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detached building, which included offi ces, meeting rooms,
a plant room and roof-mounted equipment, identifi ed a
number of areas in which improvements could be made.
The fi re action plan produced from the risk assess-
ment identifi ed that no one in the organisation had been
allocated the responsibility for coordinating a fi re incident
procedure (gathering information from fi re wardens) or
providing information to oncoming fi re crews. This was
addressed by allocating a role and responsibilities for an
incident controller, nominating staff members and the
introduction of formulating plans and information sheets
to be provided to oncoming fi re crews.
During the risk assessment process it was also
identifi ed that the installation of IT cabling had breached
a number of the fi re compartment walls (fi re resisting) as
no one had been allocated the responsibility for review-
ing the works undertaken by contractors. This was
addressed by reviewing the roles of the facilities manage-
ment team (FMT) to incorporate this aspect and provid-
ing the FMT members with appropriate training.
(b)
Outline
the circumstances that may
give rise to the need for a health and
safety policy to be revised.
(6)
2.
Outline
the issues that are typically included
in the arrangements section of a health
and safety document.
(8)
3. (a)
Explain
the purpose of the 'statement
of intent' section of a health and safety policy. (2)
(b)
Outline
the circumstances that would
require a health and safety policy
to be reviewed.
(6)
4.
Outline
the issues that are typically included
in the fi re safety arrangements section of a
health and safety policy document.
(8)
5. (a)
State
the legal requirements whereby
employers must prepare a written
statement of their health and safety policy.
(2)
(b)
Outline
the various methods for
communicating the contents of a
safety policy to the workforce.
(6)
2.4
Example NEBOSH questions for
Chapter 2
1. (a)
Outline
the legal requirements whereby
employers must prepare a written
statement of their health and safety policy.
(2)
