ISPON HSE Level 2 study guide
ISPON HSE Level 2 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The ISPON HSE Level 2 certificate is a Nigerian professional credential for people who need a working, practical command of occupational health, safety and environment practice - typically supervisors, safety officers, line managers, HSE committee members, and technical staff who carry day-to-day responsibility for keeping people and plant safe. It sits above introductory awareness training: instead of simply naming hazards, it expects you to assess risk, select controls in the right order, and know which regulator or regulation governs a given situation. The ISPON HSE Level 2 study guide has 10 sections and about 2,933 words.
01Fundamentals and Concepts of Occupational Health, Safety and Environment
A hazard is a source of potential harm - a wet floor, an unguarded shaft, hydrogen sulphide in a pit. Risk is the measure: how likely is harm, and how bad would it be?
317 words, about 2 min02HSE Legislation, Regulations and Regulatory Bodies (Nigeria and International)
Factories Act 1990 (Cap F1, LFN 2004) - registration of factories, general duties on employers (safe plant, ventilation, lighting, sanitation, fencing of machinery) and a Factory Inspectorate under the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment , not under NESREA. Employee's Compensation Act 2010 (ECA) - a no-fault scheme run by the NSITF ; the employer pays an assessment (commonly cited as 1% of payroll) and the injured worker need not prove negligence.
300 words, about 2 min03Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Risk Control
Identify hazards (task, location, people, substances, energy). Decide who may be harmed and how - include cleaners, contractors, visitors, young and pregnant workers.
285 words, about 1 min04Occupational Health, Hygiene and Industrial Diseases
Anticipate, recognise, evaluate and control workplace exposures. Routes of entry: inhalation, absorption through skin, ingestion, injection.
272 words, about 1 min05Personal Protective Equipment and Safe Use of Tools, Plant and Equipment
The employer provides, fits, trains in the use of and maintains PPE free of charge; the wearer inspects before use and reports defects. Select for the hazard, fit, comfort and compatibility with other PPE.
284 words, about 1 min06Fire Safety, First Aid and Emergency Preparedness and Response
Fire needs fuel, oxygen and heat; the tetrahedron adds the chemical chain reaction. Classes: A solids (water, foam, powder), B flammable liquids (foam, CO₂, powder), C gases (isolate supply, powder), D metals (special powders), E live electrical (CO₂ or powder, never water), F cooking oils (wet chemical).
300 words, about 2 min07Incident Reporting, Investigation, Recording and Root Cause Analysis
An incident is any unplanned event; an accident causes harm; a near miss had the potential. Report internally immediately and in writing within the shift or 24 hours; report externally - serious injuries and dangerous occurrences to the Factory Inspectorate, compensation claims to the NSITF.
302 words, about 2 min08Environmental Management, Waste Handling and Pollution Control
An environmental aspect is what an activity does to the environment (emission, discharge, waste, noise, resource use); an impact is the resulting change (air pollution, fish kill, habitat loss). Significance considers severity, likelihood, legal limits and stakeholder concern.
266 words, about 1 min09HSE Management Systems
Policy → planning → implementation and operation → checking and corrective action → management review, with leadership on top and worker participation throughout. ISO 45001:2018 (which replaced OHSAS 18001), ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 9001:2015 share a high-level structure and the Plan–Do–Check–Act cycle.
274 words, about 1 min10Safe Work Practices and Permit-to-Work, Safety Communication, Behaviour-Based Safety and HSE Training/Induction
A PTW is a formal, documented authorisation for high-risk work: hot work, confined-space entry, electrical isolation, excavation, working at height, lifting, line breaking, radiography. It records the task, location, hazards, isolations, gas tests, precautions and the signatures of issuer and receiver.
333 words, about 2 min