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NEBOSH CUE CARDS
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- 1NEBOSH CUE CARDS General DefinitionsNEBOSH Certificate definitions of commonly used words or phrases
- 2HEALTHThe absence
of disease - 3DANGEROUS OCCURRENCESThese are events or situations that could harm employees at work in such a way that there is a legal requirement to report them.
If something happens which does not result in a major injury, but clearly could have done, it may be classed as a dangerous occurrence - 4NEAR - MISSESThese are any form of
accident which could result in injury or loss but do not.. - 5HAZARDSA situation with the
potential to cause harm or danger. - 6UNSAFE - CONDITIONSPhysical conditions of the workplace which render it unsafe. i.e. unguarded machines, spills.
- 7UNSAFE - ACTSPractices which human
beings perform which are hazardous, i.e. rushing, short cuts, horseplay, drink or drugs abuse within the workplace. - 8RISKThe likelihood that the harm from a particular hazard is realised.
- 9MAGNITUDE OF RISKIs an estimate of how likely it is that someone would succumb to a particular hazard, with an assessment of the likely severity of injury caused.
- 10PRACTICABLEIn light of current knowledge and invention, if it is
foreseeable to comply, then you must comply, regardless of time money and effort. - 11REASONABLY PRACTICABLEBalance the cost of taking action (in terms of time and effort as well as money) against the risk being considered. The degree of risk against the sacrifice involved
- 12TORT / DELICTwrongful act or omission causing harm or damage to a person or body corporate which is actionable in common law e.g. - nuisance, negligence, breach of statutory duty.
- 13Maximum Exposure LimitMaximum concentration of an airborne substance
averaged over a reference
period to which employees may be exposed by inhalation under any circumstances. - 14Occupational Exposure StandardConcentration of airborne substances averaged over a reference period at which current knowledge suggests it is unlikely to harm employees exposed by inhalation day after day to that concentration.
- 15AttitudesAn attitude is a person’s point of view or way of looking at something, and gives him or her a tendency, readiness or predisposition to act or react in a particular way in a given situation.
- 16MotivationMotivation is what induces an individual to act the way he or she does. It is a tendency of an individual to take action to achieve a particular goal
- 17Display Screen Equipment DSEAll equipment used in the workplace to display information with which the user interacts in some way.
- 18ErgonomicsThe study of the way people interact with equipment in their working environment with the objective of improving their comfort, safety and productivity.
- 19A Safety Culture (HSE’s Definition)The product of individual and group values, attitudes, perceptions, competencies and patterns of behaviour that determine the commitment to, and the style and proficiency of, an organisation’s health and safety management
- 20StressThe adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed on them.
- 21EMPLOYERS’ “DUTY OF CARE”Exercising reasonable care in order to protect others from the risks of foreseeable injury, health problems or death at work. Identified in the case of Wilson & Clyde Coal Co. Ltd
- 22EMPLOYERS’ “DUTY OF CARE”Common law duties were then set to provide
Safe place of work, safe means of access/egress
Safe systems of work
Safe appliances, equipment and plant Competent and diligent people -selection,training & supervision - 23THE TORT OF NEGLIGENCEBreach of common law legal duty of care to exercise reasonable care towards others, resulting in loss, damage or injury. Key defining case - Donoghue V Stevenson (1932
- 24Three main points to test for negligence:Duty breached
Defendant under duty of care to claimant (injured party)
Result of breach - claimant suffered damage or loss
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