Health and Safety Exam Prep

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Which of the following is the most important reason for including health and safety training in new staff inductions?

• To reduce equipment damage in the workplace

• to follow the workplace procedures

• to prevent accidents in the workplace

• to ensure all staff have the same opportunity

which one of the following is a potential result of poor health and safety standards in the workplace?

• Poor morale

• reduced wages

• staff restructure

• increase breaktimes

which legislation was the management of Health and Safety at Work regulations 1999 brought in to reinforce?

• Control of substances hazardous to health

• reporting of injuries diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations

• health and Safety at Work act

• workplace (health safety and welfare) regulations

which one of the following statements best explains the Health and Safety at Work act 1974?

• It places a duty on the employees to ensure the health, safety and welfare of their employer at work

• it places a duty on employees to report accidents to the health and safety executive

• it faces a duty on employers to ensure the health, safety and welfare of all their employees at work

• it secures health and safety for the general public outside of working hours

which one of the following explains how an employer can provide a safe working environment?

• Provide training and personal equipment for in employees job role

• ask employees to provide their own personal protective equipment and clothing

• provide employees with a paid lunch break and break times to keep morale high

• provide travel arrangements to and from the workplace

who is responsible for the management of fires in the workplace?

• Only the nominated fire officer can use the fire extinguisher to tackle fire

• employees that are trained to identify the extinguisher to use for different classes of fire

• only employees that have undergone manual handling training can operate a fire extinguisher

• tackled by an employee or employer who has a health and safety role

which of the following are the main powers of health and safety enforcement officers?

• Inspection investigation and guidance

• prohibition and immediate prosecution

• inspection and providing on the spot fines

• investigation and providing risk assessments

why is the prompt reporting of defective equipment important in the workplace?

• To ensure the equipment is replaced quickly so work can resume

• To ensure that the risk to peoples health and safety is minimised

• To ensure the risk assessment process is completed quickly and efficiently

• To ensure the health and safety representative informs the manufacturer

Which of the following contributes most towards a good health and safety culture at work?

• Local council monitoring compliance

• Senior management team monitoring staff performance

• Employees demonstrating safe working practises consistently

• The health and safety officer imposing disciplinary sanctions on employees