NEBOSH Risk Assessment 6

Question 1

What does a 'fire risk assessment' specifically require?

Accepted Answer

Identify fire hazards (ignition sources, fuel, oxygen), identify people at risk, evaluate and implement controls, record findings, and review — under fire safety regulations separate from the general risk assessment

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A fire risk assessment is the same as a general risk assessment

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Only the fire safety officer completes a fire risk assessment

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Fire risk assessments only consider electrical hazards

Question 2

How should risk assessment address the hazards of scaffolding in Gulf construction?

Accepted Answer

Scaffold risk assessment must address: erection/dismantling hazards (falls, falling objects), design for loads, ground conditions, scaffold inspection regime, access, and weather exposure

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Only falling from height need be assessed

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Scaffolding creates no unique risks beyond general working at height

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Scaffold risk assessment is only required for scaffolds over 10 metres

Question 3

What risk controls are most effective for preventing manual handling injuries?

Accepted Answer

Mechanize or automate the task (eliminate manual handling), then redesign loads/layout (reduce risk), then provide training and instruction — PPE (back belts) is last and least effective

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Back belts prevent all manual handling injuries

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Only training is needed to prevent manual handling injuries

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Manual handling injuries cannot be prevented

Question 4

What is the risk assessment implication of 'reasonably foreseeable' harm?

Accepted Answer

Employers must control risks from harm that a reasonable person would foresee as likely — they are not required to anticipate every conceivable but highly unlikely event

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Employers must prevent all possible harm regardless of probability

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Reasonably foreseeable only applies to catastrophic events

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Unforeseeable events require no risk controls

Question 5

How should a risk assessment address contractors on a shared worksite?

Accepted Answer

The main contractor must communicate site hazards to contractors; contractors must inform the main contractor of hazards their work introduces; interfaces between work activities must be coordinated

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Contractors manage their own risks independently with no coordination needed

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The main contractor has no responsibility for contractors' safety

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Contractors only need risk assessments for their own workers

Question 6

What is the purpose of recording near-misses and unsafe conditions alongside accidents in the safety management system?

Accepted Answer

Near-misses and unsafe conditions reveal system failures before they cause injury — analyzing them enables prevention, not just reaction

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Only actual injuries provide useful safety data

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Near-misses are too minor to record

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Only lost-time injuries have legal reporting requirements and provide data