THENATIONALEXAMINATIONBOARDIN

OCCUPATIONALSAFETYANDHEALTH

NATIONALGENERALCERTIFICATEIN
OCCUPATIONALSAFETYANDHEALTH
PAPER1:IDENTIFYINGANDCONTROLLINGHAZARDS
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Question
Definethetermergonomics.

Outlinethepossibleeffectsonhealththatmaybecausedbythepoorergonomicdesignof
visualdisplayunit(VDU)workstations.

Outlinethemainfactorstobeconsideredinanergonomicassessmentofaworkstationtobe
usedbyaVDUoperator.

Providesketchestoshowclearlythenatureofthefollowingmechanicalhazardsfrommoving
partsofmachinery:
Entanglement
Crushing
Drawingin
Shear

Outlinethemainfactorstobeconsideredinthesitingoffireextinguishers.

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Outlinetheinspectionandmaintenancerequirementsforfireextinguishersintheworkplace.

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Explainthemeaningofthefollowingtermsinrelationtonoisecontrol:
Silencing
Absorption
Damping
Isolation

Outlineaprocedureforthesafeliftingofaloadbytheuseofacrane,havingensuredthatthe
cranehasbeencorrectlyselectedandpositionedforthejob.

Definethetermtargetorganwithinthecontextofoccupationalhealth.

Outlinethepersonalhygienepracticesthatshouldbefollowedtoreducetheriskofingestion
ofahazardoussubstance.

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QUESTIONS

IdentifyFOURdifferenttypesofhazardthatmaynecessitatetheuseofspecialfootwear
explaininginEACHcasehowthefootwearaffordsprotection.

Listtheitemsthatshouldbeincludedonaninspectionchecklistdesignedtoensurethesafety
ofportableelectricalapplkiances.

Outlinethemainprecautionstobetakenwhencarryingoutexcavationwork.

StateTWOrespiratorydiseasesthatmaybecausedbyexposuretoasbestos.

Identifywhereasbestosislikelytobeencounteredinabuildingduringrenovationwork.

Listthewaysinwhichaforklifttruckmaybecomeunstablewhilstinoperation.

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