Question Paper
Module 1: Safety, Health and Hygiene
Date: Time: Duration:
3 May 2022 09:30 – 11:30 2 hours
You should have the following for this examination: answer book, pencil, pen and ruler.
All questions carry equal marks. The maximum marks for each section within a question are shown.
Answer ALL EIGHT questions, starting each new question (1-8) on a new page in the answer book.
1. a) List TWO duties of employees in relation to Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE). (2 marks)
b) Describe briefly FOUR objectives of a Permit to Work system. (4 marks)
c) Outline SIX safety management factors which should be considered
when appointing contractors. (6 marks)
2. a) State the THREE main requirements for food safety according to the
UK’s Food Safety Act. (3 marks)
b) i) Name the TWO main rodent pests found in flour mills, and describe
briefly the damage they may cause. (4 marks)
ii) List FOUR ways in which insects and mites can enter a flour mill. (2 marks)
iii) List THREE commercial implications of insect infestation. (3 marks)
3. a) List FOUR costs that are not recoverable through insurance, following
an accident or incident. (2 marks)
b) Under the UK’s Health and Safety at Work Act, describe briefly the legal
responsibilities of ‘designers, manufacturers, suppliers and installers’. (3 marks)
c) Define the term ‘fee for intervention’, in relation to UK health and
safety law enforcement. (2 marks)
d) Define the term ‘health and safety culture’. (2 marks)
e) List THREE factors that can contribute to mental health problems. (3 marks)
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4. a) List FOUR risks that should be assessed for new and expectant mothers. (2 marks)
b) Describe briefly why flour milling management should assess risk. (2 marks)
c) Define the terms:
i) Hazard; (2 marks)
ii) Risk; (2 marks)
iii) Control measure; (2 marks)
iv) Residual risk. (2 marks)
5. a) Describe briefly THREE business benefits of good environmental
management. (3 marks)
b) i) Define the term ‘statutory nuisance’ in relation to the environment. (2 marks)
ii) List FOUR examples of statutory nuisance in relation to the
environment and flour milling operations. (2 marks)
c) Outline the FIVE elements of the waste hierarchy model. (5 marks)
6. a) List FOUR workplace transport operations that must have a planned
safe system of work. (2 marks)
b) List THREE Regulations that apply to workplace transport in the UK. (3 marks)
c) Describe briefly THREE high-risk activities in relation to lone working
where at least one other person may need to be present. (3 marks)
d) Describe briefly FOUR work practices that a flour mill can implement
to help control the risk to health from harmful substances. (4 marks)
7. a) Describe briefly FOUR requirements of the UK’s Working at Height
Regulations. (4 marks)
b) Describe briefly the safety factors to be considered when using tower
scaffolds. (4 marks)
c) Outline FOUR precautions that should be implemented whenever
maintenance work is being organised. (4 marks)
8. a) Describe briefly the purpose of local exhaust ventilation (LEV). (2 marks)
b) Sketch and label the component parts of a typical LEV system commonly
located in mills. (7 marks)
c) List THREE duties of employers in relation to the UK’s Control of Noise
at Work Regulations. (3 marks)
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