IGC1 Element 5 End of Element Questions and Answers Health and
safety management systems 4 measuring, audit and review.
1. Outline the two forms of workplace monitoring, active and
reactive. Two forms of workplace monitoring are:- Active systems
(Proactive) which monitor the design, development, installation and
operation of management arrangements, RCSs and workplace
precautions; - reactive systems which monitor accidents, ill
health, incidents and other evidence of deficient health and safety
performance.
2. Give five types of proactive monitoring in the workplace.
InspectionsSafety sampling Safety surveysAudits Safety tours
3. Outline the objectives of reactive monitoring.Measure
negative outcomes from the organisation and provide opportunities
for improvement4. Give four types of reactive
monitoring.IdentificationReportingInvestigationCollation of data,
statistics, on the events.5. Define the term `health and safety
audit. An audit is a systematic, critical examination of an
organisations systems to determine the extent of compliance with a
set of agreed standards. 6. Outline the reasons for investigating
accidents.Legal reasons to investigate accidents to prevent
reoccurrence, there are specific legal requirements for reporting
of accidents, ill-health, dangerous occurrences to competent
authorities. 7. Provide a definition of the term `Dangerous
occurrence.
Dangerous occurrence: Readily identifiable event as defined
under national laws and regulations, with potential to cause an
injury or disease to persons at work or the public.
8. Wirth reference to identifying immediate causes of an
accident outline unsafe acts and unsafe conditions. Unsafe
ActsUnsafe acts are made by people; they are not made by systems or
by faulty equipment. People make unsafe acts.Unsafe conditions
Unsafe conditions in the workplace can be mechanical or physical
e.g. an electrical cable across a walkway presenting a trip
hazard.9. Identify the types of report forms that could be utilised
following an accident. Accident bookFirst aid treatment bookMedical
reports from doctorsSickness absence reportsInsurance reports
10. Outline the purpose of reviewing an organisations health and
safety performance. According to the HSE the purpose is that "the
organisation learns from all relevant experience and applies the
lessons". So basically the organisation is reviewing how effective
their system is and how it can be improved, should it need to
be.
