Health & Safety

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome only affects the thumb and first finger

• True
• False

What is an accident

• Someone else fault

• An unplanned event that leads to injury or damage

• Something that went wrong

• Something that was Badly planned

What are the two main causes of workplace injuries

• Slips, trips and falls

• Hit by construction plant

• Contact with hazardous substances

• Manual handling

Which fire extinguisher can be used on electrical fires besides carbon dioxide?

• Sand
• Foam
• Water
• Powder

Water Fire extinguisher is suitable for

• Wood, paper, clothes, and solids
• Flammable liquids such as petrol
• Fires in Electrical Equipments
• Cooking oils & FATS

The three elements of the fire triangle are

• Fats – Water – Heat
• Fuel – Oxygen – Heat
• Fuel – Oxygen  – Water
• Water – Oxygen - Heat 

Which sign warns against operating fork lift trucks?

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Which sign warns against suspended load?

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A risk is

• how likely it is that a hazard will stop harm

• how likely it is that a hazard will cause harm

• removing a hazard

• reducing a hazard

What is the principle piece of Health and Safety

legislation?

• Healthy at work act 1974

• Health

  and Safety at Work Act 1928

• Health

  and Safety at Work Act 1974

• Health and safety at work acting 1973