Occupational Safety and Health for Engineering Quiz

Define the meaning of hazard.

• Something that has the potential to cause harm.

• The possibility that harm may occur.

• Something that can make you fall over.

• Likelihood of a risk that cause harm.

Identify the hazard when drilling wood.

• Small pieces of wood becoming airborne and entering the eye

• Eye scratch

• Chemical burn of the eye

• Puncture wound

A risk assessment could be best defined as:

• A situation involving exposure to danger.

• The action of assessing someone or something.

• Actions implementing risk evaluation decisions.

• A systematic process of evaluating the potential risks that may be involved in an activity.

Simplify is the best way to control hazards and reduce risk?

• Substitution

• PPE

• Elimination

• Engineering Controls

Outline the purpose of a risk assessment.

• To evaluate hazards and to minimise the levels of its risk.

• Create work for the designated safety officers.

• Proportion blame in the event of an accident occurring.

• To generate more paperwork.

Choose the elements in fire triangle components.

• Fuel

• Carbon Dioxide

• Heat

• Oxygen

Simplify what happens when you put water in a kitchen pan with oil on fire?

• Increases the fire by little bit.

• A massive fire erupts.

• It goes out.

• Nothing.

Sort the correct method of using a fire extinguisher.

• Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep.

• Aim, Pull, Squeeze, Sweep.

• Pull, Aim, Sweep, Squeeze.

• Pull, Squeeze, Aim, Sweep.

The best way to exit from a smoky place is to:

• Crawl on your stomach.

• Crawl on your hands and knees.

• Run quickly but don't panic.

• Use the nearest stairs.

If you cannot leave a room in a burning building, visualized what you should do.

i. Stuff a blanket under the closed door

ii. Open the window and stay low as possible.

iii. Hang something out the window and yell for help.

• A. i and ii

• B. ii and iii

• C. i and iii

• D. i,ii and iii