Introduction to Health and Safety at Work

six
reasons why a health and safety com-
mittee may prove to be ineffective in practice.
8. 
Outline
ways to help ensure the effectiveness of 
a safety committee.
9. 
Outline
the benefi ts to an organization of having 
a health and safety committee.
10. In relation to the Safety Representatives and Safety 
Committees Regulations 1977, 
outline
:
(i) 
the rights and functions of a trade union appoint-
ed safety representative
(ii) 
the facilities that an employer may need to pro-
vide to safety representatives.
11. With respect to the Safety Representatives and 
Safety Committees Regulations 1977, 
state
when a 
safety representative is legally entitled to inspect the 
workplace.
12. By reference to the Safety Representatives and Safety 
Committees Regulations 1977:
(a) 
explain
the circumstances under which an 
employer must form a health and safety 
committee
(b) 
identity TWO
reasons why a safety representa-
tive may have cause to complain to an Employ-
ment Tribunal and 
state
the period of time within 
which such a complaint must be made.
13. In relation to the Health and Safety (Consultation with 
Employees) Regulations 1996, 
identify
:
(i) 
the health and safety matters on which 
employers have a duty to consult their 
employees
(ii) 
four types of information that an employer is not 
obliged to disclose to an employee representa-
tive.
14. With reference to the Health and Safety (Consultation 
with Employees) Regulations 1996:
(i)
explain
the difference between consulting and 
informing
(ii) 
outline
the health and safety matters on which 
employers must consult their employees
(iii) 
outline
the entitlements of representatives of 
employee safety who have been elected under 
the Regulations.
15. In relation to the Health and Safety (Consultation with 
Employees) Regulations 1996, 
outline
the types of 
facility that an employer may need to provide to rep-
resentatives of employee safety.