QANMOS MOCK TEST ANSWER SHEET

Open book examination

Full Name: Zubair Ali Paper Code 0008

Father Muhammad Razzaq Group Nebosh IGC Batch
Name #87 Evening
Date 3/6/2024 Contact 03464380050
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Task 1: The influence of peers

Question
Comment on the influence of peers on health and safety at the car showroom.
Note: You should support your answer, where applicable, using relevant
information from the scenario.
1. The sales supervisor and leadership team influenced the worker in
terms of how he gets the job done and achieves the sales target.
2. The sales supervisor influences the apprentice by not reporting the
accident and hiding the information.
3. The behavior of the leader and other staff members, such as the sales
supervisor and HOS, influences the new worker when the leader
targets sales over safety.
4. The managing director did not prompt the health and safety culture in
the organization and was influenced by peers and other employees.
5. Peers and other employees influence the managing director, who is
not involved in the day-to-day operations of the organization.
6. The apprentice was influenced by the sales supervisor he did not
follow safety rules.
 7. The managing director has influenced the head of sales, asking him to
perform a health and safety role in the organization.
8. The sales supervisor is unwilling to perform the role of fire marshal,
but he does, and he influences the other worker.
9. The sales supervisor asks the apprentice to tell a lie; if anyone asks,
they have influenced the apprentice's peers.
10.The apprentice wakes up the sales supervisor with a fire extinguisher,
and other workers influence him.
Task 2: Emergency procedures
Question
(a) What are the positive points about fire safety arrangements at the car
showroom?
1. The fire extinguisher is available at the car showroom.
2. The fire safety sign has been displayed at the showroom.
3. the fire safety alarm has been installed at the showroom.
4. the fire equipment has available at the showroom.
5. Only one fire incident has be record last 12 years
(b) What are the negative points about fire safety arrangements at the car
showroom?
1. There is no trained fire marshal in the showroom.
2. There is no fire drill arranged for the worker in the showroom.
3. There is no role defined in the organization in case of an emergency.
4. The likelihood of mistakes occurring during evacuation is higher when
staff members have not practiced emergency procedures.
5. The patrol vehicles are parked in the showroom, and the management is
not concerned about the risk of patrol he can make a fire.
6. The managing director has not been allowed to provide the fire
evacuation training to the worker. The MD thinks that no accidents
happened recently, so why do you need this training?
7. The sales supervisor and management feel that the fire risk is very low,
and we don't need a fire drill to provide the worker.
8. When the false alarm rings, the worker doesn't know what we can do in
this situation.
9. The fire action notice board is displayed outside the building. There is no
single notice inside the building.
 10.The senior salesperson has repeatedly brought up the issue of the fire
evacuation drill to the MD, but he consistently delays his response.
(c) Why is it important to practice emergency procedures?
1. The regular practice of emergency procedures is to ensure that the
employer, already acquainted with them, reduces concern during actual
emergencies.
2. The emergency procedure practice is to allow the employees to
understand their roles and responsibilities during emergencies.
3. He can continuously improve the response plan by identifying the
weaknesses and gaps through the emergent drill.
4. Regular practice drills build confidence in employees to face high-
pressure situations more calmly and provide a safe work environment.
5. Correctly executed emergency procedures can prevent property damage
and provide a secure workplace.

