Workplace Safety Regulations Quiz

Fire doors in a warehouse are blocked by stock. This breaches which legislation?

• Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002

• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992

• Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order

• The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

A factory has no fire risk assessment. Which regulation does this breach?

• Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981

• Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order

• Reporting of Injuries, Disesases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995

• The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

Even in offices, emergency lighting and escape routes are marked. Which of these are to blame?

• Electricity at Work Regulations 1989

• Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order

• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

• Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992

A manager fails to assess workplace risks. What regulation is being ignored?

• Manual Handling Regulations 1992

• Employment Act 2002

• The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

• Reporting of Injuries, Disesases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995

An employer fails to train staff in machine safety, and they don't use a guard on a lathe. Which legislation is relevant?

• Working Time Regulations 1998

• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992

• Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

• Personal Protective Equipment at Work regulations 1992

A faulty high-voltage panel is left unrepaired. Which regulation is breached?

• Electricity at Work Regulations 1989

• Lifting Operatoins and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998

• Provision and Use of Work Equipment (PUWER) 1998

• Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order

Our workshop machinery has guards on them, thanks to which law?

• Provision and Use of Work Equipment (PUWER) 1998

• Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

• Reporting of Injuries, Disesases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995

A crane is used without a certified operator. Which regulation is broken?

• Lifting Operatoins and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998

• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992

• Provision and Use of Work Equipment (PUWER) 1998

• Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order

A worker lifts heavy loads without training. What are they breaching?

• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992

• Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998

• Employment Act 2002

• Working Time Regulations 1998

Staff in a chemical plant are provided goggles thanks to which law?

• Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002

• Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981

• Personal Protective Equipment at Work regulations 1992

• Provision and Use of Work Equipment (PUWER) 1998