CSA01

CSA L1Core 01


Know the health and safety regulations, roles and responsibilities

1.1 List EIGHT key pieces of Health and Safety Legislation/Regulations.


Answers could include:
• Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAWA)
• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)
• Manual Handling Operations Regulations
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
• Working at Height Regulations
• Control of Asbestos Regulations
• Provision and Use of Work Equipment (PUWER)
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
• Confined Spaces Regulations


1.2 List the SIX main responsibilities that employers have under HASAWA:

Correct responsibilities:
• A safe working environment
• Adequate staff training
• Health and safety information
• Risk assessment
• Supervision
• PPE.


1.3 List the remaining FOUR key Employee responsibilities under HASAWA:

(Example: They must follow organisational procedures)

They must:
• Work safely
• Work in partnership with the employer
• Report hazards, near misses and accidents correctly
• Wear PPE.


1.4 List the THREE roles and responsibilities of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Roles & Responsibilities:
• Enforcement
• Legislation and advice
• Inspection

1.5 From the following list, identify the SIX main sources of health and safety information:
Correct sources:

• Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website
• CITB publications
• British Standards Institute (BSI)
• Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA)
• Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH)
• Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.

1.6 List FOUR circumstances or occurrences that would need to be reported to the HSE under RIDDOR.

Answer could include:
• Deaths
• Major injury
• Three day plus injuries (minor injury)
• Injury to person not at work e.g. member of the public
• Occupational diseases
• Dangerous occurrence: a collapse, explosion, fire or collision
• Gas accidents: any accidental leaks or other incident related to gas

1.7 Why is there a requirement for enforcing strict guidance in Health and Safety?

Answer could include:

• To prevent accident, injuries, illnesses and dangerous occurrences
• To ensure employers are following safe working practices to prevent accidents, injuries, illnesses and dangerous occurrences
• To ensure employers (and employees) are complying with H&S legislation.

1.8 Give examples of why site safety inductions and toolbox talks are carried out.

Answer could include:

• To inform employees about risks on site
• To provide safety updates
• Risk awareness
• Health and safety training
• First aid information and briefings
• Site information – changes on site etc.

1.9 List examples of how your behaviour and actions could affect others.

• Carelessness (e.g. smoking in a non-smoking area)
• Accidents (causing one)
• Dangerous Occurrence (ignoring information or taking short cuts)
• Poor housekeeping (causing trip hazards, fire hazard etc)
• Impact on work efficiency, productivity and work programme.

1.10 From the list, choose the NINE correct statements relating to the employees responsibilities
under current legislation and official guidance whilst working at height:

Correct answers:

• Employees must not undertake working at height unless they are trained and competent.
• Employees must obey all instructions, take notice of all signage.
• Employees must conform at all times to the risk assessment and safe system of work/method statement, including wearing the designated PPE.
• Employees must not interfere with any safety barriers, edge protection, guard rails and toe-boards, covers, nets or all similar precautions.
• Employees must keep working areas and walkways clear, tidy and safe.
• Employees must, where working under the control of another person, report to that person any activity or defect relating to work at height which they know is likely to endanger themselves or others.
• Employees must use work equipment in accordance with training and instructions.
• Employees must ensure that persons are not working or passing underneath you or if this is not possible ensure that all precautions have been taken to prevent materials, tools etc., from falling on them.
• Employees must not interfere with or misuse scaffold.