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Capacities of workers must be considered by employers to ensure they are not endangered by assigning them to tasks beyond their capabilities.
Capacities of workers must be considered by employers to ensure they are not endangered by assigning them to tasks beyond their capabilities.
True
Workplace inspections are conducted only to identify safe work practices.
Workplace inspections are conducted only to identify safe work practices.
False
Safety inspections might include checking for the sufficiency of information provided to workers.
Safety inspections might include checking for the sufficiency of information provided to workers.
True
The training cycle includes the steps: identifying training needs, evaluating training effectiveness, preparing budget plans, and monitoring training implementation.
The training cycle includes the steps: identifying training needs, evaluating training effectiveness, preparing budget plans, and monitoring training implementation.
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Formative evaluation occurs after the completion of a training program.
Formative evaluation occurs after the completion of a training program.
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Checklists are effective in identifying both advantages and disadvantages of using them for safety inspections.
Checklists are effective in identifying both advantages and disadvantages of using them for safety inspections.
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Observational safety inspections can help identify compliance issues with legal duties that an organization follows.
Observational safety inspections can help identify compliance issues with legal duties that an organization follows.
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Correct housekeeping and cleanliness are not important factors checked during safety inspections.
Correct housekeeping and cleanliness are not important factors checked during safety inspections.
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Employers should assign workers only to jobs they are overqualified for to ensure no risk of harm.
Employers should assign workers only to jobs they are overqualified for to ensure no risk of harm.
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Fire precautions and means of escape are not essential components of safety inspections.
Fire precautions and means of escape are not essential components of safety inspections.
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Study Notes
Safety Inspections
- Consistent approach and identifies standards, but may not encourage thinking or observation beyond the checklist.
- Checklist may not be comprehensive, and items not on the checklist may not be inspected.
- Prior preparation and planning are essential for effective inspections.
- Inspectors may be tempted to fill in the checklist without actually checking the area.
Carrying out Safety Inspections
- Agree who will be involved in the inspections and inspect together.
- Break down larger tasks or areas into smaller, manageable sections.
- Decide whether to use a checklist or not, and ensure prior preparation and planning.
- Keep yourself safe during inspections by familiarizing yourself with safe working procedures.
Types and Frequency of Inspections
- Inspections will reflect the nature of the risks in the workplace and the methods used to control them.
- Types of inspections include routine/periodic, maintenance/statutory, and one-off equipment inspections.
Control of Work
- Organisations use risk management controls such as safe working procedures and permits to work.
- Portable and fixed electrical equipment and systems must be under a formal maintenance and testing regime.
- Three stages of inspection and testing of portable electrical equipment: user check, formal visual inspection, and combined test and inspection.
Chemical, Biological, and Radioactive Materials
- Harmful agents can enter the body through breathing, swallowing, or through the skin.
- Hierarchical approach to prevent or reduce the risk of harm from chemical agents: elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protection.
Fire Safety
- Fire prevention involves keeping fuel, heat, and oxygen sources apart.
- Fire protection involves protecting human life and property after a fire has started, including fire detection, means of escape, fire fighting, and emergency evacuation.
Process Safety
- Process safety is a systematic approach for managing the design and integrity of plant and equipment that could result in an uncontrolled release of hazardous materials.
- Framework for process safety includes identifying training needs, evaluating training effectiveness, preparing plans, implementing training, and continuous evaluation.
Evaluating Training and Competency
- Methods of evaluating training and competency include formative, summative, and observation of work practices during and after training.
- Employers must consider the physical and mental demands of the job and ensure they are not putting an employee at risk of harm by assigning them to jobs that are beyond their capabilities.
Inspecting Work Operations
- Workplace inspections are required to identify unsafe acts and conditions, and non-compliances with legal duties or other standards.
- Inspections can identify general conditions of the workplace and equipment, compliance with safe working procedures, and suitability of information and warning signs.
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Explore the benefits and drawbacks of carrying out safety inspections in this quiz. Learn about the importance of standards, the risks of using a checklist approach, and how inspections can provide evidence for audits.
