NEBOSH

INTERNATIONALGENERALCERTIFICATE
INOCCUPATIONALSAFETYANDHEALTH
PAPER2:CONTROLLINGWORKPLACEHAZARDS
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Question
Outlinethefactorsthatmayaffecttheriskfrommanualhandlinginrelationto:
thetask;
theload;
theindividual;
thework

Marks

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Outlineagoodmanualhandlingtechniquethatcouldbeusedwhenliftingaboxweighing12.5 (4)

4(a)

kg
OutlineFOURtypesofengineeringcontrolthatmaybeusedtoreducenoiseintheworkplace,
givingapracticalexampleofEACH.
Outlinewaysofsegregatingpedestriansandvehiclesintheworkplace.

Outlinewaysofreducingtherisktopedestrianswhensegregationisnotpracticable.

Definethemeaningofthetermhazard.

4(b)

Outlinethemainhazardsthatmaybepresentduringthedemolitionofabuilding.

5(a)
(i)
(ii)

Outlinetheprinciplesofthefollowingtypesofmachineguard:
Fixedguard;
Interlockedguard.

5(b)

IdentifyTWOadvantagesandTWO disadvantagesofafixedmachineguard.

Outlinearangeofchecksthatshouldbemadetohelpensureelectricalsafetyinanoffice
environment.

Outlinetheissuesthatshouldbeconsideredbyanorganisationwhendevelopingasystemfor
thesafecollectionanddisposalofitswaste.
Identifythewaysinwhichaccidentsmaybepreventedwhenusingportableladdersasameans (8)
ofaccess.
Describethedifferencesbetweenacuteandchronichealtheffects.
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11(a)
11(b)

Identifythefactorsthatcouldaffectthelevelofharmexperiencedbyaworkerexposedto
toxicsubstance.
Inrelationtotheclassificationoffires,giveanexampleofamaterial(fuel)thatfallswithin
EACHoftheclassesA,B,CandD.

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IdentifyTWOmethodsofheattransferANDexplain howEACH methodcontributestothe

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spreadoffire.

Listpossiblehealtheffectsofworkingoutsideinextremeheatcreatedbythesun.
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Outlinecontrolmeasuresthatcouldbeusedtominimisetheeffectsofthesunonconstruction
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workers.