Question

(Occupational Health & Safety Subject) Answer below questions correctly

1. State THREE (3) powers of entry, examinations and seizures of OSH Officer as stipulated under Section 39 of the Act.

2. Elaborate THREE (3) categories of risk from Occupational Safety and Health
perspectives.

3. Differentiate between fundamental risk and particular risk.

Answer 1

1.Answer

Power of Entry and Inspection

Power to take samples

Open and examine equipment

Examine copies of documents

Stop Vehicles

Take Reading or Measurements

2.Answer

• Identification of hazards present in the workplace and work environment;
• Identification of hazards discovered in previous risk management;
• Identification of potential consequences of the recognized hazards – risks, i.e. the potential causes of injury to workers, a work accident, an occupational disease or a work related disease.

3.Answer

Fundamental risks are the risks mostly emanating from nature. These are the risks which arise from causes that are beyond the control of an individual or group of individuals.

The losses arising out of such causes may be catastrophic in dimension and felt by a huge number of populations, the society or by the state although an individual may be a part to that catastrophe. The common examples are:

• Flood & Cyclone, Subsidence & landslip,
• Earthquake & volcanic eruption, Tsunami,
• Convulsion of nature and other natural disasters,
• Famine, Draught.

Particular risks are; as opposed to what has been narrated herein before, there are risks which usually arise from actions of individuals or even group of individuals.

These may be identified as causes arising from personal (or group) behavior and effects (losses) not being of that magnitude.

These are mostly man created because of their negligence, error in judgment, carelessness, and disregard for law or respect.