TEAMS Health and Safety Quiz

The purpose of a blue and white safety sign is to warn you of:

• Something you MUST NOT do

• Something you MUST do

• A general site hazard

• Where the fire exits are

Specific guidance on the safe lifting of heavy items on site by operatives is covered by the:

• Management of health and safety at work regulations

• Manual handling operations regulations

• Health and safety at work act

• Construction (Design and Management) Regulations

Under the Health and Safety at Work Act, an employer MUST:

• Protect the health,safety and welfare of all employees

• Protect the environment during work activities

• Provide transport from your home to the work site

• Ensure that you are paid for the work you do

Under the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations, an employee must:

• Provide their own PPE when required by the job

• Wear and look after any PPE provided by the employer

• Pay for any PPE they lose

• Pay for any PPE that is damaged

If you are told that a Health & Safety Executive Inspector wishes to interview you after you witnessed an accident, you should:

• Tell the inspector exactly what you saw happen

• Ask your employer what you should tell the inspector

• Say nothing if it would put blame on the injured person

• Leave the site before the inspector gets a chance to talk to you

Which of the following agencies operates a free Health & Safety advice helpline?

• Construction Skills

• Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents

• Health and Safety Executive

• Environment Protection Agency

What should be fitted to a high level working platform to stop people and materials falling?

• Orange Plastic netting stretched between the uprights

• Stacks of building materials

• Guard-rails and toe-boards

• Plastic sheeting

In the event of discovering a firewhilst working in a building, you should:

• Leave the building immediately and go home

• Carry on working providing you are not in immediate danger from the fire

• Contact your supervisor and report the fires location

• If safe to do so, raise the alarm first and leave the building immediately

The MAIN purpose of recording the details of an accident is to:

• Keep records for inspectors

• Keep records for insurance claims

• Warn operatives of site hazards

• Identify recurring types of accident

What are YOU required to do if you suffer a minor injury on site?

• Report it to the Health and Safety Executive

• Go home immediately

• Nothing

• Record the details in the site accident book