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OCCUPATIONALSAFETYANDHEALTH
PAPER2:THEMANAGEMENTOFSAFETYANDHEALTH
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1
Anofficebuildingisabouttobeoccupiedbynewowners.
(i)
(8)
Outlinethefactorsthatshouldbeconsideredbythenewownerswhenassessingthesuitability
oflightingwithinthebuilding.

1(ii) DescribeFOUReffectsonhealthandsafetythatmightresultfrominadequatelighting.
(4)

1(iii) Outlinethewelfarefacilitiesthatshouldbeprovidedinthebuilding.
(8)

2
Explainwhyitisimportanttouseavarietyofmethodstocommunicatehealthandsafety
(8)
informationintheworkplace.

3
Inrelationtothespillageofatoxicsubstancefromaruptureddrumstoredinawarehouse:

(3)
(i) IdentifyTHREEwaysinwhichpersonsworkinginclosevicinitytothespillagemightbeharmed.
(5)
(ii) Outlineaproceduretobeadoptedintheeventofsuchaspillage.

4(a)
Outlinethecircumstancesunderwhichawrittenhealthandsafetypolicy islegallyrequired.
(2)

4(b)
IdentifythepurposesofEACHofthefollowingsectionsofahealthandsafetypolicydocument:
(i) statementofintent
(2)
(ii) organisation
(2)
(iii) arrangements
(2)

5
Outlinethewaysinwhichemployersmightmotivatetheiremployeestocomplywithhealth
(8)
andsafetyprocedures.

6(a)
StatetherequirementsforreportinganoverthreedayinjuryundertheReportingofInjuries,
(2)
DiseasesandDangerousOccurrencesRegulations1995.

6(b)
GivingreasonsinEACHcase,identifyTHREEcategoriesofpersonswhomaybeconsidereda
(6)
usefulmemberofaninternalaccidentinvestigationteam.

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QUESTIONS
MARKS

(i)
(ii)

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10

(i)
(ii)
11

Outlinethehealth,safetyandwelfareissuesthatacompanymightneedtoconsiderbefore
introducinganightshifttocopewithanincreaseddemandforitsproducts.

InrelationtotheNoiseatWorkRegulations1989:

State,indB(A),thefirstandsecondactionlevels.
Outlinethemeasuresthatshouldbetakenwhenemployeesareexposedtonoiselevelsin
excessofthesecondactionlevel.

Outlinethefactorsthatmayincreaseriskstopregnantemployees.

Outlinethegeneraldutiesplacedonemployeesby:

ThehealthandsafetyatworketcAct1974
ThemanagementofhealthandsafetyatworkRegulations1999.

IdentifyEIGHTsourcesofinformationthatmightusefullybeconsultedwhendevelopingasafe
systemofwork.

(8)

(2)
(6)

(8)

(4)
(4)

(8)