THENATIONALEXAMINATIONBOARDIN

OCCUPATIONALSAFETYANDHEALTH
INTERNATIONALGENERALCERTIFICATE
INOCCUPATIONALSAFETYANDHEALTH
PAPER2:CONTROLLINGWORKPLACEHAZARDS
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Question
Alargeitemofprocessmachineryistobecleanedmanuallywithaflammablesolvent
beforebeingpartiallydismantledforrepair.

IdentifyFOURpossiblehealtheffectsfromexposuretothesolvent.

Outlinethesafetyprecautionsthatshouldbetakenwhenusingsuchflammable
solvents.

Outlinefurtherprecautionsthatmightbeneededinordertoensurethehealthand
safetyofthosecarryingoutthemaintenancework.

Outlinethehealthandsafetyrisksassociatedwithweldingoperations.

Outlinethefactorsthatmayaffecttheriskfrommanualhandlingactivitiesinrelation
to:
theload

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theindividual

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Identifythetypesofhazardagainstwhichglovescouldofferprotection.
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Outlinetheproblemsthatmaybeencounteredwhenusingprotectiveglovesatwork. (4)

OutlineEIGHTprecautionsthatshouldbeconsideredtopreventaccidentstochildren (8)
whomightbetemptedtogainaccesstoaconstructionsite.

Outlinethepossibleeffectsonhealthfromexposuretohighlevelsofnoise.
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Describethepossibleeffectsofelectricityonthebody.

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OutlineFOURfactorsthatmayaffecttheseverityofinjuryfromcontactwith
electricity.

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QUESTIONS
Outlinetheprecautionarymeasuresthatmaybeneededtopreventslipandtrip
hazardsinanengineeringfactory.

Acomputeruserhascomplainedofneckandbackpain.Outlinethefeatures
associatedwiththeworkstationthatmighthavecontributedtowardsthiscondition.

Providesketchestoshowclearlythenatureofthefollowingmechanicalhazardsfrom
movingpartsofmachinery:

Entanglement
crushing
drawingin
shear

ListEIGHTwaysofreducingtheriskofafirestartinginaworkplace.

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