WorksheetsIG1 Element 1
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
Health is:
Physical wellbeing
Mental wellbeing
Physical, mental and social well being
A trailing cable on a corridor is:
A risk
A near miss
A hazard
Avoiding direct and indirect costs is :
Financial reason for managing health and safety
Legal reason for managing health and safety
Moral reason for managing health and safety
Risk is:
A combination of hazardous event and likelihood
A combination of likelihood and severity
A combination of danger and likelihood
the hazards are classified as:
Physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic and psychological
Flammable, chemical, biological, ergonomic and psychological
Physical, chemical, social, ergonomic and psychological
Employers responsibilities are;
Providing safe place of work, safe plant and equipment, safe systems of work, safe environment, competent advice and training and supervision
Providing place of work, plant and equipment, safe systems of work, safe environment, training and supervision and competent advice
Providing safe place of work, safe plant and equipment, training and supervision and environment
A hazardous cleaning agent is :
Chemical hazard
Biological hazards
Physical hazard
Barriers to the implementation of god standards of health and safety are:
Competing and conflicting demands, complexity of the organisation, good behaviour issues of the management and workforce and focus on benefits
health and safety is given priority, complexity of the organisation, good behaviour issues of the management and workforce and focus on benefits
Competing and conflicting demands, complexity of the organisation, behavioural issues of the management and workforce and focus on costs than benefits
The true costs of the accidents are only the direct/insured costs
True
False
Employers liability protect the employer against legal liabilities and paying compensation when an employee is injured or died.
True
False
Benefits of promoting and maintaining good standards of health and safety are:
Enhanced company reputation, reduced fines and compensations, increased employee complaints and improved legal compliance
Enhanced company reputation, reduced fines and compensations, decreased employee complaints and improved legal compliance
Damaged company reputation, reduced fines and compensations, increased employee complaints and improved legal compliance
The three things to be proved under fault liability to receive compensation are:
Employer owed the injured a duty of care, the duty of care was fulfilled, fulfilment of duty of care resulted in loss
Employer owed the injured a duty of care, the duty of care was fulfilled, breach of duty of care resulted in loss
Employer owed the injured a duty of care, the duty of care was breached and the breach of duty of care resulted in loss
Internal sources of information are:
International labour organisation, suppliers and manufacturers, risk assessment, incident reports and equipment maintenance reports
Health and safety policy, risk assessment, incident reports and equipment maintenance records
Dubai municipality, international labour organisation, suppliers and manufacturers, insurance companies and trade unions
The factors to considered when selecting a contractor are;
Profile of the MD, social status, experience in the type of work, membership in trade organisations etc
Experience in the type of work, accident/incident/ill health history, membership in professional bodies, valid insurance etc..
Valid insurance, cost, social status, referrals, competence of the workers, welfare arrangement etc..
