Floristry: LO2 Day 1

What is the purpose of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 legislation?

• To protect employees and others from harm

• To identify workplace hazards

• To assess the level of risk

• To control health and safety risks

What is a hazard?

• Anything that may cause harm

• Chemicals and electricity

• Working from ladders

• An open drawer

What is the risk?

• The chance that someone could be harmed by hazards

• The seriousness of the harm caused by hazards

• The likelihood of hazards occurring

• The level of risk assessment

What are the steps involved in the risk management process?

• Identify hazards, assess risks, control risks, record findings, review controls

• Identify hazards, control risks, assess risks, record findings, review controls

• Assess risks, identify hazards, control risks, record findings, review controls

• Assess risks, control risks, identify hazards, record findings, review controls

What should be considered when identifying workplace hazards?

• How people work, chemicals and substances used, safe or unsafe work practices, general state of premises

• Accident and ill-health records, non-routine operations, hazards to health

• Vulnerable workers, workers' ideas, accident and ill-health records

• Chemicals and substances used, safe or unsafe work practices, general state of premises, vulnerable workers

What should be done after identifying hazards?

• Assess the level of risk, decide on further actions, assign responsibility and deadline

• Assess the level of risk, control the risks, record the findings

• Control the risks, assess the level of risk, assign responsibility and deadline

• Assign responsibility and deadline, assess the level of risk, control the risks

What does it mean to control the risks?

• Eliminate the hazard or implement measures to reduce harm

• Redesign the job or replace materials, machinery or process

• Organize work to reduce exposure or provide personal protective equipment

• All of the above

When should the controls be put in place?

• When it is reasonably practicable to do so

• When all risks have been eliminated

• When the level of risk is low

• When workers request for controls

What should be recorded when employing 5 or more people?

• Significant findings of the risk assessment

• Hazards and control measures

• Accident and ill-health records

• Workers' ideas and suggestions

When should the controls be reviewed?

• When they may no longer be effective or there are changes in the workplace

• When workers have spotted problems or there have been accidents

• When there are changes in staff, processes, substances or equipment

• All of the above