Question Bank 1:

1. A Worker has been seriously injured after being struck by a reversing vehicle in a loading
bay
a. Give Four reasons why the accident should be investigated. (4)
b. Outline information that should be included in the investigation report (8)
c. Outline:
i. Four possible immediate causes;
ii. Four possible underlying causes
Of the accident
2. (a) Identify Two main purpose of first aid treatment. (2)
(b) Outline factors to be considered when carrying out an assessment of first aid
requirements in work place. (6)
3. Outline the circumstances that may require a health and safety policy to be reviewed.
(8)
4. (a) Give the meaning of the term ‘Perception’ (2)
(b) Identify ways in which workers’ perceptions of hazards in the work place might be
improved. (6)
5. Identify Factors to be considered to reduce the risks to workers required to work alone
away from the workplace. (8)
6. (a) Outline the health and safety responsibilities of employers towards workers at work.
(4)
(b) Outline the health and safety responsibilities of workers. (4)
7. A serious accident has occurred. During the investigation it is found that an inspection of
the work site had taken place before the accident.
Outline possible reasons why the inspection did not lead to an unsafe situation being
corrected. (8) -
8. (a) Using a workplace example give the meaning of the term ‘risk’ (3)
(b) Identify the key stages of a risk assessment (5)
9. Outline reasons for promoting and maintaining good standards of health and safety in
the work place.
10. (a) Give the meaning of the term ‘hierarchy of control’ (2)
(b) Outline, with examples, the general hierarchy that should be applied when
controlling health and safety risks in the workplace. (6)
11. Outline ways in which an organization could encourage workers to be involved in setting
and maintaining high standards of health and safety. (8)
Question Bank 2:
01. An organization needs to review its provision of health and safety training for its
workers.
a. Identify factors that should be considered when developing a programme of
health and safety training. (8)
b. Identify measures that might be used to assess the effectiveness of health and
safety training. (4)
c. Identify checks that could be made to help to assess whether a person is
competent. (4)
d. Give reasons why it is important for an employer to keep a record of the training
provided to each worker. (4)
02. Outline the key features of:
a. A health and safety inspection; (4)
b. A health and safety audit. (4)
03. An organization has had an increase in the number of manual handling accidents and
associated ill health.
Identify the sources of information that may be available to help to reduce the risks to
the workers. (8)
04. Outline factors that should be considered when developing a safe system of work. (8)
05. Outline why it is important that all the persons in an organization are aware of their
roles and responsibilities for health and safety. (8)
06. (a) Give the meaning of the term ‘hazard’. (2)
(b) Give the meaning of the term ‘risk’. (2)
(c) Outline reasons why young persons may be at a higher risk of injury in a work place.
(4)
07. Identify possible costs to an organization following an accident in the work place. (8)
08. Contractors are carrying out a major building project for an organization.
Outline how the organization could reduce the risks to the contractors before the
project starts and during the project. (8)
09. (a) Outline why an organization should have a system for the internal reporting of
accidents. (4)
(b) Identify why workers might not report accidents at work. (4)
10. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) should only be considered after other control
measures have been found to be ineffective or not practicable.
Give reasons why PPE should be considered only after other control measures. (8)
11. Outline reasons why an organization should review its health and safety performance.
(8)
Question Bank 3:
1. Outline the health and safety roles and responsibilities of:
(a) Directors and senior managers; (6)
(b) Supervisors; (6)
(c) Workers; (4)
(d)Person(s) with primary health and safety functions, eg health and safety officer. (4)
2. Identify possible costs to an organization resulting from inadequate health and safety
standards. (8)
3. Outline the circumstances that may require a health and safety policy to be reviewed.
(8)
4. Identify how induction training programmes for new workers can help to reduce the
number of accidents in the work place. (8)
5. (a) Identify work activities that may present a particular risk to pregnant women at work
AND give an example of EACH type of activity. (6)
(b) Outline the actions that an employer may take when a risk to a new or expectant
mother cannot be avoided. (2)
6. Identify the:
(a) Active (proactive); (4)
(b) Reactive measures (4)
by which an organization can monitor its health and safety performance.
7. (a) Outline why it is important to involve workers in the development of a safe system
of work. (4)
(b) Outline why it is important to involve workers in the development of a safe system
of work. (4)
8. Outline the key elements of a health and safety management system. (8)
9. (a) Give the meaning of the term ‘hazard’. (2)
(b) Give the meaning of the term ‘risk’. (2)
(c) identify FOUR means of hazard identification that may be used in the work place. (4)
10. Outline immediate actions that should be taken following a major injury accident at
work. (8)
11. Identify documents that could be examined when reviewing an organisation’s health
and safety management system. (8)
Question Bank 4:

