Element 1 Questions

1.
a) Outline the main health & safety responsibilities of an employer (6)
b) Identify actions that enforcement agencies could take if it finds that an employer is not
meeting his responsibilities (2)

2. Outline how national governments can contribute towards good standard of heath and
safety within their territories (8)

3. Identify possible costs to an organisation resulting from inadequate health and safety
standards (8).

4.
a) Outline the health & safety responsibilities of employees towards workers at work (4)
b) Outline the health & safety responsibilities of workers (4)

5. Most countries have laws that require organisation’s to manage health and safety risks.
a. Outline reasons why national governments have health and safety laws (4)
b. Outline ways in which national governments can help ensure organisations comply
with health and safety laws (4)

6. Outline reasons for promoting and maintaining good standards of health and safety in the
work place (8)

7. (a) Outline the purpose of employers liability insurance (2)

(b) Outline ways in which insurance companies can influence occupational health and safety
standards (6)

8. Identify possible costs to an organisation following an accident in the work place (8).

9. A serious accident has occurred to a worker and, as a result, there will be costs to the
organisation.
(i) Identify costs that are likely to be insured (3)
(ii) Identify costs that are likely to be uninsured (3)
(b) Identify why it’s important for an organisation maintains employer’s liability insurance (2)
done

10. Outline how the following can contribute towards good standard of health and safety:
a. International standards, such as International Standards Organization (ISO) (4)
b. Enforcement agencies (4)
11. Give FOUR health and safety responsibilities that employers have towards workers AND, in
each case, given an example of how this responsibility could be met (8).