Legal protection for designs and safety

Question 1

Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)

Answer 1

all employers must ensure all employees and visitors to a workplace are protected in terms of health, safety and welfare
mush assess risks and adopt safety measures to reduce them

Question 2

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health regulations (2002)

Answer 2

COSHH regulations limit exposure to dangerous chemicals in a workplace
hazardous materials include: fumes, airborne particulates, and dangerous liquids
all hazardous substances have a CLP label to identify risk

Question 3

CLP pictograms

Answer 3

classification labelling and packaging
give symbols to identify risks such as: toxicity, pressurised gas, skin/ eye irritant, flammable , explosive, harmful to the environment, oxidising agent, carcinogenic, corrosive

Question 4

Safety precautions

Answer 4

any action carried out in advance to limit a risk (e.g. eye protection)

Question 5

Risk Assessment

Answer 5

a document require by law that describes a hazard, the potential harm, control measures and review dates

Question 6

Consumer Rights Act (2015) (Part 1: consumer contracts for goods services or digital content)

Answer 6

goods/digital content are of a satisfactory quality
goods/digital content will be fit for a particular purpose
goods/ digital content are as described and match a model seen
a consumer has the right to reject goods, and repair or replacement of those goods

Question 7

Consumer Rights Act (2015) (Part 2 : unfair terms )

Answer 7

contract terms and notices are to be fair for a good or service
all payment for goods and services are transparent

Question 8

Intellectual property (IP)

Answer 8

when an idea is turned into a physical creation that has not previously existed it belongs in some way to the creator

Question 9

Intellectual property right (IPR)

Answer 9

rights a creator has over the creations
some are automatic (copyright ) and some must be applied for

Question 10

Copyright

Answer 10

legal protection for books, photos, drama ect
allows control of permission to duplicate the work for 70 years after the original creators death.

Question 11

Patent

Answer 11

granted by the IPO (Intellectual Property Office) for completely new inventions and working parts
gives 10 yrs legal protection
complicated and expensive to obtain
needs detailed labelled diagram and clear descriptions

Question 12

Trademarks

Answer 12

legal protection for brand identities and marketing
usually a recognisable combination of colours, shapes, logos and words
registered under IPO

Question 13

Open designs

Answer 13

an altruistic approach to design which is accessible to everyone without royalty fees or permission

Question 14

Creative Commons License

Answer 14

maintains copyright protection while allowing free distribution and development of original work