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What is the aim of the Health and Safety Executive?
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?
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?
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?
What kind of advice do the inspectors provide in addition to published information?
What actions can inspectors take if certain activities create serious risks?
What actions can inspectors take if certain activities create serious risks?
When do inspectors recommend and bring prosecutions according to the policy statement?
When do inspectors recommend and bring prosecutions according to the policy statement?
What is the main purpose of the enforcement policy statement?
What is the main purpose of the enforcement policy statement?
Who in Scotland makes the decisions to prosecute?
Who in Scotland makes the decisions to prosecute?
Which act is the Enforcement Policy Statement made in accordance with?
Which act is the Enforcement Policy Statement made in accordance with?
Who is required to follow the enforcement policy when taking enforcement action in workplaces allocated to them?
Who is required to follow the enforcement policy when taking enforcement action in workplaces allocated to them?
What is the belief regarding enforcement of the law according to the policy?
What is the belief regarding enforcement of the law according to the policy?
What is considered important in using enforcement powers according to the policy?
What is considered important in using enforcement powers according to the policy?
What does the Enforcement Policy Statement aim to achieve in terms of harm prevention?
What does the Enforcement Policy Statement aim to achieve in terms of harm prevention?
Which regulators also enforce health and safety law, but have their own enforcement policy statements?
Which regulators also enforce health and safety law, but have their own enforcement policy statements?
What does enforcement action include according to the policy statement?
What does enforcement action include according to the policy statement?
What do the sections described in 2.3 include?
What do the sections described in 2.3 include?
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