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Safety

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(a)   is used to protect the hands

2.

Why is it important to use PPE?

a)

It protects you from injury.

b)

It protects you from accidents.

c)

It is a safeguard to employees against hazards

d)

all of the above

3.

True or false: It is important that the gloves you use fit your hands properly.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

It is used to protect the eyes against flying debris and harmful liquids.

a)

A. Goggles

b)

B. Ear Protector

c)

C. Face Mask

d)

D. Apron

5.

Used to prevent the inhalation of sprayed paint fumes.

a)

A. Goggles

b)

B. Ear Protector

c)

C. Face Mask

d)

D. Apron

6.

If you have poor personal hygiene, it can impact your physical, mental, and emotional health.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

Safety shoes that fit well will help maintain balance and will be comfortable, preventing any trips or slips.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

When should PPE be used?

a)

Everytime you step into a workshop

b)

Once a week

c)

when you are attempting a task that could cause harm to yourself

d)

never

9.

Who should supply your PPE in a work environment?

a)

You will need to buy your own PPE

b)

A charity group should supply your PPE

c)

Your parents/guardians should supply your PPE

d)

Your employer should supply it for free

10.

What should happen to the PPE before you use it?

a)

You should try it all on and show your friends

b)

It should be properly assessed to check it is fit for use

c)

You should write your name on it

d)

You should check it is colour coordinated

11.

How must you use the PPE as the employee to keep yourself safe?

a)

It must be used correctly

b)

By placing it over your head

c)

Only use it at night

d)

Share it amongst your work colleagues

12.

Protect the feet from accidental injury

a)

Sneakers

b)

Safety boots

c)

Coverall suit

d)

Knee pads

13.

It is a critical piece of safety equipment designed and regulated to enhance the visibility of workers.

a)

Safe overall

b)

Jacket

c)

Safety vest

d)

Coverall

14.

Goggles is used to protect our (a)  

15.

What is the name of this personal protective equipment?

a)

Hard hat

b)

Bump Cap

c)

Safety hat

d)

Faceshield

16.

This is a _____________

a)

Safety vest

b)

Safety belt

c)

Safety harness

d)

Safety boot

17.

When should a safety belt and life lines be worn?

a)

When working at heights more than 6ft

b)

When working at heights more than 6m

c)

When working at heights more than 20m

d)

Not at all

18.

What PPE protects your ears from noise?

a)

Ear pins

b)

Earmuff

c)

Ear plum

d)

None of the above

19.

It is something that can cause harm

a)

Risk

b)

Hazard

c)

Chemical

d)

Stress

20.

These problems can arise from simple things, like working for long periods in an awkward position or having to make the same motions over and over again.

a)

Biological Hazards

b)

Psychological Hazards

c)

Ergonomic Hazards

d)

Physical Hazards

21.

The chance or probability that a person will be harmed or experience an adverse health effect if exposed to a hazard.

a)

Risk

b)

Hazard

c)

Psychological hazard

d)

Stress

22.

Those that are basically causing stress to a worker.

a)

Physical Hazard

b)

Ergonomic Hazard

c)

Psychological Hazard

d)

Biological Hazard

23.

It is a cross-disciplinary area concerned with protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment.

a)

OHS

b)

WHO

c)

DOLE

d)

BIR

24.

The following are the steps in risk assessment except_____.

a)

Identify hazards

b)

Analyze or evaluate the risk

c)

Changing the work environment

d)

control the hazard

25.

Trip and fall hazards

a)

Physical Hazard

b)

Ergonomic Hazard

c)

Chemical Hazard

d)

Psychological Hazard

26.

Liquids such a cleansers

a)

Biological Hazard

b)

Chemical Hazard

c)

Physical Hazard

d)

Ergonomic Hazard

27.

Bacteria

a)

Physical Hazard

b)

chemical Hazard

c)

Biological Hazard

d)

Ergonomic Hazard

28.

It is important to identify hazards and risks in the workplace to address the problems properly.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

What is shown from the picture?

a)

Electrical hazard

b)

Chemical hazard

c)

machine related hazard

d)

Physical hazard

30.

