Health and Safety

Question 1

What is the relevant legislation relating to Health & Safety in the work place?

Answer 1

Health & Safety at Work Act 1974

The legal framework for health and safety in places of work, it protects employees and members of the public from work-based activities.

Policed by the Health and Safety Executive

Question 2

What regulations must employers adhere to under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974?

Answer 2

• Record and Review via risk assessments
• Maintain safe access and exits to the workplace.
• Provide adequate and appropriate health and safety training to staff.
• Welfare provisions for staff.
• Keep an updated and written Health and Safety policy.

Question 3

Please outline your understanding if Hazards and Risk?

Answer 3

• Hazard is something that has potential to cause harm.
• A risk is the likelihood/chance, high or low, of the hazard causing harm to someone.

Question 4

What is a Risk Assessment?

Answer 4

The process of examining the hazards that risk causing harm to people and documenting them.

Question 5

How would you approach a risk assessment? ( 5 Steps)

Answer 5

HPERR

1. Identify Hazard
2. Identify the people at risk
3. Evaluate Hazard
4. Record the Hazard in written form
5. Regular Review the risk assessment

Question 6

What is a dynamic risk assessment?

Answer 6

The continues process of identifying risks, evaluating them and putting step in place to mitigate them whilst remaining operational.

Question 7

What is required in a written Health & Safety Policy document?

Answer 7

• Required for employers if they employ 5 or more people

Must contain:
1. A policy
2. Details of the organisations H&S structure
3. A risk assessment setting out the risk
4. Detailed implementation of control measures