NEBOSH

MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY

UNIT IG1:
For: NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

MANAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

UNIT IGC1:
For: NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
NEBOSH International Certificate in Construction Health and Safety
NEBOSH International Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management

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Task 1: Emergency response

Question 1
Based on scenario only following actions were taken in emergency
 charge of the situation was taken immediately
 bystanders were asked to stand back to create space
 assistance of the cinema manager or a team leader was sought
 as a trained first aider, provision of first aid was tried
 a nearby worker was asked to bring first aid box
 the injured worker was examined and an abrasion was observed on the right arm
 the injured worker was made as comfortable as possible
 injured worker was consoled and calmed, he was told that emergency services
were on the way
 the entrance hall was cleared of the public
 the cinema was closed for the public

Task 2: Culture

Question 2
Following are the negative indicators of health and safety culture
1. appointment of young workers and temporary workers (i.e vulnerable workers) is a
indicator of negative health and safety culture in the organization
2. dirty doors are observed at the entrance hall that are a negative indicator of health
and safety culture
3. overflowing waste bins and tickets littering on the floor is result of poor
housekeeping which is indicator of negative health and safety culture in an
organisation
4. lack of professionalism at the work place is negative indicator of health and safety
policy for example the behaviour of the ticket counter clerk in scenario
5. As described in scenario the manager of cinema is not interested in the problems of
the workers. Lack of interest of the management in employee’s problems is the
indicator of negative health and safety culture.
6. Improper workplace assigned to the workers for the work is a negative indicator of
health and safety culture for example the safety advisor is given a break room
with unclean environment in the scenario
7. As per scenario the manager is not interested in health and safety and upon visit of
the advisor is muttering words some of them are audible like burden and
bureaucracy this indicates a negative health and safety culture in organisation
8. The health and safety policy is neither communicated nor is it displayed on a notice
board. This is a negative indicator of health and safety culture
9. The health and safety policy of the organisation is out dated as described in
scenario the health and safety policy is from 2018 this is a negative indicator
10. The risk assessment is done annually and if the risk assessment is out dated then
it is an indicator of negative health and safety culture
11. If safety records are not kept in an organisation this is the negative safety culture
indicator
12. If No induction training is given to the workers on starting of their job this is
indicator of negative health and safety culture
13. Failure to provide PPEs to workers is indictor of negative safety culture in an
organisation
14. Failure to provide proper and safe working equipment to the workers is indicator
of negative safety culture in organisation
15. Failure to repair or replace faulty work place equipment is also an indicator of
negative safety culture in an organisation

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 16. Non provision of first aid equipment is indicator of negative safety culture in an
organisation
17. Absence of trained first aid staff is indicator of negative safety culture in the
organisation
18. Lack of clear communication between workers is also an indicator of negative
safety culture in an organisation
19. Lack of good worker relations is a negative indicator of health and safety culture
20. Non investigation of accidents is indicator of negative safety culture in an
organisation example is in scenario where the witnessing worker tells the safety
advisor that a previous accident has gone by without any investigation
21. Review of health and safety policy after an accident is necessary if it is not
accomplished it indicates negative safety culture
22. Risk assessment must be reviewed after any accident if it is not done as is
described in the scenario it indicates negative safety culture
23. Lack of job security is indicator of negative health and safety culture in an
organisation
24. High turnover of worker is indicator of negative health and safety culture in an
organisation
25. Lack of specific risk assessment is an indicator of negative health and safety
culture in an organisation
26. Lack of clear directions from management is indicator of negative safety culture in
organisation
27. Presence of blame culture in work place is indicator of negative safety culture in
an organisation

