1|Page
NEBOSH CERTIFICATION NGC1 NEWEST
2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
Under what act is a business required to insure against some
losses. And What insurance is required? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act
1969
Employers Liability Insurance
The minimum amount of cover is £5 million
The current certificate must be displayed to employees
Name 5 insurable costs - CORRECT ANSWER-1 - Fines from
criminal courts
2 - Loss of revenue from damaged reputation
,2|Page
3 - loss of raw materials due to an accident
4 - Sick pay for injured workers
5 - Overtime to make up for lost production
What are the key differences between Civil Law and Criminal
Law - CORRECT ANSWER-Action is brought on by the state
in criminal law and by the individual in civil law
The intention is to punish in criminal law and for compensation
in civil law
There is usually no time limit with which legal proceedings need
to start in criminal law and in civil law legal proceedings need to
start within 3 years of the date of injury
Insurance is not available to pay the fine in a criminal case
whereas insurance is available to pay the compensation owed in
a civil case
Statute law is used as the source of law in a criminal case and
common law is used as the source of law in civil cases
The burden of proof is on the prosecution to prove guilt beyond
all reasonable doubt in a criminal case whereas as in a civil case
,3|Page
the claimant needs to prove their case on the balance of all
probabilities
Name 2 sources of law? - CORRECT ANSWER-Statute Law -
Acts, regulations and orders
Common Law - Decided by judges through the decision they
make and the precedence that they set
Give 4 Pieces of Statute Law and an Example of each? -
CORRECT ANSWER-ACTS
The health and safety at work, etc. act 1974 which is an enabling
act that allows for the creation of regulations
REGULATIONS
Are refereed to a secondary legislation under the HSWA.
Example is the Management of Health and Safety at Work
Regulations 1999
APPROVED CODES OF PRACTICE
, 4|Page
Accompany regulations in order to explain how to achieve the
legal standard. ACOPS dont have full legal status like
regulations. They are considered semi legal and evidence of
failure of an ACOP can be used in court in prosecution
An Example is Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
Regulations 2002
The HSWA cannot be used in civil court as it is statute barred.
How is common law judged? - CORRECT ANSWER-Common
law relies on the principle of judicial precedent. Judges follow
judicial precedence set in courts higher than theirs on the
hierechy of courts. The Supreme court sets binding precedents
for all other courts.
How were the Employers common law duties identified. What
was the case that decided the terms and what were the terms? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Wilsons and Clyde Coal Co. Ltd v.
English (1938)
Established a the common law of employers to provide:
NEBOSH CERTIFICATION NGC1 NEWEST
2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
Under what act is a business required to insure against some
losses. And What insurance is required? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act
1969
Employers Liability Insurance
The minimum amount of cover is £5 million
The current certificate must be displayed to employees
Name 5 insurable costs - CORRECT ANSWER-1 - Fines from
criminal courts
2 - Loss of revenue from damaged reputation
,2|Page
3 - loss of raw materials due to an accident
4 - Sick pay for injured workers
5 - Overtime to make up for lost production
What are the key differences between Civil Law and Criminal
Law - CORRECT ANSWER-Action is brought on by the state
in criminal law and by the individual in civil law
The intention is to punish in criminal law and for compensation
in civil law
There is usually no time limit with which legal proceedings need
to start in criminal law and in civil law legal proceedings need to
start within 3 years of the date of injury
Insurance is not available to pay the fine in a criminal case
whereas insurance is available to pay the compensation owed in
a civil case
Statute law is used as the source of law in a criminal case and
common law is used as the source of law in civil cases
The burden of proof is on the prosecution to prove guilt beyond
all reasonable doubt in a criminal case whereas as in a civil case
,3|Page
the claimant needs to prove their case on the balance of all
probabilities
Name 2 sources of law? - CORRECT ANSWER-Statute Law -
Acts, regulations and orders
Common Law - Decided by judges through the decision they
make and the precedence that they set
Give 4 Pieces of Statute Law and an Example of each? -
CORRECT ANSWER-ACTS
The health and safety at work, etc. act 1974 which is an enabling
act that allows for the creation of regulations
REGULATIONS
Are refereed to a secondary legislation under the HSWA.
Example is the Management of Health and Safety at Work
Regulations 1999
APPROVED CODES OF PRACTICE
, 4|Page
Accompany regulations in order to explain how to achieve the
legal standard. ACOPS dont have full legal status like
regulations. They are considered semi legal and evidence of
failure of an ACOP can be used in court in prosecution
An Example is Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
Regulations 2002
The HSWA cannot be used in civil court as it is statute barred.
How is common law judged? - CORRECT ANSWER-Common
law relies on the principle of judicial precedent. Judges follow
judicial precedence set in courts higher than theirs on the
hierechy of courts. The Supreme court sets binding precedents
for all other courts.
How were the Employers common law duties identified. What
was the case that decided the terms and what were the terms? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Wilsons and Clyde Coal Co. Ltd v.
English (1938)
Established a the common law of employers to provide:
