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
NEBOSH International Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management

WEDNESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2013

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.

(a)

Give the meaning of the term permit-to-work.

(2)

(b)

Identify types of work activity that may require a permit-to-work.

(3)

(c)

Outline the general details that should be included in a permit-to-work.

(8)

(d)

Identify factors that may influence the effectiveness of a permit-to-work

system.

(7)

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

Most countries have laws that require organisations to manage health and safety
risks.
(a)

Outline reasons why national / state governments have health and safety
laws.

(4)

Outline ways in which national / state governments try to help ensure

organisations comply with health and safety laws.

(4)

Outline factors that should be considered when developing a safe system of

work.

(8)

(b)

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(a)

(b)

(a)

(b)

10

11

Outline factors that could be considered as part of a review of health and

safety performance.

(6)

Outline why it is important that the outcome of the review is reported to

the Chief Executive.

(2)

Outline factors that should be considered during the planning stage of a

safety management system.

(4)

Identify documents that may be referred to when auditing a safety

management system.

(4)

Outline items that may be included in the arrangements section of an

organisations health and safety policy document.

(8)

(a)

Identify TWO main purposes of first-aid treatment.

(2)

(b)

Outline factors to be considered when carrying out an assessment of firstaid requirements in a workplace.

(6)

A visitor to a work site has been injured after being hit by a moving vehicle.
(a)

Outline possible immediate causes of this accident.

(4)

(b)

Outline possible root causes of this accident.

(4)

Identify factors that should be considered when developing a programme of

health and safety training.

(8)

(a)

Using a workplace example, give the meaning of the term risk.

(3)

(b)

Identify the key stages of a risk assessment.

(5)

(a)

Outline the meaning of the terms:

(b)

(i)

active monitoring;

(2)

(ii)

reactive monitoring.

(2)

Outline active monitoring methods that can be used when assessing an

organisations health and safety performance.

(4)

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