Introduction to Health and Safety at Work

International aspects of health and safety
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18.9 
Practice NEBOSH questions for 
the International General 
Certifi cate
The International General Certifi cate is a new award 
and all examination papers to date (February 2005) 
have used questions taken from the question bank for 
the National General Certifi cate other than those ques-
tions directly related to UK law. Therefore, all practice 
questions given at the end of each chapter in this book 
can be used by students on the International General 
Certifi cate except those at the end of Chapter 1 which 
relate to UK law. The questions at the end of Chapter 1 
which may be used on the International General 
Certifi cate are given below.
1. (a)
Draw
a fl owchart to 
identify
the main compon-
ents of the health and safety management 
system described in the HSE publication “Suc-
cessful Health and Safety Management” 
(HSG65).
(b) 
Outline TWO
components of the health and 
safety management system identifi ed in (a).
2. Outline the economic benefi ts that an organization 
may obtain by implementing a successful health and 
safety management system.
3. (a)
Draw
a fl 
owchart to show the relationships 
between the 
SIX
elements of the health and 
safety management model in HSE’s “Successful 
Health and Safety Management” (HSG65).
(b) 
Outline
the part that 
EACH
element of the HSG65 
model plays within the health and safety manage-
ment system.

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19.1 
Introduction
The NEBOSH certifi cate is like any other examination. 
To pass it there are several things a student needs to do. 
The best results can be achieved by planning in the fol-
lowing way:
➤
having clear and realistic goals, both in the short 
and the long term
➤
having knowledge of some techniques for studying 
and for passing exams
➤
having a well organized approach
➤
being motivated to learn.
It is often said that genius is 99% application and only 
1% inspiration. Good organization and exam technique 
are secondary to academic ability when it comes to 
passing exams. Studying is an activity in its own right 
and there are a number of ways in which students can 
make their study much more effective to give them-
selves the greatest possible chance of success. The 
place where a person studies; planning of study time; 
adapting the type of study to suit the individual; styles of 
note-taking; improving memory and concentration skills; 
revision techniques; being clear about the contents of 
the syllabus and about what is expected by the exam-
iner; attention to all these details will maximize a stu-
dent’s available time and mental ability.