Health & Safety

Which of the following is NOT classified as flammable?

• Diesel
• Petrol
• Paper
• Antifreeze

Which of the following is the correct procedure to follow if a petrol fire occurs on a vehicle?

• Quickly try to find your workshop supervisor
• Quickly drive the vehicle out of the workshop
• Extinguish the flames with a CO2 extinguisher
• Try to extinguish the fire with an air line

In relation to the legal requirements affecting companies, what is the meaning of the abbreviation COSHH?

• Company organised systems for health & hazards
• Control of substances hazardous to health
• Company obligations & systems for health & hazards
• Control of systems hazardous to health

In relation to the legal requirements affecting companies. What is the meaning of the abbreviation 'EPA'?

• Extreme Pressure Act
• Environmental Protection Act
• Environmental Pressure Act
• Employees Protection Act

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 imposes certain duties on employers. ONE duty imposed on employers by the act is:

• to keep confidential any personal information about employees
• to control the risks of substances hazardous to health
• to provide safe premises and a safe working environment
• to report the occurrence of work related diseases to the HSE

Which of the following is NOT an illegal offence when using a vehicle on a public road?

• Driving a vehicle when not wearing a seat belt
• Using a mobile phone when the vehicle is in motion
• Driving an unlicensed vehicle when displaying trade plates
• Driving a vehicle without the correct driver's license

To safeguard yourself and others when working in a vehicle repair workshop you should:

• comply with all safety requirements
• avoid any inappropriate behavior
• all of the answers
• be aware of others in your vicinity

A colleague suffers an electric shock when using an electric drill. Your first action is:

• pull the drill away from them
• inform your supervisor
• switch off the power supply
• ring the emergency services

The three elements necessary to produce a fire are:

• carbon dioxide, nitrogen and a spark
• oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen
• oxygen, a fuel source and an ignition source
• H2O, CO2, NOx

Mandatory safety signs have a:

• green square or rectangular background
• yellow triangle with a black outline
• blue circular background and symbol in white
• red circular outline and crossbar running across