Health and Safety

Question 1

List FOUR items that should be included in a health and safety manual.

Answer 1

• Emergency procedures.
• Accident register.
• Hazard register.
• Accident report forms.

Question 2

Give FIVE actions an employer must take following an incident that has resulted in serious harm.

Answer 2

• Make sure injured received medical attention
• Ensure the accident scene is not interfered with
• Advise WorkSafe
• Complete an investigation
• written notice to WorkSafe New Zealand office within 7 days

Question 3

List THREE formal documents a health and safety inspector may issue if safety concerns are found on a work site.

Answer 3

• Improvement Notice.
• Prohibition Notice.
• Infringement Notice.

Question 4

A trench is to be excavated between two buildings in a central city street.
List SIX factors about the site that need to be considered before excavation commences.

Answer 4

• The effect excavation may have on adjoining occupiers, adjacent structures.
• Effected footpath and roading.
• The measures for controlling traffic
• Underground services such as electricity, gas or water reticulation.
• The nature of the soil to be excavated and its method of disposal.
• The length and nature of the haul route.
• The water table level, presence of standing or running water,

Question 5

Where the potential of a fall exists on a work site, hazards need to be managed.
State how the hazard of working at height can be eliminated.

Answer 5

• Structure built at ground level and lifted into position on completion.

Question 6

Give FOUR examples of how the hazard of working at height can be minimised.

Answer 6

• Edge protection.
• Guard-railed work platform (e.g., scaffold or elevating work platforms).
• Total restraint system to prevent a fall occurring. (2 marks)
• Fall arrest system.
• Nets or air bags to minimise the impact of a fal