Safety 1

If oil is spilt on the floor of your workshop

• clean it up straight away with engine cleaner

• clean it up at the end of the day with granules

• clean it up straight away with granules.

• clean it up straight away with petrol

The Environmental Protection Act 1990 has put a duty of care onto garages, to do what?

• Safely dispose of used engine oil, anti-freeze, used oil filters, tyres, scrap metals, batteries, solvents, brake and clutch linings and fuel.

• Safely dispose of used engine oil and oil filters only

• Safely dispose of used engine oil, solvents, brake and clutch linings

• Safely dispose of used engine oil, anti-freeze and used oil filters

Which of the following lists shows the contents of each extinguisher, as identified by their coloured bands

• A = water

  B = powder

  C = co2

  D = foam

• A = foam

  B= water

  C = powder

  D = co2

• A = water

  B = foam

  C = co2

  D = powder

• A = co2

  B = foam

  C = powder

  D = water

Because you and your work mates work hard, you feel entitled to mess about occasionally. What could go wrong?

• It may not impress the customers and they may take their custom elsewhere

• Nothing at all, the trainee will wait until the next new trainee starts and join in the fun

• The foreman will get very angry and play a joke on the mechanic starting the pranks

• You should stop fooling around as it could result in someone being badly injured.

Under COSHH regulations, when should risk assessments be carried out?

• Weekly or whenever there is a personal accident or injury

• Annually or whenever a new procedure is introduced

• Annually or whenever there is a personal accident or injury

• Weekly or whenever there is a new procedure introduced

When referring to mechanical lifting equipment. What does the abbreviation SWL mean?

(a)  

What is the correct method of manually lifting a heavy load from a low level.

• Feet apart, bend your knees, keep your back straight, and keep away from the load

• Feet apart, bend your knees, keep your back straight, and keep close to the load

• Feet apart, keep your legs straight, lift with your back, and keep close to the load

• Feet together, keep your legs straight, lift with your back, and keep away from the load

Why is it important to understand any organisational guidelines that exist within your business

• To keep the management team properly informed

• It is not important to do so

• To maximise all sales opportunities at all times

• To reduce the risks of any unnecessary mistakes

If an accident or serious incident should occur at work, whom would you report it to?

• The local newspaper

• The general manager

• The foreman

• The mechanic you work with

To whom does Health and Safety Legislation in the workplace apply?

• To employers only

• To employees of larger companies only

• To all businesses and employees

• Only to larger companies and their employees