QUESTION 1

Define the following terms

a) Accident

b) Hazards

QUESTION 2
a) There are some safety devices that are present on a machine and prior to start of work it is
important that they are properly checked. One of them can be in the form of mechanical type of
safety devices, list the four (4) other form of safety devices that can be used.
1.
2.
3.
4.
b) There are five (5) main causes of logout and tagout injuries, list them,
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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QUESTION 3
The Occupational Safety & Health Act 2005 is divided into ten (10) Parts and there are in all one
hundred and six section (106) making reference with a specific item in the Act. Some of them are
listed below, you will have to make reference to which section they refer to. An Example is set
below.
E.g.

Risk Assessment by employer

Answer: Section 10 of OSHA 2005

(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)

Special Duties of employers

Duties of employees
Sanitary Conveniences
Dangerous Machinery
Reduction of Noise and Vibration
Offences

QUESTION 4
a) Combustible material also knows as fuel can be classified into three (3) main groups. List them.



b) When using Fire Extinguishers, it is important to observe a golden rule call PASS. Give the
definition of:P
A
S
S

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c) Tick which type of Fire Extinguisher (s) could be used on the Classes of Fire
Class

Water

Dry Chemical

Foam

Power (DCP)

Carbon Dioxide

B
C

D
- can be used
X cannot be used

QUESTION 5
a) Risk Assessment process consist of five (5) major steps based on the methodology of Plan,
DO, Check, Act (PDCA). Complete the flow chart diagram below:-

1
5
PLANNING

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QUESTION 6
a) What criteria would you take into account before selecting/ purchasing Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE)?

b) When working in construction industry, employees are subject to work on heights using
scaffolds, most of falls occur due to some numerous reasons of scaffold collapse. List at
least five (5) reasons it to happen.
1.

2.

3. ..

..
4. .

..
5. .

..

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