Health and Safety Regulations Quiz

What does COSHH stand for?

• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

• Control of Systems Hazardous to Humans

• Code of Safety and Hazard Handling

• Control of Safety, Health and Hygiene

Under COSHH, what must employers do?

• Provide first aid training

• Control exposure to hazardous substances

• Ban all chemicals

• Provide free uniforms

RIDDOR requires employers to:

• Report all accidents and incidents

• Record only financial losses

• Report only fires

• Ignore minor injuries

Which of these must be reported under RIDDOR?

• Near misses only

• Serious workplace injuries and diseases

• Holidays taken

• Minor cuts

Which regulation covers the use of protective equipment?

• RIDDOR

• PPE Regulations

• COSHH

• LOLER

What is the employer’s duty under PPE Regulations?

• Allow employees to buy their own PPE

• Provide and maintain PPE free of charge

• Provide PPE at a discount

• Ignore PPE

What does LOLER stand for?

• Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations

• Local Operations and Logistics Equipment Rules

• Legal Obligations for Lifting and Engineering Regulations

• Lifting Organisation Law for Equipment Rules

What do the Noise at Work Regulations protect against?

• Excessive vibration

• Exposure to harmful sound levels

• Air pollution

• Lighting issues

What must employers do under the Manual Handling Operations Regulations?

• Eliminate all lifting tasks

• Assess and reduce risks from lifting, carrying and moving loads

• Allow staff to lift however they choose

• Ban use of lifting equipment

Which regulation relates to safe use of lifting equipment?

• PPE Regulations

• LOLER

• RIDDOR

• COSHH