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WorksheetsPart 1 - Health & Safety 25 Questions
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What do the letters CDM stand for?
Control of Demolition and Management
Regulations
Control of Dangerous Materials Regulations
Construction (Demolition Management)
Construction (Design and Management)
Regulations
Identify one method of enforcing regulations that are available to the Health and Safety Executive:
Health Notice
Improvement Notice
Obstruction Notice
Increasing insurance premiums
What happens if a Prohibition Notice is issued by an
Inspector of the local authority or the HSE?
The work in hand can be completed, but no
new work started
The work can continue if adequate safety
precautions are put in place
The work that is subject to the notice must cease
The work can continue, provided a risk
assessment is carried out
A Health and Safety Executive Inspector can?
Only visit if they have made an appointment
Visit at any time
Only visit if accompanied by the principal
contractor
Only visit to interview the site manager
A Prohibition Notice means:
When you finish the work you must not start
again
The work must stop immediately
Work is to stop for that day only
Work may continue until the end of the day
In what circumstances can an HSE Improvement Notice be issued?
If there is a breach of legal requirements
By warrant through the police
Only between Monday and Friday on site
Through the prosecution office
What is an "Improvement Notice”?
A notice issued by the site principal
contractor to tidy up the site
A notice from the client to the principal
contractor to speed up the work
A notice issued by a Building Control Officer
to deepen foundations
A notice issued by an HSE/local authority
Inspector to enforce compliance with health and safety legislation
If a Health and Safety Executive Inspector Issues a
“Prohibition Notice", this means that:
The Site Manager can choose whether or
not to ignore the notice
Specific work activities, highlighted on the
notice, must stop
The HSE must supervise the work covered
by the notice
The HSE must supervise all work from then
on
Employers are required to provide information to
their employees on their health and safety rights
and responsibilities and how to get advice by:
Telling them verbally when they start for them
Displaying a poster or giving them leaflets
approved by the HSE
Making them read the company health and
safety policy
E-mailing the information to them
Who is responsible for signing a Company Safety Policy?
Site Manager
Company Safety Officer
Company Secretary
Managing Director
Which one of the following must be in a company's written Health and Safety Policy:
Aims and objectives of the company
Organisation and arrangements in force for
carrying out the health and safety policy
Name of the Health and Safety Adviser
Company Director's home address
Employers have to produce a written Health and Safety Policy statement when:
A contract commences
They employ five people or more
The safety representative requests it
The HSE notifies them
Companies employing five or more people must have a written Health and Safety Policy because:
The principal contractor gives them work on
site
The HSAWA 1974 requires it
The Social Security Act requires it
The trade unions require it
What do the letters HSE stand for?
Highly Safe Electrician
Health and Safety Exercise
Health and Safety Examiner
Health and Safety Executive
The Health and Safety Executive is:
Part of the National Health Service
The regulatory body for the promotion of
health and safety at work
The jury in health and safety court cases
Part of the police force
The Health and Safety at Work Act requires employers to provide what for their employees?
Adequate rest periods
Payment for work done
A safe place of work
Suitable transport to work
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and any regulations made under the Act are:
Not compulsory, but should be complied
with if convenient
Advisory to companies and individuals
Practical advice for the employer to follow
Legally binding
Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, which of the following have a duty to work safely?
Employees only
The general public
Employers only
All people at work
What is the MAXIMUM penalty that a Higher Court, can currently impose for a breach of the Health and Safety at Work Act?
£20,000 fine and two years imprisonment
£75,000 fine and three years imprisonment
£1,000 fine and six months imprisonment
Unlimited fine and two years imprisonment
What do the letters ACoP stand for?
Accepted Code of Provisions
Approved Condition of Practice
Approved Code of Practice
Accepted Code of Practice
Where should you look for Official advice on health
and safety matters?
A set of health and safety guidelines
provided by suppliers
The health and safety rules as laid down by
the employer
Guidance issued by the Health and Safety
Executive
A professionally approved guide book on
regulations
Regulations that govern health and safety on construction sites:
Apply only to inexperienced workers
Do not apply during 'out of hours' working
Apply only to large companies
Are mandatory (that is, compulsory)
Which of the following statements is correct?
The duty for health and safety falls only on
the employer
All employees must take reasonable care,
not only to protect themselves but also their colleagues
Employees have no responsibility for Health
and Safety on site
Only the client is responsible for safety on site
Who of the following would you expect to be
responsible for managing health and safety on site?
Foreman
Your employer
Main sub-contractor
HSE Inspector
Which of the following is correct for risk assessment?
It is a good idea but not essential
Only required to be done for hazardous work
Must always be done
Only required on major jobs
