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1. (a) What are the negative indicators of health and safety culture at PPL?


Plastic Pressings Ltd (PPL) is a busy organisation that manufactures moulded plastic components. Three years ago, it secured an important government contract which led PPL to double the size of its workforce. PPL currently employs 250 workers.


(b) Explain what events and changes to circumstances KH must consider when planning their health surveillance programme.


Health surveillance is an ongoing process, the need for which is prompted by specific events and changes to circumstances.


4. The OH has recommended that health surveillance be carried out for all workers who are exposed to wood dust because of operating the VPS.


(b) Outline manual handling risks arising from the work environment at KH.


With the exception of weight, outline other manual handling risks, arising from the loads that are handled at KH.


3. (a) The SM is reviewing the overall approach to manual handling risk assessments at KH. With the exception of weight, outline other manual handling risks, arising from the loads that are handled at KH.


Task 3: Planning an approach to manual handling risk assessment


(ii) Evaluate if EACH of the hearing protection products identified in supporting document 3, provide an appropriate level of attenuation for workers using the VPS.


(i) Describe how this information could be used to determine the likely attenuation provided.


Explain how this other information could help the SM to estimate if the noise exposure presents a risk to workers operating the VPS.


(ii) The SM decides to find information (in addition to the information from L108) that is available to help them to decide if noise exposure presents a risk to workers operating the VPS.


(i) According to L108, what should be considered when deciding if a noise risk assessment is required for this activity?


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