BRITISH COUNCIL DIPLOMA – EXAM PREPARATION ASSIGNMENT

1. (a) Describe the role and function of ONE occupational health & safety
informing body/organisation which has an active involvement in your
jurisdiction. (6)
(b) ldentify FOUR examples of information that is made available by
this body / organisation (4)

2. IDENTIFY VARIOUS OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY DUTIES OF THE

EMPLOYEES TOWARDS:
a) EMPLOYEES (4); CONTRACTORS (4); OTHERS (2)

3. i) GIVE THE MEANING OF : (a) ACTIVE MONITORING (b) REACTIVE

MONITORING (2)
ii) IDENTIFY ANY FOUR PROACTIVE MONITORING TECHNIQUES USED TO
MEASURE H&S PERFORMANCE (8)

4. i) OUTLINE THE REASONS FOR INVESTIGATING WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS (2)

ii) IDENTIFY THE INFORMATION THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE ACCIDENT
INVESTIGATION REPORT (6)
iii) LIST ANY 4 USEFUL MEMBERS OF AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM (2)

5. DESCRIBE THE ELEMENTS OF A HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT

SYSTEM (10)
6. a) Calculate the following 8 hour shift average exposures:
(i) 6 hours, exposure at 10 mg/m3 followed by 2 hours, exposure at
20mg/m3 (2)
(ii) 4 hours, exposure at 2000 ppm followed by 4 hours, exposure at 0 ppm (2)

b) (i) GIVE the VARIOUS ROUTES OF ENTRY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES (2)

(ii) IDENTIFY THE PHYSICAL FORMS OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WITH AN

EXAMPLE EACH (4)

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