1.3 Who does what in organisations

Which duty relates to organisations that share a workplace?

• 1 Cooperate on health and safety issues (C155 Article 17)
• 2 Compete on safety performance
• 3 Appoint one organisation as the only responsible party
• 4 Avoid contact with one another

Which is part of the pre-selection of a contractor?

• 1 Asking them to work unsupervised
• 2 Checking their competence and safety record
• 3 Choosing the lowest price only
• 4 Letting them skip induction

A way for top management to show commitment to health and safety is:

• 1 Delegating all duties to workers
• 2 Leaving reviews to the supervisors
• 3 Focusing only on legal minimums
• 4 Making resources available for the management system

Who normally checks day to day that safe working arrangements are followed?

• 1 Customers
• 2 Shareholders
• 3 Supervisors
• 4 The enforcement agency

Which action by top management shows commitment to health and safety?

• 1 Reading incident reports once in several years
• 2 Appointing a senior person with specific responsibility for health and safety
• 3 Reducing the safety budget in a busy year
• 4 Leaving all decisions to the workers

A duty of workers is to:

• 1 Follow instructions, use equipment correctly and report problems
• 2 Carry out the enforcement inspections
• 3 Write the organisation's policy
• 4 Pay for their own safety equipment

Which of these is a role of directors?

• 1 Inspect each worker's technique
• 2 Set the direction and provide resources
• 3 Check every machine each day
• 4 Replace the supervisors

C155 Article 17 and R164 recommendation 11 relate to:

• 1 Hazardous substances only
• 2 Machinery guarding
• 3 Noise exposure
• 4 Organisations that share a workplace

The ILO Code of Practice on safety and health in construction is used in the syllabus for:

• 1 Fire alarms
• 2 Manual handling limits
• 3 The duties of clients and contractors
• 4 Noise measurement

When selecting a contractor, an organisation should check:

• 1 Only the lowest price
• 2 Competence, safety record and insurance
• 3 Only the size of the contractor
• 4 Only whether the contractor is a friend

Which of these is part of managing a contractor while they work?

• 1 Ignoring their method statement
• 2 Leaving them alone after they arrive
• 3 Letting them use any entrance
• 4 Induction, supervision and monitoring

A weakness in contractor management is that the organisation:

• 1 Asks for the method statement before work
• 2 Coordinates the work with other parties
• 3 Chooses a contractor and then forgets to monitor them
• 4 Gives an induction

Who is a competent person?

• 1 Only a university graduate
• 2 Anyone appointed by a friend
• 3 Anyone who has worked at the site for a year
• 4 Someone with enough training, skills, experience and knowledge to do the task safely

Two organisations share one building. Which is the best action to protect everyone?

• 1 Leave it to the landlord to guess the risks
• 2 Cooperate and coordinate on shared risks such as fire routes
• 3 Each ignores the other's activities
• 4 Only the larger organisation plans for safety

Which of these does top management need to do to review performance?

• 1 Only count the number of posters
• 2 Examine health and safety performance and act on the findings
• 3 Wait for an enforcement notice
• 4 Delegate it to a visiting customer