It is important to give the health and safety experience to new or inexperienced workers, including those that have been away from the workforce for sometime.

a)

Training

b)

Exposure

c)

Hygiene

d)

Assessment

31.

It is a type of hazard that are common in workplaces with slippery, rough or uneven surfaces and may fall down from stairs or off ladders.

a)

Biological

b)

Chemical

c)

Ergonomics

d)

Slips, Trips, Fall

32.

________are physical conditions that may pose risk of injury to the musculoskeletal system.

a)

Biological

b)

Electricity

c)

Ergonomics

d)

Fire

33.

What hazard is this?

a)

Biological

b)

Chemical

c)

Manual Handling of Tools and materials

d)

Slips, Trips, Fall

34.

  1. It is used to prevent droplets of saliva from reaching other people.

a)

A. Masks

b)

B. Gloves

c)

C. Surgical Apron

d)

D. Surgical Gown

35.

It is a process of removing hazards completely.

a)

A. administrative control

b)

B. Personal Protective Equipment

c)

C. Elimination

d)

D. Substitution

36.

All are Practical ways to prevent hazards and risks EXCEPT.

a)

A. Use of Personal Protective Equipment

b)

B. A Closer Look at Electricity

c)

C. Proper Handwashing

d)

D. Administrative control

37.
Which of these are risks?
a)
Tripping
b)
Bitten/ scratched
c)
Diseases
d)
All of these
38.

Accident prevention is only the responsibility of the employer.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Who is responsible for providing risk assessments?

a)

Employer

b)

Employee

c)

HSE

d)

Nobody

40.

A risk assessment is...

a)

a quick check to see if there is anything on the floor

b)

an assessment of the hazards and risks associated with an activity

c)

a way to check you have been paid correctly

d)

a way of recording accidents that happen on site

41.

Which of these is not an employer's responsibility

a)

Provide a safe working environment

b)

Have a written H&S policy in place

c)

Carry out risk assessments

d)

Provide food and hot drinks

42.

What HAZARD do safety glasses protect you from?

a)

Small pieces of airborne particles

b)

The sun

c)

Chemical fumes

43.

It is OK to wear any shoes in the workshope

a)

True

b)

False

44.
  1. Harm caused by wet floor
a)

stress

b)

cuts

c)

slips, falls

d)

shock

45.
  1. Hazard cause by vapor or gaseous substance
a)

Biological hazards

b)

Psychological hazards

c)

Chemical hazards

d)

Ergonomic hazards

46.

Knife

a)

Hazard

b)

Risk

47.

Wet floor

a)

Hazard

b)

Risk

48.

Wounded hand

a)

Hazard

b)

Risk

49.

Ladder

a)

Hazard

b)

Risk

50.

Slips

a)

Hazard

b)

Risk

51.

This originates from an organism that is foreign to the organism being affected. Like animals, viruses and bacterial.

a)

Biological hazard

b)

Chemical Hazard

c)

Ergonomic Hazard

d)

Physical Hazard

52.

These are chemicals that can cause harm or danger to humans, property, or the environment

a)

Biological hazard

b)

Chemical Hazard

c)

Ergonomic Hazard

d)

Physical Hazard

53.

The following are effects of biological hazard except one.

a)

Infections

b)

Good health

c)

Skin irritations

d)

Allergy

54.

It is a situation that poses a level of threat to life, health, property, or environment.

a)

Hazard

b)

Risk

c)

Harm

d)

Threat

55.

Covid-19 is what type of hazard?

a)

Physical

b)

Biological

c)

Ergonomic

d)

Chemical

56.

When drilling wood, what is the HAZARD?

a)

Chemical burn of the eye.

b)

Puncture wound.

c)

Eye scratch.

d)

Small pieces of wood becoming airborne and entering the eye.

57.

Which of these are risks?

a)

Tripping

b)

Diseases

c)

Bitten/Scratched

d)

All of these

58.

What is the purpose of a risk assessment?

a)

To generate more paperwork.

b)

Proportion blame in the event of an accident occurring.

c)

Create work for the designated safety officers.

d)

To evaluate hazards and to minimise the levels of its risk.

59.

When would you need to update / renew your risk assessment?

a)

When a piece of new equipment is installed.

b)

After one year.

c)

When an employee leaves the company.

d)

When expecting a HSE visit.

