nAmiBIA UniVERSITY OF SCIEnCE AnD TECHnOLOGY

FACULTY OF HEALTH AND APPLIED SCIENCES

Department of Health Sciences

QUALIFICATION: Bachelor of Environmental Health Sciences

QUALIFICATION CODE: BEHS LEVEL: 7

COURSE NAME: Occupational Health and Safety COURSE Code: OHS 811S

SESSION: JUNE 2016 PAPER: 1

DURATION: 3 HOURS MARKS: 100

FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER

EXAMINER(S) Mr. S. Muzira

MODERATOR: Dr.W. Swiegers

INSTRUCTIONS 1. Answer ALL the questions.

2. Write clearly and neatly.

3. Number the answers clearly.

THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 3 PAGES (Excluding this front page)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Answer all questions. 2. Write clearly and neatly 3. Number the answers clearly

SECTION A

QUESTION 1

1. Auditing is an important aspect when developing and implementing an

Occupational Health and safety management system.

1.1 Define Auditing.

1.2 Outline the importance of carrying out an OHS audit.

1.3 Differentiate between stage one(1) and Stage two(2) audits during the

process of management system certification.

QUESTION 2

2. Occupational Health and Safety Statistics.

2.1 Discuss the importance of OHS Statistics among different levels within

a country.

2.2. Discuss challenges that can be encountered when analyzing OHS data

among different structural levels in Namibia.

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SECTION B

QUESTION 3

3. Occupational Health and Safety management systems.

3.1 You have been recently employed as the OHS officer of a certain

company then you notices the need to develop and implement an OHS

management system. Write a brief summary convincing your

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3.2 Explain important aspects that need to be addressed when designing an

Occupational Health and Safety policy.

3.3 Training and Control of documents & records procedures are important

Documents when developing and implementing ISO 18001.

Discuss in detail the relevance of the contents of these procedures to

the running of the organization.

QUESTION 4

4.1 Giving more information differentiate between ILO Conventions and

Recommendations.

4.2 Briefly describe the ILO background information.

4.3 In your own words briefly summarize key aspects addressed by

Convention No. 161.

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4.4 The Labour Act No. 11 of 2007 stipulates the duties of employers to the

employees in a workplace. Relating to the excursion undertaken to

various companies this semester discuss if these duties are

respected by employers.

4.5 designing and implementing an emergency preparedness response plans

Is an important aspect in addressing OHS standards.

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Outline contents of the Evacuation procedure of an organization. [1 0]

(TOTAL: 100 MARKS)

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