Unit A6 Flashcards

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List the Internal influences in OHS within the company

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  • Finance
  • production targets
  • unions
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List and explain the two types of organizations

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  • formal: organization chart, written rules and procedures, legitimate authority
  • informal: Represented by individual and group behavior
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What is a system

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“A system is a regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a united whole”

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List the Characteristics of Systems

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  • Every system is part of a still larger system and itself encompasses many subsystems
  • Every system: Whether biological, physical or social, has a specific purpose to which all its parts are designed to contribute
  • A system is complex: Any change in one variable will effect change in others
  • Equilibrium: A system strives to maintain balance between the various pressures affecting it, internal and external
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Explain Open and Closed Systems

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  • The vast majority of organisations are open-loop, rather than closed-loop, systems
  • A “closed” (or “impervious”) system is one in which there is no interaction between any part of the system and the external environment
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List the External influences in health and safety within the company

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  • enforcement agencies
  • insurance companies
  • contractors / clients
  • contracts
  • trade unions
  • public opinion
  • courts
  • legislation
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What is an organizational chart

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Identifies formal levels of authority and responsibility within organization, usally running from top to down

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What is the role of line management in the org structure

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Direct line of authority from works manager to shop floor

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Explain staff relationships

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Line responsibility between the employees and the department

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Explain functional relationships

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Certain members of staff have a company wide remit to carry over activities across the board

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Explain the role of consultation with employees

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  • workers can configure to prevention by spotting and warning of potential hazards and give notice
  • involving employees educates and motivates them
  • ideas and experiences of workers are regarded as a useful contribution to safety improvement
  • people have a right to be involved in decisions that affect their working life
  • cooperation between two sides is essential to improve working conditions - must be base on equal parter ships
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List the functions of safety reps

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  • be given adequate info on OHS matters
  • be consulted on major OHS matters and changes
  • protection from dismissal or prejudicial treatment
  • be able to contribute to the OHS decisions making process
  • access to all parts of workplace
  • allowed reasonable time and given training to perform functions
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13
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What is the main role of safety reps

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Is to work proactively to prevent worker exposure to occupational hazards

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List the typical activities of safety reps

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  • workplace observations and inspections
  • examination of records
  • listening to complaints
  • reading info
  • asking members what they think
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15
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What is the role of union members?

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Respond to workers concerns
Initiate action on hazards it recognized
Educate union members
Help represent workers OHS grievances to management

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16
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Typical activities of committee would include

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Regular meetings to discuss issues, suggest possible solutions and progress reports on insured being handled

Developing OHS training programme

Researching specific OHS issues

Accompany inspectors

17
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Joint OHS labour & management meeting - typical activities

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  • promote OHS in workplace
  • monitor workplace for hazards and legal compliance
  • agreeing the OHS policy and its implementation.
  • walking with management to solve OHS problems / complaints
  • involving in planning of purpose does changes
  • keeping unions informed of planned actions