NEBOSH CORRECT EXAMS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Contents of an accident report (10) - ✔✔Name/address casualty\nDate and
time\nLocation\nDetails of injury / near miss\nDetails of treatment\nDescription of
event\nEquipment involved\nWitnesses names / contact\nDetails person completing
form\nSignatures
✔✔RIDDOR Reportable events - 5 main types - ✔✔Fatality\nSpecified
Injury\nDangerous Occurance\nWork related illnesses\nOver 7 day injuries
✔✔RIDDOR Specified Injuries (8) - ✔✔Fracture (other than digits)\nAmputation
\nPermanent loss of sight\nCrush injuries leading to internal organ damage\nSerious
burns (covering >10%) or eyes, airways\nScalpings\nUnconsciousness\nAny injury from
working in confined spaces
✔✔RIDDOR Reportable diseases (8) - ✔✔Carpal tunnel\nSevere cramp of
hand/arm\nOccupational dermatitis\nHand-arm vibration syndrome\nOccupational
Asthma\nTendonitis or tenosynovitis of forearm/hand\nAn occupational
cancer\nDisease attributed to occ exp to boi agents
✔✔RIDDOR Dangerous Occurances - ✔✔Collapse, overturning or failure of load
bearing parts of lifting equipment\nPlant or equipment coming into contact overhead
power lines\nExplosions or fires causing work to be stopped for more than 24 hours
✔✔Define what an audit is - ✔✔A Systematic, objective, critical evaluation of how well
an organisations management system is performing by examining evidence
✔✔What data could you use for \nH&S performance review (9) - ✔✔Accident/incident
data\nInpsecitons\nAbsence and sickness data\nSafety surveys tours sampling\nAudit
reports\nAchievement of objectives\nEnforcement action\nPrevious management
reviews\nLegal and best practice developments
, ✔✔Features of Civil Law re H&S (6) - ✔✔Action brought by the individual in County
Court / High Court\nAim is compensation\nProceeding have to start within 3
years\nInsurance available to pay compenstation\nCommon Law is the source of law
used\nBurden of proof on claimant "on balance of probabilities"
✔✔The Meaning of the following terms\n\n\nHealth \nSafety\nWelfare\nEnvironmental
protection - ✔✔Health - the absence of disease\nSafety - the absence of risk of serious
personal injury\nWelfare - access to basic facilities\nEnvironmental protection - from air
water and land pollution in order to protect flora and fauna from the health effects of
pollution
✔✔ Health & Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974\nList the Sections - ✔✔S2 Employers
responsibilities to employees\nS3 Employers responsibilities to others\nS4 Controllers
of Premises\nS6 Manufacturers = Importers/Suppiers\nS7 Employees Duties\nS8
Interference\nS9 FOC\n\n\nS36 Offences Due to Fault of Others\n\n\nS37 Personal
Liability of Directors and Senior Managers
✔✔Health & Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974\nSection 2 List the sub sections (6) - ✔✔2.1
General duties of an employer towards employees\n2.2 Specific duties of the
employer\n2.3 Written health & safety policy\n2.4 Appoint a Safety Representative\n2.6
Consult with Safety Rep\n2.7 Establish a Safety Committee
✔✔Health & Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974\nSection 2 Employers\n2.2 Subsection
EMPLOYERS SPECIFIC duties to employees (5) - ✔✔2.2.a Safe plant and systems of
work\n2.2.b Safe use handling, storage and transport of articles and substances\n2.2.c
Information, instruction, training and supervision \n2.2.d A safe workplace and safe
access to it and egress from it\n2.2.e A safe working environment with adequate welfare
factilities
✔✔Health & Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974\nSection 2 Employers\n2.1 Subsection
EMPLOYERS GENERAL duties to employees - ✔✔To ensure, so far as is reasonably
practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all his employers.
✔✔Explain So Far As is Reasonably Practicable - ✔✔This means that the duty holder
must assess the degree of risk against the sacrifice involved in introducing control
measures to eliminate or control the risk. This sacrifice can be measured in terms of
financial cost, time and effort.\n\n\nIf it can be shown that there is a gross disproportion
between the risk and the sacrifice then the sacrifice does not have to be
made.\n\n\n\n\nIf it
✔✔Health & Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974\nSection 7 Employees Duties - ✔✔It shall be
the duty of every employee\n\n\nTo take reasonable care for the health and safety of
himself and of other persons who may be affected by his acts or omissions at work.\nTo
co-operate with the employer to enable compliance with legal requirements.
