AKS INSTITUTE OF FIRE & SAFETY THIRUVARUR

IGC 1
MODEL TEST – 1
1. Explain the reasons for maintaining and promoting good standards of health and safety in the
workplace.(4)
2. Define: Health, safety, Welfare, Environmental Protection, Occupational accidents,
Dangerous Occurrence, near misses, Work related ill health, commuting accidents, Hazards
and risk. (6)
3. Serious accident has occurred to a worker and there will be costs to the organization as a
result.
(a) Identify four costs which are likely to be insured(2)
(b) Identify four costs which are likely to be uninsured(2)
4. Outline the purpose of an organizations having an health and safety policy(4)
5. Describe the purpose of :
(a) the ‘organisation’ section of a health and safety policy(2)
(b) the ‘arrangements’ section of a health and safety policy(2)
6. a. Give reasons why visitors to a workplace might be greater risk of injury than workers(2)

b. Identify the precautions to be taken to reduce the risk of injury to visitors to a workplace(2)

7. Outline the ways in which Organizations can positively influence the H & S behaviors of their
workers. (4)

8. Define Attitude, Aptitude, Perception and Motivation(4)

9. Outline why an organization may have poor standards of health and safety performance(8)

10. There has been a significant deterioration in the health and safety culture of an organization.

a. Give the meaning of the term ‘health and safety culture’ (2)
b. Identify factors that could have contributed to the deterioration of the health and safety culture
within the organization(4)

11. Contractors are carrying out a major building project for an organization.
Outline how the organization could reduce the risks to the contractors before the project starts
and during the project. (6)

12. Identify the barriers to effective verbal communication (4)