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Health and Safety
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1Which year was the Health and Safety at Work Act introduced?
- A1974
- B1954
2Under the HSWA )Health and Safety at Work Act) employers, as far as reasonably practical, must produce written Health & Safety policies where five or more people are employed
- ATrue
- BFalse
3At Bridgwater and Taunton College who needs to abide by the Health and Safety rules?
- AThe staff
- BManagers
- CStudents
- DEveryone
4A Health and Safety Law Poster is a brief guide to [blank_start]health and safety law,[blank_end] and provides a list of the key points employees and employers have to know. Every business in the UK must [blank_start]display[blank_end] a copy of this poster, regardless of the amount of staff they employ
- Ahealth and safety law,
- Brules about conduct
- Cdisplay
- Dhave a copy in an office somewhere
5An approved Accident Book and First Aider certificates and information is required in any business
- ATrue
- BFalse
6Employers must provide the following;
- AA safe workplace
- BA free lunch
- CTaxi ride home
7Employers must ensure the following;
- AAll doors and windows can be opened
- BMaterials are properly stored, used, handled and transported
- CAll staff have private health cover
8All employees (including students) have a legal responsibility to;
- Acooperate to provide a safe working environment
- Bturn up on time
- Ctie their showlaces
9Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) must be [blank_start]provided[blank_end] by the employer, where appropriate, at their own [blank_start]expense[blank_end], for use by employees at [blank_start]work[blank_end]. Employers should [blank_start]Instruct[blank_end] staff on how to correctly use the equipment, when and why it must be [blank_start]worn[blank_end] or used. Employees must use this [blank_start]equipment[blank_end] and must be given [blank_start]training[blank_end]. Any [blank_start]defect[blank_end] in the equipment provided must be reported [blank_start]immediately[blank_end].
- Aprovided
- Bemployer
- Cexpense
- Dwork
- EInstruct
- Fworn
- Gequipment
- Htraining
- Idefect
- Jimmediately
10The impact of ignoring Health and Safety could be.....
- Aimprisonment
- Bfees
- Cinvestigations by HSE
- Dminimal, you can run a business however you like
11The financial implications of ignoring Health and Safety are....
- Athe need to pay sick pay
- Bloss of productivity
- Closs of Reputation
- Dincrease in insurance premiums
12Creating and maintaining a healthy and safe workplace makes good moral sense as well as good business sense
- ATrue
- BFalse
13The HSE (Health and Safety Executive) have the power to...
- Areport concerns
- Binvestigate
- Crecommend improvements (improvement notice)
- Drecommend restrictions (stop doing )
- Etake to court
- Fmake arrests
14The HSE has the [blank_start]power[blank_end] to [blank_start]investigate[blank_end], to stop a [blank_start]process[blank_end], [blank_start]close[blank_end] a room/factory floor, [blank_start]interview[blank_end] staff and to [blank_start]seize[blank_end] equipment
- Apower
- Binvestigate
- Cprocess
- Dinterview
- Eclose
- Fseize
15Business has the right to interfere with a HSE investigation
- ATrue
- BFalse
16The current Health and Safety at Work Act was introduced to maintain minimum Health and Safety [blank_start]standards[blank_end], to [blank_start]control[blank_end] the actions of employers, and to [blank_start]secure[blank_end] the health, safety and [blank_start]welfare[blank_end] of those working at or visiting work premises.
- Astandards
- Bcontrol
- Csecure
- Dwelfare
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- An introduction to Health and Safety Legislation
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