THENATIONALEXAMINATIONBOARDIN

OCCUPATIONALSAFETYANDHEALTH

NATIONALGENERALCERTIFICATEIN
OCCUPATIONALSAFETYANDHEALTH
PAPER1:IDENTIFYINGANDCONTROLLINGHAZARDS
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(i)

Question
Marks
Dieselpoweredforklifttrucksareusedinawiderangeoforganizationsandcanintroduce
additionalhazardsintotheworkingenvironment.

IdentifyFOURhazardsassociatedwithsuchvehiclesthatmayposearisktothehealthof
(4)
drivers.

1(ii) Describethevariouscircumstancesthatmaycausesuchavehicletooverturn.
(8)

1(iii) Outlinetheprecautionsthatmaybeneededtoensurethesafetyofpedestriansinareaswhere
(8)
forklifttrucksareoperating.

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OutlineEIGHTprecautionsthatmaybeneededtoensurethesafetyofchildrenwhomightbe
(8)
temptedtogainaccesstoaconstructionsite.

3(a)
Describethetypicalsymptomsofoccupationaldermatitis.
(2)

3(b)
Statethefactorsthatcouldaffectthelikelihoodofdermatitisoccurringinworkershandling
(6)
dermatitissubstances.

4
Anengineeringworkshopusesanoverheadgantrycranetotransportmaterials.
(2)
(i) IdentifyTWOreasonswhyloadsmayfallfromthiscrane.

4(ii) Outlineprecautionstopreventaccidentstoemployeesworkingatgroundlevelwhenoverhead
(6)
cranesareinuse.

5
Outlinethefactorstobeconsideredintheselectionofrespiratoryprotectionequipmentfor
(8)
personscarryingoutweldingactivities.

6
ListEIGHTdesignfeaturesand/orsafepracticesintendedtoreducetheriskofaccidentson
(8)
staircasesusedasinternalpedestrianrouteswithinworkpremises.

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QUESTIONS

Anessentialrawmaterialforaprocessisdeliveredinpowderedformandpouredbyhand
frombagsintoamixingvessel.Outlinethecontrolmeasuresthatmightbeconsideredinthis
situationinordertoreduceemployeeexposuretothesubstance.

8(a)
Inrelationtomachinesafety,outlinetheprinciplesof:

(i) Interlockedguards
(ii) Tripdevices

8(b)
Otherthancontactwithdangerousparts,identifyFOURtypesofdangeragainstwhichfixed
guardsonmachinesmayprovideprotection.

9
Localexhaustventilation(LEV)systemsmustbethoroughlyexaminedatleastevery14months.
Outlinetheroutinemaintenancethatshouldbecarriedoutbetweenstatutaryexaminationsin
ordertoensurethecontinuingefficiencyofaLEVsystem.

10
Inrelationtotheuseofelectricalcablesandplugsintheworkplace:

(i) IdentifyFOURexamplesoffaultsandbadpracticesthatcouldcontributetoelectrical
accidents.

10(ii) OutlinethecorrespondingprecautionsthatshouldbetakenforEACHoftheexamples
identifiedin(i).

11
ListEIGHTfeaturesofasafemeansofescapefromabuildingintheeventoffire.

MARKS
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