City & Guilds 2365 Unit 201: Risk Assessment Quiz

What is the main purpose of a risk assessment?

• To increase company profits

• To identify hazards and reduce risks

• To replace health and safety training

• To avoid paying insurance

What is the first step in the HSE’s recommended risk assessment process?

• Identify the hazards

• Issue PPE to everyone

• Write a method statement

• Record your findings

What is meant by a hazard?

• The cost of an accident

• Something with the potential to cause harm

• The likelihood of someone suing

• A workplace procedure

Who is a ‘competent person’?

• A site visitor

• A manager only

• Someone with the skills, training, and knowledge to do the work safely

• A safety inspector

What is the final step in the risk assessment process?

• Provide PPE

• Contact the HSE

• Remove the hazard

• Review and update the risk assessment

Which of the following is NOT a method of controlling risk?

• Eliminating the hazard

• Ignoring minor risks

• Substituting for a lower risk option

• Using safe systems of work

If an employer has more than 5 employees, what must they do?

• Carry out a risk assessment only when asked by the HSE

• Write down the significant findings of the risk assessment

• Share the risk assessment verbally with workers only

• Have the risk assessment approved by the local council

Why should accident and ill-health records be checked?

• To increase paperwork

• To identify less obvious hazards

• To meet insurance requirements

• To avoid training staff

What is a method statement mainly used for?

• To report injuries

• To ensure safety-critical work is carried out in sequence

• To fine employees

• To avoid doing risk assessments

Which is an example of a physical control to reduce risk?

• Increase staff workload

• Install guards around hazards

• Write a new policy only

• Ignore near misses