Understand health and safety requirements

Question 1

What is a policy?

Answer 1

A course of principle of action proposed by an organisation or individual

Question 2

What is a procedure?

Answer 2

An established or an official way of doing something

Question 3

What is a role?

Answer 3

A position held within a an organisation or committee, with specific expectations or accountability

Question 4

What is responsibility?

Answer 4

Duty or task required to successfully perform a certain thing

Question 5

Why do we need health and safety documents?

Answer 5

To minimise likelihood of an injury occurring in the workplace

Question 6

What is a legislation?

Answer 6

Law or set of laws made by government

Question 7

What are the employers responsibilities?

Answer 7

Provide public liability insurance
Provide first aid
Provide emergency action procedures
Use signage and posters
Carry out risk assessments
Report accidents and incidents
Provide training and information

Question 8

What is the employees responsibility?

Answer 8

Duty of care of health and safety and the same of others in the workplace

Question 9

What is the health and safety executive?

Answer 9

Provides workplace with guidance, advice and templates to ensure work-related health and safety is followed

Question 10

What is manual handling and why do we need it?

Answer 10

Avoid need for hazardous lifting
Assess risk of injury
Use lifting aids such as hoists

Question 11

What is COSHH?

Answer 11

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
Examples include chlorine and cleaning supplies
May have to use PPE
Risk assessments
Sheets
Training

Question 12

What is the Data Protection Act (1998)?

Answer 12

Protect clients welfare
Safeguarding children
Avoid stealing of data
Passwords etc

Question 13

What is the DBS?

Answer 13

Disclosure and Barring Service
Processing criminal records
Put/Remove from lists
Stop them from working with children

Question 14

What is the disability discrimination act?

Answer 14

Making sure those who have disabilities welfare is maintained

Question 15

What is the duty of care?

Answer 15

Legal and ethical obligations to safeguard others from harm while they are using your services or exposed to your activities

Question 16

What are coaches responsible for in terms of duty of care?

Answer 16

Health and Safety of athletes
Have access to first aid facilities
Be able to contact emergency services
Protect children
Have appropriate insurance

Question 17

What are the roles involved with minimising risk?

Answer 17

Manager/Health and Safety officers
First aider
Fire officer
Coach
Lifeguard
Receptionist

Question 18

What is the day to day tasks for a manager?

Answer 18

Overall responsibility for H and S
Duty to protect employees and customers
Deal with reports

Question 19

How do managers help to minimise risk?

Answer 19

Carry out RA
Outline safe operating procedures
Regular site inspections
Manage changes to working practices
Prepare policies
Lead training

Question 20

What are the day to day tasks for a first aider?

Answer 20

Carry out first aid
Record information in first aid book
Report issues

Question 21

How do first aiders minimise risk?

Answer 21

Ensure they follow policies and procedures
Ensure training is up to date
Communicate effectively with manager

Question 22

What are the day to day tasks for a fire officer?

Answer 22

Ensuring all alarms, doors and equipment is working
Provide staff training

Question 23

How do fire officers work to minimise risk?

Answer 23

Ensure equipment is maintained and that staff know how to use it
Train all staff for EAP’s

Question 24

What are the day to day tasks of coaches?

Answer 24

Ensure class is correct level age and ability
Check equipment

Question 25

How do coaches minimise risk?

Answer 25

Carry out RA
Report any issues to manager
Stop activity if needed

Question 26

What are the day-to-day tasks for a lifeguard?

Answer 26

Ensure safety of users
Enforcing rules and regulations
Administer first aid

Question 27

How do lifeguards minimise risk?

Answer 27

Ensure training is up to date
Ensure they know how to evacuate
Use sanctions

Question 28

What are the receptionists day to day tasks?

Answer 28

Report any health and safety issues

Question 29

How do receptionists minimise risk?

Answer 29

Ensure all records are up to date and are reported to manager

Question 30

What are the different security procedures?

Answer 30

Membership: Par-Q
Monitoring Entrance
Vetting procedures: DBS checks are essential when working with children
Storage: Lockers
Record Security: Keeping up to date
CCTV

Question 31

What are the security documents we can use?

Answer 31

RA
Maintenance sheets
Incident report forms
Evacuation Procedures