Unit 201

Most accidents in the workplace are caused by

• Falling from heights
• Incorrect PPE
• Asbestos
• Using safety equipment

Who is responsible for regulating the workplace?

• The Health and Safety Executive

• Lincoln College

• The Ministry of Defence

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 best defines the term 'hazard'?

• Anything at work that can potentially cause harm
• The probability of being harmed at work
• The potential seriousness of an accident at work
• The consequence of not completing a risk assessment

Which is the first step in the risk assessment process?

• identify who might be harmed
• decide how the level of risk may be controlled
• identify any hazards
• evaluate the risks

What are the aims of first aid?

• To prevent accidents happening in the work place
• to preserve life, prevent injuries worsening and promote recovery
• airway, breathing, circulation
• to record accidents and maintain first aid kits