EDUCATOR

Management System correct answers HSG65 "Managing for health and safety" - Plan - Do - Check - Act SMART correct answers - Specific - Measurable - Achievable - Reasonable - Time-bound Identify legal requirements correct answers - HSE website & HSE email - Organisations and charities with an interest e.g. IOSH & ROSPA - Periodicals such as Safety and Health Practioner - Subscription news and update services offered by private businesses (e.g. Croners) - Attendance at legislation u...

SMS Organisational responsibilities correct answers -Directors -Supervisors -Managers -Safety advisor -First aiders -Fire marshals -Specialists SMS Responsibilities of directors correct answers -Overall responsibility for H&S, Fire and environment, including training communication and culture -Ensure sufficient resources are made available to meet H&S,Fire and environmental needs in the company -Appoint competent persons to manage H&S -Setting regular review policies -Ensure adequa...

Construction issues correct answers Transitory nature of workers Temporary nature of construction activities and the constantly changing workplace Time pressures from clients and principal contractors Weather conditions Levels of numeracy and literacy of workers Non-English speaking workers High risk areas for injuries in construction correct answers Falls from height Slips, trips and falls Being struck by falling/moving objects Manual handling Construction (Design and Management) Regu...

REASONS FOR GOOD HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT correct answers MORAL REASONS Need to provide a reasonable standard of care and ethical reasons to reduce: accident rates industrial disease and ill-health rates. SOCIAL REASONS These include: societal expectation of good standards of health and safety a duty of care — to provide: a safe place of work, including access and egress safe plant and equipment a safe system of work safe and competent fellow employees; and adequate levels of s...

Definition of Process Safety Management correct answers A blend of engineering and management skills focused on preventing catastrophic accidents and near misses, particularly structural collapse, explosions, fires and toxic releases associated with loss of containment of energy or dangerous substances such as chemicals and petroleum products. Sources of Process Safety Management information: correct answers Safety Data Sheets (SDS) Process design criteria. Process Flow Diagrams (PFD) Sta...

What are the *four* main reasons for good health and safety? correct answers 1. Moral 2. Legal 3. Financial 4. Social What are the *Moral* reasons for good H&S? correct answers Morally we need to provide a reasonable standard of care to reduce accident rates, industrial disease and ill-health rates What are the *Legal* reasons for good H&S? correct answers Legally, employers have a duty to take reasonable care of their workers. Poor management can lead to prosecutions and or civil actio...

Legal, Financial, Moral correct answers Reasons for promoting H&S? (3) Output targets, Role Conflict, Bonuses, Customs, Peer Pressure, Competence, Management, Technical correct answers Potential barriers for H&S? (8) "protection of mind and bodies from illness resulting from PPM" correct answers Define Health "the protection of people from physical injury" correct answers Define Safety "the provision of facilities to maintain health and well-being of individuals at work" correct answ...

Health Surveillance Definition correct answers The assessment of the state of health of an employee, as related to exposure to substances hazardous to health and includes biological monitoring". Biological Monitoring correct answers Biological monitoring is concerned with the measurement or assessment of hazardous substances or their metabolites in tissues, secretions or expired air. Occupational Health Definition correct answers The promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of phys...

Equifinality correct answers There is no single "right" answer. Strategy correct answers A set of goal-directed actions a firm takes to gain and sustain superior performance relative to competitors A theory of how a firm will compete A framework within which action can be taken Strategic Management (book definition) correct answers An integrative management field that combines analysis, formulation, and implementation in the quest for competitive advantage. Strategic Management (our def...

-Whether it is *achieving its stated financial & strategic objectives* -Whether its *financial performance is above the industry average* -Whether it is *gaining customers & market share* correct answers What are the *3 best indicators of how well a company's strategy is working*? -Build competitive advantage, then convert it into sustainable advantage -Apply resources where rivals are least able to defend -Employ the element of surprise -Swift, decisive, & overwhelming actions to overpo...