- (a) Outline reasons for establishing effective consulation arrangements with employees on health and safety matters in the workplace. (4)
(b) Outline the range of formal and informal consulation arrangements that may contribute to effective consulation on health and safety matters in the workplace. (6) - Human failure was identified as a significant factor in an accident involving a crane. An employee was seriously injured when stuck by material being transprted by the crane.
Outline the types of human failure which may have contributed to the accident and in each case give examples relevant to the scenerio to illustrate your answer. (10) - (a) An extract from the company annual report is taken for an example. Comment critically on the suitability of the content in providing information to the stake holders. (5)
(b) Calculate the non fatal accident incident rates and comment on the findings (5) - (a) Outline what is meant by punitive damages in relation to a compansation award clearly stating their purpose and to whom the damages are paid. (5)
(b) In relation to a claim for compansation, Outline the meaning of the terms:
(1) No faulty liability (2)
(2) Breach of duty of care (3) - Outline the appropriate examples, the key features of the following risk management concepts:
(a) risk avoidance (2)
(b) risk reduction (2)
(c) risk transfer (3)
(d) risk retention (3) - Outline the issues that should be considered when planning a health and safety inspection programme.
(information on the specific workplace conditions or behaviours that might be covered in an inspection is not required) (10)