Health and safety 10 question 1

What is the role of the Health and Safety Executive? 

• To enforce workplace health and safety 

• To ensure minimum wage is paid 

• To ensure that all employees receive first aid at work training 

• To give advice on healthy eating 

Which of the following means a hazard?

• A control measure to prevent injury 

• A level of prevention required to remove a risk 

• Anything that has the potential to cause harm 

• The process of risk assessment 

Near misses should be reported because it helps to:

• Fine individuals for health and safety issues 

• Make sure all workplaces are safe 

• Identify where and how risks arise 

• Reward individuals for good practice 

How should PPE be stored when not in use? 

• On the top layer of a toolbox so that it can be easily found 

• In the open at the worksite so its easily visible 

• In the bin and replaced after every use 

• In clean, dry conditions, easily accessible. 

How is Leptospirosis (Weil’s Disease) most likely contracted by operatives on site?

• Not paying attention to what you’re doing 

• Contact with contaminated water 

• Clearing up used syringes 

• Good personal hygiene 

Who can provide medical assistance on site?

• Site manager 

• Supervisor 

• Site engineer 

• First aider 

When an employer provides lockers for personal property on site, who’s responsibility is it if something goes missing?

• The client 

• The employee 

• The site supervisor  

• The site security guard 

You need to access a loft hatch 2.5m above floor level, what should you use?

• Trestle staging

• Scaffold

• Step ladder 

• Hop-up 

How should hazardous waste products be disposed of?

• Place in normal dustbins collected by local authority 

• Place in marked hazardous waste containers to be processed off-site by an approved contractor 

• Leave away from site in a lay-by for council workers to collect 

• Bury them in a pit on site 

What should you do before working with or using any plant or equipment on site? 

• Ask a colleague how it’s used 

• Contact manufacturer for instruction 

• Just use the equipment to get the job done 

• Ensure that you’ve received the correct training