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Understanding health and safety in the business workplace

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COSHH regulations are concerned with:

Control of safety and health hazards

Control of substances hazardous to health

Manual handling

Electrostatic discharge ESD

When do you need to have a written health and safety policy?

When you have 5 employees or more

When the appointed person says one is needed

When HSE tells you to

When a new project starts

Which of these statements are correct for risk assessments?

They are a good idea, but not essential

For an employer or self-employed person they are a legal requirement

Only need to be done for hazardous work

Only need to be done if there is a big project

Regular monitoring of the health and safety in the workplace is required

To check the working environment is safe

In case a health and safety inspector calls in

To make sure everyone is doing their job

To ensure everyone is in work

Which of these is not within the role of the appointed person?

Taking care of the first aid box

Contacting the emergency services

Taking care of on-site first aid facilities

Administering basic first aid

Is this statement true or false? There must be a record of risk assessments if there are four or more employees.

TRUE

FALSE

Is this statement true or false? A self-employed person must also carry out risk assessments.

TRUE

FALSE

Is this statement true or false? Employers must carry out regular risk assessments of the workplace to control potential risks.

TRUE

FALSE

Is this statement true or false? A Method Statement is a legal requirement.

TRUE

FALSE

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