Part 2 - Health & Safety 25 Questions

In the context of a risk assessment, what do you understand by the term risk?

• An unsafe act or condition

• Something with the potential to cause injury

• Any work activity that can be described as

  dangerous

• The likelihood that harm from a particular

  hazard will occur

Who would you expect to carry out a risk assessment on your working site?

• The CDM Co-ordinator

• A visiting H5E Inspector

• The construction project designer

• A competent person

What is a HAZARD?

• Where an accident is likely to happen

• An accident waiting to happen

• Something with the potential to cause harm

• The likelihood of something going wrong

What must be done before any work begins?

• Emergency plan

• Assessment of risk

• Soil assessment

• Geological survey

Complete the following sentence: A risk assessment...

• is a piece of paper required by law

• prevents accidents

• is a means of analysing what might go wrong

• isn't particularly useful

Why would your supervisor ask you to read the method statement and risk assessment before you start your next job?

• They think you have got nothing better to do

• The documents contain information on how to carry out the job in a safe manner

• They wouldn't as they think they are a waste of time

• As someone has taken the time and trouble to write them, you might as well read them

What do the blue and white health and safety signs tell you?

• Things you must do

• Where the nearest fire exit is

• The hazards in the area

• Things you must not do

What colours are fire exit signs?

• Green and white

• Red and yellow

• Red and white

• Blue and white

What is the main colour on a safety sign stating that you must NOT do something?

• Blue

• Green

• Red

• Yellow

The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations require the colour coding of signs. What colours are used on a sign indicating a warning, for example "Fork-lift trucks operating"?

• Blue and white

• Green and white

• Yellow and black

• Red and white