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Task 4: Health and safety management roles and responsibilities
To ensure roles and responsibilities are carried out effectively, the SM needs
to:
1. Clearly communicate roles and responsibilities to workers.
Workers were unclear about their roles and responsibilities.
Clear communication ensures workers understand their tasks and

responsibilities.
2. Ensure workers understand their roles and responsibilities.
In the scenario Workers were unclear about their roles and responsibilities.
Workers must understand their tasks to perform them safely.
3. Provide training and guidance on health and safety procedures.
Training and guidance ensure workers know how to perform tasks safely.
4. Supervise workers to ensure compliance with health and safety

procedures.
Stockroom workers were generally left unsupervised.
Supervision ensures workers follow safety procedures.
5. Conduct regular risk assessments and update health and safety policies.
Risk assessments were 4 years out of date, and health and safety policies
were 6 years old.
Regular risk assessments and updated policies ensure workers are aware
of potential risks.
6. Investigate accidents and near misses to identify root causes.
Three similar near misses occurred, but no action was taken.
Investigation identifies root causes, allowing for corrective action.
7. Develop and implement a system for reporting health and safety concerns
.
A reporting system encourages workers to speak up.
8. Ensure health and safety is integrated into all aspects of the business.
Integration ensures health and safety is considered in all decisions.

By following these steps, the SM can ensure roles and responsibilities.
Task 5: Benefits of inspections / inspection frequency
5 (a) Benefits of carrying out health and safety workplace inspections:
1. Identify hazards and risks:
Inspections could identify hazards like the uneven lift floor.
- Identifying hazards allows for corrective action. Timely identification of

risk minimized the risk and accidents.
2. Prevent accidents and injuries:
Inspections could prevent accidents like the roll cage incident.
Preventing accidents reduces harm to workers.
3. Improve compliance with regulations:
Inspections ensure compliance with regulations.
Compliance reduces legal risks.
4. Reduce costs:
- Evidence: Preventing accidents reduces costs associated with injuries.
- Explanation: Reducing costs benefits the business. It minimize and

reduce our expenses .
5. Enhance reputation:
A safe workplace enhances reputation.
A good reputation attracts customers and workers.
6. Increase worker productivity:
A safe workplace increases worker productivity.
Productive workers benefit the business.
7. Identify areas for improvement:
Inspections identify areas for improvement.

Identifying areas for improvement leads to growth.
8. Demonstrate commitment to health and safety:
Regular inspections demonstrate commitment.
Demonstrating commitment shows workers and regulators that health and

safety is important.
5 (b) Why the stockroom should be inspected more frequently:
1. High-risk activities:
Workers were using heavy equipment in the stockroom.
High-risk activities require more frequent inspections.
2. High-traffic area:
The stockroom is a high-traffic area.
High-traffic areas require more frequent inspections.
3. Complex equipment:
The stockroom contains complex equipment like the goods lift.
Complex equipment requires more frequent inspections.
4. Changing environment:
The stockroom environment changes frequently.
Changing environments require more frequent inspections.
5. History of incidents:
Three similar near misses occurred in the stockroom.
A history of incidents requires more frequent inspections.
6. Worker concerns:
Workers may have concerns about the stockroom.
Worker concerns require more frequent inspections.
7. New equipment or processes:
New equipment or processes may be introduced in the stockroom.
New equipment or processes require more frequent inspections.

8. Seasonal fluctuations:
Seasonal fluctuations may affect the stockroom.
Seasonal fluctuations require more frequent inspections.
By inspecting the stockroom more frequently, EL can identify hazards,

prevent accidents, and improve compliance with regulations. Regular
inspections demonstrate a commitment to health and safety, enhancing
reputation and increasing worker productivity.
Task 6: Obligations of employers to workers
Employers have obligations under Recommendation 10 (a, b, c, and e) of the

International Labour Organisation’s (ILO’s) R164 – Occupational Safety and
Health Recommendation, 1981 (No. 164). These obligations include:
(a) Providing a safe and healthy work environment:
The stockroom was cluttered, and objects were in the way of the goods lift.
Employers must ensure a safe and healthy work environment, including

proper housekeeping.
(b)Providing information and training:
training or guidance documents were not provided on safely carrying out roll
cage activities.
Employers must provide information and training on health and safety

procedures, including specific tasks like roll cage activities.
(C) Consulting with workers:
- Explanation: Employers must consult with workers on health and safety

matters, including changes to procedures or equipment.
(E) Providing personal protective equipment (PPE):
Seasonal workers were told to provide their own PPE.
Employers must provide PPE by the employer and ensure its proper use.
Additional obligations include:

