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| A whole site has been issue with a prohibition notice. During the period that the notice applies, what does this mean? |
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| All work must stop on site until the safety problem is rectified. |
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| Why is Health & Safety at Work Act important to anyone at work? Give TWO Answers. |
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1) It requires all employers to provide a safe place to work.
2) It puts legal duties on workers with regard to their acts or omissions. |
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| It is important for those at work to see their employer's health and safety policy because it tells them: |
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Definition
| How health and safety is managed within their organisation. |
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| If a prohibition notice is issued by an inspector of the HSE or local authority |
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| the work that is subject to the notice must cease. |
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| An employer has to prepare a written health and safety policy and record the significant findings of risk assessments when: |
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| they employ five people or more. |
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| If there is a fatal accident or reportable dangerous occurrence on site, when must the HSE be informed? |
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| During site induction you do not understand something the presenter says. What should you do? |
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| Ask the presenter to explain the point again. |
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| Now that work on site has moved forward, the safety rules given in your site induction seem out of date. What should you do? |
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| Speak to you site manager about your concerns. |
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| If you discover children playing on site, what is the first priority? |
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| Make sure the children are taken to a place of safety. |
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| The standards of health and safety on a project site have noticeable declined. As the responsible professional what is the FIRST thing you should do to find out about the contractor's attitude to health and safety? |
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| Start a dialogue with the site manager. |
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| Why is it important that the hazards are identified? |
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| They have potential to cause harm. |
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| In the context of a risk assessment, what does the term risk mean? |
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| The likelihood or chance that a hazard could actually cause harm or damage. |
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| Why may a young person be more at risk of having accidents? |
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| They have less experience and may not recognize danger or understand fully what could go wrong. |
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| Two contractor's workers turn up on site with a file of generic risk assessments. You are keen for them to start but you know the risk assessments do not take into account the current site-specific hazards. What is your nest course of action? |
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Definition
| Amend the risk assessments with them or their supervisor to take into account site specific before they can start. |
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| A planned task that involves significant risk should only be undertaken by a: |
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| The significant findings of a risk assessment reveal a risk to health or safety of site staff. What measure should always be considered first? |
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| Avoid the risk altogether if possible. |
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| In considering what measures to take to protect people against risks to their health and safety, PPE should always be considered |
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| only when risks cannot be eliminated by other means. |
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| What is the purpose of an on-site risk assessment? |
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| To review the actual hazards and risks and to ensure that any planned safety system is still applicable. |
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