Introduction to Health and Safety at Work

2.5 
Practice NEBOSH questions for 
Chapter 2
1. (a)
Outline
the legal requirements whereby an 
employer must prepare a written health and 
safety policy.
(b) 
Identify
the three main sections of a health and 
safety policy document and explain the purpose 
and general content of each section.
2. (a)
State
the legal requirements whereby employ-
ers must prepare a written statement of their 
health and safety policy.
(b) 
Outline
the various methods for communicating 
the contents of a health and safety policy to a 
workforce.
Safety, quality
and production
will receive
equal priority
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Figure 2.4
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3. 
Explain
why a health and safety policy should be 
signed by the most senior person in an organization, 
such as a Managing Director or Chief Executive.
4. (a)
Identify
the typical content of the ‘statement of 
intent’ section of an organization’s health and 
safety policy document.
(b) 
Outline
the factors that may indicate that health 
and safety standards within an organization do 
not refl ect the objectives within the ‘statement 
of intent’.
5. 
Identify
the purposes of each of the following sec-
tions of a health and safety policy document:
(i) ‘statement of intent’
(ii) 
‘organization’
(iii) 
‘arrangements’.
6. 
Identify SIX
categories of persons who may be 
shown in the ‘organization’ section of a health and 
safety policy document