Task 3: Health and safety management systems – awareness and

communication

Question 3
Based on scenario following are the evidences that show failure of organisation to
effectively communicate requirements and outputs of HSMS to its workers
1. The health and safety policy in the waterfront cinema is not displayed anywhere so
it is not clearly communicated to the workers nor they are aware of the
requirements and outcomes of HSMS
2. The risk assessment of organisation is not only out dated but is it has different
name and address on the front page nor it is communicated to the workers so
they are not aware of any requirements or outcomes
3. No health and safety training is given to the employees so they are not aware of its
requirements and outcomes
4. As evidence shows in scenario workers are not prepared for how to react in
emergency situations because HSMS is not clearly communicated to workers
5. No record of previous accidents show that HSMS is not clearly communicated to
the workers of water front cinema
6. Based on the evidence in the scenario use of faulty wooden stepladder at the
workplace is clear violation of HSMS, this means that workers are not aware of
requirements or outputs of HSMS
7. According to the evidence from scenario there is no permit to work provided to the
worker which is eventually injured this shows unawareness of the workers about
HSMS
8. Accident investigation is a something new to the workers as is evidence in the
scenario this shows workers are not aware of HSMS and its requirements and
outcomes
9. HSMS requires to have a fully equipped first aid box present in the workplace but
when there was this accident the first aid box was very ill equipped this shows
that workers are unaware of requirements of HSMS

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 10. The presence of a trained first aider is important and necessary as per HSMS but
the workers are un aware of this
11. Clear mode of communication should be in place in case of emergency but as
evidence in the scenario suggests there is no clear way of communication present
in organisation
12. No proper tool box talk was given to the employee who got injured which shows
unawareness of the workers about HSMS in organisation
13. The work area was not secured or barricaded by signs and a child collided with
the step ladder and it toppled over this is evidence of being unaware of HSMS
14. There is evidence of workers being threatened of the jobs and being under lot of
job stress which shows unawareness about HSMS
15. Cinema management like manager and team leader do not supervise and no
developed work process is present in the organisation

Task 4: Top management commitment

Question 4 (a)
Following are the points that show the commitment of top FCC management’s
commitment
1. The corporate headquarters of the FCC has a central health and safety
department. This shows that top management at FCC is committed to health and
safety
2. The top management at FCC has appointed a safety director who is responsible
for developing health and safety strategy for the chain this demonstrates top
management commitment
3. The top management at FCC has appointed three regional health and safety
managers RHSM to make sure health and safety strategy is rolled out across all
the cinemas
4. The appointment of 15 health and safety advisors who travel the country and
check in health and safety conditions at cinemas is evidence of top management
commitment
5. Top management has hired people with appropriate level of qualifications this
shows top management commitment
6. Hiring of people with experience in the field of health and safety will ensure work
place accidents to reduce
7. FCC’s achievement of ISO 45001: 2015 health and safety management
standards shows top management is ready to provide funds and resources for
better workplace health and safety
8. Safety audits from health and safety advisors are an indicator of top
management’s commitment towards health and safety and reducing incidents
9. Positive recognition of employees for maintaining good health and safety
standards from top management can reduce incidents at work place
10. Implementing and displaying safety accountability at every level of the
organisation is a indicator of top management’s commitment
11. Thorough investigation of incidents and accidents and review of health and safety
policy with active participation of top management
12. Major decision making like work plan, emergency management plan and
purchase of PPEs is done with consultation of health and safety directors and
managers

Question 4 (b)
Following are the actions that can be taken by labour inspector after the visit
1. Following the visit to the work place the labour inspector can give a verbal or

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 written advice to the employer
2. Labour inspector can give a formal caution to the employer following the visit
3. Labour inspector can give an improvement notice to the employer following his
visit to workplace
4. Labour inspector can provide the employer with a prohibition notice after visit
5. After the visit the labour inspector can implement enforcement action or
prosecution
6. More than one actions can be taken at a time.

Task 5: Administrative control measures

Question 5
Following are the administrative control measures that could be put in place at workplace
1. Training and education is first administrative control to prevent the reoccurrence of
the accidents this ensure worker is well aware about work place and the hazards
2. Job safety analysis and specific risk assessment can help in prevention of
accidents
3. Provision of safe and inspected work equipment is a administrative measure which
can help in prevention of accidents for example in scenario a faulty step ladder
was cause of the accident.
4. Proper maintenance of machinery and equipment can greatly help in reduction of
accidents
5. Posting and installing signs that can give visual clues to workers and help them in
identifying hazards can help in accident prevention
6. Less risky operation of work should be always opted for example a wooden wedge
was used under the foot of step ladder
7. Work should be organised in such a way that there is less exposure to hazards
8. Provision of appropriate equipment for the job can help in reduction of accidents as
in scenario a step ladder was provided to the worker where as a mobile scaffold
or a scissor lift could have prevented the accident
9. Provision of personal protective equipment PPEs can help in reduction of
accidents
10. Proper time is allotted to the workers to finish the task. Workers are not pushed to
finish the job quickly
11. Housekeeping and maintenance is kept at the optimal standard
12. Risky tasks are given to experienced and competent workers
13. Risky tasks are supervised and monitored by health and safety officials this can
help in accident prevention

