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QUESTION 11
(a) The principal object of the Health and Safety in Employment Act is to prevent harm to
employees at work.
To achieve this, employers have a general duty to take all practical steps to ensure the
safety of their employees.
List FOUR of these practical steps as set out in Health and Safety in Employment Act.
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4
(4 marks)
(b) State who, apart from a licensed drainlayer, is allowed to lay drains.
(1 mark)
(c) When a drainlayer employs a trainee, a limited certificate for that trainee must be uplifted
from the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board. It must be signed by the trainee
drainlayer and endorsed by the supervising registered drainlayer.
(i) State TWO undertakings that are given by the registered drainlayer who endorses
the certificate.
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(ii) State what the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board must receive from a
drainlayer before the Board will issue a limited certificate.
(2 marks)
(d) State THREE responsibilities of a trainee drainlayer with respect to his or her limited certificate.
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3
(3 marks)
Total 10 marks
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question 11
a1) Ensure the employees are safe while at work
a2) Identify all hazards in a place of work
a3) Where the hazards are identified eliminate, isolate or minimise your employees exposure to the hazard
a4) Provide protective clothing and equipment
b) A limited licence holder and supervision of a registered drainlayer
c1)
c2) Training agreement and fees
d1) Must always carry his or her limited licence
d2) Accept the responsibilities of laying drains as required by law
d3)