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Posted By David Scott
I recently came across a True/False question in relation to PPE as follows; 'If I fail to wear safety glasses in a designated eye protection area, I have committed a criminal offence and may be fined up to £20,000'
The answer they gave was 'True - The Regulations on personal protection are a statutory provision with criminal sanctions. In fact, the £20,000 limit is for a Magistrates Court and a higher fine could be imposed if the case went to a Crown Court. This would be most unusual!'
Is this really the case? I am not so sure about this fact.
Comment please!
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Posted By Jane Blunt
Surely the individual has committed an offence under s7 of HSAWA, and the max is £5k
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Posted By Allan St.John Holt
The maximum fine is currently £5,000 though it is proposed to raise this to £20,000. The latter is the limit for breaches of the Act general duties Sections.
Personally I find these 'threat' type quizzes quite depressing. We need more carrots to change behaviour!
Allan
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Posted By David Scott
Thanks folks, I tend to agree with the comments made and that I thought that the max would be £5K for a breach of S7(b)!
As for the threat type quiz, it was just the one question in a series of 'So you think you know about the law and health and safety'. I guess it could be depressing Allan, but it does get the message across when the penultimate penalties are highlighted as most people are money orientated in this world!
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Posted By Allan St.John Holt
Sure. I didn't say it didn't work, just that I get depressed that we have to lean on the threat button so heavily!
Anyway, whoever set the question doesn't know about H&S at work! There are big traps in question setting, as I'm discovering when putting together an eLearning package for a course. It's quite hard to find questions that produce an unqualified 'yes' or 'no' answer, and that don't provoke an argument.
Allan
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