HSE SMTI MKS Part 2

What should you do if you encounter a chemical spill in the workplace?

• Use a broom to sweep the spill away

• Pour water on the spill to dilute it

• Immediately notify the appropriate personnel and follow spill response procedures

• Ignore it and continue working

What should you do if you accidentally spill a hazardous chemical on your skin?

• Ignore it as it may not cause any harm

• Wipe it off with a paper towel

• Rinse the affected area with water for at least 15 minutes

• Apply a bandage to cover the spill

What is the purpose of conducting a risk assessment in chemical safety?

• To eliminate all risks associated with chemicals

• To identify and evaluate potential hazards and risks

• To ensure proper chemical labeling

• To determine the cost of chemical storage

What does the symbol on a chemical container indicate?

• The chemical can cause or enhance combustion of other substances

• The chemical is explosive

• The chemical can cause severe burns

• The chemical is highly toxic when inhaled

Which of tthe following statemen that indicate unsafe condition?

• • worker working at height without Safety belt

• Working in very high temperature

• • Handling chemicals without hand gloves

• • Worker lifting material by using a crane

Employers are required to provide information to their employees on their health and safety rights and responsibilities and how to get advice by:

• Telling them verbally when they start work for them

• Displaying a poster or giving them leaflets approved by the HSE

• Making them read the company health and safety policy

• E-mailing the information to them

A workmate tells you that he witnessed an accident the previous day and the victim was taken to hospital. He asks you for advice on what he should do. Do you tell him to:

• speak to the site nurse about what he saw

• tell his supervisor that he saw what happened

• telephone the hospital to find out how the injured person is

• say nothing to anyone in case he gets someone in trouble

You have been asked to operate a cherry-picker (mobile elevated work platform) when it is very windy. What should your FIRST consideration be?

• Wear a safety harness and clip it to the structure that you are working on

• Does the wind-speed make it unsafe to use the machine

• Wear an extra layer of clothing to keep warm

• Tie all light-weight objects to the hand-rails of the basket

If you have to work at height and it is not possible to erect a scaffold, or use any other type of working platform or mobile elevating work platform, then you should:

• work without fall protection, provided you have a mate with you

• wear a harness and lanyard at all times

• work without fall protection, provided the weather is not too windy

• work without fall protection at all times when no one else is about

You have to enter a manhole in which you know there are toxic gases. You have all the PPE but there does not appear to be a rescue plan in place. What should you do?

• Just get on and do the job, it will probably be alright

• Plan to carry out the job in short bursts

• Do not enter the manhole until a rescue plan and rescue equipment are in place

• Ask your mate to stand-by at the top of the manhole with a length of rope