NEBOSH

UNIT IGC1: MANAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL

HEALTH AND SAFETY

For: NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

NEBOSH International Certificate in Construction Health and Safety

WEDNESDAY 7 MARCH 2012

2 hours, 0930 to 1130
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.
Start each answer on a new page.
Answers may be illustrated by sketches where appropriate.
This question paper must be returned to the invigilator after the examination.

SECTION 1
You are advised to spend about half an hour on this section, which contains ONE question.

It is important for organisations to monitor and review their health and safety
performance.
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(i)

Give FOUR examples of active / proactive monitoring methods.

(4)

(ii)

Give FOUR examples of reactive monitoring methods.

(4)

Identify ways in which findings from monitoring can be communicated to

managers and workers.

(4)

Identify factors that could influence the frequency of health and safety
performance reviews.

(4)

Explain why it is important for organisations to review their health and

safety performance regularly.

(4)

SECTION 2
You are advised to spend about one and a half hours on this section, which contains TEN questions.

Identify ways in which organisations can positively influence the health and safety
behaviours of their workers.

(8)

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Outline the purpose of the three main sections of an organisations health

and safety policy.

(6)

Give reasons why the health and safety policy should be signed by the
most senior person in an organisation, such as the Managing Director or
Chief Executive Officer.

(2)

Identify factors to be considered to help reduce the risks to workers required to

work alone.

(8)

(a)

(b)

(a)

(b)

Outline why it is important for an organisation to develop and maintain

emergency procedures.

(4)

When developing emergency procedures outline why the arrangements

for contacting the emergency and rescue services needs to be included.

(4)

Identify FOUR categories of workplace safety signs AND give an example of

EACH.

(8)

Identify why a verbal instruction may not be clearly understood by a worker.

(8)

(a)

(b)

Give the meaning of the terms:

(i)

hazard;

(2)

(ii)

risk.

(2)

Outline how an organisation might decide whether a risk is acceptable.

(4)

A serious accident has occurred to a worker and there will be costs to the
organisation as a result.
(a)

(b)

(i)

Identify THREE costs which are likely to be insured.

(3)

(ii)

Identify THREE costs which are likely to be uninsured.

(3)

Identify why it is important that an organisation maintains employers

liability insurance.

(2)

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(a)

(b)

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Outline why an organisation should have a system for the internal

reporting of accidents.

(4)

Identify why workers might not report accidents at work.

(4)

Identify precautions that could be taken to help to ensure the health and safety of
visitors to a workplace.

(8)

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