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NEBOSH - NGC1 Mind Map on Foundations in Health and Safety - Definitions, created by igarrow on 05/20/2014.
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Foundations in
Health and Safety
- Definitions
1 Accident - an unplanned event that results in
damage, loss or harm, such as when
someone injures their hand when using a drill
2 Hazard - the potential of
something to cause harm, such
as a drill
3 Risk - the likelihood of something
to cause harm, such as an
unguarded drill
4 Civil Law - Duties of individuals to each
other
5 Criminal Law - Duties of individuals to
the State
6 Welfare - provision of facilities to maintain health
and well-being of people in the workplace, such
as toilets or first aid
7 Residual Risk - the remaining risks
after controls applied
8 Near miss - any incident that
could have resulted in an accident,
such as a small oil spill that was
cleaned up quickly
9 Dangerous occurence - a near miss
that could have resulted in an accident,
such as scaffolding collapse in which
nobody was injured
10 Common Law - is law based
on court judgements
11 Statue Law - law based on
Acts of Parliament