Introduction to Health and Safety at Work

List EIGHT
other possible costs to the organization 
following a workplace accident.
22. 
List EIGHT
possible costs to an organization when 
employees are absent due to work-related ill-health.
23. 
Outline
reasons for maintaining good standards of 
health and safety within an organization.
24. (a)
Draw
a fl owchart to show the relationships be-
tween the six elements of the health and safety 
management model in HSE’s “Successful Health 
and Safety Management” (HSG65).
(b) 
Outline
the part that 
EACH
element of the 
HSG65 model plays within the health and safety 
management system.
25. (a)
Draw
a fl owchart to identify the main compo-
nents of the health and safety management sys-
tem described in the HSE publication “Success-
ful Health and Safety Management” (HSG65).
(b) 
Outline TWO
components of the health and 
safety management system identifi ed in (a).
26. 
Outline
the main components of a health and safety 
management system.
27. 
Outline
the economic benefi ts that an organization 
may obtain by implementing a successful health 
and safety management system.

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2.1 
Introduction
Every organization should have a clear policy for the 
management of health and safety so that everybody 
associated with the organization is aware of its health 
and safety aims and objectives. For a policy to be effec-
tive, it must be honoured in the spirit as well as the let-
ter. A good health and safety policy will also enhance 
the performance of the organization in areas other than 
health and safety, help with the personal development of 
the workforce and reduce fi nancial losses.