Management Of Health & Safety at Work Regs 1999

Question 1

Reg 3

Answer 1

Risk assess for employees and others who may be affected

Suitable and sufficient

Question 2

What do risk assessments cover

Answer 2

Reasonably foreseeable significant hazards and identify controls

Question 3

5 steps to risk assessment

Answer 3

identify hazards
who might be harmed
Evaluate severity & likelihood
Record results (if employ 5 or more people)
Review & revise

Question 4

When to review a risk assessment

Answer 4

Regular intervals
change in legislation
change in process
change in equipment
change in people
after accident
after enforcement action
when requested by others, e.g. insurers

Question 5

Specific risk assessments

Answer 5

young persons - lack of experience, don’t see danger

look at inexperience, lack of risk awareness, immaturity
layout of workplace
exposure to physical, biological, chemical agents
work equipment and how used
extent of H&S training

Question 6

Reg 4

Answer 6

Principles of prevention
avoid risks altogether
Assess risks which can’t be avoided
combat risks at source
adapt work to the individual (ergonomics - interaction of person with environment)
Adapt to technical progress - new technology
Substitution
Develop an overall prevention policy (safety management system)
Give priority to collective measures
Instruct / train employees
Develop a positive safety culture (managers and workers working together to achieve safe working environment)

Question 7

Reg 5

Answer 7

Health & safety management system
Planning
Organisation
Control
Monitoring
Review

in writing if 5 or more employees

Question 8

Reg 6

Answer 8

Health surveillance
Where risk assessment shows the following may apply:
identifiable disease / condition is associated
viable detection techniques available
reasonable likelihood disease will occur
surveillance likely to give further protection

e.g. noise, radiation, lung function

Question 9

Reg 7

Answer 9

Appoint one or more competent persons
provide time and resources
appoint people in employment where possible
cooperation if more than one
number depends on size of org, also range & severity of risks

Question 10

Reg 8

Answer 10

Appropriate procedures for serious and imminent danger

emergency procedures
inform staff
stop immediately if unsafe and not restart if danger still exists

Question 11

Reg 9

Answer 11

Procedures form contact with external services in case of serious or imminent danger, e.g. fire
Review and revise as appropriate

Question 12

Reg 10

Answer 12

Provide info to employees
risks identified by assessment
preventive & protective measures
emergency procedures
risks from other employers

Info to parents, e.g work experience

Question 13

Reg 11

Answer 13

where 2 or more employers share a workplace:

cooperate with other employers
inform other employers of risks
take steps to coordinate measures

where no controlling employer, appoint H&S coordinator

Question 14

Reg 12

Answer 14

working on host employer’s or self employed’s undertaking
provide info on risks from their undertaking
protective and preventive measures

Question 15

Reg 13

Answer 15

capabilities and training
take account of employee capabilities
provide adequate H&S training when they start or are expose to new or increased risk

Repeat training periodically where appropriate,
new technology introduced
adapt where necessary, during work hours

Question 16

Reg 14

Answer 16

Employees duties
use machinery, equipment, substances, transport, means of production, safety devices in accordance with instruction & training provided

Inform employer of serious & imminent H&S dangers
inform ref shortcoming in H&S protection arrangements

Question 17

Reg 15

Answer 17

Temporary workers
provide agencies, temps and fixed term employees with info on
special qualifications or skills needed to work safely
health surveillance required

Question 18

Reg 16

Answer 18

New / expectant mothers
risk assessment if risks could cause harm to new / expectant mum or child

May be necessary to alter hours, provide alternative duties or suspend on full pay

Question 19

Reg 17

Answer 19

if pregnant worker certificate states night shift work as a risk, must be put on day work

Question 20

Reg 19

Answer 20

Protection of young persons

do not employ for work:
beyond their physical / psychological capacity
agents that chronically effect health - toxic, carcinogenic, radation
hot, cold, noise, vibration

Young persons can train in the above if

necessary for their training
supervised by competent person
risks reduced to lowest practicable level

Question 21

Reg 21

Answer 21

Provisions as to liability

nothing in statutory provisions shall operate so as to afford an employer a defence in any criminal proceedings by reason of any act or default of an employee or competent person appointed by employer

i.e. given incorrect advice by consultant

Question 22

Competence definition

Answer 22

Knowledge
Skills
Ability
Training
Knowing limitations

Question 23

Reg 18

Answer 23

employer to take action when notified in writing of pregnancy, birth in last 6 months or breast feeding