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141)Acompanyproducesarangeofsolidandliquidwastes,bothhazardous&nonhazardous.Outlinethe
arrangementsthatshouldbeinplacetoensurethesafestorageofwastespriortotheircollectionanddisposal.
Thecompletionofriskassessmentsthataddressthenature,propertiesandquantitiesofthewastelikelytobestored.
Minimizingthequantitiesstoredbyorganizingregularcollections.
Ensuringseparationofincompatiblewastes.
Providingappropriatemeansforcontainingthewastesinsecurestoragefacilities(e.g.protectedagainstunauthorized
persons,weather,vehiclesetc.).
Installing&maintainingfireprotectionandfirefightingsystemsincaseofflammableorcombustiblewastes.
Installingbundsanddrawingupprocedurestodealwithspillagesthatmightpresentenvironmentalrisks.
Providingsafemeansoftransportandaccesstothestoragesite.
Ensuringthatwastesareaccuratelyidentifiedandthatwarningsignsareinplacewhereappropriate.
Trainingemployeesintheprecautiontobetaken.
Ensuringthattheyareprovidedwithappropriategloves,overall,eyeprotection,PPE.

142)A)Inrelationtothenoiseatworkrehulations1989,StateindB(A),thefirst&secondactionlevels.
1stactionlevel:Fornoiseas85dB(A).
2ndactionlevel:Fornoiseas90dB(A).
B)Outlinetherequirementplacedonanemployerwhenemployeesarelikelytobeexposedtothesecondactionlevelor
above.
Thecompletionofanoiseassessmentbyacompetentperson.
Keepingarecordofassessment&reviewingitifitisnolongervalidoraftersignificantchangeshavetakenplace.
Reducingexposuretonoisebymeansotherthanhearingprotection(e.g.bytheinstallationofsoundproofing
enclosuresandsilencers.
Theprovisionandmaintenanceofhearingprotectiontoreduceexposuretobelowthesecondactionlevelincasewhere
engineeringcontrolisnotreasonablypracticable.
Settingupandmarkingearprotectionzonesandenforcingthewearingofhearingprotectiontheirin.
Providinginformation&trainingtoemployeesITIS.

143)Outlinethemeasuresthatmaybeneededtoreducetheriskofslip&tripaccidentsinalargesupermarket.
Workplacedesignandlayoutissues(suchasdisplaysandwarehousestoragearrangements).
Theprovisionofnonslipflooring.
Aprocedurefortheidentification&repairoffloordefectssuchasholes&bumps.
Theprovisionofanadequatestandardoflightinginallareas.
Highlightingchangesoflevel.
Provisionofhandrailsonstairs.
Theuseproceduresforrestockingtominimizetheneedtoblockaisles,cableandflexiblehosemanagement.
Thewearingofsuitablefootwearbyemployees.

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144)A)Describethepossibleeffectsofelectricityonthebody.
Thecardiorespiratoryeffects,inparticulartheriskoffatalinjuryduetodisruptiontoheartrhythm.
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Summoninghelp.
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Thechairatanincorrectheightortheseatbackincorrectlyadjusted.
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146)Outlinethecontrolmeasuresthatcouldbeusedtominimizethehealthrisksfromtheuseoforganicsolventsin
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Isolatingorenclosingtheprocesswherethesolventsareused.
Reducingtheexposuretimeofemployees.
Usingsuitableantispillandlabeledcontainersandmeansoftransference(e.g.pumpingratherthanpouring).
Theuseofbarriercreamsandafterworkskincareproducts.
ProvidingandmaintainingPPEi.e.eyeprotection,gloves&respiratoryprotectionequipment).
Prohibitingfood,drinkandsmokingwherecontaminationmightexist.
Ensurethatemployeesaregivenappropriateinformation&training.
Ensuringhighlevelofpersonalhygiene.
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148)Outlinetheparticularhazardsthatmaybepresentduringthedemolitionofabuilding.
Fallsfromtheheight.
Fallingdebrisandprematurecollapse.
Useofdebris.
Contactwiththenoisefromtheequipment&heavyplant.
Dust(possiblyasbestos).
Hotworkfrommetalcuttingoperation.
Thepresenceofhazardousmaterialsfromprevioususesofthebuilding.
Thepresencecellarsorvaultsaffectingthestabilityofadjoiningpremises.
Thepossiblepresenceofservicessuchaselectricity,gas&water.

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149)A)Explainthemeaningofthetermdangerousoccurrenceandgivetwospecificexamplesofdangerous
occurrencesthatrequirenotificationunderthereportingofinjuries,diseaseandDangerousOccurrenceRegulations
(RIDDOR)1995.
DangerousOccurrence:isaspecifiedeventthathasnotresultedinareportableinjurybuthadthepotentialtodoso.
e.g.schedule2toRIDDOR1995
Collapseofthescaffolding.
Collapse,overturningorfailureofaloadbearingpartofequipmentsuchaslift,hoist,crane,cradleorforklifttruck.
Escapeofsignificantquantityofflammablegas.

