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WorksheetsSafe Working Practices - Unit 102 - Initial assessment
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
Health and Safety is who's responsibility on site?
Employer
Employee
Everybody
Site manager
What type of sign has a green background and a white symbol?
Prohibition sign
Mandatory sign
Warning sign
Information sign
What type of sign has a blue background, white symbol and typically circular?
Prohibition sign
Mandatory sign
Warning sign
Information sign
Identify three aims of Health & Safety legislation
Safety of people at work
To reduce the amount of days off work caused by injuries
To minimise legal cases against companies
Protecting other people from harm
Control dangerous substances
As an employer, HASAWA states you are required to create and maintain a safe working environment.
True
False
As an employee, HASAWA states you must:
Take reasonable care
Report hazards
Cooperate with employers
Organise specialist equipment training
All of the above
Asbestos can be found in corrugated roofing, flues, boiler gaskets and heatproof material
False
True
Mesothelioma is a form of lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos
True
False
What course of action should be taken if asbestos is identified in your place of work?
Carry on working but avoid the area with asbestos
Remove the asbestos carefully and place outside
Stop work and inform your supervisor
Call a local waste collection service
It is when asbestos is a solid lump that the health risk dramatically increases
True
False
Which of these things should you do before lifting?
Decide if it's a one or two person lift
Assess the weight of the item
Adopt the correct lifting posture, bent back and straight legs
Select the correct personal protective equipment (PPE)
If an emergency situation arises, the first thing to do is to raise the alarm.
True
False
Ear defenders should be worn if noise levels reach....
75db
85db
95db
105db
A powder fire extinguisher can be identified by what colour label?
Red
Blue
Black
Cream
A wood fire (Class A - Solid) has started at work, what type of fire extinguisher is required?
Red
Blue
Black
Cream
The fire triangle is made up of three elements, oxygen, fuel and what?
(a)
Before tackling a fire you must consider what?
Is the fire small enough to tackle safely
Is there a first aid trained member of staff present
What extinguisher to use
What time your shift finishes
Good house keeping, correct storage of flammable materials and removing waste products are all actions that will help reduce the possibility of what?
Accidents
Fires
Injury
Fines
A tower scaffold is used to work safely at height and must be erected by a suitably qualified person. Once erected a safety check should be carried out to ensure that the equipment has.......
Locking wheels
Work screens
Kick boards
Lighting
Handrails
Select two requirements for first aid in the work place
A first aid box
All site workers must be trained in first aid
There should be 1 first aider for every 10 operatives on site
A trained first aider
As an employer, HASAWA states you must do which of the following:
Provide PPE
Provide training
Provide regular social gatherings
Create a safe working environment
