NEBOSH GC 2 QUESTIONS - PART 7

1.A storeman is required to place boxes of metal components by hand on to shelved racking.

(i) List FOUR types of injury to which the employee may be at risk while carrying out this task. (4)

(ii) Outline the factors in relation to the task and the load that will affect the risk of injury. (10)

(iii) Outline a good manual handling technique that could be adopted by the employee when required to lift one of the boxes from ground level. (6)

2.Outline FOUR advantages and FOUR disadvantages of using propaganda posters to communicate health and safety information to the workforce. (8)

3.Following a significant increase in accidents, a health and safety campaign is to be launched within an organisation to encourage safer working by employees.

(a) Outline how the organisation might ensure that the nature of the campaign is effectively communicated to, and understood by, the employees. (8)

(b) Other than poor communication, describe the organisational factors that could limit the effectiveness of the campaign. (12)

4.(a) Explain, with specific examples, the meaning of the term ‘confined space’. (4)

(b) The inside of a large underground storage tank is to be cleaned manually before it is brought back into service.

(i) Outline the factors that should be taken into account when assessing the risks to employees undertaking the cleaning of the vessel. (8)

(ii) Outline the elements of a safe system of work for the cleaning operation. (8)

NEBOSH GC 2 QUESTIONS - PART 6

1.In a factory a conveyor system is used to transfer manufactured articles to the warehouse area.

Identify the control measures to be taken to reduce the risk of injury to workers from the conveyor. (8)

2.(a) Outline the factors to be addressed when carrying out a fire risk assessment. (10)

(b) Outline how the structural features of buildings can help prevent the spread of fire and smoke. (6)

(c) Identify:

(i) TWO types of fire detection systems; (2)
(ii) TWO types of fire alarm systems. (2)

3.Diesel powered fork‑lift trucks are used in a wide range of organizations and can introduce additional hazards into the working environment.

(i) Identify FOUR hazards associated with such vehicles that may pose a risk to the health of drivers. (4)

(ii) Describe the various circumstances that may cause such a vehicle to overturn. (8)

(iii) Outline the precautions that may be needed to ensure the safety of pedestrians in areas where fork‑lift trucks are operating. (8)

4.Outline how the misuse of drugs or alcohol could affect the safety of a worker and those around them. (8)

5.(a) State the primary effect on the body of the following types of hazardous substance:

(i) ‘irritant’ (1)
(ii) ‘corrosive’ (1)
(iii) ‘toxic’ (1)
(iv) ‘carcinogenic’. (1)

(b) Describe the differences between acute and chronic health effects. (4)

NEBOSH IGC 2 QUESTIONS - PART 5

1.Explain why it is important to use a variety of methods to communicate health and safety information in the workplace. (8)

2.Outline why it is important that all persons in an organisation are aware of their roles and responsibilities for health and safety. (8)

3.Identify FOUR types of engineering control that may be used to reduce noise in the workplace AND give a practical example of EACH. (8)

4.An inefficient local exhaust ventilation (LEV) system has been identified as the main cause of excessive dust levels in a workplace.

(i) Identify FOUR possible indications of a dust problem that may have alerted staff to the inefficiency of the LEV system. (4)

(ii) Outline the factors that may have reduced the effectiveness of the LEV system. (8)

(iii) Describe control methods other than LEV that might be used to minimise levels of airborne dust. (8)

5.(a) Outline the factors that should be considered when planning a health and safety inspection of a workplace. (10)

(b) Identify the information that should be included in a report of a workplace inspection, explaining how the information should be presented in order to increase the likelihood of action being taken. (10)

NEBOSH GC 2 QUESTIONS - PART 4

1.Workers are required to push and pull trolleys in order to move items around a warehouse.

Outline factors that could increase the risk of injury to workers from:

(a) the task of pushing and pulling; (7)

(b) the trolley and its load; (7)

(c) the working environment of the warehouse. (6)

2.Outline the factors to consider when making an assessment of first‑aid provision in a workplace. (8)

Tip: (Have a look at the First Aid HSE tool we posted on the page a couple of days ago to help U with this question.)

3.A worker uses a hand-held electric drill regularly in the course of their work.

(a) Outline the checks that should be made to ensure the electrical safety of the drill. (4)

(b) Other than electricity, identify FOUR hazards associated with the use of the drill. (4)

4.A computer operator has complained of neck and back pain. Outline the features associated with the workstation that might have contributed towards this condition. (8)

(a) Identify FOUR forms of hazardous substance. (4)

(b) Outline factors that could reduce the effectiveness of respiratory protective equipment. (4)

5.(a) Identify work activities that may present a particular risk to pregnant women at work AND give an example of EACH type of activity. (6)

(b) Outline the actions that an employer may take when a risk to a new or expectant mother can not be avoided. (2)

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NEBOSH GC 2 QUESTIONS - PART 3

1.Inadequate lighting in the workplace may affect the level of stress amongst employees.

Outline EIGHT other factors associated with the physical environment that may increase, stress at work. (8)

2.List the ways in which a fork lift truck may become unstable whilst in operation. (8)

3.Outline EIGHT possible causes of increased stress levels amongst employees other than those associated with the physical environment. (8)

4.(a) Outline the factors that should be considered when planning a health and safety inspection of a workplace. (10)

(b) Identify the information that should be included in a report of a workplace inspection, explaining how the information should be presented in order to increase the likelihood of action being taken. (10)

5.Outline EIGHT precautions that should be considered to ensure the safety of children who might be tempted to gain access to a construction site. (8)

NEBOSH GC 2 QUESTIONS PART 2

1.Identify checks that should be carried out before using a mobile crane for a lifting operation. (8)

A cleaner is required to polish floors using a rotary floor polisher.

(i) Identify the hazards that might be associated with this operation. (4)

(ii) Outline suitable control measures that might be used to minimise the risk. (4)

2.(a) Outline how the structural features of buildings can help prevent the spread of fire and smoke. (6)

(b) Identify:

(i) TWO types of fire detection systems; (2)
(ii) TWO types of fire alarm systems. (2)

3.(a) Identify possible routes of entry of biological organisms into the body. (4)

(b) Outline control measures that could be used to reduce the risk of infection from biological organisms. (4)

4.(a) In relation to noise give the meaning of the term „dB(A)‟. (2)

(b) Outline control measures that could be used to help reduce noise levels or exposure to noise in a workplace. (6)

5.Work is to be carried out in an excavation 2.5 metres deep. The work is expected to last for two weeks.

Outline control measures which could be put in place to help reduce the risk to workers in and around the excavation. (8)

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NEBOSH IGC 1 QUESTIONS PART 2

There has been a significant increase in manual handling accidents to nursing staff working in a busy hospital. Identify:

(i) organisational factors; (2)

(ii) job factors (2)

that may have caused this increase

(a) Explain why it is important for an organisation to set targets in terms of its health and safety performance. (2)

(b) Outline SIX types of target that an organisation might typically set in relation to health and safety. (6)

(a) Give the meaning of the term ‘health and safety audit’. (2)

(b) Outline THREE advantages AND THREE disadvantages of an external auditor carrying out a health and safety audit. (6)

(a) Give the meaning of the term ‘hierarchy of control’. (2)

(b) Outline, with examples, the general hierarchy that should be applied with respect to controlling health and safety risks in the workplace. (6)