NEBOSH

NEBOSH INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE

IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY



PAPER IGC1: MANAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
AND SAFETY


WEDNESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 2008
2 hours, 0930 to 1130

Answer both Section 1 and Section 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.
This 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) Outline the importance of monitoring as part of a health and safety
management system. (6)

(b) Identify the:

(i) active (proactive), and (5)

(ii) reactive measures (5)

by which an organisation can monitor its health and safety performance.

(c) Explain why monitoring reports should be submitted to the Chief
Executive or Managing Director of the organisation. (4)



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



2 An organisation has been found to have inadequate standards of workplace
health and safety. Identify the costs that the organisation may incur as a result. (8)



3 Identify possible influences on an organisations health and safety management
standards. (8)

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4 An organisation is introducing a new work activity that requires a safe system of
work.
Explain:

(a) why it is important to involve workers in the development of a safe system
of work; (4)

(b) why it is important for safe systems of work to have written procedures. (4)



5 An organisation has had an increase in the number of manual handling accidents
and associated ill-health. Identify sources of information that may be available to
help reduce the risks to the workers. (8)



6 (a) Outline why it is important for an organisation to set health and safety
targets. (2)

(b) Identify health and safety targets that an organisation could set. (6)



7 Outline the factors that should be considered when assessing the health and
safety competence of contractors. (8)



8 (a) Identify the key stages of a workplace risk assessment. (5)

(b) Outline THREE reasons for reviewing a risk assessment. (3)



9 Outline the benefits to an employer of conducting accident investigations. (8)



10 (a) Define the term hazard. (2)

(b) Define the term risk. (2)

(c) Identify FOUR means of hazard identification that may be used in the
workplace. (4)



11 (a) Identify FOUR types of health and safety information that could be
displayed on a notice board in a workplace. (4)

(b) Identify how the effectiveness of notice boards as a method of
communicating health and safety information can be increased. (4)