60.

Ralph is a chemical engineer observing a medical laboratory. He wears chemical suit toprotect his body from hazardous chemicals. What hazard Ralph wants to avoid?

a)

Physical Hazard

b)

Mechanical Hazard

c)

Chemical Hazard

d)

Biological Hazard

61.

Which of the following could best describe Psychological Hazard?

a)

The main cause of this hazard is the chemicals on your workplace

b)

The exposure to virus that lead to transmission of such disease

c)

Excessive work that lead to overtime and so much work to be done.

d)

A crane loss its control because of the too much load it

62.

Which among of the following safety practices must be observed in a school shop?

a)

Play with any electrical devices

b)

Keep your working area clean and tidy at all times.

c)

Do not work when your hands are wet.

d)

No answer

63.

What is OHS stands for?

a)

Occupational Health on Service

b)

Occupational Health and Safety

c)

Occupational Health and Service

d)

Occupational Healthy and Safety

64.

Bacteria and viruses are common hazards for...

a)

Construction worker

b)

Secretary

c)

Firefighter

d)

Doctor

65.

Burns and falls are common hazards for...

a)

Doctor

b)

Firefighter

c)

Policeman

d)

Nurse

66.

What is the difference between a hazard and a risk?

a)

Hazard = How great the chances are of someone getting hurt

Risk = Anything that causes harm

b)

Hazard = Anything that causes harm

Risk = How great the chances are of someone getting hurt

c)

There is no difference

d)

Hazard is something that your find in the work place where as risk is something you find at school

67.

___________ is replacing or substituting a hazardous agent or work process with a less dangerous one.

a)

Elimination

b)

Engineering Control

c)

PPE

d)

Administrative Control

e)

Substitution

68.

___________ may mean changing a piece of machinery (for example, using proper machine guards) or a work process to reduce exposure to a hazard.

a)

Elimination

b)

Engineering Control

c)

PPE

d)

Administrative Control

e)

Substitution

69.

Which of the following pictures is an examples of Physical Hazards

a)
b)
c)
d)
70.

Poorly stored medical waste is an example of, what kind of hazards.

a)

Chemical Hazards

b)

Physical Hazards

c)

Biological Hazards

d)

Ergonomic Hazards

71.

Which of the following is not an example of physical hazards?

a)

Ladders and scaffolds

b)

Fear of job loss

c)

Power and hand tools

d)

Electrical Power

72.

The following are examples of Biological Hazards except ______________ .

a)

Cleansers

b)

Bacteria

c)

Virus

d)

Insect Bites

73.

What type of workplace hazard is present in the given picture?

a)

Ergonomic Hazards

b)

Physical Hazards

c)

Biological hazards

d)

Chemical Hazards

74.

Loud noise from the machine is a physical hazard.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

75.

It is possible for the employer to impose deduction on the employee for the loss or damage of the personal protective equipment.

a)

True

b)

False

76.

A single type of eye protection or safety goggles may provided by the employer for all of the employees.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

Proper selection of respirators should be based on the hazards to which the workers are exposed

a)

True

b)

False

78.

As part of the respiratory protective program, respirators issued for the exclusive use of one worker may not be cleaned after each day’s use as compared to those used by two or more workers which shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected after each use.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

A hard hat with a total weight of half a kilo is considered unacceptable.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

All hard hats must be non-conductor of electricity

a)

True

b)

False

81.

The cradle and sweatband of hard hats shall be fixed to ensure that it will not be detached during usage.

a)

True

b)

False

82.

Standby men must be present with suitable rescue equipment when self-contained breathing apparatus or hose masks with blowers are used in atmospheres dangerous to life or health.

a)

True

b)

False

83.

Gloves must NOT be worn when operating drills, punch presses or other machinery

a)

True

b)

False

84.

Hard hats are used to protect employees from

a)

impact penetration from falling objects

b)

impact penetration from flying objects

c)

impact penetration from blows

d)

electric shock and burn

85.

Safety (a)   shall be provided and installed in situations where safety belts and life lines in guarded platforms and scaffolds or temporary floors are not feasible