Task 3: Accident reporting

question
Within a workplace there are formal procedures for reporting accidents.
(a) Comment on the Sales Supervisor’s approach to reporting the
apprentice’s accident?
1. The sales supervisor witnessed a recent accident involving the
apprentices. He advised his assistant to keep quiet in this matter.
2. The sales supervisor is not keeping the accident report, and the
employee's attitude is damaging the organization's safety culture.
3. Instead of teaching the apprentice good safety practices, the sales
supervisor instructs him on how to cover and hide unexpected situations.
4. When the apprentice arrives at the site with a plaster cast on his wrist,
the sales supervisor gives him a new suggestion: speak a lie about his
injury instead of reporting and investigating the incident. The sales
supervisor's behavior is very bad.
5. The manager and sales supervisor should lead from the front to the
worker about reporting accidents and safety regulations, which are not
seen in this scenario.
(b) How should the apprentice’s accident be reported by the employer?
1. The apprentice reports the date and time of the accident to the
 employer.
2. The apprentice reports the incident's location and circumstances to the
employer.
3. Report to the employee the number of workers, along with their name,
character, and work history.
4. The details of the equipment and material involved in the accident should
be reported to the employer.
5. The details of the witness to the incident and his written statement were
reported to the employer.
Task 4: The legal reasons for health and safety management
Question
What are the legal reasons why health and safety should be managed at the
car showroom?
1. According to C155, it is the employer's legal responsibility to provide safe
workplace equipment. Machinery is safe and does not put workers'
health at risk.
2. It’s the legal duty of the employer, according to C155, to ensure that the
worker is safe from physical chemical substances without risk of health.
3. The employer should provide adequate clothing to the worker according
to C155; it’s a legal responsibility of the employer.
4. It is the legal responsibility of the employer to provide a safe working
process, not a risk to the health of the worker, according to R164, the
legal responsibilities of the employer.
5. According to R164, it is the legal responsibility of the employer to give the
necessary training and instructions to the worker.
6. It is the legal duty of the employer, according to R164, to provide
supervision to ensure that the safety policies are implemented.
7. According to R164, it is the employer's legal duty to provide reasonable
practice to remove the unconscious mental and physical fatigue from the
staff.
8. It’s the employer's legal duty, according to R164, to provide a rest break
to the worker that does not impact the worker's health.
9. According to R164, it is the employer's legal duty to provide sufficient
personal protective equipment to the worker in order to prevent their
illness.
 10.Employers have a legal obligation to provide a safe workplace for their
workers, but workers also play a crucial role in ensuring the safety of
their duties at the work site. according to R164.
Task 5: Workers’ responsibilities in the workplace
Question
It is likely that the injured apprentice may have contravened some of them
responsibilities as a worker within International Labor Organization
Convention C155 – Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981
(No.155) Article 19 and associated Recommendation R164 – Occupational
Safety and Health Recommendation, 1981 (No.164) recommendation 16.
Comment on the extent to which Article 19 of C155 and recommendation 16
of R164 may have been contravened. (10)
Note: You should support your answer, where applicable, using relevant
information from the scenario.
As per the ILO Convention C155 and Recommendation R164, there are
some responsibilities to the worker on safety matters to take reasonable
care. But in the scenario, the apprentice has not fulfilled their duties.
ILO C155 (article 19) breaching.
1. According to the scenario, the worker failed to adhere to the
organization's safety instructions, which were prominently displayed in
the showroom. Despite the organization having already placed a sign in
the showroom, the apprentice continues to use his mobile phone,
potentially violating the organization's rules and duties.
2. The apprentice did not receive sufficient information from the company,
which contravened his duty.
3. The apprentice did not receive the proper safety training; the duty was
contravened.
4. The apprentice got injured when he used his mobile phone while driving;
he did not report the accident, and duty was contravened.
ILO R-164 (Article 16) breaching.
5. The apprentice not take reasonable care of their safety and that of other
people in the showroom the duty was contravened.
6. The apprentice did not follow the safety instructions and procedures in
the car showroom, and duty was violated.
7. The apprentice did not report the incorrect situation in the car
showroom; the duty was contravened.
 8. The apprentice did not report the accident that happened in the car
showroom; duty was contravened.
9. The apprentice did the unauthorized modification with the fire
extinguisher and did not use it properly; the duty was violated.
10.The apprentice violated his duty by failing to inform the top managers
about the accident.

