Actual Exam 2024-2025
Questions and Correct
Answers Rated
,Reasons for promoting good standards of
health and safety - ANSWER-Moral -
reasonable standards
Legal - breaking the law, prison, fine,
improvement orders, compensation
Financial - loss of earnings & insurance
increase
The cost to the employer after an accident -
ANSWER-Direct cost - normally insured
Sick pay/Overtime
Compensation
Fines
Legal fees
,Indirect cost - normally uninsured
Reputation
Recruitment (to replace injured staff)
Investigation
Re-training
Insurance premium
Why do employers have liability insurance -
ANSWER-•To meet the cost of
compensation
•It is the law
•For employees who is harmed due to the
fault of his employer
, •insured to cover 5 million per claim
·Can pay compensation regardless of bank
balance
List the Two sources of law - ANSWER-
Common Law, Civil Law
and
Statutory Law, Criminal law
Describe statute law - ANSWER-Parliament
made
Written as a law
Can be civil or criminal law
Can lead to fine or imprisonment