Workplace Safety Topics

Understanding incidents and accidents in the workplace is important because it helps in:

• Improving safety measures

• Increasing workplace accidents

• Ignoring safety protocols

• Reducing employee productivity

Explain the cost of work-related injuries and its impact on businesses. (2min)

• Work-related injuries can lead to increased costs due to medical expenses, lost productivity, and higher insurance premiums.

• Work-related injuries have no significant impact on businesses.

• Work-related injuries only affect the employees and not the businesses.

• Work-related injuries result in immediate business closure.

Accident prevention is considered financially beneficial for employers because:

• it reduces the costs associated with workplace injuries.

• it increases the number of work hours.

• it improves employee satisfaction.

• it enhances company reputation.

Learning from accidents can improve health and safety by:

• Identifying hazards and implementing preventive measures

• Ignoring past incidents

• Blaming individuals involved

• Reducing the number of safety protocols

What is a 'Near miss' in health and safety terms?

• An incident that caused injury or damage

• An incident that could have caused injury or damage

• An incident that had no potential for harm

• An incident that was reported immediately

Employers should learn from accidents and try to improve health and safety accordingly because:

• it helps in reducing future incidents and ensures a safer workplace.

• it is a legal requirement with no real benefits.

• it increases the paperwork and administrative tasks.

• it allows them to ignore safety regulations.

How is measuring noise levels an example of why employers keep records?

• To ensure compliance with health and safety regulations

• To monitor employee productivity

• To reduce operational costs

• To improve customer satisfaction

Recording increasing noise levels can predict:

• climate change

• urban development

• natural disasters

• economic growth

According to RIDDOR regulations, which of the following is considered a serious accident?

• Fractures

• Loss of sight or hearing

• Time off or being incapacitated

• All of the above

What are some examples of incidents that may or may not be dangerous to employees?

• Slipping on a wet floor

• Paper cuts

• Fire in the building

• All of the above