NEBOSH CORE REVIEWS ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS
SET A+
✔✔When might you review a H&S Policy (6) - ✔✔Changes to personnel, new MD
etc\nChanges to the management structure of org\nA management takeover\nChanges
in the type of work done\nRecommendation in a safety audit\nRequest from 3rd party,
insurance co, client etc
✔✔Organisational Roles\nRelating to health & safety,\n \nDirectors/Managers\nMid -
Managers/Supervisors\nWorkers\nH&S Officer - ✔✔Directors/Senior managers \n- set
the direction and priorities, what the org does and how. \n- responsible for ensuring
legal compliance \nLeading Health & Safety at Work INDG417 - Plan- Deliver-Monitor-
Review\n \nMid Manager/Supervisor \n- Resp for day to day operation\n- The staff that
work for them\n- Staff lower down\n- Areas and activities under their control\n \nWorker
\n- acting safely at all times\n \nH&S \n- advise top management / employees \n-
support top management / employees
✔✔The Definition of Safety Culture - ✔✔The shared attitudes, values, beliefs and
behaviours relating to health and safety
✔✔Indicators Used to assess H&S Culture (6) - ✔✔Accidents\nSickness
Rates\nAbsenteeism\nStaff Turnover\nCompliance with Safety Rules\nComplaints
about Working Conditions
✔✔List the 3 Human Factors influencing safety related behaviours - ✔✔Individual
Factors - characteristics, competence skills, ersonality, attitude, motivation, perception\n
\nJob Factors - task, workload, environment, displays & controls, procedures\n
\nOrganisational Factors - safety culture, leadership commitment, resources, work
patterns, communications, supervision, consultation, training
✔✔Ways of improving health and safety behaviour (5) - ✔✔Management commitment
and leadership\nCompetant staff\nKeeping up to date with legal requirements\nEffective
communication: verbal graphic broadcast\nCo-oeration and consultation
, ✔✔Health & Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996\n \nRights &
entitlements of a Safety Representative (10) - ✔✔Carry out inspections (>3
months)\nExamine the causes of accidents\nExamine and copy records/docs\nReceive
information from HSE Inspectors\nInvestigate complaints\nMake representations to
employer\nBe consulted\nTime off with pay to perform functions\nTime off with pay for
training\nReasonable facilities to perform functions
✔✔Induction Courses \n \nContent of a general induction training course for new
starters typically includes (14) - ✔✔Health & Safety Policy\nFire and other emergency
procedures\nDetails of specific workplace hazards\nFirst aid facilities and
personnel\nWelfare facilities\nSafe movement around workplace\nAccident and incident
reporting procedures\nWorker Consultation arrangements\nGeneral safety
rules\nPPE\nIntro to safe systems of work and permit systems\nIntro to risk assessment
system\nResponsibilities of individual\nDisciplinary procedures
✔✔Explain what is a:\n\n\nHazard\n\n\nRisk - ✔✔Hazard is something with the potential
to cause harm\n\n\nRisk it the likelihood that a hazard will cause harm in combination
with the severity of injury, damage or loss
✔✔The 5 Steps to Risk Assessment - ✔✔Identify hazards\nIdentify who may be harmed
and who\nEvaluate the risk and decide on precautions\nRecord the significant findings
and implement them\nRenew and update as necesary
✔✔Hierarchy of Control - ✔✔ESEAP\n\n\nElimination\nSubstitution\nEngineering
controls\nAdministration controls\nPPE
✔✔MHSWR\nLegal Requirements of risk assessments - ✔✔Must make a suitable and
sufficient assessment of the risks to employees and others\n\n\nThe assessment must
be reviewed and amended as necessary, if no longer valid or there has been significant
change\n\n\nThe assessment must be recorded if more that 5 employees
✔✔The Definitions of Hazards : 5 Classifications -
✔✔Physical\nChemical\nBiological\nErgonomic\nPsychological
✔✔Features of Criminal Law - re H&S - ✔✔Action brought by the State in the
Magistrates Court, may be referred to Crown Court\nIntention is punishment\nNo time
limit\nInsurance not available\nSource of law is Statute law\nBurden of proof on the
prosecution to prove "guilt beyond reasonable doubts"
✔✔Results of failure to comply with Enforcement notices\n\n\n\nCriminal Law -
✔✔Magistrates Court\nUnlimited fine\n6 months prison\n\n\nCrown Court\nUnlimited