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B)Identifythereasonswhyemployeesmayfailtoreportaccidentsatwork.
Theemployeebeingunawareofthereportingprocedureornoprocedureinplace.
Anunwillingnesstogiveuptimeoralackofperceptionoftheimportanceofaccidentreporting(perhapsduetolackof
training).
Thepossibilityofretributionandthefearofbeingdisciplined.
Anactualorperceivedlackofmanagementresponsewhenaccidentsarereported.
Topreservetheindividuals,thedepartmentortheorganizationssafetyrecord(particularlyifthispartofabonusor
incentivescheme).
Anaversiontofirstaidormedicaltreatment.
Adislikeoforinabilitytofillinforms.
Pearpressurefromfellowemployees,possiblyaspartofageneralsafetycultureproblem.

C)Outlinethekeypointsthatshouldbecoveredinatrainingsessionforemployeesonthereportingofaccidents&
incidents.
Theclassificationofaccidents(e.g.major,minor,firstaid,nearmissetc).
Thereasonforreporting(e.g.tomeetlegalobligations,toenableaninvestigationtobecarriedoutthatmighthelpto
preventtheoccurrenceofsimilarincidents.Tomeetinsurancerequirements,toreviewriskassessments.Andto
compilestatisticsinordertoidentifytrends).
InternalProcedure:e.g.theaccidents&incidentsthatneedtobereported,themethodofreporting,includingsuch
issuesasthepersontoreportto,examplesofreportforms,locationoftheincidentbooksetc.Howtocompletereport
form,andthenameofthepersonresponsiblefornotifyingtheenforcingauthority.
Followupaction:e.g.theusethattheorganizationmightmakeofthereports.Stressinganoblameculture,and
possiblyofanexternalinvestigationbyanenforcementagencyoraninsurancecompany.
150)Outlinethefactorsthatmightcausethesafetyculturewithinanorganizationtodecline.
Lackofeffectivecommunication.
Perceptionofgrowingblameculture.
Lackofleadership&commitmentatseniorstaff.
Lackofmonitoringorafailuretoimplementremedialaction.
Lackofconsultation&employeeinvolvement.
Generallypoorworkingenvironment.
Ahighstaffturnoverleadingtolackofcontinuityandlossofmomentuminmakingsafetyimprovements.
Externalinfluencessuchasadownturnintheeconomy.
LeadingtojobsecuritywiththepossibilityofH&Sbeingseenaslessofapriority.

151)WithreferencetoManagementofHealth&SafetyatWorkRegulation1999,
A)Outlinetheinformationthatanemployermustprovidetohisemployees.
MHSWR1999Reg10
Theriskidentifiedbyriskassessment(andthosenotifiedtohimbyotheremployeessharingthesameworkplace).
Thepreventive&protectivemeasuresthatareinplace.
Theorganizationsemergencyarrangements.
Theidentityofcompetentpersonsnominatedtoimplementtheemergencyprocedures.
B)Identifyfourclassesofpersons,otherthanhisownemployees,towhomanemployermustprovidehealth&Safety
information.
Otheremployersemployees,&selfemployedworkersworkingonthepremises.
Employerofthoseotheremployeesandanyemployersharingthesameworkplace.
Temporarystaff.
Parentsofstaffchildemployeesorthoseonworkexperience.
Anyemploymentbusinesssupplyingtheemployerwithtemporarystafforcontractlabour.

152)Explainthemeaning,statusrolesof,
Health&safetyRegulations:Regulationscontainrequirementsthatlaydownminimumlegalstandards.Breachesof
regulationsconstitutecriminaloffencesthatcanleadtoenforcementaction,withthepossibilityofprosecutionandthe
impositionoffines.

HealthandsafetyregulationsaremadeundertheH&SatworkActbythesecretaryofstateafterconsultationwith
HSCandthattheyoftenimplementECDirectivesthatareaimedatprotectingemployees&others.

HSCApprovedCodeofPractice:ACOPsareapprovedbytheHSCwiththeconsentofthesecretaryofstateandthat
theirpurposeistoprovidepracticalimplementationoflegalrequirementsinspecificareas.

HSCGuidance:HSCaudiencehasnoformallegalstanding,HSCGuidanceisgenerallymoreinformativeandpractical
thananACOP,andisintendedtogiveadviceongoodpractice.

153)Outlinethefactorsthatwilldeterminethelevelofsupervisionthatanewemployeeshouldreceiveduringtheir
initialperiodofemploymentwithinanorganization.
Theageofemployee.

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Hisexperienceofworkingeneral.
Tasktobeperformedinparticular.
Thenature&complexityoftask&itsinherentrisks.
Thepersonsskillsandqualificationsforthework.
Hisattitude&aptitude.
Thesystemofworkandanyspecificsafetyrequirementsapplyingtothetask.
Employeescommunicationskillsandanyspecialneedshemayhave.

154)A)Identifytwomainfunctionsoffirstaidtreatment.
Thepreservationoflifeand/ortheminimizationoftheconsequencesofseriousinjuryuntilmedicalarrive.
Thetreatmentofminorinjuriesthatdonotneedmedicalattention.

