of being safe ; freedom from danger or risks.

Question 4

What is the definition of Welfare?

Answer 4

Welfare refers to the facilities for workplace comfort.

Question 5

What is the definition of Environmental protection?

Answer 5

Environmental protection refers to any activity to maintain or restore the quality of environmental media through preventing the emission of pollutants or reducing the presence of polluting substances in environmental media.

Question 6

What are the three main focuses in occupational health and safety?

Answer 6

MID
Maintenance, Improvements Development
1. The maintenance and promotion of workers’ health and working capacity.
2. The improvement of working environment and work to become conducive to safety and health.
3. Development of work organizations and working cultures in a direction which supports health and safety at work and in doing so also promotes a positive social climate and smooth operation and may enhance productivity of the undertakings.