2.2 Key components of a health and safety policy

SMART objectives are:

• 1 Specific, measurable, achievable, reasonable, time-bound
• 2 Simple, manageable, accurate, relevant, tested
• 3 Safe, monitored, assessed, recorded, tracked
• 4 Strategic, mandatory, approved, reviewed, targeted

Which clause of ISO 45001 deals with the occupational health and safety policy?

• 1 4.1
• 2 3.32
• 3 5.2
• 4 8.1.2

When should a health and safety policy be reviewed?

• 1 Only when an inspector asks
• 2 Only every ten years
• 3 After changes in technology, organisation or law, or when monitoring shows problems
• 4 Never, once it is signed

A health and safety policy statement is best described as:

• 1 A list of the organisation's injuries
• 2 A contract with a customer
• 3 A procedure for one machine
• 4 The organisation's written statement of intent that shows top management's commitment

Which of these usually appears in a policy statement?

• 1 The budget for each machine
• 2 A commitment to consult workers and to continually improve
• 3 The names of injured workers
• 4 A list of suppliers

In SMART objectives, the letter M stands for:

• 1 Mixed
• 2 Mandatory
• 3 Managed
• 4 Measurable

The T in SMART stands for:

• 1 Typical
• 2 Tested
• 3 Trained
• 4 Time-bound

Which is the best example of a SMART objective?

• 1 Try to have fewer accidents
• 2 Reduce manual handling injuries by 20 percent within 12 months
• 3 Be as safe as possible
• 4 Improve safety culture soon

The policy should be proportionate to:

• 1 The price of the products
• 2 The number of workers' relatives
• 3 The size and risks of the organisation
• 4 The number of customers only

In the policy, arrangements describe:

• 1 The workers' pay
• 2 What the organisation actually does to plan, control, consult and monitor
• 3 The structure of the building
• 4 Only the wishes of the directors

A health and safety policy should be reviewed:

• 1 Only when the directors change
• 2 After legal, technological or organisational change, or when monitoring shows it is not working
• 3 Every ten years
• 4 Never, once signed

Who has responsibilities that the policy should make clear?

• 1 Only visitors
• 2 Workers at every level
• 3 Only the safety officer
• 4 Only the directors

Why should objectives be quantifiable?

• 1 So that the policy can be shorter
• 2 So that progress can be measured
• 3 So that workers need no training
• 4 So that audits are unnecessary

Which of these shows that a policy is not working in practice?

• 1 Monitoring results are acted on
• 2 The signed policy says one thing but supervisors push production over safety
• 3 Objectives are reviewed every year
• 4 Workers are consulted on changes

The ISO 45001 clause that covers the occupational health and safety policy is:

• 1 Clause 3.32
• 2 Clause 12.1
• 3 Clause 5.2
• 4 Clause 8.1.2