Workplace Health and Safety Quiz

What is the primary (main) purpose of the Health and SAfety at Work Act (HSWA)?

• To make sure employees are fairly paid

• To provide a framework to protect the health & safety of workers

• To encourage employees to be more responsible

Who enforces the HSWA?

• The Police

• The Ministry of Health

• The Department of Labour

• Worksafe NZ

The HSWA requires us to take all practicable steps to protect health and safety. What does practicable mean?

• It's another word for legal

• Practical, reasonable and physically possible

• Authorised, validated and tested

All workplaces should have which of the following systems in place?

• Emergency procedures

• Employee participation scheme

• Hazard management systems

• All of the above

Emergency procedures instruct employees on

• How to control emergencies at work

• What to do in the event of an emergency

• Emergency services to contact if there is an emergency

When is it necessary to receive health & safety training ?

• At induction

• With any plant, substance, object or PPE you need to use

• With any significant change of duties or work environment

• All of the above

All known hazards need to be listed in:

• A hazard register

• An emergency procedures manual

• A legal document filed with the Labour Department

When must you contact Worksafe regarding a workplace incident?

• Every time there is an incident

• When the incident is classified as notifiable

• When a person has to go on ACC

• When there has been a near miss

When must you record hazards in the workplace?

• When someone has been hurt

• When a task or process analysis shows potential hazards

• When someone tells you about hazards

• All of the above

When must you record a workplace incident?

• Only when someone is badly hurt

• Only when ACC will be needed

• Everytime an incident/accident occurs even if a near miss

• Only if Worksafe have to be involved