You answer a health and safety question the same way you would any other question. If you know the answer you give it truthfully and as clearly and directly as possible. If you don't know the answer, you ask someone or you look it up. You have to be honest with it as there are some questions that will require a certification. Say, if you were asked if you have the right health and safety training, you maybe asked to provide a certification too.
Each country has its own Act covering health and safety laws. The names are different for each country, so the name of the country is needed before this question can be answered.
This question requires writing several volumes to provide a reasonable answer.
The section of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that defines the responsibilities of a worker is typically referred to as the "Worker Obligations" or "Worker Responsibilities" section. This section outlines the duties and obligations that workers have to ensure their own health and safety, as well as that of others in the workplace.
A health and safety manager provides expertise on health and safety related questions, guides management on regulatory compliance and program development, investigates health and safety complaints and problems, and may administer some of the health and safety programs of the company.
The Occupational Health and Safety Act governs health and safety in the workplace in Ontario.
The primary purposes of the health and safety regulations are to establish minimum requirements for health and safety in the workplace and to explicitly establish the health and safety responsibilities of employer, employee and government.
The operative word in the question was: local. Local governament would handle that.
This question cannot be answered in general. The answer depends on the nature of each specific workplace.
The Health & Safety Executive.
There is no such thing as "absolute safety" or "absolute health."
Health and Safety Legislation is any act of a legislature (i.e. any law) that addresses health and safety is some way.
Occupational safety and health division