Health and Safety Executive Enforcement Policy Statement October 2015 – V1
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What is the aim of the Health and Safety Executive?

  • To safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of people at work (correct)
  • To minimize the impact on businesses
  • To maximize economic growth
  • To regulate work activities in Europe
  • What methods does the regulator use to encourage and support businesses to manage health and safety risks?

  • Encouraging businesses to maximize profits
  • Ignoring noncompliance
  • Fining businesses for noncompliance
  • Providing written information regarding breaches of law (correct)
  • In what circumstances do enforcement actions take place according to the policy statement?

  • When businesses are maximizing profits
  • When serious risks or noncompliance have been identified (correct)
  • When minor breaches of law are identified
  • When there is no impact on economic growth
  • What kind of advice do the inspectors provide in addition to published information?

    <p>Written advice regarding breaches of law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What actions can inspectors take if certain activities create serious risks?

    <p>Stop the activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When do inspectors recommend and bring prosecutions according to the policy statement?

    <p>When there has been a serious breach of law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of the enforcement policy statement?

    <p>To hold individuals accountable for breaching the law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who in Scotland makes the decisions to prosecute?

    <p>The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which act is the Enforcement Policy Statement made in accordance with?

    <p>Deregulation Act 2015</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is required to follow the enforcement policy when taking enforcement action in workplaces allocated to them?

    <p>Local Authorities inspectors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the belief regarding enforcement of the law according to the policy?

    <p>All enforcement action should be proportionate to the health and safety risks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is considered important in using enforcement powers according to the policy?

    <p>To secure compliance with health and safety law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Enforcement Policy Statement aim to achieve in terms of harm prevention?

    <p>Requiring duty holders to effectively manage and control risks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which regulators also enforce health and safety law, but have their own enforcement policy statements?

    <p>The Office of Road and Rail</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does enforcement action include according to the policy statement?

    <p>Ensuring action is taken immediately to deal with serious risks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the sections described in 2.3 include?

    <p>The methods of our inspectors in enforcing laws</p> Signup and view all the answers

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