Health and safety — IGCSE Design & Technology (0445) questions by topic
Health and safety questions ask candidates to identify safe working practices around equipment such as a pillar drill, give items of personal protective equipment suited to a building site, and state the meaning of workshop safety symbols. Give, identify and state are the command words, each wanting a concrete, named practice or item rather than a general safety slogan.
This page holds 7 real questions from 2023 to 2024 papers, worth 2 or 3 marks each. Submit your short answers for instant marking to check whether the PPE or practice you named is specific enough to the stated context, since generic safety statements are the easiest way to miss these small but tightly defined marks.
What examiners look for
- Reports praise answers that named appropriate personal protective equipment for the task.
- Examiners note the PPE named was clearly related to work on a building site.
May–June 2024, Paper 41
Fig. 6.1 shows three safety symbols (A, B and C) that may be found in a workshop. State the meaning of each safety symbol.
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2024, Paper 43
Fig. 6.1 shows three safety symbols (A, B and C) that may be found in a workshop. State the meaning of each safety symbol.
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 31
Fig. 1.1 shows a student using a pillar drill. Identify three safe working practices when using a pillar drill.
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 33
Fig. 1.1 shows a student using a pillar drill. Identify three safe working practices when using a pillar drill.
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 41
Give two items of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that should be used on the building site.
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 42
Give two items of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that should be used on the building site.
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 43
Give two items of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that should be used on the building site.
Answer this question and get it marked →