1.3 Who does what in organisations

Written by Imran Qureshi (NEBOSH)

NEBOSH IGC · Health and safety management · 15 questions

Name: ____________________ Date: ____________

Which duty relates to organisations that share a workplace?
- A Cooperate on health and safety issues (C155 Article 17)
- B Compete on safety performance
- C Appoint one organisation as the only responsible party
- D Avoid contact with one another
Which is part of the pre-selection of a contractor?
- A Asking them to work unsupervised
- B Checking their competence and safety record
- C Choosing the lowest price only
- D Letting them skip induction
A way for top management to show commitment to health and safety is:
- A Delegating all duties to workers
- B Leaving reviews to the supervisors
- C Focusing only on legal minimums
- D Making resources available for the management system
Who normally checks day to day that safe working arrangements are followed?
- A Customers
- B Shareholders
- C Supervisors
- D The enforcement agency
Which action by top management shows commitment to health and safety?
- A Reading incident reports once in several years
- B Appointing a senior person with specific responsibility for health and safety
- C Reducing the safety budget in a busy year
- D Leaving all decisions to the workers
A duty of workers is to:
- A Follow instructions, use equipment correctly and report problems
- B Carry out the enforcement inspections
- C Write the organisation's policy
- D Pay for their own safety equipment
Which of these is a role of directors?
- A Inspect each worker's technique
- B Set the direction and provide resources
- C Check every machine each day
- D Replace the supervisors
C155 Article 17 and R164 recommendation 11 relate to:
- A Hazardous substances only
- B Machinery guarding
- C Noise exposure
- D Organisations that share a workplace
The ILO Code of Practice on safety and health in construction is used in the syllabus for:
- A Fire alarms
- B Manual handling limits
- C The duties of clients and contractors
- D Noise measurement
When selecting a contractor, an organisation should check:
- A Only the lowest price
- B Competence, safety record and insurance
- C Only the size of the contractor
- D Only whether the contractor is a friend
Which of these is part of managing a contractor while they work?
- A Ignoring their method statement
- B Leaving them alone after they arrive
- C Letting them use any entrance
- D Induction, supervision and monitoring
A weakness in contractor management is that the organisation:
- A Asks for the method statement before work
- B Coordinates the work with other parties
- C Chooses a contractor and then forgets to monitor them
- D Gives an induction
Who is a competent person?
- A Only a university graduate
- B Anyone appointed by a friend
- C Anyone who has worked at the site for a year
- D 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?
- A Leave it to the landlord to guess the risks
- B Cooperate and coordinate on shared risks such as fire routes
- C Each ignores the other's activities
- D Only the larger organisation plans for safety
Which of these does top management need to do to review performance?
- A Only count the number of posters
- B Examine health and safety performance and act on the findings
- C Wait for an enforcement notice
- D Delegate it to a visiting customer

Answer key

1. A, 2. B, 3. D, 4. C, 5. B, 6. A, 7. B, 8. D, 9. C, 10. B, 11. D, 12. C, 13. D, 14. B, 15. B

Article 17 requires cooperation between organisations at a shared workplace.
Pre-selection checks competence before work is awarded.
Providing resources is a key sign of commitment.
Supervisors check the work as it happens, while managers organise it.
Visible, resourced responsibility shows commitment.
Workers cooperate with the employer and report hazards.
Directors lead and resource, managers organise, supervisors check.
Employers sharing a workplace must collaborate on health and safety.
Chapter 2 of the Code covers client and contractor duties.
Pre-selection checks reduce the risk of bringing in an unsafe contractor.
Management continues until the job is finished.
Monitoring must continue throughout the contract.
Competence is a mix of training, skills, experience and knowledge.
Shared workplaces create shared risks, so cooperation is expected.
Top management reviews performance as part of its commitment.