Occupational Health And Safety Ngc1 And 2 (Exam Questions)

Front 1

List 8 powers of inspectors appointed under HSWA etc 1974

Back 1

•Enter premises at any reasonable time. (A police officer may be taken to assist with entry.)
•Carry out investigations and examinations, take photographs, make drawings, take measurements, take samples.
•Direct that the premises in whole or part be left undisturbed.
•Dismantle and test.
•Take statements.
•Inspect documents, books and records.
•Seize and render harmless any article or substance found to be in a dangerous state.
•Issue improvement and prohibition notices.
•Prosecute before a magistrate.

Front 2

Outline 8 precautions that should be considered to prevent accidents to children who may be tempted to gain access to a construction site.

Back 2

•Use of perimeter fences to prevent access.
•Security guards - either roving or permanent.
•CCTV.
•Adequate lighting at night-time.
•Routine inspections looking for evidence of entry or attempted entry.
•Hazard awareness campaign at local schools.
•Awareness letter to local residents, especially parents.
•Covering or barriering excavations.
•Removal of means of access to scaffolds.
•Securing plant against unauthorised use.
•Securing hazardous chemicals in appropriate storage.
•Routine housekeeping.

Front 3

Outline the issues that are typically included in the arrangements section of a health and safety policy document. (8)

Back 3

•Emergency procedures - fire, flood, bomb scare, substance release.
•Procedures for safe systems of work and permits-to-work.
•Procedures for risk assessment - manual handling, COSHH, VDU assessments, noise and any other risk-based procedure.
•Ill-health reporting and health surveillance.
•Accident and near-miss reporting.
•First-aid arrangements.
•Arrangements for consultation and training.
•Active monitoring.
•Visitor control.
•Contractor control.
•Use and selection of PPE.

Front 4

Outline the precautionary measures to be taken to avoid accidents involving reversing vehicles within a workplace. (8)

Back 4

•Induction training and refresher training for all pedestrians.
•Training and refresher training for vehicle drivers.
•Toolbox talks for drivers.
•Signs posted at appropriate places warning of reversing vehicle risk.
•Fixed mirrors at appropriate locations within the workplace to aid reversing drivers.
•No-go areas for pedestrians - either permanent or temporary.
•Use of trained banksmen to see back vehicles.
•Incorporation of one-way systems to eliminate the need for vehicle reversing.
•Use of barriers to segregate pedestrians from vehicle routes.
•Incorporation of safety havens and escape routes for pedestrians in vehicle reversing bays/loading bays.

Front 5

Explain the meaning of the term 'perception'. (2)

Back 5

Perception can be described as the way in which the brain interprets information passed to it by the senses. Or how sensory information about the world about us is translated by the brain.

For example, two people may look at the same picture, but they may see totally different things. (I look at a picture of the Mona Lisa and I see a rather glum looking woman. An art historian sees Leonardo da Vinci at the height of his powers and all of the symbols and motifs that make him the towering colossus of the art world that he is.)

Front 6

Outline the factors relating to the individual that may influence a person's perception of an occupational risk. (6)

Back 6

•Age.
•Experience.
•Mental ability or intelligence.
•Disability, especially impairment of the senses.
•Attitude to H&S and to risk in particular.
•Training and education.
•Drugs and alcohol.
•Social and cultural background.

Front 7

List TWO types of injury that may be caused by the incorrect manual handling of loads.

Back 7

•Back injuries (including slipped discs and trapped nerves).
•Muscular problems - strains.
•Tendon and ligament injuries - sprains.
•Hernias - rupture of the musculature of the body cavity wall.
•Cuts, abrasions and bruising.
•Bone injuries - cracks and breaks.
•Work-related upper limb disorders (WRULDs) - these affect the soft tissues of the wrist, neck, shoulders and arm.

Front 8

Outline a good manual handling technique that could be adopted by a person required to lift a load from the ground.

Back 8

•Stop and think - plan the lift.
•Position the feet slightly apart facing forward.
•Adopt a good posture with back straight and knees bent.
•Get a firm grip.
•Lift using the strong leg muscles, not the weaker back muscles.
•Keep the load close to the body.
•Don't jerk.
•Move the feet (don't twist).
•Readjust the load if necessary.

Front 9

Outline the hazards that might be encountered by a gardener employed by a local authority parks department. (8)

Back 9

•Noise from machinery such as lawnmowers, strimmers, etc.
•Mechanical hazards associated with machinery such as cutting hazards from lawnmower blades, ejected material from strimmer use, etc.
•Chemical hazards associated with pesticides and weedkillers.
•Biological agents from contact with rats' urine (Leptospirosis) or dog faeces.
•Biological agents from contact with discarded syringes (Hepatitis).
•Dust inhalation during very dry weather.
•Chemical hazards from various plants and tree sap.
•Broken glass from discarded beer bottles.
•Violence from members of the public (drunks and drug users).
•Vehicle hazards associated with parks vehicles and travel to and from the site.
•Hazards associated with use of hand tools, such as pruner blades.
•Manual handling hazards associated with lifting.
•Thermal hazards associated with working outdoors in very hot and very cold weather.

Front 10

Outline the FOUR main categories of guards and safe-guarding devices that may be used to minimise the risk of contact with dangerous parts of machinery. (8)

Back 10

This question can be answered by reference to the hierarchy of guards outlined in Reg 11 of PUWER:
•Fixed guards.
•Other guards, which would include interlocked guards and adjustable guards.
•Protective devices, which would include tripwires, pressure mats and photo-electric devices (light guards).
•Protective appliances - push sticks and clamps.

Each of these categories would need to be described in brief detail (outline).