B)Outlinethefactorstoconsiderwhenmakinganassessmentoffirstaidprovisioninaworkplace.
Sizeoftheorganization.
Thenumberofemployees.
Thelayoutoftheworkplace.
Theidentifiedhazard&risks.
Thehistoryofminor&otherincidents(andtypicalneedoffirstaidtreatment).
Thedistancefromtheworkplacetothenearestemergencymedicalservices.
Theworkingpatternsandpracticessuchasshiftworkingandpersonsworkingawayfromtheworkplace.
Trainedfirstaiderinspecialprocedure.

155)OutlinethereasonswhyanorganizationshouldmonitorandreviewitshealthandSafetyPerformance.
Toidentifysubstandardhealth&safetypracticesandconditions.(Workplaceinspection).
Toidentifytrendsinrelationtodifferenttypesofincident.(IncidentAnalysisdata).
Tocompareactualperformancewithpreviouslysettargets.(Benchmarking).
Toidentifywhethercontrolmeasuresareinuseandtoassesstheireffectiveness.
Tobeabletomakedecisionsonappropriateremedialmeasuresforanydeficienciesidentified.
Tosetprioritiesandestablishrealistictimescales.
Toassesscompliancewithlegalrequirements.
Toprovidetheinformationtoboardofdirectorsandsafetycommittee.
LegalrequirementunderMHSWR1999.

156)A)Explainusinganexample,themeaningofthetermrisk.
RISKProbability/orlikelihoodofoccurrence&severityofitsconsequences.
e.g.Electricityshock,Noisenoiseinducedhearingloss.
B)Outlinethekeystagesofageneralriskassessment.
Definethetask.
Identifythehazardsassociatedwiththetask&clausesofpersonsattheriskofharm.
Evaluatetherisksarisingfromthehazards.
Assesstheeffectivenessofexistingcontrolstodecidewhetheradditionalmeasuresarerequiredtoeliminateorcontrol
therisks.
Findingsoftheassessmentneedtoberecorded&communicated.
Setthetimescaleforitsreview&revision.
157)Thenumberofabsencesduetoupperlimbdisordersinanorganizationappearstobeincreasing.Outlinethe
possiblesourcesofinformationthatcouldbeconsultedwheninvestigatingthisproblem.
Riskassessment.
Resultsoftaskanalysis&theidentificationofrepetitiveactions.
Theorganizationsemployeesandsafetyrepresentatives.
Illhealthreportsandtheanalysisofabsencerecords.
Theobservationsofsupervisorsandthecomplaintsthatmayhavebeenmadetothembymembersoftheirteams.
Manufacturersinformation.
HSCGuidance.
Eargonomist&occupationalhealthpractitioner.
Socialactivitiescocoordinator&tennis,squashetc.

158)A)Statethelegalrequirementswherebyemployeesmustprepareawrittenstatementoftheirhealthandsafety
policy.
HSWA1974section2to
Prepareahealth&safetypolicyandalsototheexemptionfromtherequirementforthepolicytobeinwritingforthose
employingmorethanfiveemployees.

B)Outlinethevariousmethodsofcommunicatingthecontentsofahealth&safetypolicytoworkplace.
Givingemployeestheirownpersonalcopyofthepolicyorasummaryofit.
Displayingthepolicyonnoticeboards.

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Explainingthecontentsofthepolicyatateambriefingsortoolboxtalksandduringinductionorrefreshertraining
courses.
Referringthepolicyininternalnewslettersbooklets,emails&internalcommunications.
Makingthepolicyanagendaitemsatmeetingsofthehealth&safetycommittee.

159)Outlinethebenefitsofundertakingregularfiredrillsintheworkplace.
Satisfyingalegalrequirementoronespecifiedinafirecertificate.
Toprovideinstructiontoemployeesontheactionstobetakeninemergencysituations.
Checkingthatthealarmcanbeheardinallpartsofthepremises.
Testingtheeffectivenessoftheevacuationsprocedures,bothgenerallyandinrelationtospecificrequirements(suchas
theneedtoensurethesafetydisabledemployeesandvisitors).
Familiarizingemployees(particularlythosenewtotheundertaking)withthealarms,evacuationprocedures,escape
routes&assemblypointssothat,inthecaseofarealemergency,theywouldknowtheactionstotake.
Providinganopportunityforfirewardensandotherswithspecificfunctionstopracticetheirdesignateroles.

MANAGEMENTOFHEALTH&SAFETYATWORK
160)A)Withreferencetoelectricityatworkregulation1989,explainthemeaningofthetermCompetentPerson.
CompetentPersonmeans,thepersonhavingthoroughknowledge,experienceandskillofthesubject.
B)Drawupachecklistforthesafeuseofhandheldportableelectricaltools.
Environmentalconsiderationsi.e.wet,flammable.
Reducedvoltage.
Isolation&protectionmethodssuchasearthing&residualcurrentdevices.
Identifyingthetesting.
Examination&maintenance.
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