NEBOSHInternationalDiplomaUnitICInternationalWorkplaceandWorkEquipmentSafetyRevisionGuideRRCRef.NIDCRG.1.1©RRCInternationalAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyform,orbyanymeans,electronic,electrostatic,mechanical,photocopiedorotherwise,withouttheexpresspermissioninwritingfromRRC.RRCacknowledgeswiththankstheco-operationofNEBOSHintheproductionofthisguide.ContentsWelcometoyourNEBOSHInternationalDiplomaUnitICRevisionGuide!1ElementIC1:GeneralWorkplaceIssues7ElementIC2:PrinciplesofFireandExplosion25ElementIC3:WorkplaceFireRiskAssessment43ElementIC4:TheStorage,HandlingandProcessingofDangerousSubstances65ElementIC5:WorkEquipment(General)91ElementIC6:WorkEquipment(WorkplaceMachinery)105ElementIC7:WorkEquipment(Mobile,LiftingandAccess)139ElementIC8:ElectricalSafety161ElementIC9:ConstructionHazardsandControls187ElementIC10:WorkplaceTransportandDrivingforWork213ElementIC11:PressureSystemHazardsandControls221AndFinally...234©RRC1RevisionGuideUnitIC:InternationalWorkplaceandWorkEquipmentSafetyWelcometoyourNEBOSHInternationalDiplomaUnitICRevisionGuide!ThisRevisionGuidehasbeencreatedtohelpyoubuildastructuredrevisionplantowardsyourend-of-unitexamforUnitIC,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,butthekeyistousethistimeeffectivelyRevisingEffectivelyUsingtheSyllabusYoursecrettosuccessistheGuidetotheNEBOSHInternationalDiploma.Thissetsoutthestructureofthecourseandcontainsthesyllabus.Ifyoudon’talreadyhaveacopyofthesyllabus,westronglyrecommendthatyoubuyone,keepitwithyouandreaditeveryday.AllNEBOSHexamquestionsaresetfromthesyllabus,soasyoubecomemorefamiliarwithityou’llbelesslikelytobe‘thrown’byasurprisequestion.2©RRCRevisionGuideUnitIC:InternationalWorkplaceandWorkEquipmentSafety2©RRCKeepinmindthatyou’llbeexpectedtoapplyyourknowledgetobothfamiliarandunfamiliarsituations!Asexamquestionsaretakenfro...