L2 NVQ in Wood Occupations (Construction) QCF - Knowledge Question Paper

L2 NVQ in Wood Occupations
(Construction) QCF
Knowledge Question Paper
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A/503/1170
QCF641
Conforming to General Health, Safety and Welfare in the Workplace
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No.
Assessment Criteria Candidate Response
1.4 State why and when health
and safety control equipment,
identified by the principles of
protection, should be used
relating to types, purpose and
limitations of each type, the
work situation, occupational
use and the general work
environment, in relation to:
– collective protective
measures
– personal protective
equipment (PPE)
Collective protective measures is been identifies as the principle of
protection that is implies inside the site as from this adequate measures
has been taken while preventing the workers from all the hazard
situations that is developed on random basis. In this priority get
processed to control the measures and it is as from the usage of airbags,
scaffolds, nets etc. and from this work get processed with more
effectiveness. For example, While working in any surround it is needed
that all the staff members must have known about all the information
about the usage of tool box. There are some different purposes as the
entire employee must known about the different prospect of health and
safety that is required on site. All the hazardous situation must get
analysed as per the time by which the chances of injuries get reduces
and it is easy for employees to get worked in. In addition there are some
limitations as well like employee didn't pay much attention about the
certain information and the instructions that is provided at site.
As per the working in sites it is needed that workers must carry the
personal protective instruments as like steel toe boots that protect the
body from the heavy weight lifting or falling of some object. The
eyeglasses are needed that protect the eye, gloves for hand safety, ear
defender to protect hearing and that all used while cutting or shaping the
tools. It has the better impact as with this lesser amount of safety as
protect from cuts and wounds but have limitation as well like it doesn't
protect an individual from the heavy injuries.
It is a equipment that is used to measure respiration as it is essential that
staff take the parallel measure from dusty particles and for that have use
mask. If the appropriate measure has been taken than it provide safety
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– respiratory protective
equipment (RPE)
– local exhaust
ventilation (LEV).
from the exhaustion of dust and dangerous chemicals that has negative
impact of respiration. The limitations are that the worker must have the
take the required training and with this make the prolong use of all the
equipments.
It is a control system that is based on engineering as with this the
amount of dust and gas is reduced by ensuring that adequate ventilation
is provided to the workers. It is used with the purpose to reduce the
impact of harmful and toxic gases that has negative impact on human
health. It has some limitations as well like it is more based on the
electrical appliances and take more electricity while also not work as per
the power cuts.
1.5 State how the health and
safety control equipment
relevant to the work should be
used in accordance with the
given instructions.
The health and safety control measures must get managed and used as
per the needed conditions or as per regulations. It is essential that all the
relevant precautions must have cleared to the worked by which they
have make appropriate use of it. Controlling procedures is being
managed by providing training and supervision that aid to reduce the
probability of accidents. The supervisor has ensure that workers have
followed all the working protocols by which the rate of exposure and
injury get prevented. The new appointed worker also uses tool box by
which have take simultaneous cautiousness as per situation.
1.6 State which types of health,
safety and welfare legislation,
notices and warning signs are
relevant to the occupational
area and associated
equipment?
The British health and safety law at work 1974, provide the basis about
the guidance, approved cost of practice and the different regulations that
notices that warning signs more relevantly in occupational areas and
have associated with the upliftment of lifts or cranes, electrical
connections, warning signs of high voltage regulators and that all are
signed up while entering in Vinci plc. There is some different legislation
that is followed by the constructions sites and with this better safety is
provided to the site workers and under this company provides the
equipment as like glasses, shoes, head gear by which they get protected
from the hazardous.
1.7 State why health, safety and
welfare legislation, notices
and warning signs are relevant
to the occupational area.
There are some different legislation that gets followed by the company
as like Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, under this prior safety
precaution must have taken for the protection of site workers. It is being
relevant to get signed the warning signals in the occupational areas as it
ensure that the workers must get keep safe and secured by making
selective health and safety precautions. It not only includes the sanitary
precautions but hygienic formulations as well.
1.8 State how to comply with
control measures that have
been identified by risk
assessments and safe systems
of work.
Control measure has been comply by identifying the hazard and its
impact over harm after that the different precaution get standardised as
per the evaluation of risk. While complying with the control measures
the risk measurement get assessed by which the probability of risk get
reduces. The Vinci plc identifies the future impact of some factors and
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with that have try to take certain prospect to control the viability in
effective manner. For example, by assessment of risk adequate safety
precaution get implemented within the working and it is with the
support of control measures as by eliminating risk, using substitute of
best control, usage of engineering and administrative control etc.
2.2 List typical hazards associated
with the work environment
and occupational area in
relation to resources,
substances, asbestos,
equipment, obstructions,
storage, services, and work
activities.
There are some different hazard that is associated with the working
environment and occupational area of Vinci plc and that are as explain
below as:
Resources: It is usually get related with the different tools and
techniques that get used while working on site as the lifting equipments,
hand gloves to protect from wounds, clean and hygienic canteens.
Substances: The cutting of woods through cutter on site produces more
scattered dust that is so tiny and invisible which is hazardous to eye and
lungs while inhaling through the respiration process.