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Contents of an accident report (10) - ✔✔Name/address casualty\nDate and
time\nLocation\nDetails of injury / near miss\nDetails of treatment\nDescription of
event\nEquipment involved\nWitnesses names / contact\nDetails person completing
form\nSignatures
✔✔RIDDOR Reportable events - 5 main types - ✔✔Fatality\nSpecified
Injury\nDangerous Occurance\nWork related illnesses\nOver 7 day injuries
✔✔RIDDOR Specified Injuries (8) - ✔✔Fracture (other than digits)\nAmputation
\nPermanent loss of sight\nCrush injuries leading to internal organ damage\nSerious
burns (covering >10%) or eyes, airways\nScalpings\nUnconsciousness\nAny injury from
working in confined spaces
✔✔RIDDOR Reportable diseases (8) - ✔✔Carpal tunnel\nSevere cramp of
hand/arm\nOccupational dermatitis\nHand-arm vibration syndrome\nOccupational
Asthma\nTendonitis or tenosynovitis of forearm/hand\nAn occupational
cancer\nDisease attributed to occ exp to boi agents
✔✔RIDDOR Dangerous Occurances - ✔✔Collapse, overturning or failure of load
bearing parts of lifting equipment\nPlant or equipment coming into contact overhead
power lines\nExplosions or fires causing work to be stopped for more than 24 hours
✔✔Define what an audit is - ✔✔A Systematic, objective, critical evaluation of how well
an organisations management system is performing by examining evidence
✔✔What data could you use for \nH&S performance review (9) - ✔✔Accident/incident
data\nInpsecitons\nAbsence and sickness data\nSafety surveys tours sampling\nAudit
reports\nAchievement of objectives\nEnforcement action\nPrevious management
reviews\nLegal and best practice developments
, ✔✔Features of Civil Law re H&S (6) - ✔✔Action brought by the individual in County
Court / High Court\nAim is compensation\nProceeding have to start within 3
years\nInsurance available to pay compenstation\nCommon Law is the source of law
used\nBurden of proof on claimant "on balance of probabilities"
✔✔The Meaning of the following terms\n\n\nHealth \nSafety\nWelfare\nEnvironmental
protection - ✔✔Health - the absence of disease\nSafety - the absence of risk of serious
personal injury\nWelfare - access to basic facilities\nEnvironmental protection - from air
water and land pollution in order to protect flora and fauna from the health effects of
pollution
✔✔ Health & Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974\nList the Sections - ✔✔S2 Employers
responsibilities to employees\nS3 Employers responsibilities to others\nS4 Controllers
of Premises\nS6 Manufacturers = Importers/Suppiers\nS7 Employees Duties\nS8
Interference\nS9 FOC\n\n\nS36 Offences Due to Fault of Others\n\n\nS37 Personal
Liability of Directors and Senior Managers
✔✔Health & Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974\nSection 2 List the sub sections (6) - ✔✔2.1
General duties of an employer towards employees\n2.2 Specific duties of the
employer\n2.3 Written health & safety policy\n2.4 Appoint a Safety Representative\n2.6
Consult with Safety Rep\n2.7 Establish a Safety Committee
✔✔Health & Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974\nSection 2 Employers\n2.2 Subsection
EMPLOYERS SPECIFIC duties to employees (5) - ✔✔2.2.a Safe plant and systems of
work\n2.2.b Safe use handling, storage and transport of articles and substances\n2.2.c
Information, instruction, training and supervision \n2.2.d A safe workplace and safe
access to it and egress from it\n2.2.e A safe working environment with adequate welfare
factilities
✔✔Health & Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974\nSection 2 Employers\n2.1 Subsection
EMPLOYERS GENERAL duties to employees - ✔✔To ensure, so far as is reasonably
practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all his employers.
✔✔Explain So Far As is Reasonably Practicable - ✔✔This means that the duty holder
must assess the degree of risk against the sacrifice involved in introducing control
measures to eliminate or control the risk. This sacrifice can be measured in terms of
financial cost, time and effort.\n\n\nIf it can be shown that there is a gross disproportion
between the risk and the sacrifice then the sacrifice does not have to be
made.\n\n\n\n\nIf it
✔✔Health & Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974\nSection 7 Employees Duties - ✔✔It shall be
the duty of every employee\n\n\nTo take reasonable care for the health and safety of
himself and of other persons who may be affected by his acts or omissions at work.\nTo
co-operate with the employer to enable compliance with legal requirements.
