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Flashcards by Luke Hansford, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Luke Hansford
almost 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Why H&S and environment? | Protect health Prevent injury Reduce environmental impact |
| What drives improvement? | Avoidance of injury/harm Legal Compliance Cost of failure Company reputation - Influences market performance - Insurance costs |
| How much do insurance costs cover? | About 10% of total costs |
| What does Criminal Law encompass? | H&S @ work act - regulations Environmental Protection Act - regulations Corporate manslaughter |
| What does Civil Law encompass? | Common law duty of care - Tort of negligence Three tests: - Duty of care - Breach of duty - Harm resulted |
| What makes up the H&S at Work act? | Safe Working environment/welfare Safe Person Safe Plant, Systems of work Safe place of Work, acces and egress Articles and substances safe |
| What are employee duties? | All employees must take all reasonable care of their own H&S and that any one else affected by their acts or omissions An employee must cooperate with their employer to enable them to carry out their statutory duty |
| What is the burden of proof? | Instead of innocent until proven guilty, Section 40 requires the accused to prove themselves innocent in the case of H&S |
| What does the H&S executive (HSE) do? | Inspect workplace Investigate accidents and cases of ill health Enforce good standards and give advice for improvements of how to comply with the law Publish guidance and advice Provide an information service |
| What does the Environmental protection act consist of? | 3 parts: I - IPC and APC II - Waste III - Nuisance |
| Environmental Agency process? | Idetify Risk Assess risk Justify appropriate measures Present your assessment |
| H&S Law vs Risk Management? | Law aimed at protection of people Effective risk control operates at a higher standard Risk management places business in control encouraging management ownership In a multi-national the legal focus will be over complex and lead to inaction |
| What does risk managment comprise of? | H&SE Product safety Business risk Business continuity Property risk |
| Causes of human error? | Skills based Mistakes |
| Causes of human failure? | Routine (breaks routine) Situational Exceptional (something starts to go wrong so tries to fix it) |
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