NEBOSHInternationalDiplomaUnitIAManagementofInternationalHealthandSafetyRevisionGuideRRCRef.NIDARG.1.1©RRCInterntionalAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyform,orbyanymeans,electronic,electrostatic,mechanical,photocopiedorotherwise,withouttheexpresspermissioninwritingfromRRC.RRCacknowledgeswiththankstheco-operationofNEBOSHintheproductionofthisguide.ContentsWelcometoyourNEBOSHInternationalDiplomaUnitIARevisionGuide!1ElementIA1:PrinciplesofHealthandSafetyManagement7ElementIA2:LossCausationandIncidentInvestigation25ElementIA3:MeasuringandReviewingHealthandSafetyPerformance43ElementIA4:IdentifyingHazards,AssessingandEvaluatingRisks55ElementIA5:RiskControl67ElementIA6:OrganisationalFactors81ElementIA7:HumanFactors107ElementIA8:RegulatingHealthandSafety137AndFinally...156©RRC1RevisionGuideUnitIA:ManagementofInternationalHealthandSafetyWelcometoyourNEBOSHInternationalDiplomaUnitIARevisionGuide!ThisRevisionGuidehasbeencreatedtohelpyoubuildastructuredrevisionplantowardsyourend-of-unitexamforUnitIA,includingsomeguidanceonhowtoanswerexam-stylequestions.It’ssplitintoelementsasdefinedbytheNEBOSHsyllabusandeachelement-sectioncontainstwomainparts:RevisionNotesWhenrevisingforanexam,manystudentsrelyoneithertryingtolearnthewholecourse,whichisvirtuallyimpossible,orspendingmostoftheirrevisiontimeontopicstheybelievearelikelytocomeupintheexam-neitheraregoodrevisiontechniquesastheyleavetoomuchtochance.ThispartofyourRevisionGuideprovidesasummaryoftheRRCcoursematerial;it’sdesignedtoremindyouofthekeyprinciplesandideasyoustudiedinthisUnit.Exam-StyleQuestionsThispartofyourRevisionGuideprovidessomeexampleexamquestionsandmodelanswers;itwillgiveyouaninsightintowhatyourNEBOSHexaminerexpectsfromyouandsomecommonmistakestoavoid.WithineachmockquestionandanswerscenarioisanInterpretation,PlanandSuggestedAnswer;thiswillprovideaframeworkuponwhichyoucanbaseyourapproachtoansweringeachquestion.Thesemodelanswershavebeenwrittenasidealanswersandnotunderexamconditionsortimerestraints,soitmaynotalwaysbepossibletowriteupsuchadetailedanswerintheactualexam.Itisalsoworthkeepinginmindthatsomequestionswillrequireyoutouseknowledgefrommorethanoneelementofthecourse.Remember,thisbooklethasbeenpreparedwiththeexaminmind-itisnotintendedtoreplaceapropercourseoflearning!Bycombininganoverviewofeachtopicwithpracticeexamquestions,you’rerevisingthecoursecontentandimprovingyourexamtechniqueatthesametime-it’sperfectpreparationforyourNEBOSHexam.There’snosubstituteforhardwork,andthemorestudytimeyoucansparethebetter,butthekeyistousethistimeeffectively.RevisingEffectivelyUsingtheSyllabusYoursecrettosuccessistheGuidetotheNEBOSHInternationalDiploma.Thissetsoutthestructureofthecourseandcontainsthesyllabus.Ifyoudon’talreadyhaveacopyofthesyllabus,westronglyrecommendthatyoubuyone,keepitwithyouandreaditeveryday.AllNEBOSHexamquestionsaresetfromthesyllabus,soasyoubecomemorefamiliarwithityou’llbelesslikelytobe‘thrown’byasurprisequestion.2©RRCRevisionGuideUnitIA:ManagementofInternationalHealthandSafety2©RRCKeepinmindthatyou’llbeexpectedtoapplyyourknowledgetobothfamiliarandunfamiliarsituations!Asexamquestionsaretakenfromthesyllabus,mappingyourstudynotesagainstthesyllabuscanbeaveryusefulrevisiontechnique.IfyouhavestudiedwithRRCyouwillseethatthematerialfollowsthesyllabusquite...