Basic Safety Awareness @ Office and Home-II

In Office safety which one is the odd one out

• Slips & Trips

• Proper Lifting Techniques

• Food Safety

• Working Alone

The following are ways to reduce eyestrain, except:

• Modify lighting to reduce glare

• Don’t blink your eyes too often

• Place reference materials as close as possible to the screen to avoid frequent head movements

• Close your eyes and slowly roll your eyeballs clockwise all the way around counter-clockwise

The best way to lift a heavy object is to bend at the waist and keep a curved back?

• True

• False

Which of the following is a technique to prevent slips, trips, and falls?

• Ensure electrical cords are out of areas of travel

• Do not block passageways

• Keep office areas free of clutter

• Clean any spills immediately

• All of the Above

Which of these activities involves working at height and so requires the appropriate safety precautions?

• Tidying the bottom of a book shelf

• Moving a desk from one place to another

• Changing the electrical bulb

• Fixing of electrical appliances

If you notice that the printer has a loose plug with frayed wires, what should you do?

• Try to repair the plug using whatever materials you have available

• Turn off the plug at the wall and remove the printer from use

• Inform a colleague and ask them to deal with it

• Continue to use the printer as it still works fine

To prevent health problems from an incorrect desk set-up, how should you position yourself in your chair?

• With feet flat on the floor and lower back supported

• With feet up on a rest and upper back supported

• With feet off the floor and back and neck supported

• With legs crossed and back leaning forwards

Cardiac arrest, a potential consequence of an electrical shock, refers to which one of the following?

• A decrease in brain activity

• Any type of convulsion

• Fainting

• The stopping of the heart

Which of the following should you NOT do if a person is in contact with a source of electricity and suffering from electrical shock?

• Call 108

• If safe, turn off the power or source of electricity

• Touch him or her directly with your body

• Use a safe object to move the source of electricity

Gas Geysers release following gas-

• O2

• CO2

• H2S

• NO2