NEBOSH INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMA IN

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

UNIT IA:
INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF
HEALTH AND SAFETY
JANUARY 2019

1) Accidents and incidents disrupt an organization’s normal operations, adding to the organization’s
operating costs.
(a) Outline potential sources of financial loss arising from accidents and incidents. (5)

Suggested answers

o Lost time.
o Sick pay.
o Damage or loss of product and raw materials.
o Repairs to plant and equipment.
o Extra wages, overtime working and temporary labor.
o Production delays.
o Investigation time.
o Fines.
o Loss of contracts and sales.
o Loss of reputation amongst customers, suppliers and the public.
o Legal costs.
o Increased difficulty in recruiting workers.
o Increase in insurance premiums.
o Payment of insurance excess.
o Clean up and recovery operations.
o Withdrawal of credit from banks and suppliers.
o Losing key personnel due to injury or ill-health can be critical to meeting contract
deadlines.
o In smaller organizations which have little reserve capacity, a serious accident or an
incident such as fire can result in the business collapsing.
o Loss of business reputation due to accidents and enforcement action can lead to
loss of new or repeat business or loss of new investment.
o Accidents can damage workforce morale and affect productivity.
o Serious accidents resulting in injury may be quite rare but minor incidents leading
to costly damage are happening most of the time
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
UNIT IA:
INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF
HEALTH AND SAFETY
JANUARY 2019

b) Outline benefits to the organization of effective health and safety management .

o Reduced insurance premiums due to being considered a lower risk by the insurance
company.
o No sick pay for injured or ill workers.
o Lower employee absence and turnover rates, leading to higher levels of productivity,
and reduced costs for recruitment and training.
o Reduced threat of legal action, therefore fewer compensation claims (leading to
reduced insurance premiums) and less risk of fines and legal costs.
o Improved reputation among suppliers and partners.
o Better reputation for corporate responsibility among investors, customers and
communities leading to numerous benefits such as increased investment, higher
sales, and increased co-operation from local government and the community.
o Increased productivity, partly due to less time wasted because of accidents and
investigations, and partly because employees are healthier, happier and better
motivated.

2) (a) In
a binding contractual agreement, give the meaning of:
(i) express terms; (2)

(ii) Implied terms. (3)

(b) In a new contract of employment, outline the health and safety information
that should be stated in the contract terms. (5)
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
UNIT IA:
INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF
HEALTH AND SAFETY
JANUARY 2019

3) Outline what should be considered when developing a worker consultation programme.

(10)
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
UNIT IA:
INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF
HEALTH AND SAFETY
JANUARY 2019

4 Outline ways in which workers can be motivated to work safely by an organization .