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WorksheetsWorkplace Health and Safety Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the primary (main) purpose of the Health and SAfety at Work Act (HSWA)?
To make sure employees are fairly paid
To provide a framework to protect the health & safety of workers
To encourage employees to be more responsible
Who enforces the HSWA?
The Police
The Ministry of Health
The Department of Labour
Worksafe NZ
The HSWA requires us to take all practicable steps to protect health and safety. What does practicable mean?
It's another word for legal
Practical, reasonable and physically possible
Authorised, validated and tested
All workplaces should have which of the following systems in place?
Emergency procedures
Employee participation scheme
Hazard management systems
All of the above
Emergency procedures instruct employees on
How to control emergencies at work
What to do in the event of an emergency
Emergency services to contact if there is an emergency
When is it necessary to receive health & safety training ?
At induction
With any plant, substance, object or PPE you need to use
With any significant change of duties or work environment
All of the above
All known hazards need to be listed in:
A hazard register
An emergency procedures manual
A legal document filed with the Labour Department
When must you contact Worksafe regarding a workplace incident?
Every time there is an incident
When the incident is classified as notifiable
When a person has to go on ACC
When there has been a near miss
When must you record hazards in the workplace?
When someone has been hurt
When a task or process analysis shows potential hazards
When someone tells you about hazards
All of the above
When must you record a workplace incident?
Only when someone is badly hurt
Only when ACC will be needed
Everytime an incident/accident occurs even if a near miss
Only if Worksafe have to be involved
How do we define a hazard?
The likelihood of something going wrong
An accident waiting to happen
Anything with the potential for harm
When an accident occurs in the workplace the following form should be filled out:
A safety inspection list
A risk assessment report
An incident report
A hazard register
What does following mandatory sign mean?
Get a hair cut
Wear a hard hat
Wear ear protectors
What does the following safe condition sign mean?
Fire assembly point
Church
First Aid
Fire Exit
PPE is optional, the H&S Act says you are responsible for your own H&S - so it's your choice
This statement is true
This statement is false
