Introduction to Fire Safety Management

the company had fully complied with the requirements
of the fi re authority and the HSE within six weeks was
put as mitigation by the solicitor for the defence. Even
with a plea of ‘poverty’ on behalf of the company did
not deter the bench from imposing substantial and signifi
cant fi nes.
1.9 Example NEBOSH questions for
Chapter 1
1. Outline the main responsible person’s duties
under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety)
Order 2005 (8)
2. Describe the options open to a responsible
person should they feel an enforcement notice
issued by the enforcing authority is unjustifi ed? (8)
3. Explain the meaning, status and roles of:
(a) Health and safety regulations (3)
(b) HSC Approved Codes of Practice (3)
(c) HSE guidance. (2)
Fire safety foundations
4. (a) Explain, giving an example in EACH case,
the circumstances under which a fi re safety
enforcer may serve:
(i) A prohibition notice (2)
(ii) An enforcement notice. (2)
(b) State the effect on EACH type of
enforcement notice of appealing against it. (4)
5. (a) Outline the three standard conditions that
must be met for an injured employee to
prove a case of negligence against their
employer
(b) following an accident at work.
(c) State the circumstances in which an
employer may be held (6)
(d) vicariously liable for the negligence of an
employee. (2)
6. Outline reasons for maintaining good standards
of health and safety within an organisation. (8)
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