THENATIONALEXAMINATIONBOARDIN

OCCUPATIONALSAFETYANDHEALTH

NATIONALGENERALCERTIFICATEIN
OCCUPATIONALSAFETYANDHEALTH
PAPER1:IDENTIFYINGANDCONTROLLINGHAZARDS
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Question
WoodworkontheexteriorofatwostoreyofficebuildingistoberepaintedduringJulythis
year.Preparationworkwillbecarriedoutfromamobiletowerscaffoldusingblowlamps,
scrapersandanelectricalhandheldsander.

Identifythephysicalandproceduralmeasuresthatshouldbeadoptedinordertoprotect
againstthedangersofpeopleand/ormaterialsfallingfromthescaffold.

1(ii) Outlinethepracticalmeasurestoreducetheriskfromelectricitywhenusingtheportable
sander.

1(iii) ListFOURotherhazardsarisingfromthepreparationworkand,forEACHhazard,statethe
possiblemeansofprotection.

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Acomputeroperatorhascomplainedofneckandbackpain.Outlinethefeaturesassociated
withtheworkstationthatmighthavecontributedtowardsthiscondition.

3(a)
Withreferencetothefiretriangle,outlineTWOmethodsofextinguishingfires.

3(b)
Statethewaysinwhichpersonscouldbeharmedbyafireinworkpremises.

4(a)
ForEACHofthefollowingtypesofnonionisingradiation,identifyasourceandstatethe

possibleillhealtheffectsonexposedindividuals:

(i) Infraredradiation
(ii) Ultravioletradiation

4(b)
Identifythegeneralmethodsforprotectingpeopleagainstexposuretononionisingradiation.

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Outlinetheprecautionarymeasurestobetakentoavoidaccidentsinvolvingreversingvehicles
withinaworkplace.

6(a)
Definethetermtargetorganwithinthecontextofoccupationalhealth.
6(b)

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Outlinethepersonalhygienepracticesthatshouldbefollowedtoreducetheriskofingestion
ofahazardoussubstance.

QUESTIONS
Identifythemaindangersassociatedwithexcavationworkonconstructionsites.

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Outlinethefactorstobeconsideredwhenundertakingamanualhandling assessmentofatask
thatinvolvesliftingbucketsofwateroutofasink.

IdentifyFOURmechanicalhazardspresentedbypedestaldrillsandoutlineinEACHcasehow
injurymayoccur.

Describe,bymeansofalabelledsketch,achemicalindicator(staindetector)tubesuitablefor
atmosphericmonitoring.

Listthemainlimitationsofchemicalindicator(staindetector)tubes.

ListEIGHTitemstobeincludedonachecklistfortheroutineinspectionofaforklifttruckat
thebeginningofashift.

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