Health and Safety

What are the two main causes of workplace injuries

• Slips, trips and falls

• Hit by construction plant

• Contact with hazardous substances

• Manual handling

What is an accident

• Someone else fault

• An unplanned event that leads to injury or damage

• Something that went wrong

• Something that was Badly planned

When an accident occurs and no one is injured its called what?

• Close shave

• A near miss

• Good luck

• Good fortune

A RIDDOR report needs to be completed for certain types of injuries that require more than how many consecutive days off work

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 10

What percentage of work based accidents are caused by human error

• 50%

• 75%

• 80%

• 30%

Who is responsible for health and safety at work

• Your employer

• Your supervisor

• Everyone at work

• Health & safety executive

What is a risk assessment used for

• To identify any risks and hazards in the workplace and put control measures in place to help prevent harm

• To see how much it costs to keep workers safe from harm

• To identify any hazards in the workplace so they can be removed and so they don't harm anyone

• To be used to see who is working safely

What does COSHH stand for

• Control of services house & homes

• Control of substances hazardous to homes

• Control of substances hazardous to health

• Control of substances hazardous to harm

What is the safe manual handling recommended weight that a man should lift

• 250kg

• 125kg

• 25kg

• 55kg

What type of sign is this

• Emergency

• Information

• Prohibited

• Mandatory