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WorksheetsHealth and safety
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
what does HASAWA stand for?
The health & safety wigs act
The health & safety at work act
The hygiene & safety at work act
The hair & salons at work act
Which one of these is NOT your employers responsibility under HASAWA?
Provide a suitable work environment
Give staff appropriate training
Maintenance of the workplace
Provide at least one meal a day for employees
According to RIDDOR, all accidents must be written in what?
The accident book
The diary
The appointment book
The computer system
What can be caused or made worse by manual handling?
Musculoskeletal disorders
Acne
Headaches
Chicken pots
Which of these must you NOT do when lifting a heavy object?
Bend your knees
Tilt if off a shelf and then catch it.
Keep your back straight
Keep the object close to your body
The treatment of hazardous substances is referred to as SHUD. What does SHUD stand for?
Save, Hold, Utilise , Dispose
Shake, Handle, Use, Dispose
Store, Handle, Use, Dispose
Store, Hold, Utilise, Dispose
Under the COSHH regulations, who should supply the correct PPE?
You
Your client
Your employer
Your parents
Substances include all creams, powders, lotions & Liquids
True
False
What is an MFI?
A hair brand
A qualification
The manufacturers instructions
A health & safety warning
What needs to be PAT tested in the workplace?
All electrical items used in the salon
All employees working in the salon
All documents being distributed by the salon
All products used in the salon.
How often do you need to PAT test things?
Every six months
Annually
Biannually
Every Month
Hair cuttings should go where?
Next to the bin
In the bin
In a closed lid bin
Left on the floor
How do you get down the stairs?
Who is responsible for health and safety in construction?
Employees
Employers
Contractors
All of the above
The abbreviation HSE means:
Happy Security Executive
Health Security Executive
Health Safety Executive
Happy Safety Executive
The abbreviation HASAWA means:
Health and Safety at Work Act
Healthy and Safe at Work Act
Health and Safe at Work Act
Healthy and Safety at Work Act
The abbreviation COSHH means:
Controller of security hazardous to health
Capture of substances hazardous to health
Control of substances hazardous to health
Controller of substances hazardous to health
The abbreviation RIDDOR means:
Reporting of important danger and dangerous occurrences regulations
Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations
Rectifying of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations
Rectifying of important danger and dangerous occurrences regulations
As an employer which of the following must you provide for your workers?
PPE
Transport
Housing
Entertainment
Which of the following does an employer NOT have to provide?
Provide a safe workplace
Risk assessments
Safety training
Lunch everyday
As an employee you must NOT:
Put yourself or others at risk
Work to risk assessments
Wear all the PPE required
Follow all regulations
Which of the following is not a role of the HSE?
Enforcing the health and safety laws
Only prosecuting large companies
Carrying out investigations
Issuing prohibition notices
What is an example of a safety hazard?
wearing slip resistant shoes on greasy floors.
wearing protective equipment
wet floors
none of the above.
What is meant by 'PPE'?
personal protective equipment
person to person equivalent
personal protective evacuation
How can one prevent slips, trips and falls?
Cleaning up spills immediately and keeping pathways clear and clean.
By developing a emergency evacuation plan.
Making sure that the facilities have a smoke detector and fire alarm.
None of the above.
Which of the following is not an example of an unsafe condition?
lifting improperly
unsafe work area
fire hazard
poor housekeeping
Once you have spotted a hazard you shall.
Report it to your immediate supervisor
Leave it as someone else will fix it eventually
Bring your own toolbox to work and fix it yourself.
None of the above.
What should you do before using a ladder?
Climb down from the ladder
Paint the ladder
Inspect the ladder for condition
Count the number of rungs
What is the best position for a laptop screen for your neck?
In your lap
At the same height as your eye level
On a desk, level with your hips
Slightly higher than eye level
What is the principle piece of Health and Safety
legislation?
Healthy at work act 1974
Health
and Safety at Work Act 1928
Health
and Safety at Work Act 1974
Health and safety at work acting 1973
Who does the main responsibility of HASAWA lie with?
Employer and Employee
Employee only
Employer only
General public
What can happen to employers if they fail to
follow the Health and Safety at Work Act?
They can be rewarded.
They can be persecuted
They can be electrocuted
They can be prosecuted
Where would you find COSHH information?
On the data sheet, as well as In the cupboard
Allens underpants, as well as any container
On the data sheet, as well as any container
Inside a biscuit tin
What is PAT testing?
Portable Appliance Testing
Potty Appliance Testing
Portable Application Testing
Portable Appliance Toaster
what is a hazard?
Something that has the potential to cause harm
The possibility that harm may occur
Something that can make you fall over
what is a risk?
Something that has the potential to cause harm
The possibility that harm may occur after being exposed to a hazard
The chance that you will hurt yourself
Puddle of water on the floor....is it a hazard or a risk?
Hazard
Risk
Leather shoes protect you from what HAZARDS?
Stepping on a sharp object, dropping something heavy on your foot and slipping over
Hurting your foot
Completing a student plan for being unprepared for learning
A risk assessment could be best defined as
A systematic process of evaluating the potential risks that may be involved in an activity
A situation involving exposure to danger
The action of assessing someone or something
Actions implementing risk evaluation decisions
Safety could be best defined as:
Not likely to be harmed or lost
Avoiding an accident
The condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk or injury
Wearing all PPE in the workshop
What is the best way to control hazards and reduce risk?
Elimination
Substitution
Engineering Controls
PPE
In the school workshop, we put bags in the shelf and do not bring them into the workshop space. This is because
Many bags contain smelly things that could make students feel sick
It keeps the workshop neat and tidy
Bags are a trip hazard
Health and safety rules and regulations should be displayed where?
In the toilet area
By the exit
In the staff room
In a prominent position
The difference between a legislation and workplace policy is that a legislation are government led and workplace policies are workplace led
True
False