Task 6: Individual and job factors

Question 6 (a)
Following are the individual human factors that have likely to influence the behaviour of
the injured worker
1. The mental dexterity or the mental state of the injured worker has likely influenced
the behaviour as he was anxious when he was starting the task
2. The mental ability of the worker has also played an important role as he told the
team leader that he was afraid of heights
3. Physical difference are important factors that can contribute in the behaviour of the
injured worker as body shape strength and size differs from person to person
4. Workers have different level of skills knowledge and experience these factors can
also contribute in behaviour of injured worker
5. Training and competence is another individual factor that may have effected
behaviour of injured worker
6. Employees attitude is also a factor that has influenced the behaviour of injured

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 worker

Question 6 (b)
The following are the job factors that have likely influenced the behaviour of injured
worker
1. Job safety analysis is necessary to assess the risk in an workplace this job factor
has likely influenced the behaviour of the injured worker
2. The reputation of the management can also contribute in the behaviour of the
injured worker as is described is scenario the manager had a reputation of
dismissing people on trivial issues
3. No tool box talk is provided to the worker so they can perform the task safely this
factor can also contribute in injured persons behaviour
4. Use of faulty equipment is also a job factor that has likely influenced the behaviour
of injured worker
5. Pushing young and vulnerable to finish a task they are not comfortable in handling
is also a job factor
6. Too much work load can also influence the behaviour of the injured worker
7. working procedures of the organisation are not well developed these can affect the
behaviour of the injured workers
8. Non provision of training to perform the task can also affect the behaviour of
injured worker

Task 7: Risk evaluation

Question 7 (a)
Following are the points the matrix can be used to show that the risk level was not
acceptable
The severity of the injury is represented on y axis from low to high 1 being lowest
and 3 being highest severity and the likelihood of the accident is depicted on x
axis with likelihood of injury rating 1 being very unlikely and risk rating 3 being
very likely of the risk matrix
1. Up to standard stepladder is used for working at heights puts workers
at very unlikely risk of fall but severity is still high
2. Step ladder was faulty and it did not open fully which made it unstable
and risky to use and a workers likelihood of falling is very high
3. Stepladder was not balanced and a wedge was used under one of the
feet to stabilize it which makes it very likely to topple over and worker
can suffer major injuries
4. The calculations
X axis * y axis
Point 1
3*1=3
Major injury * very unlikely=Medium acceptable
Point 2
3*3=9
Major injury * very likely=high unacceptable
3*3=9
Major injury * very likely= high unacceptable

Question 7 (b)
Following are the points the matrix can be used to demonstrate that the activity of banner
hanging had acceptable risk when using other access equipment like mobile scaffolding
The severity of the injury is presented at y axis and likelihood of the injury
to the worker
1. Use of mobile scaffolds in the situation decreases the likelihood of

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 injury as has decreased marginally
Calculation
Major injury * very unlikely = medium acceptable
3 *1 = 3
2. Use of PPEs on mobile scaffolds decreases the likelihood of
injury
Severity * very unlikely = medium acceptable
3 *1 = 3 acceptable
3. Use of scissor lift decreases the likelihood of injury to worker
3 * 1=3 acceptable
4. Use of PPEs scissor lift decreases the likelihood of injury to
worker
3 *1 = 3 acceptable

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Documents and  From scenario

sources of
information you used
in your examination
 RRC International study textbook, Unit IG1
 https://www.hse.gov.uk/leadership/
 https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/risk/
index.htm
 https://www.hse.gov.uk/humanfactors/jee.htm

https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/risk/index.htm

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