1.1 MORALS AND MONEY Flashcards
WHAT ARE THE 2 REASONS FOR MANAGING HEALTH AND SAFETY
MORAL AND FINACIAL
MORAL REASONS CAN BE SPLIT IN TO
SOCIAL AND LEGAL EXPERTATIONS
MORAL AND FINACIAL ARE USED TO DESCRIBE
THE BENIFITS OF MANAGING HEALTH AND SAFETY OR THE COSTS OF GETTING IT WRONG
MORAL REASONS ARE CONCERNED WITH
JUDGEMENT OF WHAT IS RIGHT AND WRONG
FINACIAL REASONS ARE CONCERNED WITH
COSTS OF HEALTH AND SAFETY INCIDENTS AND THE COSTS OF TRYING TO PREVENT THEM
WHAT COSTS COULD AN INDIVIDUAL WORKER FACE
LOSS OF INCOME AND MEDICAL BILLS
WHAT COSTS COULD WIDER SOCIETY FACE
DEPENDENCY OF STATE BENEFITS SYSTEM
WHAT COSTS COULD A COMPANY FACE
BOTH DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS
THE COMMON DUTY OF CARE PLACES DUTIES ON EMPLOYERS TO
TAKE REASONABLE CARE OF THE WORKERS
THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT 1974 PLACES A GENERAL DUTY ON AN EMPLOYER TO ENSURE
SO FAR AS REASONABLY PRACTICABLE, THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF ALL EMPLOYEES.
WHAT DOES THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF ALL EMPLOYEES MEAN
SAFE PLACE OF WORK
SAFE PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
SAFE SYSTEMS OF WORK
ENSURING COMPENTENT WORKERS
WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF ACCIDENT COSTS AN EMPLOYEER COULD FACE
DIRECT AND INDIRECT
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF A DIRECT COST
THEY COME DIRECTLY FROM AN ACCIDENT.
MEASURABLE AND QUANTIFIABLE
GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF A DIRECT COST
FIRST AID TREATMENT
SICK PAY
MEDICAL TREATMENT
EQUIPMENT REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT
LOST OR DAMAGED PRODUCT
LOST PRODUCTION TIME
OVERTIME FOR WORKERS TO COVER THE INJURED PERSON
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF AN INDIRECT COST
COSTS THAT ARISE INDIRECTLY FROM AN ACCIDENT
MAY NOT BE A DIRECT CONSEQUENCE, BUT CAN BE TRACED BACK
HARD TO QUANTIFY
