Introducing Managing Safely
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What is the primary moral reason for managers to prioritise health and safety?
- ATo protect employees from harm and suffering✓
- BTo avoid the legal fines that follow a successful HSE prosecution
- CTo reduce employers' liability insurance premiums at the next renewal
- DTo meet the expectations shareholders set out in the annual report
Answer: While other reasons exist, the primary moral reason is to protect employees from harm and suffering. Managers have an ethical duty to create safe working environments.
Under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, what is the duty of an employer?
- ATo appoint a competent person who takes over the employer's health and safety duties
- BTo reduce the risk of injury to zero, whatever the cost of doing so
- CTo ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of employees✓
- DTo give identical safety training to each member of staff, whatever their role
Answer: The HSWA 1974 requires employers to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of their employees. This is the foundation of health and safety law in the UK.
What is a key financial benefit of implementing effective safety management?
- AReduced absence due to work-related injuries✓
- BIncreased salary costs from employing extra supervisory staff
- CHigher insurance premiums
- DMore frequent regulatory inspections by the enforcing authority
Answer: Effective safety management reduces workplace injuries and illnesses, which decreases absence rates, lost productivity, and associated costs. This is a major financial benefit.