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HASAWA, RIDDOR, CDM 2015 and enforcement

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  1. Which Act is the main piece of health and safety law covering all workplaces in Great Britain?
  2. What does 'so far as is reasonably practicable' mean in health and safety law?
  3. Under the 1974 Act, an employer may not charge employees for
  4. What does section 8 of the 1974 Act say about the safety equipment provided on site?
  5. What does RIDDOR stand for?
  6. Which of these events must be reported under RIDDOR?
  7. Within how many days must an over-7-day injury (incapacitation for more than seven days) be reported under RIDDOR?
  8. Which of the following is a RIDDOR 'specified injury'?
  9. A scaffold collapses with nobody hurt. Under RIDDOR this is
  10. Who is the 'responsible person' who normally reports under RIDDOR?
  11. Which regulations set out the management of health and safety, including risk assessment and competent persons?
  12. From how many employees must an employer have a written health and safety policy?
  13. Under CDM 2015, what is the role of the client?
  14. Under CDM 2015, who prepares and updates the health and safety file?
  15. Under CDM 2015, who must plan, manage and monitor the construction phase when there is more than one contractor?
  16. When must a construction project be notified to the HSE?
  17. What do workers have to do under CDM 2015?
  18. What is the main role of the Health and Safety Executive?
  19. Inspectors have the power to
  20. What is the maximum penalty for some serious health and safety offences?
  21. Under the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969, an employer must
  22. A worker believes they are in serious and imminent danger. What can they do under the Management Regulations?
  23. The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 can lead to
  24. Who has a duty to consult workers on health and safety matters?
  25. Under the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 and CDM, what welfare facilities must construction sites provide?
  26. Which regulations cover the provision of first aid at work?
  27. What is the purpose of the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989?
  28. Which regulations apply to controlling exposure to noise?
  29. Which regulations cover the safe use of work equipment such as machines and hand tools?
  30. A designer must, under CDM 2015,
  31. An employee refuses to follow safety rules and endangers others. What is the legal position?
  32. Which law gives the HSE the power to charge duty holders a fee for intervention?

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