Introduction to Health and Safety at Work

Outline
ways of reducing the likelihood of 
human error in the workplace
(b) 
Give FOUR
reasons why the seriousness of 
a hazard may be underestimated by someone 
exposed to it
(c) 
Outline
ways in which managers can motivate 
employees to work safely.
10. 
Outline
the ways in which the health and safety cul-
ture of an organization might be improved.
11. 
Outline
the factors that might cause the safety cul-
ture within an organization to decline.
12. 
Outline
the practical means by which a manager 
could involve employees in the improvement of 
health and safety in the workplace.
13. Following a signifi cant increase in accidents, a health 
and safety campaign is to be launched within a organ-
ization to encourage safer working by employees.
(i)
Outline
how the organization might ensure that 
the nature of the campaign is effectively com-
municated to, and understood by, employees
(ii) 
Explain
why it is important to use a variety of 
methods to communicate health and safety 
information in the workplace
(iii) 
Other than poor communications, 
describe
the 
organizational factors that could limit the effective-
ness of the campaign
14. 
Give
reasons why a verbal instruction may not be 
clearly understood by an employee.
15. 
Explain
why employees may 
fail
to comply with 
safety procedures at work.
16. 
Outline FOUR
advantages and 
FOUR
disadvan-
tages of using ‘propaganda’ posters to communicate 
health and safety information to the workforce.
17. (a)
Identify FOUR
types of health and safety 
information that might usefully be displayed on 
a notice board with a workplace
(b) 
Explain
how the effectiveness of notice boards 
as a means of communicating health and safety 
information to the workforce can be maximized.

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