Health and Safety for Beginners 2004

Practice Questions for NEBOSH Examinations Management ANSWERS Paper 2

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Question /
i- 0ist 1O'R health and safety regulations that specify a legal duty to provide
adequate lighting at work.
Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1!
"rovision and #se of Workplace $quip%ent Regulations 1&
Health and Safety ('isplay Screen $quip%ent) Regulations 1!
$lectricity at Work Regulations 1&
(ire "recautions (Workplace) Regulations 1)
*onfined Spaces Regulations 1).
ii- 2escri#e the effects inadequate lighting in a workplace would have on health and
safety.
$ye strain
Headaches
+dopting poor posture
,ripping over unseen o-.ects
Hu%an error is likely to increase.
NOTE3 Bot in,i"i,ua$ ea$t ris(s an, p&sica$ ris(s are re.uire,-
iii- Out$ine which factors should -e considered on assess%ent of the adequacy of
lighting within an open plan office.
,he tasks -eing carried out
,he equip%ent used
,he si/e and layout of the office i.e. distance of workstations to windows
and the use of partitions
0atural light availa-le at different ti%es of the day and year
Suita-ility of the nu%-er, type, intensity and hue of artificial lights
*o%puter screen glare
Shadowed areas
1ocalised lighting, need for and availa-ility of
2aintenance of non3functional, flickering, da%aged or dirty lights
"rovision and adequacy of e%ergency lighting.
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Question 2
i- State the conditions that %ust -e fulfilled to show that an e%ployer %ay -e held
vicariously lia-le for the negligence of an e%ployee.
,he e%ployee was acting in the course of his4her e%ploy%ent
,he e%ployee caused da%age or in.ury -y not fulfilling a co%%on law
duty of care.
Note3 BOTH tese con,itions must #e met to fin, te emp$o&er $ia#$e-
ii- Out$ine the legal duties required to -e %et -y e%ployers in order to ensure
e%ployees -ehave in a safe %anner.
Section ! of the Health and Safety at Work etc +ct 1)56 to provide
infor%ation, instruction, training and supervision to e%ployees
Regulation 11 of the 2anage%ent of Health and Safety at Work
Regulations 16 e%ployees7 capa-ilities %ust -e considered -efore
allocating tasks to the%. Regulation 11 also has %ore depth on for%s of
training that should -e provided.
*onstruction ('esign and 2anage%ent) Regulations 15 have si%ilar
require%ents.
Question 4
Out$ine %anage%ent techniques which can encourage a positive attitude to health and
safety in the workplace.
*o%%unication
$%ployee involve%ent
8ncentives
1eading -y e9a%ple
"erfor%ance appraisals.
Question 5
a6 Exp$ain -y way of e9a%ple, why a health and safety inspector would serve6
i- +n i%prove%ent notice
+ -reach of statutory duty and a likelihood or continuation or repeat of
the -reach. $.g. inadequate guarding on -oring %achine : -reach of
,he "rovision and #se ;f Work $quip%ent Regs 1&
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ii- + prohi-ition notice
8f there is an i%%inent risk to health and safety the operation %ust
cease i%%ediately. $.g. 0o hot water washing facilities3 using
concrete3 risk of der%atitis : -reach of HSW+ 1)5, ,he
*onstruction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1<, ,he
*ontrol of Su-stances Ha/ardous to Health Regulations !==!.
-) Out$ine what the effect on EA)H notice would -e in the case of an appeal
against the%.
+n i%prove%ent notice is suspended until the appeal is heard
+ prohi-ition notice re%ains in force.
Question 7
Out$ine what type of infor%ation is required in a health and safety plan -efore work
co%%ences on a -uilding pro.ect as descri-ed under the )2M Regu$ations /885-
,he nature and risks of the work involved
2ethod state%ents
$%ergency arrange%ents
*o3ordination of, and liaison -etween, the relevant parties
#se of plant and equip%ent
Site rules
Welfare arrange%ents
+ccident reporting
8nstruction and training
"rovision and use of personal protective equip%ent
2onitoring and review arrange%ents
Question 9
a6 :i"e 1O'R reasons why there should -e a syste% for the
internal reporting of accidents in an organisation.
,he co%pilation of accident statistics and identifying trends
,o %eet the require%ents of the Reporting of 8n.uries, 'iseases and
'angerous ;ccurrences Regulations 1>
8nvestigations %ay -e carried out to prevent future occurrences
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#se in civil clai%s or to satisfy insurance require%ents
Help in the identification and reduction of loss
8nfor% the review of risk assess%ents.
#6 Out$ine the factors that could prevent accidents fro% -eing
reported at work -y e%ployees.
8gnorance of reporting procedures
"eer pressure
"ossi-le retri-ution -y %anage%ent
"reservation of the co%pany7s or depart%ents safety record (particularly
where incentive sche%es are in place)
+voidance of first3aid or %edical treat%ent
;ver3co%plicated reporting procedures
1ack of %anage%ent response to earlier reported accidents.
Question ;
Out$ine the infor%ation that should -e given to e%ployees when they could -e e9posed
to a su-stance ha/ardous to health in the workplace.
0ature of su-stance and its possi-le effects
How it is to -e used% transported and stored
"rovision and use of control %easures
"ossi-le use of personal protective equip%ent including infor%ation on its
availa-ility% storage, cleaning, %aintenance and replace%ent
"rocedures relating to personal hygiene
2onitoring
Health surveillance
$%ergencies including first3aid and spillage procedures.
Question <
Out$ine why a ver-al instruction given to an e%ployee %ay not -e clearly understood.
0oise and distractions
#se of technical .argon
*o%ple9ity of infor%ation
+%-iguity
1anguage and4or dialect of the speaker
Sensory i%pair%ent
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2ental difficulty
8nattention or ine9perience of the recipient
1engthy co%%unication chains.
Question 8
a6 0ist 1O'R other categories of people rather than e%ployees that an e%ployer
owes a duty to take reasona-le care.
?isitors
2e%-ers of the pu-lic
#ninvited persons4trespassers
*ontractors
#6 Out$ine procedures that could -e used to ensure the safety of visitors to an
organisations pre%ise.
8dentification of visitors6 signing in, -adges etc.
8nfor%ation regarding the risks present and site rules and
procedures, especially in e%ergency situations
?isitor supervision i.e. escorts
Restricted access to certain areas.
Question /=
State the require%ents of the 1ire Precautions >Wor(p$ace6 Regu$ations /88; with
regards of e%ergency e9its and routes.
Risk assess%ent to take into account the di%ensions of the escape route, length
and width, and nu%-er of persons to -e evacuated.
'oors %ust open easily and in the direction of escape
$%ergency signs and lighting
$scape routes %ust -e kept clear of o-struction at all ti%es
$scape routes %ust lead directly to a place of safety.
Question //
0ist the powers given to inspectors under the Hea$t an, Safet& at Wor( etc Act /8;5-
,he right to enter pre%ises, if necessary with police assistance
,o carry out e9a%inations and investigations
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,o direct that pre%ises or equip%ent -e left undistur-ed for the purpose of
investigations
,o take %easure%ents and photographs
,o inspect and4or take copies of docu%ents and records
,o take sa%ples
,o interview a person and o-tain a signed declaration of truth
,o take possession of articles and su-stances
,o issue enforce%ent notices
,o instigate and conduct proceedings in a %agistrates court (e9cept Scotland).
,o dis%antle and4or test any ite% or su-stance which they decide is har%ful to
health.
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