WorksheetsMTL1 H&S Learner Outcome 1
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the main aim of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974?
To provide guidance only
To ensure the health, safety, and welfare of employees and others
To regulate building design
To replace all previous safety laws
Which regulation requires employers to assess, prevent, or control exposure to hazardous substances?
PUWER 1998
CDM 2015
COSHH 2002
RIDDOR 2013
Under the Health and Safety at Work Act, What is required for all employees to do?
Ensure machinery is serviced
Write a company safety policy
Report to the local authority
Take reasonable care of themselves and others
RIDDOR 2013 requires accidents to be reported if a worker is off work for more than how many consecutive days?
3 days
5 days
7 days
15 days
Who enforces the Health and Safety at Work Act in the UK?
Local Councils only
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Building Contractors
Trade Unions
What action can inspectors take if they find a severe breach of health & safety law?
Issue an improvement notice
Issue a prohibition notice
Prosecution
All of the above
What is the purpose of a method statement?
To record financial risks
To outline how work will be completed safely
To replace risk assessments
To enforce criminal law
Which sign is shown as a red circle with a diagonal line?
Warning sign
Prohibition sign
Mandatory sign
Fire equipment sign
The CSCS card provides proof that:
A worker has paid union dues
A worker has appropriate training and qualifications
A worker has been reported under RIDDOR
A worker is self-employed
What is the maximum penalty for breaching health & safety law in severe cases?
£500 fine
£20,000 fine or 6 months imprisonment
Unlimited fines and imprisonment
Written warning only
Health & Safety Inspectors may enter a workplace?
Only with 24-hour notice
Without giving notice
Only after a court order
Only during business hours
A Prohibition Notice means?
Work can continue with caution
Work must stop until risks are removed
Only night shifts stop
A fine is automatically issued
Failure to comply with an Improvement or Prohibition Notice can result in?
£500 fine
Warning letter only
Loss of CSCS card only
Up to £20,000 fine or 6 months imprisonment
