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Mock Exam Paper 2 and Sample Answers (December 2002)
Mock Exam Paper 2 and Sample Answers (December 2002)
Mock Exam Paper 2 and Sample Answers (December 2002)
1) An employee is to use a petrol driven chainsaw to fell a tree from ground level.
i) Outline the hazards faced by the employee in carrying out this task. (10) ii) List FIVE items of personal protective equipment that should be provided to, and used by, the employee. (5) iii) Outline control measures other than personal protective equipment that would be necessary to ensure the health and safety of the chainsaw operator and other persons involved in the operation. (5)
Model Answer
1) An employee is to use a petrol driven chainsaw to fell a tree from ground level. i) Outline the hazards faced by the employee in carrying out this task. (10)
Model Answer
1) An employee is to use a petrol driven chainsaw to fell a tree from ground level. ii) List FIVE items of personal protective equipment that should be provided to, and used by, the employee. (5)
Head Protection such as hard hat against falling objects Hand Protection such as appropriate gloves against sharp objects and chemical substances used by petrol-driven chainsaw. Face or Eyes Protection against ejected particles and fragments Respiratory Protection against fumes and dust Ear Protection such earmuffs or ear plugs against noise Foot protection such as safety shoes and/or sturdy shoes.
Model Answer
1) An employee is to use a petrol driven chainsaw to fell a tree from ground level. iii) Outline control measures other than personal protective equipment that would be necessary to ensure the health and safety of the chainsaw operator and other persons involved in the operation. (5) Ranges of suitable control measures might include: proper planning of the job; placing barriers and warning signs to restrict access to the felling area; ensuring that the chainsaw is suitable for the task, that the guard is always in place and that the equipment is properly maintained; using only certificated operators; providing information, instruction and training for the job in hand; ensuring adequate supervision to check that procedures (relating to safe felling methods, refuelling, exclusion zones, etc) are followed; and introducing a system of health surveillance (eg to look for signs of hearing loss and/or hand-arm vibration syndrome).
Model Answer
Avoiding the need for vehicles to reverse (one-way and `drive-through' systems, turning circles, etc), The separation of vehicles and pedestrians (barriers, signs, etc) and Aspects of vehicle and workplace design (audible alarms, mirrors on vehicles and at blind corners, refuges, lighting, etc), To procedural measures (use of banksmen, site rules, driver training, etc). The drawing up and enforcement of site rules The wearing of high visibility clothing, A good standard of housekeeping, Training for, and Supervision of, all concerned.
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 and the requirements of Regulation 11 referred to;
fixed guards, other types of guards or protective devices, safety aids such as jigs, holders and push sticks, and the provision of information, instruction, training and supervision
Refers to shutting off the electrical supply to an item of equipment or part of an electrical system and preventing inadvertent reconnection in order, for instance, to carry out maintenance work (ii) earthing (2) Is a means whereby electrical equipment and conductive items are connected to earth by a cable or metal pipework such that the route to earth provides the path of least resistance to a current flowing under fault conditions. (iii) reduced low voltage (2) Commonly used on construction sites, involves the reduction of mains voltage by a transformer to a lower, safer voltage - typically 110 or 55 volts (iv) overcurrent protection (2) Is a method of preventing the flow of excess current by cutting the supply under fault conditions by means of a fuse or circuit breaker.
Chronic effects are normally produced following prolonged or repeated exposures to an agent, appear gradually, may go unrecognised for long periods of time and may be progressive even without further exposure.
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