Question 1: You have joined a new company as a safety advisor. The company has as well recruited telesales staff who will work wholly with display screen equipment (DSE).
a) Define and give examples of DSE. List out the principal health risks to the sales staff.
b) Make an outline DSE Health and Safety Policy for the telesales staff to accomplish compliance with the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992.
Question 2:
a) Describe the employee’s responsibilities under the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992.
b) Describe why personal protective equipment must be considered as a last resort in the control of occupational health hazards.
Question 3: When carrying out a detailed evaluation of the risks of slips, trips and falls, detail the considerations that must be given to:
a) The individual.
b) The task.
c) The immediate environment.
Question 4:
a) Name the four safety sign colors and describe their meanings.
b) Explain their shape and the color of symbol, and give an illustration of each.
Question 5:
a) Define a confined space and list examples.
b) Outline an appropriate safety system and technique for undertaking work in one of the examples given in your answer to a.
Question 6: When considering control of noise at work:
a) Explain with examples the three distinct parts into which every noise problem can be broken down.
b) State the upper and lower noise exposure action values for both daily and weekly levels (A rated) and peak sound pressure levels (C-weighted).
c) Illustrate the exposure limit value over a daily or weekly personal noise exposure (A-weighted) and peak sound pressure (C-weighted).
Question 7: Employers should manage the safety of their employees who drive in the course of their employment. List out the core elements of a work-related road safety risk assessment.
Question 8: Outline the hierarchy of control to be followed when planning works at height, providing relevant detailed examples for each phase.