MOCK EXAMINATION

GC 2: CONTROL OF INTERNATIONAL WORKPLACE HAZARDS

Answer both Section 1 and Section 2.

Answer all Questions

SECTION 1
You are advised to spend Half an Hour on this section containing ONE question

1. Periodic maintenance on a large item of machinery will require employees to work

at height.

a) Identify factors to consider in order to assess the work at height risk (4)

b) Outline precautions that could be taken to reduce work at height risks. (8)

c) Outline additional controls measures that may be required for the safe
Maintenance of the machinery. (8)
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Section 2
You are advised to spend one and a Half Hour on this section containing TEN questions

2.
a) Outline the difference between acute and chronic health effect (4)

b) Identify the factors that could affect the level of harm experienced by a worker
exposed to a hazardous substance (4)
3.
a) Identify types of objects that could fall on a person below, when work is carried out at
height (3)

b) Outline the precautions that could help reduce the risk of falling objects when
Work is carried out at height (5)

4. Outline precautions that should be taken in order to minimize the risks to persons
working at sub-zero temperatures in cold storage (8)

5. Substantial changes are to be made to the internal layout of a workplace.

Outline factors to be considered when reviewing the fire risk assessment (8)
6. Portable electrical equipment, for use at work, should be in good condition and free from
defect.

a) Outline features of portable electrical equipment that should be checked by the user
before use (4)

b) Identify additional features of portable electrical equipment that should be inspected

during periodic formal inspection by appointed person (4)

7. An industrial washing machine has been installed to the concrete floor in order to clean the
workers working clothes. When the machine is in use, workers are exposed to excessive
noise levels that are emitted from the machine.

a) Identify possible effects on the health of the workers from long term
exposure to noise (4)

b) Outline practical measures that could be taken in order to reduce the level of
noise to which the workers are exposed (4)

8.
a) Describe when a fixed guard would be an appropriate means of providing
Protection against mechanical hazards (2)

b) Outline the features of fixed guards designed to minimize the risk of injury and ill health
from the mechanical and non-mechanical hazards of machinery (6)

9. Health care workers, paramedic and first aiders could be exposed to blood borne viruses.

a) Identify possible workplace circumstances where a worker could be exposed to blood

borne virus (4)

b) Outline precautions that will reduce the risk from exposure to blood borne viruses (4)

10. Outline factors to be considered when carrying out an assessment of display screen
Equipment (DSE) workstation (8)

11. Identify factors that may increase the risk of injury to workers who need to walk through a
ware house (8)