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Higher AIT - Legislation

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In which year was The Fire (Scotland) Act introduced?
a)
1995
b)
2005
c)
1985
d)
2000
2.
In which year was the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations Act introduced?
a)
1952
b)
1972
c)
1992
d)
2012
3.
In which year was the Computer Misuse Act introduced?
a)
1963
b)
1973
c)
1985
d)
1990
4.
In which year was the Freedom of Information Act introduced?
a)
2000
b)
1980
c)
1970
d)
1990
5.

Which legislation requires the employer to carry out a risk assessment of first-aid needs.

a)

Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations

b)

Fire Precautions (Workplace) (Amendments) Regulations 1999

c)

Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992

d)

Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulation 1992

6.

Which legislation requires a record of accidents be kept in an accident report form

a)

Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations

b)

Fire Precautions (Workplace) (Amendments) Regulations 1999

c)

Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992

d)

Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulation 1992

7.
What does HSE stand for?
a)
Health Standards for Employers
b)
Health and Safety Executive
c)
Health and Safety Examples
d)
Hired Safety Equipment
8.
Which one of the following is NOT a duty of the employer under the HASAWA?
a)
To provide a safe place of work, including safe entry and exit
b)
To provide safety equipment and carry out regular checks on machinery
c)
To provide optional health and safety induction training for new recruits
d)
To provide an up-to-date health and safety policy
9.
Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of employees under the HASAWA?
a)
To take reasonable care of their own health and safety
b)
To report any faults or hazards immediately
c)
To arrange for regular checks on their own protective equipment
d)
To cooperate with the employer by attending health and safety training
10.
Under The Fire (Scotland) Act, what should a risk assessment show?
a)
The potential for fire to occur on the premises
b)
The number of trained first aiders on the premises
c)
The date when the next fire drill will be carried out
d)
The emergency number to call if a fire is discovered
11.
What does RSI stand for?
a)
Regulations to Stop Injuries
b)
Reduction of Stress in Industry
c)
Rules for Safety Instruction
d)
Repetitive Strain Injury
12.

Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the employer under the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations Act?

a)

To ensure workstations meet the minimum requirements

b)

To provide breaks or change of activity for employees

c)

To ensure personal information is kept secure

d)

To provide eye tests if the employee requests this

13.

Which legislation covers ways to prevent RSI?

a)

HASAWA

b)

H&S (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations

c)

GDPR

d)

H&S (First Aid) Regulations

14.

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) employers can be issued with an 'enforcement notice'. What does this mean?

a)

A date when their premises will be inspected by health and safety officials

b)

A summons to appear in court

c)

A formal report detailing the dismissal of the Managing Director

d)

The organisation in breach of legislation is required to take specific steps to comply with the law

15.

Which one of the following statements is incorrect? 'In order to comply with GDPR an organisation should' . . .

a)

Issue staff with usernames and passwords to keep information secure

b)

Dispose of confidential information by shredding

c)

Use personal USBs and pen drives to make backup copies of sensitive data

d)

Not pass on confidential information to unauthorised third parties

16.
Organisations can prevent theft or damage to electronic files by . . .
a)
ensuring staff remain logged-on at their PC throughout the day
b)
storing backups of files on another part of the server
c)
installing anti-virus software on the server
d)
giving all staff the same access levels on the network
17.
Passwords should . . .
a)
be written in the employee's diary to prevent them being forgotten
b)
be changed at the start of a new working year
c)
contain a mixture of letters, numbers and other characters
d)
be the same for each member of the department
18.
Under the Computer Misuse Act, which one of the following statements is incorrect?
a)
Customer mobile numbers can be accessed via the firm's Facebook page
b)
It is an offence to access computer material if you are not authorised to do so
c)
It is an offence to access a computer system with the intent to commit a crime
d)
It is an offence to change or delete electronic data unless you are authorised to do so
19.

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of failing to comply with GDPR?

a)

Fines of upto 20million euros for a serious breach or 4% of global turnover (whichever is greater)

b)

Compensation payments to data subject who has suffered damage as a result of failure to comply

c)

Increased reputation and gained trust due to attracting new customers from rivals

d)

Enforcement notices issued from ICO, requiring organisation to take specific steps to comply with the law

20.

Which method of communicating updates in legislation to employees matches this description:


When a new employee starts they should receive a copy of the health and safety policy and also receive any necessary training on health and safety issues

a)

Display notice boards

b)

General staff training

c)

Demonstrations and role play

d)

Induction training