THE NATIONAL EXAMINATION BOARD IN

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

UNIT IGC1: MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY

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.

Answers may be illustrated by sketches where appropriate

SECTION 1

You are advised to spend about half an hour on this section, which contains ONE
question.

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1 a) Outline the circumstances under which a written health and safety policy is
legally required (2)

b) Outline the circumstances that may give rise to a need for a health and safety
policy to be reviewed (6)

c) Describe the content, of the general statement of intent, of a company’s

safety policy (6)

d) Identify the issues that are typically included in the Arrangements section
of a Health and Safety document (6)

SECTION 2

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

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2 a) Identify employer’s common law duty of care (3)

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 b) Outline the meaning of the term negligence (3)

c) Identify defences against a claim for negligence (3)

3 Outline the differences between Regulations and Approved Codes of Practice

giving an example of each (8)

4 Outline the role and activities of the Health and Safety Executive (8)

5 Outline information that should be provided to employees during their induction (8)

6 Identify groups who would have an external influence on an organisation (8)

7 a) Give two examples of safety hazards within a warehouse and the associated
risk (4)

b) Give two examples of health hazards within a warehouse and the associated
risk (4)

8 Outline the general hierarchy of control with an example of each control (8)

9 Identify the contents of a health and safety report (8)

10 Identify who would need to read a company’s Safety Policy (8)

11 List the content on an accident inspection form (8)

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