NEBOSH NGC Unit 1

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NEBOSH National General Certificate Unit 1 (Updated 2015)
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ABI The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is the trade body for insurance companies in the UK
Ability The capacity to perform a particular physical or mental function
Absolute duty An absolute duty is something that must be complied with
Accident An undesired event that results in injury, ill-health or property damage
Accident Injury Rate (AIR) Most commonly used accident rate. Expression of the number of defined accidents in a given period per thousand employees.
Accident Frequency Rate (AFR) Accident Frequency Rate (AFR). The frequency rate is the number of defined accidents in a period per 100,000 person hours
Accident traingle A visual way of showing how unsafe events in the workplace will generally lead to near misses but that a proportion will also also result in accidents
ACoP Approved Codes of Practice (ACoP) give practical advise and offer examples of good practice on how to comply with the law
Active failures (re. human failure) Active failures - immediate consequence made by front-line people such as drivers, control room staff or machine operators
Active monitoring systems Active monitoring - Monitor the effectiveness of workplace precautions, risk control systems and management arrangements. Provide 'leading indicators' of performance.
Arrangements (health and safety policy) The part of the health and safety policy that describes how the organisation's health and safety aims and objectives are going to be met
Attitude Represents an individual's degree of like or dislike of an object. Attitudes can be modified as a consequence of feedback. Influenced by peer group pressure
Auditing Structured process of collecting independent information on the efficiency, effectiveness and reliability of the total health and safety management system, and includes drawing up plans for corrective action
HSWA Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
MHSWR Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999
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