Occupational safety is more concerned about the prevention of unwanted and unplanned events
(accidence and incidences or near miss) and also the reduction of occupational injuries/diseases in the
workplace. You are employed as a Safety Officer in MAZIBUKO (PTY) LTD and decided to conduct a
routine safety inspection in the company. Based on the observations on the below picture:
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1. Identify and list five working conditions in the picture which can lead to accidents in the
workplace. Also, describe the type(s) of accidents associated with each condition identified
(substantiate your answer) (10).
2. Identify ten employees who are carrying out unsafe practices/unsafe acts and also describe the
type(s) of accidents which could results as a result of the identified unsafe act(s) (substantiate
your answer) (20).
3. Provide in detail, immediate actions or corrective measures which could be implemented to
ensure the health and safety of the employees is safe guarded in the picture (re-state the
unsafe act/condition identified on question 1 and 2 when providing corrective measures) (15).