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PAPER1:CONTROLLINGWORKPLACEHAZARDS
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Question
1
Anemployeeistouseapetroldrivenchainsawtofellatreefromgroundlevel.
(i) Outlinethehazardsfacedbytheemployeeincarryingoutthistask.

1(ii) ListFIVEitemsofpersonalprotectiveequipmentthatshouldbeprovidedto,and
usedby,theemployee.

1(iii) Outlinecontrolmeasuresotherthanpersonalprotectiveequipmentthatwouldbe
necessarytoensurethehealthandsafetyofthechainsawoperatorandother
personsinvolvedintheoperation.

2
Outlinethemeansbywhichtheriskofaccidentsfromreversingvehicleswithina
workplacecanbereduced.

Identify:
3(a)
(i) TWOmechanicalhazardsassociatedwithmovingpartsofmachinery.
(ii) TWOnonmechanicalhazardstowhichamachineoperatormaybeexposed.

Marks

(10)

(5)

(5)

(8)

(2)
(2)

3(b)

4
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
5

6
(i)

6(ii)

Outlineahierarchyofcontrolmeasuresthatmaybeusedtoreducetheriskofinjury
fromdangerouspartsofmachinery.

Inrelationtoelectricalsafety,explainthemeaningofthefollowingterms:
isolation
earthing
reducedlowvoltage
overcurrentprotection

Outlinetheprecautionstoensurethehealthandsafetyofpersonsengagedinpaint
sprayinginamotorvehiclerepairworkshop.

Anemployeeisengagedingeneralcleaningactivitiesinalargeveterinarypractice.
IdentifyFOURpossiblehazardsthecleanercouldencounterwhenundertakingthis
activity.

Outlinetheprecautionsthatcouldbetakentominimizetheriskofharmfromthese
hazards.

(4)

(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)

(8)

(4)

(4)

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QUESTIONS

7(a)

(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)

Statetheprimaryeffectonthebodyofthefollowingtypesofhazardous
substance:
irritant
corrosive
toxic
carcinogenic

(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)

7(b)

Describethedifferencesbetweenacuteandchronichealtheffects.

Outlinetheprecautionstobetakenwhenusingamobileelevatingworkplatform
(MEWP)toreachahighpointsuchasastreetlight.

Inrelationtoworkrelatedupperlimbdisorders(WRULDS):
Identifythetypicalsymptomsthatmightbeexperiencedbyaffectedindividuals.
OutlinethefactorsthatwouldincreasetheriskofdevelopingWRULDs.

Explainthefollowingtermsinrelationtonoiseexposureatwork:
Noiseinducedhearingloss
tinnitus

IdentifyFOURlimitationsofpersonalhearingprotectionasameansofprotecting
againsttheeffectsofnoise.

ListEIGHTwaysofreducingtheriskoffirestartinginaworkplace.

(4)

9
(i)
(ii)

10(a)
(i)
(ii)
10(b)

11

MARKS

(8)

(4)
(4)

(2)
(2)
(4)

(8)