NEBOSH IGC 1

Element 4 Homework Questions:

1. List the factors that can cause the safety culture of an organization to decline.
 Lack of effective communication.
 Perception of growing blame culture.
 Lack of leadership and commitment.
 Lack of monitoring.
 Failure to implement remedial action.
 Lack of consultation and employee involvement.
 Poor working environment.
 External Influences
 Health and safety as low priority.
 Lack of supervision.
 Reorganization and uncertainty.

2. List the methods to improve safety culture of an organization.

 Senior Management Commitment.
 Ownership of health and safety at every level.
 effective communication and consultation
 Shared perception of risks.
 Standards of acceptable behavior.
 Learning from experience through monitoring and review.
 Balance between health and safety and production.

3. List the benefits to an organization for having positive safety culture.

 Increased level of compliance with health and safety rules and procedures
 Improved production
 Improved staff morale
 Improved company reputation
 Reduced accidents
 Reduced ill health
 Reduce damage to equipments
 Reduce staff complaints

4. Employers can motivate their workforce by what methods.

 The recognition of good health & Safety performance (by giving praise & or
offering financial incentives)
 Disciplining employees who ignore work safe procedures.
 Involving employees in carrying out risk assessment
 Drawing up safe systems of work
 Improving company’s health & safety culture & demonstrating a high level
of management commitment
 Ensuring a good working environment
 Providing training & ensuring good communication
 Setting good example & realistic goals
5. Identify possible influences on an organization’s H&S management standards
 Internal Influences:
 Commitment & control
 Co-operation
 Communication
 Competence

 External Influences:
 Societal expectations
 Political priorities
 Legislation and enforcement
 Nation or international agencies
 OSHA, HSE, ILO, IOSH
 Pressure group, e.g. the media
 Insurance companies
 Worker Unions
 Stakeholders including customers and clients
 Economic conditions

6. Identify the factors that should be considered when developing a program of health
& safety training in organization.
 Identify training objectives
 Identify training needs
 Identify audience, existing knowledge / skills, relevance of training /
motivation, capacity for learning, essential prior knowledge
 Identify training methods, lecture, video, group work
 Identify how the effectiveness of training will be evaluated e.g. test,
examination, quiz, work monitoring, practical demonstration
 Number of trainees

7. Outline the various measures that might be used to assess the effectiveness of
training
 The trainees themselves & their supervisors
 Post training evaluation
 Accident rates & sickness absence
 Levels of compliance with laid down procedures
 The result of attitude survey
 Number & quality of suggestions made, concern raised by employees with
respect to health & safety.

8. Give reasons why it is important for an employer to keep a record of the training
provided to the employee.
 To provide proof of employee’s expected level of competence
 To identify when additional or refresher training might be needed
 To enable a review of the effectiveness of the training to be carried out
 To access the progress of training programme against targets
 To provide evidence to be used in any future accident investigations or
legal actions.