COMMON IGC QUESTIONS FROM PAPER 1

Page 1 of 341Elements of health & SafetyManagement System2Accident investigation reasons3An accident case 4 immediatecauses & 4 underlyingcauses(root causes)

Page 2 of 344Information in an accidentinvestigation report5Outline the factors that maydetermine the level ofsupervision an employee shouldreceive during their initial periodwithin a company.6Ways of reducing the likelihoodof human error in theworkplace.

Page 3 of 347Reasons why the seriousness ofa hazard may beunderestimated by someoneexposed to it8Ways in which managers canmotivate employees to worksafely.9Meaning of the term `safesystem of work'.

Page 4 of 3410Sources of information that mayneed to be consulted whendeveloping a safe system ofwork.11Factors that could be consideredwhen assessing the health andsafety competence of acontractor12Describe the criteria that must be met for the assessment to bedeemed suitable and sufficient

Page 5 of 3413Factors to be considered whiledeveloping a health & safetytraining programme for anorganization14Various measures that might beused to assess the effectivenessof the training15Reasons why it is important foran employee to keep the trainingrecords of his employees

Page 6 of 3416Outline the ways in whichemployers can motivate theiremployees to comply with HSE17Factors why accidents needs tobe reported18Factors that discourage theemployees from reportingaccidents

Page 7 of 3419Why is it important for anorganization to set targets interms of HSE performance206 types of targets in terms ofHSE21Contractor management evaluation of contractors

Page 8 of 3422Pro-Active monitoring & reactivemonitoring23Outline ways in which health&safety culture can be improved24List practical means in whichmanagers can involve their staffin the improvement of health &safety

Page 9 of 3425Factors to be considered whiledeveloping a safe system ofwork26Why PPE is taken as the lastresort27Agenda of a safety committeemeeting

Page 10 of 3428Why young worker are atgreater risk29How to minimize the risk toyoung employees30Meaning of statement of intend,arrangements, etc..

Page 11 of 3431Policy review when32Categories of persons whomight be useful in an internalaccident investigation33Why is PPE the last resort

Page 12 of 3434Define the term 'permit-to-worksystem'.35Outline THREE types of worksituation that may require apermit-to work system, givingreasons in EACH case for therequirement.36Outline the factors to considerwhen carrying out a fire riskassessment of a workplace.

Page 13 of 3437Hierarchy of Risk management38Explain the purpose of1. Statement of intend2. Arrangements3. Organization39Outline the typical issuedincluded in the arrangementsection of the Health & safetypolicy

Page 14 of 3440Reasons why Health & SafetyPolicy to be reviewed41Outline ways in which the health& safety culture of anorganization can be improved42Explain term Risk using anexample

Page 15 of 3443Outline the factors that needs tobe considered when selectingindividuals to assist in carryingout health & safety riskassessment44Outline the immediate and longterms actions that should betaken after a serious workplaceinjury accident45Outline the reasons why anemployee may require additionalhealth & safety training at a laterstage of employment with theorganization

Page 16 of 3446Outline ways of reducing thelikelihood of human error in aworkplace47Four reasons why theseriousness of hazard may beunderestimated by a personexposed to it48Outline ways in which managerscan motivate their employees

Page 17 of 3449Outline the factors to beconsidered when assessing therisk to a long distance deliverydriver50Explain how the accident datecan be used to improve thehealth and safety performanceof an organization

Common IGC Questions from Paper 2

Page 18 of 341Precautions / hazards involvedin Demolition2MSDS what are the main pointsof the contents3Contractor Evaluation

Page 19 of 344What are the methods of heattransfer5Precautions /preventionmeasure for safe evacuation ofbuilding.

Page 20 of 346Outline noise reduction withexamples7Design of chair8VDU hazards

Page 21 of 349LEV - sketch the principalcomponents10Dust prevention andidentification methodology11How the body prevents dustfrom entering the body & dustidentification and hazards

Page 22 of 3412MEWP / Scaffolding Criteriafor a safe system13Fire types of fire andextinguishers14Forklift hazards

Page 23 of 3415Ionizing and non ionizingradiation16What is / define Respirable dust17Pro-active & reactive monitoring

Page 24 of 3418Lone working Heavy vehicledrivers hazards & precautions19Accident investigation-information required in thereport based on a scenario20First aid- main purpose andconsiderations for first aidfacility..

Page 25 of 3421Manual handling riskassessment what are themain considerations - outline22Outline the possible healtheffects due to the exposure tohigh noise level23Describe the factors to beconsidered when selectingsuitable hearing protection to beused as an interim measure toreduce employees exposure tonoise

Page 26 of 3424Outline with practical examples,the engineering means bywhich noise levels in the factorymight be reduced25Describe options for reducingthe risk of electrical shock whenusing a portable electric drill26Identify 4 types of ignitionsource that may lead to a fire inthe workplace and outline waysof controlling each of the ignitionsources identified

Page 27 of 3427Hazards associated with batterypowered forklift and state theprecautions in each case28Define the term TARGETORGAN within the context ofoccupational health and outlinethe personal hygiene practiceshat should be followed toreduce the risk of ingestion of ahazardous substances29Mobile tower scaffold pointsshould be considered to ensuresafe use

Page 28 of 3430Specific hazards that may beencountered in motor vehiclerepair premises31Control measures needed toensure safety during excavationwork32Outline the terms ergonomics

Page 29 of 3433Outline the possible healtheffects that may be caused by apoor ergonomic design of theVDU workstation34Outline main factors to beconsidered in the ergonomicassessment of a Workstation tobe used by a VDU operator35Eight rules to be followed tominimize the overturning of theforklift

Page 30 of 3436Outline the procedure for a safelifting of a load using a cranehaving ensured that the cranehas been correctly selected andpositioned for the operation37Outline factors to be consideredwhen undertaking a manualhandling assessment of thework undertaken by a baggagehandler in a large busy airport38Eight type of mechanicalhazards associated withmachinery

Page 31 of 3439Outline factors to be consideredwhen carrying out fire riskassessment of a workplace40Outline the requirement toensure the safe evacuation ofpersons from a building in theevent of fire41Identify the possible routes ofentry of biological organism tothe body

Page 32 of 3442Outline the control measuresthat could be used to reduce therisk of infection from biologicalorganism43Explain the issues that needs tobe addressed if the work needsto be carried out safely in aladder44Outline the factors that couldcontribute to the development ofwork related upper limb disorder

Page 33 of 3445Outline the factors that may riskfrom manual handling activitiesin relation to load, individual,task46An employee is to use apetrol-driven chainsaw to fell atree from ground level.(i) Outline the hazards faced bythe employee in carrying out thistask.(ii) List FIVE items of personalprotective equipment that shouldbe provided to, and used by, theemployee.(iii) Outline control measuresother than personal protectiveequipment that would benecessary to ensure the healthand safety of the chainsawoperator and other personsinvolved in the operation.47Outline the means by which therisk of accidents from reversingvehicles within a workplace canbe reduced

Page 34 of 3448Identify:(i) TWO mechanical hazardsassociated with moving parts ofmachinery.(ii) TWO non-mechanicalhazards to which a machineoperator may be exposed.49Outline a hierarchy of controlmeasures that may be used toreduce the risk of injury fromdangerous parts of machinery.50In relation to electrical safety,explain the meaning of thefollowing terms:(i) isolation(ii) earthing(iii) reduced low voltage(iv) over-current protection.