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NAMIBIA UNIVERSITY
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SCIENCES
QUALIFICATION : BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
QUALIFICATION CODE: 08 BOHS | LEVEL: 6
COURSE CODE: OHS612S
COURSE NAME: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY 2B
SESSION:
JANUARY 2020
PAPER:
THEORY
DURATION:
3 HOURS
MARKS:
100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY/SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER
MRS BUHLEBENKOSI MPOFU
MODERATOR PROFESSOR OMOTAYO AWOFOLU
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
PERMISSIBLE MATERIALS
NONE
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 3 PAGES
(Including this front page)
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SECTION A
[20 MARKS]
QUESTION 1
(10 marks)
1.0 With examples, define the following terms as used in Occupational Health and Safety:
1.1 Ergonomics.
[2]
1.2 Psychological Hazards.
[2]
1.3 Biological Agent.
[2]
1.4 Ventilation.
[2]
1.5 Anthropometry.
[2]
QUESTION 2
(10 marks)
2.0 With examples, differentiate the following terms:
2.1. Pure Risk and Speculative Risk.
[2]
2.2. Direct and Indirect transmission.
[2]
2.3. Emergency exposure limits and maximum allowable concentration.
[2]
2.4. Cervical bones and thoracic bones.
[2]
2.5. Acceptable level and Tolerable level.
[2]
SECTION B
[35 MARKS]
QUESTION 3
(35 marks)
3.1. Elaborate on any five (5) effects of psychological hazards in the workplace.
[10]
3.2. Outline the elements that should appear on a Safety Data Sheet (SDS).
[15]
3.3. You have been employed by PASCON Paints Pty Ltd as a Safety Practitioner, and
the management have asked you to establish a comprehensive ergonomics
programme. Outline the necessary steps you would take to ensure the successful
implementation of this programme.
[10]
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SECTION C
[45 MARKS]
QUESTION 4
(45 marks)
4.1. Discuss the factors that should be are considered when a worker must lift a
heavy load.
[20]
4.2. Discuss any five (5) factors that puts a worker risk in the event of a chemical
exposure in the workplace.
[25]
TOTAL MARKS = 100
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