Task 6: Near misses

Question
It is often a matter of chance that a near miss turns into an accident.
How could investigation of the previous near misses have helped prevent this
accident? (10)
Note: You should support your answer, where applicable, using relevant
information from the scenario
1. Investigating the near miss to implement corrective action within the
organization, the apprentice identified the use of a mobile phone while
driving, leading to strict action against him to prevent a serious accident.
2. The near miss provides an opportunity to identify the lack of training and
supervision in the organization, such as an apprentice using a mobile
phone while driving, which can lead to a serious accident.
3. The near miss provides the opportunity to find the wrong person in the
organization, as the sales supervisor does not report the incident to the
top management.
4. The investigation of the near miss is helping to identify the root cause of
the incident, as evidenced by the scenario, the false alarm ring by the
child mistake, and the sale supervisor ready to play Role fire mashing.
5. The near miss helps identify the accident reason and helps the
organization decrease the high premium insurance.
6. When an apprentice hits a car on concrete hard standing, for example,
the near-miss investigation helps the organization reduce the cost of the
accident.
7. The near-miss investigation helps reduce the cost of enforcement
agencies and legal action against the organization.
 8. The investigation of near misses helps to avoid accidents and helps the
organization achieve its sales target on time.
9. The near-miss investigation helps to find out what went wrong in the
organization.
10.The near-miss investigation is to protect the organization's image from
accident damage.
Task 7: Health and safety culture
Question
What appear to be the negative indicators of health and safety culture at the
car showroom? (20)
Note: You should support your answer, where applicable, using relevant
information from the scenario.
1. Despite not having the necessary training, the sales supervisor has taken
on the role of a fire marshal, which is a negative indicator of the health
and safety culture in the car showroom.
2. The apprentice uses their mobile phones while driving, which is a
negative indicator of safety culture.
3. The apprentice receives no training or supervision for parking, which is a
negative indicator of the safety culture in the car showroom.
4. There is no record of past incidents, accidents, or near misses in the
organization, which is a negative indicator of the health and safety
culture.
5. The Managing Director is not involved in the day-to-day running
operations in the car showroom; he appears to be busy at frequent
online international conferences, which show the car showroom's
negative indicators of health and safety culture.
6. The organization's management believes there is no need for frequent
fire drills for workers, which is a negative indicator of the workplace's
health and safety culture.
7. The organization's sales team follows the wrong process to achieve the
sales target, no matter how the job is done. This is a negative indicator of
the organization.
8. When the apprentice exits the car with a mobile phone in hand, they trip
over the seat belt and fail to fully retract it, potentially causing an
accident. This shows the negative impact of safety culture in the
 showroom.
9. The apprentice uses the fire extinguisher to wake up the supervisor
during a break in the negative safety culture in the showroom.
10.When the false alarm occurs, the worker often lacks the necessary
emergency drill, which shows a negative culture in the showroom.
11.The sales supervisor didn’t investigate and report the incident with the
apprentice, which is a negative indicator of the health and safety culture.
12.The managing director disagrees with the senior salesperson about
arranging the fire evacuation testing safety; he believes that nothing bad
has happened so far, which is why we are not arranging the fire testing,
which is a negative indicator of the health and safety culture.
13.The sales supervisor advises the apprentice to tell the investigation team
he fell off his bike at home, not in the car showroom, which is a negative
indication of the health and safety culture.
14.There is no fire drill or fire marshal at the car showroom, which is a
negative indicator of the health and safety culture.
15.The sales supervisor has assumed himself to be a fire marshal; they have
no training about fire marshals, which is a negative indicator of the
organization's health and safety.
16.The sales supervisor hides the incident information and does not report
it to management, which is a negative indicator of health and safety
culture.
17.The sales supervisor sees the apprentice using a mobile while driving; he
does not stop him, which is a negative indicator of health and safety
culture.
18.The sales supervisor does not talk to anyone about the incident; even the
top management believes in the sales supervisor's negative impact on
health and safety culture.
19.The MD has not taken responsibility for health and safety; he handed
over the duty to an untrained person, which shows the negative culture
of the organization.
20.The senior salesperson tells the worker not to worry about the unsafe
working conditions it’s a common practice. There is a negative culture of
health and safety in the organization.

Task 8: Health and safety management roles and responsibilities

Question
It is important that everyone in the organization knows their health and safety
roles and responsibilities.
Comment on the effectiveness of roles and responsibilities in relation to
health and safety management in the car showroom. (10)
Note: You should focus on roles and responsibilities and not the health and
safety management system.
Note: You should support your answer, where applicable, using relevant
information from the scenario
1. The managing director should have been involved in the daily activities of
the organization.
2. The MD is responsible for assigning a certified safety officer in the
showroom.
3. The sales supervisor should focus on his sales targets and achieve them
within the given time.
4. The sales supervisor is focused on other roles, such as fire marshal; he
should concentrate on his sales and purchase responsibilities.
5. The head of sales is involved in other activities; he should focus on his
role as head of sales in the car organization.
6. The apprentice is engaged in unimportant activities; he should focus on
his role as a worker in the organization.
7. The MD is responsible for hiring a competent person to implement a safe
work system in the organization.
8. The sales supervisor is responsible for guiding the workers and creating a
safe work environment in the showroom.
9. The apprentice has a responsibility to not use the mobile phone while
driving and not risk his life or others.
10.The sales supervisor sees the incident happen with the apprentice, and
he has a responsibility to report it to management.