@TVET Curriculum Development, Assessment and Certification Council March April 2022

TVET CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION

COUNCIL (TVET CDACC)
ASSESSMENT TOOL

Qualification : Level 5
Unit of Competency : Demonstrate Occupational Safety and Health Practices

ASSESSOR’S GUIDE WRITTEN ASSESSMENT

Page 1 of 11
@TVET Curriculum Development, Assessment and Certification Council March April 2022

SECTION A (20 MARKS)

Each question carries one (1) mark.
1. Who should you notify always about an accident?
A. Immediate supervisor
B. The department of occupational health as safety
C. Medical department
D. The county NEMA officer
2. Which one is an employee’s responsibility/obligation?
A. Do not change protective devices and used them in the correct way
B. Supervise high risk activities
C. Maintain an accident register
D. Attend to large fire out breaks
3. What is the meaning of the following pictogram?

A. Five
B. Explosive
C. Radioactive
D. Bio-hazard
4. Which one is not a control measure of risk in workplace?
A. First aid
B. Administration control
C. Eliminate risk
D. Isolate risk
5. Which one in not a physical occupational hazard
A. Noisy workplace
B. Dusty workplace
C. Work at hights

Page 2 of 11
@TVET Curriculum Development, Assessment and Certification Council March April 2022

D. Vibration in workplace
6. Which one is not an OSH record?
A. Medical/health record
B. Sickness notification
C. Leave notification
D. Incident/ accident report
7. Which is not fire extinguisher for petroleum fire
A. Water
B. Foam
C. Carbon iv oxide
D. Sand
8. Which one is not an element of fire?
A. Oxygen
B. Fuel
C. Source of ignition
D. Smoke
9. Which one is not an engineering control to mitigate risks in a workplace?
A. Use safety guard rails to machine
B. Use computer screen guard for brightness of computer
C. Replace the corrosive chemical with a safe one.
D. Enclosing dangerous items of moving machine part
10. Which one is not a PPE in Saloon?
A. Face shields
B. Ear muffs
C. Hard hat
D. Apron
11. Which one is not a safety rule in your workshop?
A. Always clean spillages in the workshop
B. Always report incidents and accidents.
C. Always wear PPE correctly
D. Never be concerned with fire procedures

Page 3 of 11
@TVET Curriculum Development, Assessment and Certification Council March April 2022

12. Why should tools be used as per manufactures manual?

A. For maximum efficiency and use
B. Avoid accident
C. One use less energy
D. Lack of knowledge.
13. Which one is not a prevention and control measure in OSH?
A. Use of safety gear
B. Use relevant short-cuts if there is no time
C. One uses less energy
D. Lack of knowledge
14. Which one is not an administrative control?
A. Scheduling dangerous activity
B. First Aid
C. Rotating job duties
D. Decluttering and keeping facility free from contamination
15. What should one never do in an emergency situation?
A. Call the emergency line
B. Raise alarm
C. Use the relevant SOP’s
D. Panic and remain stranded
16. Why are antistatic suits mainly used in a work place?
A. Protect the worker against ignition
B. Protect the worker against work place hazards
C. Protect the worker against cross contaminations
D. Protect the worker against fire hazard
17. Which one is not a harm caused by chemical hazard?
A. Skin irritation
B. Skin disease
C. Respiratory sensitizer
D. Corrosion
18. Which one is not involved in writing OSH policy?

Page 4 of 11
@TVET Curriculum Development, Assessment and Certification Council March April 2022

A. Arrangement of health and safety

B. Responsibility for health and safety officers
C. Contingency measures
D. Statement of intent
19. Which on is not a document used in OSH
A. Duty roster
B. Accident/incident report book.
C. Audit report
D. Emergency procedure manual.

20. Which one is not a control measure of Risk in your workplace?

A. First aid control

B. Administration control

C. Eliminate risk

D. Isolate risk

SECTION B: SHORT RESPONSE QUESTIONS (40 MARKS)

21. State four importance of working in clean and safe and environment [4
Marks]

Page 5 of 11
@TVET Curriculum Development, Assessment and Certification Council March April 2022

(Mark any 4)
 Reduce workplace environment stress
 Company reputation and employer branding
 Safety programs create productive work environments.
 Absenteeism drops when effective safety programs are introduced
 Work premises are kept to higher standards
 A safe work environment produces happier employees.
 A company’s most valuable asset is protected — its people
 Safety programs enable a company to win and retain business
customers
 Safety programs create an environment where safety improvements
are considered, encouraged and implemented.
 Safety reduces business costs and disruption
22. Identify relevant laws used in occupational safety [4 Marks]
(Mark any 4)
 The Kenyan constitution 2010
 Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act 2007
 Work Injury Compensation WIBA 2007 Act
 National infection prevention and control guidelines for health care
services in Kenya, 2010
 Health Care Waste Management manual ,2009
 Environmental Management and Coordination Act, 1999
 HIV / AIDS workplace
23. Define the following terms as used in OSH
A. Hazard [2 Marks]
 Anything that has a potential of causing harm (physical or mental). In
practical terms, a hazard often is associated with a condition or
activity that, if left uncontrolled, can result in an injury or illness.
B. Incident [2 Marks]
 It is an unplanned, undesired event that adversely affects completion
of a task in a work place