Asbestos: It is related to the production of silicate materials that mixed
in the surround and being more harmful for the breathing. It is the major
reason behind mesothelioma cancer and serious pulmonary diseases as
well and contains the mineral that is generated randomly in the form of
fibrous and also known as the resistant of heat, chemicals, electricity
and water.
Equipments: It is based on the noise that is produces from the
continuous usage of drilling, hammering, etc. that may cause hearing
loss.
Obstructions: It is related to the fall as well as slip that cause the
serious hazardous. For example while working at height and without
taking any prior safety precautions.
Storage: The storage of harmful product as like chemicals or fire
extinguisher stored with more safety as it produces the poisonous gases
that are not good for inhaling.
Services: It refers to the services that are offered by Vinci plc to
customer for example, enlarging holes at walls might affect the electric
and gas pipes that is more hazardous for health.
Work activities: It is associated with the activities that are performed at
site as like furnishing of wood with unsuitable equipment might cut on
hand by which probability of misshapenness get increases.
2.3 List the current Health and
Safety Executive top ten
safety risks.
The current health and safety executives risk are as like working at
height may cause injuries and in this mobility comes in existence and
for this Vinci plc provide training and height courses by which parallel
measurements have taken. Another one is slip, falls and trips as while
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working on site as so much is going on, moving objects as like workers
and traffic of trucks, lifting equipments manoeuvring lot of challenges.
Noise is the biggest risk and with this hearing problems have raised for
this site provide the better risk assessment to make correct use of PPE
kit. Manual handling of equipments need appropriate training that is
provided on job, collapse of worker occur serious injuries for this
management ensure that they have first aid kit at site.
2.4 List the current Health and
Safety Executive top five
health risks.
The current health and safety executives of health risks are as asbestos
that is occurred by maximise use of different fibres that result to
injurious issues as like lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis. Risk
of mental health as the workers at site have done a lot of continuous
work without getting stopped that raises the different issues related to
anxiety, stress, depression etc. Silica dust at site induces fatal exposure,
cancer and directly causes to death. Manual handling of all the records
brings more pressure and induce musculoskeletal disorder. Hazardous
substances and its storage is being more riskier to health and cause to
respiratory problems.
2.5 State how changing
circumstances within the
workplace could cause
hazards.
The working circumstances the worker need to be more aware about the
working conditions and manage different risk accordingly. Once the
staffs is working at site they must be familiar with the working
conditions and if workplace get change it changes the overall working
criteria and worker take time to get stable.
2.6 State the methods used for
reporting changed
circumstances, hazards, and
incidents in the workplace.
There are different methods that must get used to report the change in
workplace is about to manage and controlled the assessment of
operation and function, estimation of induced costing, usage of efficient
strategies and methods, maintenance of budget.
3.6 State the organisational
policies and procedures for
health, safety, and welfare, in
relation to:
– dealing with accidents
and emergencies
associated with the
work and environment
– methods of receiving
or sourcing
information
– reporting
In this the individual must get informed the accidental information to the
supervisor and in parallel stop working and left the place with more
composure.
The information about any redundancy gets spread as from the alarms or
detectors that provide the collective information to all about some
discrepancy.
All the worker has informed that if they see or measure any disruptions
than report to the supervisor as they have take immediate action to
reduce the impact.
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– stopping work
– evacuation
– fire risks and safe exit
procedures
– consultation and
feedback.
It is the effective measure that is taken which analysing any
misshapenness and with this all the workers have stop working to
control the actions.
It is related to leave the work and site and all the workers shift to the
escape place or use the relative safety measures.
Fire risk and safe exit procedures provide awareness off and with this
certain precautions have been taken by Vinci plc to make sure that
appropriate space of exist must get maintained for easy leaving.
It is based on the feedback that is collected by the workers so as to
record the overall incident and as per the review of feedback takes the
certain procedures.
3.7 State the appropriate types of
fire extinguishers relevant to
the work.
The different type of extinguishers that are are relevant at workplace are
as water and foam fire extinguisher as it take the heat and with the
support of foam oxygen get separated from fire, carbon dioxide
extinguisher removes the heat through cold discharge, dry powder
extinguisher which is similar as of chemical as in this fuel get separated
from oxygen and heat also get removed.
3.8 State how and when the
different types of fire
extinguishers are used in
accordance with legislation
and official guidance.
The extinguisher are used as per accordance to legislation and official
guidelines and have used to get alert from the fire. The legislation
include portable fire extinguisher and implement as per the assessment
of risk and by following the plan of fire management.
4.2 State how personal behaviour
demonstrates responsibility for
general workplace health,
safety, and welfare, in relation
to:
– Recognising when to
stop work in the face
of serious and
imminent danger to
self and/or others
– Contributing to
discussions and
providing feedback
– Reporting changed
In this all individuals stop working as by analysing any sign about the
alarm of fire or any other deformity.
All individuals must get informed other workers and provide guidance
about to control of hazard in adequate manner.
It is the behaviour of an individual with this if anyone has reported any
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