Health and Safety Revision

Which of the following is not a potential consequence for poor standards of health and safety practice?

• Reduced employee moral
• Increased insurance premiums
• Reduced social activity and independence
• Bad publicity and loss of reputation

The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 require employers to record and report which of the following?

• If an employee is injured on the way to work in a traffic accident
• If an employee is injured in any way at work
• Work related accidents resulting in an employee being away from work for more than three consecutive days
• Work-related accidents involving members of the public who are injured and taken from the scene of the accident to hospital for treatment of that injury

The Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)..................

• Places all the responsibilities for health and safety on the employer
• Places all the responsibilities for health and safety on the employee
• Shares the responsibility for health and safety between the employer and the employee
• Shares the responsibility for health and safety between employer and the local council

When should employees be given training?

• When they are given new responsibilities at work
• When they first join the business/company
• At regular intervals during their employment
• All of these

Which of the following is not a legal responsibility of an employee?

• To co-operate with their employer on health and safety matters
• To not interfere with anything provided for health and safety purposes
• To undertake risk assessments for all activities involving significant hazards
• To take care of the health and safety of others

Which of the following is not a formal action or penalty for which the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) may impose, if it is believed there has been a breach of health and safety law?

• Prohibition notice
• Compensation notice
• Intervention fee
• Improvement notice

If found guilty of a breech of health and safety law, which of the following correctly identifies the maximum fine that may be imposed in the courts?

• £20,000 in the Magistrates court and no limit in the Crown Court
• £15,000 in the County Court and no limit in the high Court
• £20,000 in the Magistrates Court and no limit in the County Court
• £15,000 in the Crown Court and no limit in the High Court

Which of the following is not a good example of how to contribute to a positive health and safety culture at work?

• Complete tasks as quickly as possible
• Correct poor practice shown by others
• Avoid risk-taking behaviour
• Prompt reporting of defective equipment

Which of the following is not a good reason for an employer to investigate accidents that happen at work?

• For insurance purposes
• To demonstrate to their employees that they care
• To prevent similar accidents happening again
• To fine employees for damaging equipment

Which of the following, best describes 'accidents'?

• they are usually preventable
• they cannot be avoided
• they are completely unpredictable
• They only happen to people who deserve them