Workplace Health and Safety 1

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

• Duty of Care

• Legislation

• Personal Protective Equipment

• OH&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

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

• Follow instructions given for health and safety by their employer

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

• Supply first aid kits and first aid officers

• Make a daily report to OH&S committee

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

• Ensure safe systems of work

HSO stands for

• Health and Safety Official

• Health and Safety Officer

• Hero Super Officer

• Health Specialty 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)

What is the main single cause of most accident fatalities in a construction environment

• Falling from height

• Electrocution

• Hit by construction plant

• Slips, trips and falls

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