1. (a) Outline the key features of:

(i) a health and safety inspection; (4)
(ii) a health and safety audit. (4)
(b) Explain how the findings of an audit may be used to improve health and safety
performance. (12)
2. The number of absences due to work-related upper limb disorders in an organization is
increasing.
Identify possible sources of information that could be used when investigating the
increase in absences. (8)
3. (a) Identify THREE types of emergency in the workplace that may require the evacuation
of workers. (3)
(b) Outline why it is important to develop emergency procedures in the work place. (5)
4. Identify precautions that could be taken to help to ensure the health and safety of
visitors to a work place. (8)
5. (a) Outline why it is important for an organization to set health and safety targets. (2)
(b) Identify health and safety targets that an organization could set. (6)
6. A machine has leaked hot liquid in to a work area. No-one has been injured.
Outline reasons why it is important for an organization to investigate ‘near miss’
incidents. (8)
7. Give the meaning of the following terms:
(a) health; (2)
(b) Safety; (2)
(c) Welfare; (2)
(d) Environmental protection. (2)
8. (a) Identify TWO examples of confined spaces that may found within the work place. (2)
(b) Describe the main factors to consider when preparing a safe system of work for
entry into a confined space. (6)
9. There has been a significant deterioration in the health and safety culture of an
organization.
(a) Give the meaning of the term ‘health and safety culture’. (2)
(b) Identify the factors that could have contributed to the deterioration of the health
and safety culture within the organization. (6)
10. Outline reasons for promoting and maintaining good standards of health and safety in
the work place. (8)
11. (a) Identify the key stages of a work place risk assessment. (5)
(b) Outline THREE reasons for reviewing a risk assessment. (3)
Question Bank 5:

You are advised to spend about half an hour on this section, which contains ONE question.

SECTION 1

1. (a) Give the meaning of the term ‘hazard’ AND give an example of a workplace hazard.

(b) Give the meaning of the term ‘risk’ AND give an example of a workplace risk.

(c) Outline the key stages of the risk assessment process, AND identify the issues that
would need to be considered at EACH stage.

(d) Outline the criteria which must be met for the assessment to be ‘ suitable and
sufficient’.

SECTION 2

You are advised to spend about one and a half hours on this section, which contains TEN
questions.

2. Two Organizations share the same worksite.

Outline how the organizations could work together to help ensure the workplace is safe
and healthy.

3. (a) Identify FOUR types of health and safety information that could be displayed on a
board within a workplace.

(b)Identify how the effectiveness of notice boards as a method of communicating health

and safety information can be increased.

4. (a) Give the meaning of the term ‘permit-to-work.

(b) Identify THREE types of activity that may require a permit-to-work, AND Outline the
reasons why in EACH case.

5. Explain the reasons for maintaining and promoting good standards of health and safety
in the workplace.

6. (a) Identify the three main sections of an organization’s health and safety policy AND
Outline the purpose of EACH.

(b) Give reason why the health and safety policy should be signed by the most senior
person in an organization such as a Managing Director or Chief Executive Offocer.
7. A serious accident has occurred. During the investigation it is found that an inspection of
the work site had taken place before the accident.

Outline possible reasons why the inspection did not lead to an unsafe situation being
corrected.

8. Identify FOUR categories of workplace safety signs AND give an example of EACH.

9. (a) Outline FOUR reasons why accidents should be reported and recorded within a
workplace.

(b)Outline factors that might discourage workers from reporting workplace accidents.

10. Identify factors relating to the individual which might increase the risk to them while at
work.

11. (a) Outline the meaning of the terms.

i. ‘active’ (Proactive) Monitoring.
ii. ‘reactive’ Monitoring.

(b) Outline TWO active (proactive) Monitoring methods that can be used when
assessing an organization’s health and safety performance.