NEBOSHInternationalDiplomaUnitIBInternationalManagementofHazardousAgentsintheWorkplaceRevisionGuideRRCRef.NIDBRG.1.1©RRCInternationalAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyform,orbyanymeans,electronic,electrostatic,mechanical,photocopiedorotherwise,withouttheexpresspermissioninwritingfromRRC.RRCacknowledgeswiththankstheco-operationofNEBOSHintheproductionofthisguide.ContentsWelcometoyourNEBOSHInternationalDiplomaUnitIBRevisionGuide!1ElementIB1:PrinciplesofChemicalControl,ToxicologyandEpidemiology7ElementIB2:HazardousSubstancesandOtherChemicals-AssessmentofRisk33ElementIB3:HazardousChemicals-EngineeringControlsandPersonalProtectiveEquipment45ElementIB4:MonitoringandMeasuring61ElementIB5:BiologicalAgents83ElementIB6:PhysicalAgents1-NoiseandVibration103ElementIB7:PhysicalAgents2-Radiation129ElementIB8:Psycho-socialAgents149ElementIB9:MusculoskeletalRisksandControls165ElementIB10:WorkEnvironmentRisksandControls177ElementIB11:ManagingOccupationalHealth193AndFinally...205©RRC1RevisionGuideUnitIB:InternationalManagementofHazardousAgentsinTheWorkplaceWelcometoyourNEBOSHInternationalDiplomaUnitIBRevisionGuide!ThisRevisionGuidehasbeencreatedtohelpyoubuildastructuredrevisionplantowardsyourend-of-unitexamforUnitIB,includingsomeguidanceonhowtoanswerexam-stylequestions.It’ssplitintoelementsasdefinedbytheNEBOSHsyllabusandeachelement-sectioncontainstwomainparts:RevisionNotesWhenrevisingforanexam,manystudentsrelyoneithertryingtolearnthewholecourse,whichisvirtuallyimpossible,orspendingmostoftheirrevisiontimeontopicstheybelievearelikelytocomeupintheexam-neitheraregoodrevisiontechniquesastheyleavetoomuchtochance.ThispartofyourRevisionGuideprovidesasummaryoftheRRCcoursematerial;it’sdesignedtoremindyouofthekeyprinciplesandideasyoustudiedinthisUnit.Exam-StyleQuestionsThispartofyourRevisionGuideprovidessomeexampleexamquestionsandmodelanswers;itwillgiveyouaninsightintowhatyourNEBOSHexaminerexpectsfromyouandsomecommonmistakestoavoid.WithineachmockquestionandanswerscenarioisanInterpretation,PlanandSuggestedAnswer;thiswillprovideaframeworkuponwhichyoucanbaseyourapproachtoansweringeachquestion.Thesemodelanswershavebeenwrittenasidealanswersandnotunderexamconditionsortimerestraints,soitmaynotalwaysbepossibletowriteupsuchadetailedanswerintheactualexam.ItisalsoworthkeepinginmindthatsomequestionswillrequireyoutouseknowledgefrommorethanoneelementofthecourseRemember,thisbooklethasbeenpreparedwiththeexaminmind-itisnotintendedtoreplaceapropercourseoflearning!Bycombininganoverviewofeachtopicwithpracticeexamquestions,you’rerevisingthecoursecontentandimprovingyourexamtechniqueatthesametime-it’sperfectpreparationforyourNEBOSHexam.There’snosubstituteforhardwork,andthemorestudytimeyoucansparethebetter,butthekeyistousethistimeeffectively.RevisingEffectivelyUsingtheSyllabusYoursecrettosuccessistheGuidetotheNEBOSHInternationalDiploma.Thissetsoutthestructureofthecourseandcontainsthesyllabus.Ifyoudon’talreadyhaveacopyofthesyllabus,westronglyrecommendthatyoubuyone,keepitwithyouandreaditeveryday.AllNEBOSHexamquestionsaresetfromthesyllabus,soasyoubecomemorefamiliarwithityou’llbelesslikelytobe‘thrown’byasurprisequestion.2©RRCRevisionGuideUnitIB:InternationalManagementofHazardousAgentsinTheWorkplace2©RRCKeepinmindthatyou’llbeexpectedtoapplyyourkn...