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HS&E MAP practice question: Health and safety law and enforcement (2 of 4)

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An HSE inspector finds that your company has broken health and safety law and spends time helping put it right.

What may your company have to pay?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. A fixed fine set by the site manager
  2. B. The full cost of the project so far
  3. C. A fee for HSE's time
  4. D. Nothing, as HSE visits are always free
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Answer: C

  • A. Wrong: Wrong. Site managers don't set fines. HSE charges a fee for its time.
  • B. Wrong: Wrong. The fee covers HSE's time, not the project.
  • C. Right: Right. HSE says a dutyholder found breaking the law must pay for the time HSE spends helping them put it right. This is called fee for intervention (FFI).
  • D. Wrong: Wrong. Where HSE finds a material breach, the dutyholder pays for HSE's time.

Explanation

Under fee for intervention, a business found breaking the law pays for the time HSE spends putting it right.

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