Question

assignment booklet 1

1. write t or f to show whether the statement is true (t) or false (f).
2. a health and safety management system requires extra effort and resources, thereby lowering productivity and quality of product.
3. a health and safety management system can result in less damage to tools and equipment and reduce loss of material.
4. a health and safety management system creates stress on workers, resulting in lower staff morale and greater staff turnover.
5. the scope of health and safety management system cannot vary from one worksite to another.
6. a health and safety management system is designed to save money for an employer whenever a worker is injured on the job.
7. a health and safety management system can be effective only if all stakeholders (employers, supervisors, and workers) do their part.
8. a health and safety management system must include a procedure for reporting and investigating all incidents, losses or near misses.

Explanation:

1.

Health and Safety Management Systems aim to improve safety, not require extra effort that lowers productivity/quality. So the statement is false.

Such systems reduce damage to tools/equipment and material loss, so the statement is true.

Effective systems improve morale and reduce turnover, so the statement (that it creates stress and increases turnover) is false.

Answer:

F

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