Workplace Health and Safety

The moral or legal obligation of an individual to ensure the safety or wellbeing of others.

• Duty of Care

• Personal Protective Equipment

• Legislation

• WH&S

Who do employees NOT owe a duty of care towards?

• Themselves

• The public and visitors to the workplace

• Workmates

• People walking past their place of work

Which of the following is NOT an obligation that an employees must abide by when it comes to duty of care?

• Use PPE as provided and in accordance with training

• Do not wilfully injure themselves/ others

• Follow instructions given for health and safety by their employer

• Approach work with reckless abandon with no care for themselves or others

Select ALL of the obligations of an employer with regard to duty of care

• Supply first aid kits and first aid officers

• Ensure safe systems of work

• Provide instructions, information, training and supervision to ensure health and safety.

• Make a daily report to WH&S committee

HSO stands for

• Health Specialty Official

• Health and Safety Officer

• Hero Super Officer

• Health and Safety Official

The role of a HSO includes (select all that apply)...

• Carrying out OH&S inspections

• Helping employees with home safety and maintenance

• Helping to resolve OH&S issues

• Being made aware of OH&S incidents

Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) is an example of...

• Occupational Hazards Syndrome (OHS)

• Occupational Overuse Syndrome (OOS)

• Occupational Topical Trauma (OTT)

• Occupational Mild Causation (OMC)

Work involving high exertion, work involving static or awkward working positions, tasks involving short cycle times, poorly organised work stations are all likely to result in..

• Increased productivity

• Workplace injury

• Staff unrest

• Employees trying harder

Workplaces lose the greatest amount of time to injuries caused by poor manual handling practices. These injuries occur in which body part(s)?

• Neck/ Head

• Back

• Shoulders

• Wrists

Which of the following should you ALWAYS do when lifting?

• Lift with your legs

• Twist when lifting

• Try to lift unilaterally (with only one side of the body)

• Ensure that your back is straight