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The Board of a mining company has no tolerance for injury in the workplace. The company’s health and safety policy includes the Board’s intent. An audit finds that there have been no injuries, but there are no supporting procedures explaining what actions are required to be taken to reduce the risk.
Which of the following statements best describes the health and safety policy?
Select one:
a. The policy is an effective control because there has been no injuries.
b. The policy is an effective control because the number of injuries is measurable.
c. The policy is not a control.
d. None of the above.
The correct answer is
The policy is not a control.
The policy seems to be a recommendation and does not seems to be an effective control because there are no guidelines as to what action is to be taken to reduce or eliminate injuries.
There have been no injuries but this could have been because of the luck and just because you are able to measure injuries is no susbstitute for actions which should be taken to reduce the injuries.