NEBOSH IGC1 Past Exam Paper September 2012

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UNIT IGC1: IGC1: MANAGEMENT MANA GEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

For: NEBOSH NEBOSH International General General Certi Certi fic ate in Occupatio nal Hea Health lth and Safety Safety NEBOSH International Certificate in Construction Health and Safety NEBOSH NEBOSH Internatio Internatio nal Certifi cate in Fire Safety and Risk Management Management

WEDNESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2012 2 hou rs, rs , 0930 0930 to 1130 1130  An sw er bot b oth h Secti Sec ti on 1 and Sec ti on 2. Answer AL Answer AL L questions. The maximum marks for each question, or part of a question, are shown in brackets. Start each answer on a new page.  Answers may be be illustrated by sketches where appropriate. appropriate. This question paper must be returned to the invigilator after the examination.

SECTION 1 You are advised to spend about half an hour  on  on this section, which contains ONE question. ONE question.

1 

(a)

Outline the Outline the main health and safety responsibilities of an employer.

(4)

(b)

Outline the Outline the main health and safety responsibilities of a worker.

(4)

(c)

Identify actions Identify  actions that an enforcement agency may take if a workplace is unsafe.

(4)

Identify possible Identify  possible costs to an organisation resulting from inadequate health and safety standards.

(4)

Identify possible Identify  possible sources of information that an organisation can use to help improve their health and safety performance.

(4)

(d)

(e)

SECTION 2 You are advised to spend about one and a half hours on hours  on this section, which contains TEN questions. TEN questions.

2

(a)

(b)

Identify factors Identify  factors to consider when assessing the requirements and provision of first-aid in the workplace.

(6)

Outline reasons Outline  reasons why it is important for first aiders to receive refresher training.

(2)

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3

4

Identify how induction training programmes for new workers can help to reduce the number of accidents in the workplace.

(8)

(a)

Outline the role of workplace health and safety inspections.

(4)

(b)

(i) (ii)

5

6

7

8 

(a)

(2)

Give TWO weaknesses of using a checklist when carrying out an inspection.

(2)

Outline why it is important for an organisation’s health and safety policy to include targets.

(4)

(b)

Give the meaning of the term ‘benchmarking’.

(2)

(c)

Give TWO examples of health and safety performance information that can be used for benchmarking.

(2)

Outline why an organisation may have poor standards of health and safety performance.

(8)

Identify documents that could be examined when reviewing an organisation’s health and safety management system.

(8)

(a)

(b)

9

Give TWO strengths of using a checklist when carrying out an inspection.

(a)

(b)

Outline why it is important for an organisation to consider the number and type of accidents that have occurred at its workplace.

(4)

Outline: (i)

common immediate causes of accidents;

(2)

(ii)

common root (underlying) causes of accidents.

(2)

Outline why it is important to involve workers in the development of safe systems of work.

(4)

Outline why it is important for safe systems of work to be in writing.

(4)

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10

(a)

(b)

11

Give the meaning of the term ‘hazard’ AND give a workplace example of a hazard.

(2)

Outline ways by which the risk to young workers can be reduced.

(6)

An organisation has all of its maintenance work carried out by contractors. Outline how the organisation can help to ensure this work is carried out safely.

(8)

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