Section 1.
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1. With respect to undertaking general risk assessment within a workplace (a) Outline the key stages of the risk assessment process (10) (b) Explain the criteria which must be met for the assessment to be ‘Suitable and
Sufficient’. (4) (c) Outline factors that the employer should take into account when selecting individual to assist in carrying out required risk assessment. (6)
Section 2.
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2. (a) Outline why it is important for an organization to set health and safety targets (2) (b) Identify health and safety targets that an organization could set (6)
3. Identify possible influences on an organizations health and safety standards (8)
4. Contractors carrying out a major building project for an organization. Outline how this organization could reduce risk to contractors before the start and during the building project (8)
5. An organization has been found to have inadequate standards of workplace health and safety. Identify the cost that the organization may incur as a result. (8)
6. (a) Give the meaning of the term ’Permit-to-Work’. (2)
(b) Identify THREE types of work that may require a Permit-to-Work and give the reasons why in each case. (6)
7. (a) Explain how accident data can be used to improve health and safety performance within an organization. (4)
(b) Explain TWO active (proactive) monitoring methods that can be used when assessing an organizations health and safety performance. (4)
8. Outline initial actions that should be taken following a major injury accident at work (8)
9. An organization has had an increase in the number of manual handling accidents and