Health And Safety Management Systems - Planning

Question 1

Health and safety planning requires

Answer 1

1. Correct information about the existing management system for h&s.
2. suitabke benchmarks against which to make comparisons
3. Competent people to carry out the analysis and make sensible judgments

Question 2

Planning needs to assess whether the system ks

Answer 2

1. Adequate for the organisation risks and hazards
   2 Working as intended and meeting targets
2. Deleiverying costeffective and proportionate risk control in the workplace

Question 3

H&s objectives depend on

Answer 3

1. The seniority of the person setting the objectives.
2. the formal documentation associated with the objectives and their relevance at each functional level in the organisation
3. Incorporate the relevant legal, technical options and good practice guidance
4. assesemtbs of all hazards and risks
5. the success with which they integrate with financial, operational and business requirements
6. Incorperation of the view of employees and stakeholder

Objectives to be SMART

Question 4

Risk Assessment - legal requirement

Answer 4

Regulation 3 of the Management of health nd safety at work regulation requires risk assessments of there are 5 or more employees

Must be suitable and sufficient

Question 5

Suitable and suffienct RA means

Answer 5

1. Identify significant risks only
2. Identifies and measures required to comply with legalisation
3. remain appropriate and valid over a reasonable period of time

Question 6

Hazard

Answer 6

Potential to cuase harm

Question 7

Risk

Answer 7

Likelihood to cause harm

Question 8

Residual risk

Answer 8

Risk remaining after some control have been applied

Question 9

Forms of RA

Answer 9

Quantitative
Qualitative
Generic

Question 10

Quantitative RA

Answer 10

Calucated from risk = likelihood x severity

Question 11

Qualitative RA

Answer 11

Descriptor ime. High medium low used to describe timetable for remedial action

Question 12

Generic ra

Answer 12

Covers simular activities or work equipment

Question 13

Health risks include

Answer 13

Chemical
Biological
Physical
Psyological
Erognomic

Question 14

Chemical risks

Answer 14

Exhaust fumes, paint solvants, asbestos

Question 15

Biological risk

Answer 15

Legion Ella, pathogens, hepatitis

Question 16

Physical rism

Answer 16

Noise, vibration, radiation

Question 17

Physco logical risk

Answer 17

Stress or violence

Question 18

Erognomic risk

Answer 18

Musculosketel disorders