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1.1Define the following terms given in the Occupational Health and safety Act:
1.1.1Chief Executive Officer (CEO\ (1\
1.1.2Employee (2\
1.1.3Sell (1\
1.2Every employee shall at work carry out any lawful order given to him, and obey the health and safety rules and procedures laid down by his employer in the interest of health or safety. State TWO other general duties of employees at work.
1.3In terms of the Act, the chief executive officer (CEO\is charged with certain duties.
1.3.1Name the duties of the CEO.
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2.1Subsection 8 (1\is a general requirement of an employer to provide and maintain, as far as is reasonably practicable, a working environment that is safe and without risk to the health of his or her employees. Subsection 8 (2\
2.2Every employer has a duty to make every employee conversant with the hazards to his or her health and safety while at work and also to inform health and saf ety representatives beforehand of specific aspects whereby inspectors
2.3Describe TWO functions which a health and safety committee has to perform other than the requirement that the committee has to hold a meeting once in THREE months. (2\ [10] 1305004610
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3.1Define the following terms as given in the Environmental Regulations for Workplaces 1987 as amended:
3.1.1Acclimatised
3.1.2
3.2
3.3Every workplace in an undertaking shall be venti lated either by natural or mechanical means in such a way that the air breathed by employees does not endanger their safety. Name THREE other requirements such ventilation shall also meet.
3.4A user of machinery shall provide and maintain suffic ient clear and unobstructed space at every machine to enable work to be carried out without danger to persons. With the exclusion of workplaces where building work is performed, what
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4.1Define the following terms as given in the Driven Machinery Regulations, 2015:
4.1.1Block and tackle
4.1.2
4.2Name TWO requirements a swing or radial saw that is moved towards the material has to comply with. (2\
4.3Name TWO requirements a portable power driven circular saw has to comply with. (2\ 13050046
4.4You have to ensure that the rope of every lifting machine has a factor of safety presc ribed by the standard to which the lifting machine was manufactured. In the absence of such prescribed safety factor, what safety factor must you
4.4.1teel wire ropes.
4.4.2
4.5You have lifting machines of various types, sizes and lifting capacities at the factory.
4.5.1Who may operate a lifting machine?
4.5.210
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5.1Define the term shifts man as given in the General Machinery Regulations, 1988. (2\
5.2Depending on the sum of the power and type of the machinery installed on your premises, you have to appoint a competent person with prescribed qualifications and experience.
5.2.1Name TWO types of machinery where such appointment is not required. (2\
5.2.2What are the conditions when such a person need not be designated? (1\
5.3When must you appoint a shifts man? (2\
5.4On your premises you have a quantity of substance in a single storage vessel in excess of the quantity specified for that substance set out in Schedule A of the regulations. What must you do? (1\
5.5You are the owner of a bakery where y ou operate four mixing machines, numerous conveyor systems, three steam ovens, a steam generator operating on LPG and an electrode steam generator and you employ 55 persons.
6.1Define the following terms as given in the Pressure Equipment Regulations, 2009:
6.1.1Pressure equipment
6.1.2
6.2Who must ensure that new pressure equipment put on the market complies with the Pr essure Equipment Regulations? (1\
6.3Irrespective of compliance to the various standards incorporated into the regulations for pressure equipment, what must all pressure equipment be subjected to? (1\
6.4In order to place certain pressure e quipment such as pressure vessels and fire extinguishers in the market, a permit issued by an organisation approved by the chief inspector is required.
6.4.1Who must obtain such permit?
6.4.2
6.5You may not use a steam generator unless you have a certificate of registration issued by an inspector. Name TWO cases when you have to immediately notify the provincial director in writing concerning the certificate of registration of your steam gen
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7.1Define the term earthed as given in the Electrical Machinery Regulations, 2011. (1\
7.2here is a presence of explosive dust and a danger of fire or explosion in an area in your factory. Th is area has been classified as a hazardous location and there is electrical machinery installed and in operation. You do not have a
7.2.1What must you now do about the certification and what is acceptable?
7.2.2What must you do before you repair or adjust any electrical machinery in this area? 13050046 Copyright reserved
7.2.3What must you do when there is a possibility of the form ation of static electricity under working conditions in this area?
7.2.4At what intervals must the electrical machinery in this hazardous location be visually inspected and tested?
7.2.5
7.3You intend to install a pump station one kilometre away from the factory to recirculate water from your purification plant back to the factory to use it as cooling water. An 11 kV overhead power line will be the most cos
7.3.1What norms must you use for the design of the power line?
7.3.2What norms must you use for the maintenance of the power line?
7.3.3What are the requirements for the pos itioning of the structures supporting the crossing span?
7.3.410
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8.1Define the following terms as given in the Lead Regulati ons, 2001:
8.1.1Lead
8.1.2
8.2You use a lead compound in one of the manufacturing processes at your factory. In terms of the Lead Regulations the employer shall cause the undertaking to be assessed in order to determi ne if any person may be
8.2.1At what intervals must this assessment be made?
8.2.2
8.3Define the following terms as given in the Facilities Regulations, 2 004, as amended:
8.3.1Drinking water
8.3.2
8.4Under certain conditions you must provide a dining room or eating place which is separate from the changing rooms. Name ONE condition when you provide such separate di ning room or eating place?
8.5How many tables and chairs must be provide in every dining room? (1\
8.6You plan a new division to manufacture a new product which will require that 30 employees have to shower at the end of their shift. You therefor have to provide a new changing room with showers for these employees.
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9.1Define the following terms as given in the Lift, Escalator and Passenger Conveyor Reg ulations, 2010:
9.1.1Failure
9.1.2
9.2The regulations require that you must keep record of certain aspects of a lift.
9.2.1Where are the records kept?
9.2.2
9.3Define the following terms as given in the Major Hazard Installation Regulations, 2001:
9.3.1Rolling stock
9.3.2
9.4At your workplace a large quantity of a hazardous substance is use d during the processing of a product and you intend to erect a storing facility which will cause the premises to be classified as a major hazard installation. You first
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10.1Define the following terms as given in the Construction Regulations, 2014.
10.1.1Agent
10.1.2
10.2You intend to extend a section at the factory and to carry out the construction work as an owner builder.
10.2.1Name TWO conditions of the extent of work for which you have to inform the provincial director in order to obtain a construction work permit and site specific number before you may carry out the construction work.
10.2.2
10.3Name TWO additional requirements a contractor has to comply with for the stacking of material on a construction site, in addition to compliance with the provisions for the stacking of articles in the Ge
10.4Name TWO steps a contractor must take on the construction site, in addition to compliance with the Environmental Regulations for Workplaces, with regards to fire precautions in confined spaces in which flammable gass
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Sections10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 = 100 marks
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TitleDocument
SubjectOccupational Health And Safety Act Non National Certificate
LevelGeneral
Document typeQuestion paper
Year2019
MonthNovember
Pages9
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Examination context
Decade2010s
Years ago7y
SeasonSpring (SH)
Start dayFriday
Exam periodNovember 2019
Days since exam2,534
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