NEBOSH
MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY
UNIT IG1:
For: NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
MANAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
UNIT IGC1:
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
Open Book Examination
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Task 1: Poor health and safety leadership
Question 1: Comment on the negative aspects of the MD’s health and safety leadership.
lack of interest in health and safety
did not read health and safety policy before signing it
not giving you (HSC) much interest
not caring about (SSOW) of the DPP and using instruction manual
untidy handwriting on the manual
not giving sufficient training for workers on DPP
thinking online instruction is enough as a training
only sending instruction the day before purchasing the DPP
two month since MD contacted the building owners to fix an issue
only when he have time he will contact the building owners
not fixing the issue from its routs since at happens a lot
ignoring a hole in front of the building entrance
considering the hole as cosmetic issue
ignoring a lot of unfixed or broken items at the building
signing different organization health and safety policy as it was the agency policy
not investigating a lot of near misses at the stairs
no emergency procedure training records
not updating inductions
evacuation instructions printed on a faded sheet behind the coats
encouraging workers to ignore smoke alarm
silencing the alarm by removing its battery
not grabbing hand rails of the stairs
running on the stairs
no first aider addressed in the agency
not caring about the first aid kits
no SSOW training
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Task 2: Making first-aid recommendations
Question 2: What recommendations could be made to improve first-aid provisions at Vault, so
that they are realistic and proportionate?
Clinic on location
Addressed doctor in the clinic
Frequent first aid trainings
Knowing locations of first aid kits
Accessible first aid kits
Multiple locations for first aid kits
Fully stocked first aid kits
Frequent first aid drills
Provide reliable first aiders in the agency
First aiders must be available
Task 3: International Labour Organisation’s (ILO’s) Recommendation R164
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Question 3: Comment on how the following recommendations may not have been followed by
Vault.
A- 10 (a) not providing and maintaining workplaces, machinery and equipment, and use
work methods, which are as safe and without risk to health as is reasonably practicable
Hole at the entrance of the building
Broken stair step edges
Old leaking pipes at the ceiling
Worn wooden ramp at the entrance
Not well located smoke alarm
Not caring about fixing broken items
Insufficient safe system of work
Insufficient safe method of work
10 (b) not giving necessary instructions and training, taking account of the functions and
capacities of different categories of workers
No training for workers to DPP equipment
No sufficient instructions to work on DPP equipment
No (SSOW) to DPP
Using DPP manual as its SSOW
Purchasing used DPP
No emergency instructions followed
No emergency procedure followed
Insufficient emergency training provided
10 (c) not providing adequate supervision of work practices and of application and use
of occupational safety and health measures
E-mailing workers with DPP instructions before the day of purchasing to self-learn
themselves
Did not put into consideration DPP operational risk and controls to be discussed
10 (f) not ensuring work organization particularly with respect to hours of work and
rest breaks, does not adversely affect occupational safety and health
Did not provide ergonomic chairs
Provided conference chairs for desk use 1 each
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B- 16 (a) take reasonable care for their own safety and that of other persons who may be
affected by their acts or omissions at work
Not caring about others safety when not giving them safety instructions and training
for DPP
Not caring about his safety or others by removing smoke alarm battery
MD was injured due to his own acts
Running up the stairs injuring himself and could injure others
Asking workers to ignore smoke alarm
16 (c) use safety devices and protective equipment correctly and do not render them
inoperative
Taking smoke alarm battery off and disabling it
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Task 4: Assessing the auditing approach
Question 4: What is negative about the health and safety consultant’s (your) auditing approach?
No experience in auditing
First time for me to carry out an audit
Not sure how detailed it needs to be
Not knowing information about the organization I’m about to audit
Too much confident
Planning to audit in one day with the need to be fully comprehensive
Doing the audit alone
Not planning the audit appropriately
Not planning the scope of the audit
Did not specify the area of the audit
Did not talk to MD
Taken worker z information for granted
No opening and closure meeting
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Task 5: Evaluating safe systems of work-
Question 5: a- Why is Vault’s safe system of work for the DPP insufficient?
b- Why was the approach to DPP training ineffective?
A-
No safe system of work (SSOW) for DPP
Using DPP manual as (SSOW)
Writing notes in the manual as the (SSOW)
Notes was to simplify the language
No verbal or visual communication for SSOW
Only written notes for SSOW
Notes was written by hand not computer
No hazard identification for DPP operation
No risk assessment for DPP operation
No measure control for DPP hazards
Not considering work condition and environment
B-
Instructions was sent only before the day of DPP purchase
Manual Instructions was sent by email as training procedure
Relying on workers to train themselves
No worker was familiar with DPP operation
No competent trainer was provided
MD had no experience with DPP
No learning confirmation
No provision for questions
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Task 6: Identify job factors
Question 6: What job factors could negatively affect health and safety at Vault?
No existence and quality of working procedures
Lack of written procedures
No emergency procedure
No evacuation procedure
Poorly written instructions on faded sheet of paper
Obstructed instructions
Poor SSOW
Poor display of control (no posters or procedures distributed)
Bad location of first aid kits
Bad location of smoke alarm
Radio noise in the background
Piping in bad condition
Ceiling in bad condition
Hole in front of the entrance
Stairs steps in bad condition
No ergonomics chairs for workers
In sufficient work practice and training
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Task 7: Understanding emergency procedures
Question 7: What are the possible reasons for a lack of understanding about emergency
procedures throughout Vault?
Lack of written emergency procedures
Lack of training given to workers
MD asking workers normally to ignore the alarm
No sufficient evacuation instructions was given in the induction
Induction was not updated for workers
Induction was given many years ago
Instructions may not be in workers first language
Poor display of evacuation procedure
Procedure printed on faded sheet of paper
Evacuation procedure was obstructed
Lack of interest towards safety environment from MD affected the workers
The only available emergency procedure covers fire evacuation
Workers hardly remember what they need to do
No practice drills for emergency evacuation procedures
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Task 8: Investigating near misses
Question 8: How could an investigation of the previous near misses have helped to
prevent the MD’s accident?
Identifying root causes could have helped preventing accident occur
Identifying underlying cause
Learning from previous near misses
Identifying corrective action to prevent accident from happening again
Identifying lack of awareness of workers toward health and safety
Identifying hazards at work place
Identifying hazard controls and its implementation
Identifying hazard consequences and how to avoid them
Identifying types of injuries and how to avoid it
-head and hand grazing
Identifying injuries and what first aid training to be given
Identifying lack of workers training
Identifying lack of emergency procedures instructed
Identifying what health and safety needs to be improved
Identifying bad behavior that could lead to accidents
- running on the stairs
- not using handrails on stairs
- using phone on the stairs
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