1 Conducting regular risk assessments and updating health and safety
policies.
2 Ensuring access to emergency equipment and procedures.
3 Providing a system for reporting health and safety concerns.
4 Ensuring health and safety is integrated into all aspects of the business.
By fulfilling these obligations, employers demonstrate a commitment to

worker health and safety, reducing the risk of accidents and injuries. In the
scenario, EL failed to meet some of these obligations, contributing to the
accidents.
Task 7: Induction training
The health and safety induction pack should prioritize information on:
1. Emergency procedures:
Workers were unclear about emergency procedures.
Clear emergency procedures ensure quick response.
2. Hazard identification and reporting:
Workers may not have identified hazards.
Hazard identification and reporting prevent accidents.
3. Safe use of equipment:
No evidence of training on safely carrying out roll cage activities.
Proper equipment use training prevents accidents.
4. Personal protective equipment (PPE):
Seasonal workers were told to provide their own PPE.
PPE information ensures proper use.
5. Health and safety policies and procedures:
Health and safety policies were 6 years old.
Up-to-date policies ensure compliance.
6. Worker responsibilities:
Workers were unclear about their roles and responsibilities.
Clear responsibilities ensure accountability.
7. Incident reporting:
Three similar near misses occurred, but no action was taken.
Incident reporting ensures investigation and prevention.
8. First aid and medical emergencies:
The SM provided first aid.
First aid information ensures proper response.
9. Fire safety and evacuation procedures:
There was No mention of fire safety procedures.
Fire safety procedures ensure quick response.
10. Health and safety contacts:
There was No mention of health and safety contacts.
Health and safety contacts ensure support.
By prioritizing this information, the induction pack ensures new workers

understand essential health and safety information, reducing the risk of
accidents and injuries.

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Task 4: Health and safety management roles and responsibilities

1. Clearly communicate roles and responsibilities to workers.

Workers were unclear about their roles and responsibilities.

Clear communication ensures workers understand their tasks and

2. Ensure workers understand their roles and responsibilities.

Workers must understand their tasks to perform them safely.

3. Provide training and guidance on health and safety procedures.

4. Supervise workers to ensure compliance with health and safety

Stockroom workers were generally left unsupervised.

Supervision ensures workers follow safety procedures.

6. Investigate accidents and near misses to identify root causes.

Three similar near misses occurred, but no action was taken.

Investigation identifies root causes, allowing for corrective action.

A reporting system encourages workers to speak up.

Integration ensures health and safety is considered in all decisions.

Task 5: Benefits of inspections / inspection frequency

5 (a) Benefits of carrying out health and safety workplace inspections:

1. Identify hazards and risks:

Inspections could identify hazards like the uneven lift floor.

- Identifying hazards allows for corrective action. Timely identification of

2. Prevent accidents and injuries:

Inspections could prevent accidents like the roll cage incident.

Preventing accidents reduces harm to workers.

3. Improve compliance with regulations:

Inspections ensure compliance with regulations.

Compliance reduces legal risks.

- Evidence: Preventing accidents reduces costs associated with injuries.

- Explanation: Reducing costs benefits the business. It minimize and

A safe workplace enhances reputation.

A good reputation attracts customers and workers.

6. Increase worker productivity:

A safe workplace increases worker productivity.

Productive workers benefit the business.

7. Identify areas for improvement:

Inspections identify areas for improvement.

8. Demonstrate commitment to health and safety:

Regular inspections demonstrate commitment.

Demonstrating commitment shows workers and regulators that health and

5 (b) Why the stockroom should be inspected more frequently:

Workers were using heavy equipment in the stockroom.

High-risk activities require more frequent inspections.

The stockroom is a high-traffic area.

High-traffic areas require more frequent inspections.

The stockroom contains complex equipment like the goods lift.

Complex equipment requires more frequent inspections.

The stockroom environment changes frequently.

Changing environments require more frequent inspections.

Three similar near misses occurred in the stockroom.

A history of incidents requires more frequent inspections.

Workers may have concerns about the stockroom.

Worker concerns require more frequent inspections.

7. New equipment or processes:

New equipment or processes may be introduced in the stockroom.

New equipment or processes require more frequent inspections.

Seasonal fluctuations may affect the stockroom.

Seasonal fluctuations require more frequent inspections.

By inspecting the stockroom more frequently, EL can identify hazards,

Task 6: Obligations of employers to workers

Employers have obligations under Recommendation 10 (a, b, c, and e) of the

(a) Providing a safe and healthy work environment: