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Legal & Regulatory Compliance Flashcards

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  1. An HSE inspector visits a site and issues an improvement notice. How many days does the recipient normally have to comply?

    Answer: At least 21 days

    An improvement notice must give at least 21 days for compliance, though the inspector can allow more time.

  2. The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 set an Exposure Action Value (EAV) for hand-arm vibration at:

    Answer: 2.5 m/s²

    The EAV for hand-arm vibration is 2.5 m/s² A(8), above which employers must take action to reduce exposure.

  3. Which regulation requires a construction site to have a suitable fire risk assessment carried out?

    Answer: Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

    The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires a suitable fire risk assessment to be carried out in all workplaces including construction sites.

  4. Under RIDDOR 2013, an over-7-day injury must be reported to the HSE within how many days of the accident?

    Answer: 10 days

    An over-7-day incapacitation injury must be reported to the HSE within 10 days of the accident.

  5. A site manager allows a worker to operate a tower scaffold without adequate training. Under HSWA 1974, the site manager could be personally liable under which principle?

    Answer: Personal liability for consenting or conniving in an offence

    Under HSWA 1974 Section 37, individual managers can be personally prosecuted if an offence is committed with their consent, connivance, or neglect.

  6. Which of the following best describes the legal concept of 'so far as is reasonably practicable' in health and safety law?

    Answer: Risk must be balanced against the cost and effort of control measures

    'Reasonably practicable' requires balancing the degree of risk against the time, trouble, cost, and difficulty of precautions.

  7. The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 require that all electrical systems on a construction site are:

    Answer: Constructed and maintained to prevent danger so far as is reasonably practicable

    Regulation 4 of EAW 1989 requires all electrical systems to be of suitable construction and maintained to prevent danger.