Health and safety questions

[Donka]

(1) What in your experience is the best way to go about correcting or making safe a work area that has hazards ?
(2) What do you believe to be the most important thing that helps creata a safe working environment?
(3) What do you believe to be the best way to resolve any work related issues or grievances?
(4) In order of priority 1-4 ( 1 being the highest) who is accountable for your safety?
a. Employer b. yourself c. work mates d.Worksafe.

Could somebody please give me the answers to these 4 questions. I could hazard a good guess but need to be sure. Much appreciated in advance if anyone knows thanks.

[okmate]

(1) What in your experience is the best way to go about correcting or making safe a work area that has hazards ?
(2) What do you believe to be the most important thing that helps creata a safe working environment?
(3) What do you believe to be the best way to resolve any work related issues or grievances?
(4) In order of priority 1-4 ( 1 being the highest) who is accountable for your safety?
a. Employer b. yourself c. work mates d.Worksafe.

Could somebody please give me the answers to these 4 questions. I could hazard a good guess but need to be sure. Much appreciated in advance if anyone knows thanks.

ANSWER TO NUMBER 4 IS DEFO 1 EMPLOYER 2 YOURSELF 3 ? 4 ?

[johnboy1974]

1/ The best way to go about correcting health and safety infringements in the workplace is to have a quiet chat with your employer about your concerns. If he fails to act on this then you must raise your issues as a grievance.

2/ The best way to go about creating a safe working environment must firstly come from the employer and ensuring he is following the correct safe working practices as laid out in the health and safety at work act 1974. This act of parliament is the single most important thing when it comes to safety at work. As far as employers are concerned it should be a bible. Employees have responsibilities too under the act, and a copy of the act must be displayed in the workplace in a prominent position.

3/ As always a quiet word first then raise the issue as a grievance. The employer has to act on a grievance. If you believe the issue is so serious that it needs urgent attention then you should report the matter to the health and safety executive whos address and number are displayed on the health and safety at work act poster.If you Report your employer then your position within the company is safeguarded by whistleblowing legislation.

4/ Everybody within a workplace is responsible for health and safety under the terms of the health and safety at work act 1974. Your employer must nominate someone within the company to be held accountable for health and safety procedures within the workplace. This person is usually a company director, and some companies also nomoinate an employee as a health and safety adviser. If no one within a company is taking this responsibility then it ultimitly falls on the managing director although he may not be aware of it until there is a serious accident in his workplace and he is then prosecuted by the health and safety executive.

I was a health and safety advisor for over 10 years and i would urge you to report your concerns and take them to the highest level if need be.

The internet is a great source of information regarding the legislation as is the health and safety executive and also acas.

[Donka]

Questioner for job

(1) What in your experience is the best way to go about correcting or making safe a work area that has hazards ?
(2) What do you believe to be the most important thing that helps creata a safe working environment?
(3) What do you believe to be the best way to resolve any work related issues or grievances?
(4) In order of priority 1-4 ( 1 being the highest) who is accountable for your safety?
a. Employer b. yourself c. work mates d.Worksafe.

Could somebody please give me the answers to these 4 questions. I could hazard a good guess but need to be sure. Much appreciated in advance if anyone knows thanks.

May i add these are q's on a form for an application for work in Australia. I don't want to seem like i'd go running to the HSE at the first sign of all safety proceders not being followed, but if that's what they want to hear so be it.

[Johnner]

(1) What in your experience is the best way to go about correcting or making safe a work area that has hazards ?
(2) What do you believe to be the most important thing that helps creata a safe working environment?
(3) What do you believe to be the best way to resolve any work related issues or grievances?
(4) In order of priority 1-4 ( 1 being the highest) who is accountable for your safety?
a. Employer b. yourself c. work mates d.Worksafe.

Could somebody please give me the answers to these 4 questions. I could hazard a good guess but need to be sure. Much appreciated in advance if anyone knows thanks.

Hang on a second !!

This sounds like a ~~~~ing induction session to be able to access and use DK !!AAAAARRRRGGGHH !! Another one !!!

[johnboy1974]

You need to stress that health and safety is important in the workplace and is everyones responsibility. If you had any concerns then a quiet chat with employer.

[booker123]

the 1st action in any area starts with a risk assessment carried out by a competent person all other actions stem fro there

[RedSpider]

(1) What in your experience is the best way to go about correcting or making safe a work area that has hazards ?
(2) What do you believe to be the most important thing that helps creata a safe working environment?
(3) What do you believe to be the best way to resolve any work related issues or grievances?
(4) In order of priority 1-4 ( 1 being the highest) who is accountable for your safety?
a. Employer b. yourself c. work mates d.Worksafe.

