Professional Practice
Final Exam Questions and
Answers Updated 2026-
2027
WhatBareBtheBElementsBofBaBProfessional?B-BAnswerBProfessionBandBProfessionalism.
WhatBareBtheB5BE'sBofBaBProfession?B-
BAnswerBEducation,BEthics,BExperience,BExamination,BandBEntity.
WhatBareBtheBBuildingBBlocksBofBProfessionalism?B-
BAnswerBScholarship,BIntegrity,BHonour,BLeadership,BIndependence,BPride,BSpiritB&BEnt
husiasm,BCivilityB&BCollegiality,BandBServiceBtoBtheBPublicBGood.
CompetenceBvs.BCapability?B-
BAnswerBCompetence:BtheBabilityBtoBtransferBandBapplyBknowledgeBandBskillsBtoBne
wBsituationsBandBenvironments,BconsistentlyBapplyingBknowledgeBandBskillsBtoBaBstan
dardBofBperformanceBrequiredBinBtheBworkplaceB(PAST-PRESENT).B
Capability:BtheBappliedBtheoreticalBknowledgeBthatBunderpinsBpracticeBinBoccupationsB
andBprofessionsBandBalsoBtheBindustryBspecificBknowledgeBandBskillsBthatBtranscendB
particularBworkplacesBandBtheBtacitBknowledgeBofBtheBworkplaceB(PRESENT-FUTURE).
OHSBProfessionalBvs.BOHSBPractitionerBvs.BOHSBSpecialist?B-
BAnswerBOHSBProfessional:BUsuallyBuniversityBeducated;BisBaBkeyBadvisor,BstrategistBa
ndBpilotBtoBtheBorganization'sBleadershipBinBfullyBintegratingBtheBmanagementBofOHS
BriskBintoBsustainableBbusinessBpracticeBatBallBlevels.B
OHSBPractitioner:BUsuallyBvocationallyBeducatedB(e.g.BCertificate,Diploma);Bimplements
Bstrategy,BnotablyBatBsiteBlevel,BwithBanBemphasisBonBstate-of-the-art-compliance.B
OHSBSpecialist:BHaveBaBdeeperBknowledgeBbaseBthatBmayBnotBbeBcoreBtoBtheBOHSPr
ofessionalBorBPractitioner:Bergonomists,Boccupational/industrialBhygienists,Borganization
, al/occupationalBpsychologists,BoccupationalBhealthBprofessionalsBandBprofessionalsBfro
mBalliedBprofessions,BsuchBasBfireBprotectionBorBstructuralBengineers/specialists.
WhatBareBtheB7BDimensionsBofBtheBOHSBProfessional/OHSBPractitionerBRole?B-
BAnswerB1.BSystemsBmanagementBapproach
2.BOrganizationalBcultureBandBitsBimpactBonBOHS
3.BOHSBriskBmanagementBprocesses
4.BMeasurementBandBevaluationBofBOHSBperformance
5.BKnowledgeBmanagement
6.BCommunication,BengagementBandBinfluence
7.BProfessionalBandBethicalBpractice
WhatBareBtheBKnowledgeBAreasBforBanBOHSBProfessional/OHSBPractitioner?B-
BAnswerBHazardsBandBrisks,BHazardBandBriskBcontrols,BSafetyBandBhealthBmanagemen
t,BProfessionalBroleBandBfunctioning,BUnderlyingBtechnicalBandBbehaviouralBdisciplines,
BandBUnderlyingBmanagementBscience.
WhatBisBaBPublicBHealthBPractitioner?B-
BAnswerBABgenericBtermBforBanyBpersonBwhoBworksBinBaBpublicBhealthBserviceBorBs
etting.BTheyBmayBbeBclassifiedBaccordingBto:BProfessionB(nurse,Bphysician,Bdietitian,Bet
c.),BRoleBandBfunctionB(directBcontactBwithBmembersBofBtheBpublicBorBnot),BWhether
BtheirBroleBisBhands-
onBactiveBinterventionsBorBadministrative,BOrBinBvariousBotherBways.
WhatBareBtheB7BPublicBHealthBCoreBCompetencies?B-
BAnswerBPublicBhealthBsciences,BAssessmentBandBanalysis,BPolicyBandBprogramBplanni
ngBimplementationBandBevaluation,BPartnerships,BcollaborationBandBadvocacy,BDiversity
BandBinclusiveness,BCommunication,BandBLeadership.
WhatBisBtheBProfessionalBCareerBPathway?B-
BAnswerBContinuingBProfessionalBDevelopmentB-
BTechnicalBSpecialistBCareer,BProfessionalBEthicsB-BManagementBCareer.