Page 6 of 11
@TVET Curriculum Development, Assessment and Certification Council March April 2022

24. Identify methods of gathering OSH issues raised by workers [4

Marks]
(Mark any four)
 Workplace Audits
 Workplace inspections
 Workers interviews
 Suggestion boxes
 OSH records
 Customer/ clients complains
25. Select four OSH related records [4 Marks]
 Permit to work
 Induction schedules/records
 OSH drill records
 Accident/incident report
26. State four importance of OSH training in a workplace [4 Marks]
 Accident/incident occurrence book
 Induction record book
 Training progress record
 Permit to work record
 Drill attendance
27. Identify four importance of using PPEs in a work place [4 Marks]
 Prevents injury
 Compliance of law
 Obedience to company policy
 Increase client’s acceptance
28. State four hazards’ indicators [4 Marks]
(Mark any 4)
 Ill health among workers
 Increase in workplace incidents and accidents
 Clients complains
 Non conformities to OSH standards

Page 7 of 11
@TVET Curriculum Development, Assessment and Certification Council March April 2022

 High absenteeism for work-related reasons

29. List four contingency measures used in OSH [4 Marks]
 Evacuation
 Isolation
 Decontamination
 Ccontainment
30. List four importance of First aid in OSH [4 Marks]
(Mark any 4)
 Prolong life
 Prevent excessive bleeding
 Prevent further injury
 Reassure the victim
 Prevent deterioration of the condition

SECTION C: EXTENDED RESPONSE QUESTIONS (40 MARKS)

31. As a supervisor in Mombasa beach and Spa,

Page 8 of 11
@TVET Curriculum Development, Assessment and Certification Council March April 2022

A. Discuss five Risk assessment procedures in your workplace [10 Marks]

(1mark for procedure, 1 mark for correct explanation)
 Identifying potential hazards- It is important to firstly identify any potential
hazards within a workplace that may cause harm to anyone that comes into
contact with them.

 Identifying who might be harmed by those hazards- It should also be noted

how they could be affected, be it through direct contact or indirect contact.
It is not necessary to list people by name, rather by identifying groups

 Evaluating risk (severity and likelihood) and establishing suitable

precautions-this establish suitable and effective controls to reduce this level
of risk as far as is ‘reasonably practicable’. This means that everything
possible is done to ensure health and safety considering all relevant factors

 Implementing controls and recording your findings- significate findings of

the risk assessments are required to be kept either electronically or in
writing. is an easy way to keep track of the risks and control measures put
in place to reduce the identified risk

 Reviewing your assessment and re-assessing if necessary. - Employers

should periodically review the assessment and if necessary, re-assess any
controls in place

B. Describe the step-by-step criteria of controlling risks identified in your workplace

[10
Marks]
(1 mark for control method, 1m1ark for explanation, mark any five)
 Elimination -The most effective way to control a risk is eliminating the
hazardous process reducing hazards, most difficult to implement in an
existing process

Page 9 of 11
@TVET Curriculum Development, Assessment and Certification Council March April 2022

 Substitution -this is a replacement of a hazardous process with a less

hazardous one, less expensive one
 Engineering Controls- They are favoured for controlling existing worker
exposures in the workplace because they are designed to remove the hazard
at the source, before it comes in contact with the worker. Well-designed
engineering controls can be highly effective in protecting workers and will
typically be independent of worker interactions to provide this high level of
protection.
 Administrative Controls- They are frequently used with existing processes
where hazards are not particularly well controlled. Administrative controls
programs may be relatively inexpensive to establish but, over the long term,
can be very costly to sustain.
 PPEs- When well used PPEs can be a good control risks, these methods for
protecting workers have also proven to be less effective than other
measures, requiring significant effort by the affected workers

32. According to standard operating procedures (EMCA Act of 2012), explain how to
disposes (explain each point clearly,)
A. Non-biodegradable waste [10 Marks]
 Recycle – make use of it by making other useful things
 Reuse it for other purposes
 Give to experts for disposal if toxic
B. Waste water from workplace [10 Marks]
 Recycle
 Reuse for other viable activates
 hold in a sewage pit

33. Discuss five PPEs used in the salon, and explain maintenance of each PPE [20 Marks]
(Select any five and explain it maintenance each point 4 marks)
 Apron, gloves, ear protection, face shield, towels

Page 10 of 11
@TVET Curriculum Development, Assessment and Certification Council March April 2022

Page 11 of 11