Could somebody please give me the answers to these 4 questions. I could hazard a good guess but need to be sure. Much appreciated in advance if anyone knows thanks.

1 - sack the idiots
2 - not being a clumsy c**t
3 - punch the gaffer
4 - e. the yts monkey

[patkins]

ANSWER TO NUMBER 4 IS DEFO 1 EMPLOYER 2 YOURSELF 3 ? 4 ?

The answer to 4 is actually 'Yourself' as you have a duty of care to yourself and then everyone else.

[flyingpig]

ANSWER TO NUMBER 4 IS DEFO 1 EMPLOYER 2 YOURSELF 3 ? 4 ?

The most important person for your safety is you. You are number one - ALWAYS!!!!!

[Bulld0g]

(1) What in your experience is the best way to go about correcting or making safe a work area that has hazards ?
(2) What do you believe to be the most important thing that helps creata a safe working environment?
(3) What do you believe to be the best way to resolve any work related issues or grievances?
(4) In order of priority 1-4 ( 1 being the highest) who is accountable for your safety?
a. Employer b. yourself c. work mates d.Worksafe.

Could somebody please give me the answers to these 4 questions. I could hazard a good guess but need to be sure. Much appreciated in advance if anyone knows thanks.

1/ Remove the hazard yourself if possible, report it to your supervisor or safety rep

2/ Follow safe working practices

3/ Talk to management first, or get your safety rep to do so on your behalf to try to resolve the problem, if that fails follow the companies grievance procedure.

4/ Employer is ultimately accountable for your safety but you have a duty under section 7 of the Health and safety at work act 1974

@ jhnnyboy The HASAWA poster doesn't have to be displayed anymore. Either a Health and safety law poster should be displayed or the employees should be given a leaflet with the same information on

[Canker_Canison]

It's only number 4 that interests me.

According to H&S law everyone is responsible for H&S. So you are responsible for yourself & others no matter who you are, or where you are.

e.g. If you're out shopping & you see a spillage in one of the isles. You are responsible for reporting this to a member of staff. Failing to do so is in breach of H&S law. Once you have told a member of staff, your responsibility ends.

H&S is all a pile of bull. Jobs get done quicker & safer if you just get on & do it. Without having to put on stupid hi-vis jackets, hard hats & steel toed boots just to change a car wheel.

[Johnner]

In one Canker !!! Well said !!

[Bulld0g]

It's only number 4 that interests me.

According to H&S law everyone is responsible for H&S. So you are responsible for yourself & others no matter who you are, or where you are.

e.g. If you're out shopping & you see a spillage in one of the isles. You are responsible for reporting this to a member of staff. Failing to do so is in breach of H&S law. Once you have told a member of staff, your responsibility ends.

H&S is all a pile of bull. Jobs get done quicker & safer if you just get on & do it. Without having to put on stupid hi-vis jackets, hard hats & steel toed boots just to change a car wheel.

Everyone is not equally responsible for health and safety in the eyes of the law. For example if you fail to wear the correct PPE in work after being issued with it, who would be responsible if you had an accident ?
If you think it's your own fault for not wearing it then your wrong, your manager is responsible for ensuring you are wearing your PPE so he is responsible. If you decided to sue the company, the judge may well apportion some of the blame to you and deduct from your compensation but you would have a case all the same.

A shop has a duty of care to it's customers, it's not a breach of law if you as a customer fail to report a splillage in the aisle of a shop to a member of staff. There is no law being broken.


H&S is not a load of bull. People die or get seriously injured because bosses have your flippant attitude towards H&S. Just get on with it don't bother with the correct PPE or SSOW let's just get the job done so we can make money.

[Johnner]

The cop on bit of H&S,ie hats,viz,boots and glasses is a given.No arguement there.It's the rest of it that's bonkers,generally.All it is ,is a paper trail.Paper is not going to help you do your job any better.Canker has a point.If you're going to work at 3 metre heights,etc,you're going to stick a harness on you,or welding in confined spaces,you're going to naturally watch that area for a while,in case it bursts into flames.

Simple example : Fitting a mini-mag lock onto a standard door frame.I swear to ~~~~,I had to get the seed,breed and generation of that bloody lock,and then guarantee that noone was going to burst themselves off it.!!Then I had to stick black and yellow hazard tape across the body to alert people to it's prescence.Are you ~~~~ing kidding me or what ?
A sliver of cop-on has to seep through H&S systems sooner or later !