fine\n2 years prison
SET A+
✔✔When might you review a H&S Policy (6) - ✔✔Changes to personnel, new MD
etc\nChanges to the management structure of org\nA management takeover\nChanges
in the type of work done\nRecommendation in a safety audit\nRequest from 3rd party,
insurance co, client etc
✔✔Organisational Roles\nRelating to health & safety,\n \nDirectors/Managers\nMid -
Managers/Supervisors\nWorkers\nH&S Officer - ✔✔Directors/Senior managers \n- set
the direction and priorities, what the org does and how. \n- responsible for ensuring
legal compliance \nLeading Health & Safety at Work INDG417 - Plan- Deliver-Monitor-
Review\n \nMid Manager/Supervisor \n- Resp for day to day operation\n- The staff that
work for them\n- Staff lower down\n- Areas and activities under their control\n \nWorker
\n- acting safely at all times\n \nH&S \n- advise top management / employees \n-
support top management / employees
✔✔The Definition of Safety Culture - ✔✔The shared attitudes, values, beliefs and
behaviours relating to health and safety
✔✔Indicators Used to assess H&S Culture (6) - ✔✔Accidents\nSickness
Rates\nAbsenteeism\nStaff Turnover\nCompliance with Safety Rules\nComplaints
about Working Conditions
✔✔List the 3 Human Factors influencing safety related behaviours - ✔✔Individual
Factors - characteristics, competence skills, ersonality, attitude, motivation, perception\n
\nJob Factors - task, workload, environment, displays & controls, procedures\n
\nOrganisational Factors - safety culture, leadership commitment, resources, work
patterns, communications, supervision, consultation, training
✔✔Ways of improving health and safety behaviour (5) - ✔✔Management commitment
and leadership\nCompetant staff\nKeeping up to date with legal requirements\nEffective
communication: verbal graphic broadcast\nCo-oeration and consultation
, ✔✔Health & Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996\n \nRights &
entitlements of a Safety Representative (10) - ✔✔Carry out inspections (>3
months)\nExamine the causes of accidents\nExamine and copy records/docs\nReceive
information from HSE Inspectors\nInvestigate complaints\nMake representations to
employer\nBe consulted\nTime off with pay to perform functions\nTime off with pay for
training\nReasonable facilities to perform functions
✔✔Induction Courses \n \nContent of a general induction training course for new
starters typically includes (14) - ✔✔Health & Safety Policy\nFire and other emergency
procedures\nDetails of specific workplace hazards\nFirst aid facilities and
personnel\nWelfare facilities\nSafe movement around workplace\nAccident and incident
reporting procedures\nWorker Consultation arrangements\nGeneral safety
rules\nPPE\nIntro to safe systems of work and permit systems\nIntro to risk assessment
system\nResponsibilities of individual\nDisciplinary procedures
✔✔Explain what is a:\n\n\nHazard\n\n\nRisk - ✔✔Hazard is something with the potential
to cause harm\n\n\nRisk it the likelihood that a hazard will cause harm in combination
with the severity of injury, damage or loss
✔✔The 5 Steps to Risk Assessment - ✔✔Identify hazards\nIdentify who may be harmed
and who\nEvaluate the risk and decide on precautions\nRecord the significant findings
and implement them\nRenew and update as necesary
✔✔Hierarchy of Control - ✔✔ESEAP\n\n\nElimination\nSubstitution\nEngineering
controls\nAdministration controls\nPPE
✔✔MHSWR\nLegal Requirements of risk assessments - ✔✔Must make a suitable and
sufficient assessment of the risks to employees and others\n\n\nThe assessment must
be reviewed and amended as necessary, if no longer valid or there has been significant
change\n\n\nThe assessment must be recorded if more that 5 employees
✔✔The Definitions of Hazards : 5 Classifications -
✔✔Physical\nChemical\nBiological\nErgonomic\nPsychological
✔✔Features of Criminal Law - re H&S - ✔✔Action brought by the State in the
Magistrates Court, may be referred to Crown Court\nIntention is punishment\nNo time
limit\nInsurance not available\nSource of law is Statute law\nBurden of proof on the
prosecution to prove "guilt beyond reasonable doubts"
✔✔Results of failure to comply with Enforcement notices\n\n\n\nCriminal Law -
✔✔Magistrates Court\nUnlimited fine\n6 months prison\n\n\nCrown Court\nUnlimited
fine\n2 years prison