Final Exam Questions and
Answers Updated 2026-
2027
WhatBareBtheBElementsBofBaBProfessional?B-BAnswerBProfessionBandBProfessionalism.
WhatBareBtheB5BE'sBofBaBProfession?B-
BAnswerBEducation,BEthics,BExperience,BExamination,BandBEntity.
WhatBareBtheBBuildingBBlocksBofBProfessionalism?B-
BAnswerBScholarship,BIntegrity,BHonour,BLeadership,BIndependence,BPride,BSpiritB&BEnt
husiasm,BCivilityB&BCollegiality,BandBServiceBtoBtheBPublicBGood.
CompetenceBvs.BCapability?B-
BAnswerBCompetence:BtheBabilityBtoBtransferBandBapplyBknowledgeBandBskillsBtoBne
wBsituationsBandBenvironments,BconsistentlyBapplyingBknowledgeBandBskillsBtoBaBstan
dardBofBperformanceBrequiredBinBtheBworkplaceB(PAST-PRESENT).B
Capability:BtheBappliedBtheoreticalBknowledgeBthatBunderpinsBpracticeBinBoccupationsB
andBprofessionsBandBalsoBtheBindustryBspecificBknowledgeBandBskillsBthatBtranscendB
particularBworkplacesBandBtheBtacitBknowledgeBofBtheBworkplaceB(PRESENT-FUTURE).
OHSBProfessionalBvs.BOHSBPractitionerBvs.BOHSBSpecialist?B-
BAnswerBOHSBProfessional:BUsuallyBuniversityBeducated;BisBaBkeyBadvisor,BstrategistBa
ndBpilotBtoBtheBorganization'sBleadershipBinBfullyBintegratingBtheBmanagementBofOHS
BriskBintoBsustainableBbusinessBpracticeBatBallBlevels.B
OHSBPractitioner:BUsuallyBvocationallyBeducatedB(e.g.BCertificate,Diploma);Bimplements
Bstrategy,BnotablyBatBsiteBlevel,BwithBanBemphasisBonBstate-of-the-art-compliance.B
OHSBSpecialist:BHaveBaBdeeperBknowledgeBbaseBthatBmayBnotBbeBcoreBtoBtheBOHSPr
ofessionalBorBPractitioner:Bergonomists,Boccupational/industrialBhygienists,Borganization
, al/occupationalBpsychologists,BoccupationalBhealthBprofessionalsBandBprofessionalsBfro
mBalliedBprofessions,BsuchBasBfireBprotectionBorBstructuralBengineers/specialists.
WhatBareBtheB7BDimensionsBofBtheBOHSBProfessional/OHSBPractitionerBRole?B-
BAnswerB1.BSystemsBmanagementBapproach
2.BOrganizationalBcultureBandBitsBimpactBonBOHS
3.BOHSBriskBmanagementBprocesses
4.BMeasurementBandBevaluationBofBOHSBperformance
5.BKnowledgeBmanagement
6.BCommunication,BengagementBandBinfluence
7.BProfessionalBandBethicalBpractice
WhatBareBtheBKnowledgeBAreasBforBanBOHSBProfessional/OHSBPractitioner?B-
BAnswerBHazardsBandBrisks,BHazardBandBriskBcontrols,BSafetyBandBhealthBmanagemen
t,BProfessionalBroleBandBfunctioning,BUnderlyingBtechnicalBandBbehaviouralBdisciplines,
BandBUnderlyingBmanagementBscience.
WhatBisBaBPublicBHealthBPractitioner?B-
BAnswerBABgenericBtermBforBanyBpersonBwhoBworksBinBaBpublicBhealthBserviceBorBs
etting.BTheyBmayBbeBclassifiedBaccordingBto:BProfessionB(nurse,Bphysician,Bdietitian,Bet
c.),BRoleBandBfunctionB(directBcontactBwithBmembersBofBtheBpublicBorBnot),BWhether
BtheirBroleBisBhands-
onBactiveBinterventionsBorBadministrative,BOrBinBvariousBotherBways.
WhatBareBtheB7BPublicBHealthBCoreBCompetencies?B-
BAnswerBPublicBhealthBsciences,BAssessmentBandBanalysis,BPolicyBandBprogramBplanni
ngBimplementationBandBevaluation,BPartnerships,BcollaborationBandBadvocacy,BDiversity
BandBinclusiveness,BCommunication,BandBLeadership.
WhatBisBtheBProfessionalBCareerBPathway?B-
BAnswerBContinuingBProfessionalBDevelopmentB-
BTechnicalBSpecialistBCareer,BProfessionalBEthicsB-BManagementBCareer.