Health and Safety - Vocabulary

"EMERGENCY" is ________

• a risk

• a hazard

• a harmful event

• a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action

"EQUIPMENT" is ________

• machines

• tools

• all of these

• the necessary items for a particular purpose

The following is an example of equipment:

• chemical material

• photocopying machine

• paper

The following is an example of HAZARD:

• breaking a leg

• electricity

• falling down

• slipping on wet floor

Which event below can be described as an "emergency"?

• car accident

• armed robbery

• a fire in the kitchen

• all of them

'RISK ASSESSMENT' is _______

• writing reports on a number of emergency situations

• finding out how different tools can do the job

• a systematic process of identifying hazards and evaluating any associated risks within a workplace

• none of these

Hazards ca be ________

• ergonomic

• biological

• chemical

• all of these

"Mandatory" is another word for ________

• harmful

• obligatory; required by law

• non-obligatory

• interesting

"PROHIBITIVE" means ________

• forbidding or restricting something (by law)

• giving permission

• risky

• dangerous

"INDUCTION" is ________

• writing a report

• creating an awareness video

• the act or process of placing someone in a new job

• information