Term 1

Question 1

give the 5 categories of consequences for bad health and safety

Answer 1

• reputation
• social
• financial
• emotional
• employees

Question 2

what classifies as a work related accident

Answer 2

a death or injury resulting from a work related activity, not necessarily just that it happened at work

Question 3

how many days must injuries be reported within

Answer 3

injuries should be reported within 10 days and if the employee is off for over 7 days it must be reported within 14 days

Question 4

what are the steps to creating a risk assessment

Answer 4

• identify the hazards
• identify who is going to be at risk
• evaluating the risk
• controlling the risks

Question 5

what is the hierarchy of controls

Answer 5

most effective - elimination
- substitution
- engineering controls
- administrate controls
least effective - ppe

Question 6

what is the ranking system for dangerous animals

Answer 6

1, 2 and 3, 1 being most dangerous and 3 being the least

Question 7

consequences of a bad risk assessment

Answer 7

• reputation
• poor working practice
• financial impact
• higher risk of accidents
• less time working if your dealing with injuries

Question 8

what is the role of health and safety inspectors

Answer 8

Their main role is to inspect and give advice, information and guidance. A prohibition or improvement notice can be given if an employer or employee has contravened one or more of the statutory provisions. ​(i.e. broken health and safety law)