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SPI621S - TRANSPORT SAFETY PRACTICE AND INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT - 2ND OPP - JAN 2020 |
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NAMIBIA UNIVERSITY
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING AND LOGISTICS
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BTMM
COURSE CODE: SrIG215
SESSION:
JANUARY 2020
LEVEL: 6
COURSE NAME: TRANSPORT SAFETY PRACTICE AND
INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
PAPER:
THEORY
DURATION:
3 HOURS
MARKS:
100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) | MR. JACINTO SILVA
MS. ESTER JESAYA
MOperRATOR: | MS. SELMA KAMBONDE
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 3 PAGES (Including this front page).
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SECTION A: TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
[10 Marks]
Question 1
State whether the following statements are true or false:
[2x5 =10 Marks]
1.1. The effectiveness of hypothesis generation techniques can be affected by errors committed
during the data collection phase, and may impair the accuracy of the outcome of the hypothesis
generation.
1.2. In the event of fatalities, hospitals officials are the first to record the causes of death that later
appears on death certificates.
1.3. Employee involvement is a component of a safety management system.
1.4. An accountable executive should understand how the SMS works, what it seeks to achieve, the
potential benefits it will generate for the organization as such they are required to have a special
safety management qualification.
1.5. Primary witnesses are witnesses who did not actually see the accident happen, but were in the
vicinity.
[Sub-total: 10 Marks]
SECTION B: STRUCTURED QUESTIONS
[90 Marks]
Question 2
[20 Marks]
Discuss the following terms within the context of transport safety using examples?
2.1. Sharing rights-of-way
2.2. Safe systems approach
2.3. Safety Reviews
[5 Marks]
[5 Marks]
[5 Marks]
2.4. Data Collection
[5 Marks]
[Sub-total: 20 Marks]
Question 3
[43 Marks]
3.1. Within the transportation context, discuss what an accident is and also explain why should
accident investigations be conducted?
[8 Marks]
3.2. How did Namibia implement a safe system approach in the road mode of transport?
[14 Marks]
3.3. You were recently hired by the Roads Authority (RA) as an expert on Transportation Planning.
Advice the Chief Executive Officer of RA on nine (9) steps that must be considered when
planning for Road Transport Infrastructure of Namibia?
[9 Marks]
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3.4. What does proactive transport safety management mean? Mention at least five (5) components
of proactive transport safety management?
[12 Marks]
[Sub-total: 43 Marks]
Question 4
[27 Marks]
4.1. List four (4) operations & maintenance challenges of transport infrastructure? You should
also give two practical examples of each challenge.
(12 Marks]
4.2. Evaluate three (3) factors that contribute to poor quality as well as lack of sustainable transport
infrastructure operations & maintenance?
[15 Marks]
THE END
[Sub-total: 27 Marks]
[Total: 100 Marks]