L101 Health and Safety

Under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), safety in the workplace is the responsibility of:

• An inspector from Health and Safety executive alone

• The employer and the employee

• The employee alone

• The employer alone

It is every person's responsibility to report:

• Only serious accidents

• All hazards and potentially dangerous incidents

• Only incidents which affect them personally

• Only incidents which affect the general public

What colour is the label on the carbon dioxide extinguisher?

• Black

• Blue

• Green

• Red

Which one of the following is the correct way of lifting a weight from the ground?

• Back bent, legs straight

• Back bent, knees on ground

• Back straight, knees bent

• Back straight, knees on the ground

What does COSHH stand for?

• Center of study for health and hazard

• Contractors of substances hazardous to health

• Control of substances hazourdous to health

• Control of substances harmful to health

Which one of the following fire extinguishers should be used on electrical fires?

• Water

• Foam

• Fire blanket

• Carbon dioxide

Latex gloves are mainly used to:

• Keep your hands soft

• Prevent long term skin problems

• Avoid having to use soap when washing

• Act as an insulator and prevent electric shock

What hazard symbol is shown?

• Dust

• Corrosive

• Flammable

• Toxic

A tin of liquid without its label is found in the workshop. What should be done with it?

• Find out what it is and store it with other tins of the same liquid

• Transfer it into another tin bearing the correct label

• It should be disposed of safely

• Make a temporary label for it until someone can identify it

What does PPE stand for?

• Personal proactive equipment

• Prohibited personnel ecotoxic

• Personal protective equipment

• None of the above