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NEBOSH IGC 1 - Home Work Element 3
NEBOSH IGC 1 - Home Work Element 3
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Outline the health and safety roles and responsibilities of employers, manager,
supervisors, employees and other relevant parties?
Organizing health and safety roles and responsibilities:
Employer:
The employer’s responsibilities are to ensuring that the workplace is safe and free of health risk.
Which categories of people does an employer owe a duty to?
It is important to consider who an employer owes a duty to:
His own employees
Other workers who might be working within his workplace but are not his direct
employees
His subcontractors
Visitors in his area
People who might be outside his workplace but are affected by his work like public
passing by
Safety specialists:
He has responsibility for giving correct advice and guidance to the organization and its workers
The typical responsibilities of the safety specialist include:
Promoting a positive health and safety culture
Advising management on accident prevention
Developing and implementing policy
Overseeing the development of adequate risk assessments
Identifying training needs
Monitoring health and safety performance
Overseeing accident reporting and investigations
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Workers
Have duty to take reasonable care of their own health and safety and others who might effect by
thing they do. They have also responsibilities to cooperate with their employers
Controller of Premises:
They are responsible for ensuring that the premises that they control are safe to use as a
workplace and that access of workplace is safe.
Self Employed:
They have duty to take reasonable care of their own and other who might effect by their work.
Outline the areas of responsibility placed on people in the supply chain for the
articles and substances which the supply to workplace?
Suppliers, manufacturers and designers: have duty to ensure that:
Any plant or equipment that they provide for us at work is safe for its intended purpose
and comes with appropriate instructions
Any substance that they provide for us at work is appropriately tested packaged, labeled
and comes with appropriate information.
Contractors:
They are responsible for their own safety and safety of others who their work might affect.
However, the client who takes on contractors is also responsible for ensuring that those
contractors do not endanger anyone. A client must therefore choose contractors carefully and
must plan and monitor the contractor’s work to ensure safety
2. Planning Work:
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Contractor should carryout risk assessment on the work involve and develop safe working
methods to control the risks indentifies.
Explain the importance and means of consulting with employee on health and
safety issues and the means to achieve effective consultation?
Consult with employees:
Employers should consult with their workers on health and safety matters. It is legal duties in
many countries even where there is not legal duty it is recognized as a good practice
Consulting:
The two way exchange of information and opinion between employer and workers
Informing :
Providing information to workers in a form they can understand. This information flow is one way
The two methods which employers normally use to consult workers are:
1. Direct consultation 2. Through worker representatives
Consultation is usually achieved by establishing a health and safety committee made up of key
managers and workers. The workers involved in this committee are usually representing groups
of workers.
1. Who is on the committee – there should be balance between managers and workers
2. How often will the committee meet? – the committee should meet regularly
3. Who will act as chairperson? – all meeting need someone to take charge
4. What authority will the committee have? – Committee must be able to make decision
5. What will be discussed? – committee meeting should have a published agenda
6. How will the discussion be recorded? – MOM usually taken & posted on notice board
7. How will issues discussed be followed up? – All agreed actions must be recorded
together with responsible person name for taking action and deadline.
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