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IOSH Ready Questions and Answers
IOSH Ready Questions and Answers
.last resort
.The general hierarchy of controls is as follows
.Objective
Easy to measure and collect - if it is difficult people may not wish to do
.this and the exercise becomes pointless
Relevant to the organisation or group whose performance is being
.measured
Cost-effective in terms of effort required to gather the information; if staff
are spending hours a day collecting and analysisng data this may be
.preventing them form doing their other roles
Understood and owned by the organisation or group whose performance
is being measured - there is no point putting together a report on the
indicators of performance if no one but the report writer understands
what it all means
Your name (or the name of who is carrying out the risk assessment)
What are the different ways a chemical can enter the body?
Ingestion (eating/drinking)
Inhalation (breathing) .2
Skin contact (absorption) .3
Injection (needles or through wounds) .4
Eye contact (through the mucus membranes of .5
the eyes)
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List the factors which are to be balanced against the benefits of a risk
control when reducing risks so far as is reasonably practicable
If the cost, in terms of time, effort, money or inconvenience, associated with the workplace precaution "
outweighs the benefits of the risk reduction, then it is not reasonably practicable to use that workplace
".precaution
So the answer is time, effort, money or inconvenience. List the benefits to you and your organisation of carrying
out a risk assessment
To identify whether you are doing enough to protect your workforce and others that are affected by your
activities.
Fatality
Major injury
Dangerous occurrence
Certain occupational diseases
Accident which results in someone not at work being taken to hospital ,Best regards
Insomnia.
Stress.
Anxiety.
Irritability.
Loss of confidence.
Agrophobia.
Guilt.
Convulsions these are involuntary contractions of muscles caused by the electrical current passing through
them.
Burns, either internal or external where the current enters or leaves your body.
PPE
Refuelling
Loading and unloading
Causing injury or damage whilst driving
Harm caused by moving vehicles
'Other risks could be Hazardous substances e.g., Oil, coolant, battery acid ' COSHH
Environment, exhaust fumes
.Disease, e.g. exhaust fumes, fatigue driving long periods
.Refuelling could cause environmental risks to water sources
Active monitoring is monitoring that you carry out BEFORE an incident. It is pro-active and you are trying
to prevent incidents from occurring.
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Examples could be: workplace inspections, machine guarding checks, behavioural safety
observations etc.
Reactive monitoring is where you are REACTING to something, such as an incident. Therefore it takes
place AFTER the incident has occurred. The intention is to keep track of incidents so you can identify
trends.
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Examples could be: accident and ill-health reports and near-miss reports.
In the UK there are a number of different Acts and Regulations which apertain to waste and disposal. The main
.one is the Environmental Protection Act 1990
.This establishes that anyone who produces, imports, carries, keeps, treats or disposes of waste has a duty of care
:When disposing of waste, the organisation must ensure
.That it is correctly identified (labelling of hazardous wastes, for example) .Secured and protected from accidental or intentional release Transfer it to someone who is authorised to take the waste. Organisations who transport waste must have a waste carrier licence. Organisations who keep or process waste must have an Environmental Permit (or an
.exemption)
Retain all the appropriate documentation such as copies of the above licences and permits, and also the waste .transfer notes which are provided when the waste is transferred from one party to another
In addition Article 4 of the EU Waste Framework Directive sets out 5 steps for dealing with waste: the waste
.hierarchy
Prevention
Re-use
Recycling
The 2 reasons are that understanding the triangle helps you develop strategies for PREVENTION and for
.EXTINGUISHING a fire
To prevent a fire you simply have to stop the 3 elements of fire coming together. Usually that is by keeping fuel
.and ignition sources separate. In some higher risk industries the oxygen levels are controlled
To extinguish a fire, different extinguishing methods act on different parts of the triangle. Water cools it down
(heat/ignition), turning off the gas acts on the fuel, foam separates the fuel from the air, FM200 acts on the
.chemical reaction itself
?What are the differences between CIVIL law and CRIMINAL law
Civil Law.
Claim for damages are initiated by the person who sustained the damage.
You can insure against claims made against you under civil law.
Criminal Law.
It is intended to punish bodies corporate and individuals with, for example fines or imprisonment.
You cannot insure against the sanctions imposed under criminal law.
List THREE types of machinery hazard associated with a diesel.powered forklift truck