The Board of a mining company has no tolerance for injury in the workplace. The companys health and safety policy includes the Boards 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 this risk.

Which of the following statements best describes the health and safety policy?

a.The residual risk is less than the intrinsic risk.

b.The policy is an effective control because the number of injuries is measurable.

c.The risk is not controlled.

d.The policy is an effective control because there have been no injuries.