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THE NATIONAL EXAMINATION BOARD IN

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE IN
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
PAPER 1: THE MANAGEMENT OF SAFETY AND HEALTH

2 hours, 0930 to 1130

Answer both Section 1 and 2. Answer ALL questions.
The maximum marks for each question, or part of a question, are shown in brackets.
Start the answer to each question on the correspondingly numbered page of the answer
book.
Answers may be illustrated by sketches where appropriate.
The question paper must be returned to the invigilator after the examination.
SECTION 1
You are advised to spend about half an hour on this section, which contains ONE question.
1

a)
b)
c)

Outline ways of reducing the likelihood of human error in the

workplace.

(8)

Give FOUR reasons why the seriousness of a hazard may be

underestimated by someone exposed to it.

(4)

Outline ways in which managers can motivate workers to work

Safely.

(8)

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

Outline the measures that an employer might consider to minimise the risk
of violence against workers.

(8)

Outline the main features of:

(i)

a health and safety inspection.

(4)

(ii)

a health and safety audit.

(4)

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a)

Explain, using an example, the meaning of the term risk

(2)

b)

Outline the key stages of a general risk assessment.

(6)

Outline the items that may be included in the arrangements section of an

organisations health and safety policy document.

(8)

a)

Explain the health and safety benefits of restricting smoking in the

workplace.

(4)

b)

Outline the ways in which an organisation could implement an effective

no-smoking policy.

(4)

Outline a procedure designed to ensure the health and safety of visitors to work
premises.

(8)

a)

Explain why an organisation should have a system for the internal reporting
of accidents.

(4)

b)

Identify the reasons why workers might not report accidents at work.

(4)

10

11

Replacement or repair of damaged equipment is a cost that an organisation may

incur following an accident at work.
List EIGHT other possible costs to the organisation following a workplace
accident.

(8)

a)

Explain the meaning of the term competent person.

(2)

b)

Outline the organisational factors that may cause a person to work

unsafely even though they are competent.

(6)

Identify EIGHT sources of information that might usefully be consulted when

developing a safe system of work.

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