NEBOSH Element 3

Explain the circumstances in which an employer must form a health & safety committee under the Safety Representatives and Safety Committee Regulations.

• In the aftermath of an accident.

• At the start of a new financial year.

• If two or more safety representatives have requested this in writing.

• When there are changes in the senior management team.

Identify 4 elements that boards of directors should take into account when overseeing the management of health & safety in their organisation.

• Planning, Delivering, Monitoring, Reviewing.

• Risk Assessment, Purchasing, Training, Auditing.

• Training, Investigating, Promoting, Investing.

• Policy, Discipline, Investigating, Acting.

Routine violation occurs when:

• Particular job pressures at particular times make rule compliance difficult.

• When a safety rule is broken to perform a new task.

• When the breaking of a safety rule or procedure is the normal way of working.

• When an incorrect action takes place but the person involved believes the action to be correct.

In terms of health & safety, attitude is:

• The tendency to behave in a particular way in a certain situation.

• The way in which people interpret the environment.

• The driving force behind the way people act.

• The process people use to remember things.

Managing Directors/Chief Executives are responsible for the health, safety and welfare of:

• Their direct reports.

• All company employees.

• All those who work for or visit their organisation.

• The board of directors.

The HSE Accident Prevention Unit has suggested that 90% of all accidents are due to:

• Falls from height.

• Misuse of equipment.

• Human error.

• Poor maintnance.

The HSE has defined human factors which influence behaviour at work as:

• The Organisation; The Job; The Individual.

• Training; Experience; Knowledge.

• Motivation; Perception; Attitude.

• Accidents; Incidents; Near MIsses.