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Health and Safety Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is responsible for health and safety in construction?

a)

Employees

b)

Employers

c)

Contractors

d)

All of the above

2.

The abbreviation HSE means:

a)

Happy Security Executive

b)

Health Security Executive

c)

Health Safety Executive

d)

Happy Safety Executive

3.

The abbreviation HASAWA means:

a)

Health and Safety at Work Act

b)

Healthy and Safe at Work Act

c)

Health and Safe at Work Act

d)

Healthy and Safety at Work Act

4.

The abbreviation COSHH means:

a)

Controller of security hazardous to health

b)

Capture of substances hazardous to health

c)

Controller of substances hazardous to health

d)

Control of substances hazardous to health

5.

The abbreviation RIDDOR means:

a)

Reporting of important danger and dangerous occurrences regulations

b)

Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations

c)

Rectifying of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations

d)

Rectifying of important danger and dangerous occurrences regulations

6.

The abbreviation PUWER means:

a)

Provision and use of work equipment regulations

b)

Provide and utilise work equipment regulations

7.

As an employer which of the following must you provide for your workers?

a)

PPE

b)

Transport

c)

Housing

d)

Lunch

8.

Which of the following does an employer NOT have to provide?

a)

Provide a safe workplace

b)

Risk assessments

c)

Safety training

d)

Lunch everyday

9.

As an employee you must NOT:

a)

Put yourself or others at risk

b)

Work to risk assessments

c)

Wear all the PPE required

d)

Follow all regulations

10.

Which of the following is not a role of the HSE?

a)

Enforcing the health and safety laws

b)

Only prosecuting large companies

c)

Carrying out investigations

d)

Issuing prohibition notices

11.

The most common cause of accidents in construction is:

a)

Electrocution

b)

Slips, trips and falls

c)

Burns

d)

Falling objects

12.

Which of the following is a common cause of accident in construction?

a)

Weather

b)

Low morale

c)

Unhappy staff

d)

Poor housekeeping

13.

The term risk means?

a)

The possibility of loss or injury

b)

A guaranteed outcome

c)

An opportunity for profit

d)

A certain event

14.

The term hazard means?

a)

Anything that has the potential to cause harm

b)

Anything that has the potential to result in dismissal

c)

Anything that is against health and safety rules

d)

Anything that is not in the health and safety rules

15.

A risk assessment is a:

a)

Document listing all potential hazards

b)

Document listing all potential obstacles

c)

Document listing all health and safety legislation

d)

Document listing all the rules on site

16.

Risks are measured by:

a)

Not and never

b)

1, 2, 3

c)

Low medium and high

d)

A, B, C

17.

The purpose of a risk assessment is to:

a)

Reduce the number of risks

b)

Reduce the number of accidents

c)

Reduce the number of hazards

d)

Reduce the health and safety data

18.

Which type of safety sign is a blue circle?

a)

Warning

b)

Information

c)

Prohibition

d)

Mandatory

19.

Which type of safety sign is a red circle?

a)

Warning

b)

Information

c)

Prohibition

d)

Mandatory

20.

Which type of safety sign is a yellow and black triangle?

a)

Warning

b)

Information

c)

Prohibition

d)

Mandatory