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2 Health and Safety Quiz sobre Health and Safety Legislation, criado por Vito Martino em 30-10-2014.
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Questão 1

Questão
BS 7671, the IEE Wiring Regulations, are:
Responda
  • non-statutory
  • code of practice.
  • statutory
  • health and safety guidance notes

Questão 2

Questão
Which of the following does not have a duty placed upon them by the Electricity at Work Regulation 1989?
Responda
  • Employee
  • Employer
  • Householder
  • Self-employed

Questão 3

Questão
The safe use of electricity on site is covered by which Regulation?
Responda
  • Electricity at Work Regulations 1988
  • Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
  • Electricity at Work Regulations 1990
  • Electricity at Work Regulations 1991

Questão 4

Questão
Which of the following facilities are not necessary with regards to welfare?
Responda
  • A supply of clean drinking water.
  • Suitable toilets.
  • A supply of hot and cold water soap and towels.
  • A supply of tea and coffee.

Questão 5

Questão
What is the purpose of the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989?
Responda
  • To make you read textbooks.
  • To prevent tools from being stolen.
  • To prevent risk of death from electricity at work activities.
  • To prevent you from taking unpaid sick leave.

Questão 6

Questão
What does the term non-statutory mean?
Responda
  • Not enforceable by employers
  • Enforceable by employers.
  • Not enforceable by law
  • Enforceable by law.

Questão 7

Questão
The RIDDOR Regulations requires your company to inform the enforcing authority without delay of the following circumstances except?
Responda
  • Any major injuries to employees.
  • Any fatal injuries.
  • The overturning of a crane.
  • An accident at home.

Questão 8

Questão
The abbreviation COSHH means?
Responda
  • Control of oxidising substances hazardous to health.
  • Control of oxidising substances harmful to health.
  • Control of substances harmful to health.
  • Control of substances hazardous to health

Questão 9

Questão
Which of the following is not covered be the HASAWA 1974?
Responda
  • Domestic servants.
  • Employers.
  • Apprentices at college
  • The self-employed

Questão 10

Questão
Under the HASAWA 1974 employers have duties to their employees which of the following is not a duty of an employer?
Responda
  • The employer must provide JIB rates of overtime payment.
  • The employer must provide safety information.
  • The employer must provide safety training
  • They must maintain plant and machinery in a safe condition

Questão 11

Questão
As an employee you have responsibilities under the HASAWA 1974 which of the following is not a responsibility?
Responda
  • Bringing to your employer's attention any situation you consider dangerous.
  • Co-operate with your employer on safety matters.
  • Do not recklessly interfere with anything provided for your safety
  • Informing to your employer on people who leave early

Questão 12

Questão
The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 imposes general health and safety requirements on all the following except?
Responda
  • School children.
  • Employees.
  • Self-employed.
  • Employers.

Questão 13

Questão
It is the duty of all employees under the Health and Safety at Work Act to:
Responda
  • look after their own safety only
  • look after the safety of themselves and of colleagues around them
  • instruct other workers on safety matters
  • work independently

Questão 14

Questão
British Standards, B.S. 7671 are:
Responda
  • part of the Electricity at Work regulations
  • have been replaced by IEE Wiring regulations
  • non-statutory regulations
  • statutory regulations

Questão 15

Questão
It is the responsibility of all employers to ensure that the workplace is:
Responda
  • safe without risk to health
  • warm and comfortable to work in
  • always clean and tidy
  • inspected every day to identify hazards

Questão 16

Questão
The main legislation concerned with the safe use of chemicals in the workplace is:
Responda
  • The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations
  • The Environment Protection Act
  • The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulation (COSHH)
  • The Consumer Protection Act

Questão 17

Questão
In terms of fire precautions it is the responsibility of the employer to ensure that:
Responda
  • daily inspections are made to ensure that there are no fire risks
  • all materials used in the workplace are non-flammable
  • adequate means of escape and fire fighting are provided
  • all work areas are fireproof

Questão 18

Questão
It is the responsibility of an employee who identifies a safety hazard in the workplace to:
Responda
  • report the hazard to the supervisor
  • leave the premises and inform others to do the same
  • avoid the hazard and carry on working
  • report the hazard to the local health authority

Questão 19

Questão
Trades and employer associations within the electrical industry are responsible for
Responda
  • inspecting all completed installation work
  • finding employment for redundant workers
  • preparing statutory regulations for the industry
  • maintaining standards within the industry

Questão 20

Questão
The term BSEN found on most products refers to
Responda
  • British Standard Electrified Natural
  • British Standard Empowered Norm
  • British Standard European Norm
  • British Standard Electrical Nomenclature

Questão 21

Questão
The Health and Safety at Work Act come into force in
Responda
  • 1972
  • 1973
  • 1974
  • 1975

Questão 22

Questão
Which of these best describes working at height?
Responda
  • 10m above the ground
  • Any height above or below ground level that can cause an injury if you fall
  • 6m above the ground
  • 5m above the ground

Questão 23

Questão
In accordance with the Electricity at Work regulations, when considering whether to work live a responsible person should:
Responda
  • do as the client demands
  • only work live
  • only work dead
  • carry out a risk assessment

Questão 24

Questão
Under the Electricity at Work Regulations, live working is considered:
Responda
  • never to be allowed
  • only to be allowed in exceptional circumstances
  • to be normally permitted
  • as entirely acceptable

Questão 25

Questão
What happens if a Prohibition Notice is issued by an Inspector of the local authority or the HSE?
Responda
  • The work that is subject to the notice must cease
  • The work can continue, provided a risk assessment is carried out
  • The work can continue if adequate safety precautions are put in place
  • The work in hand can be completed, but no new work started

Questão 26

Questão
A Health and Safety Executive Inspector can?
Responda
  • Only visit if they have made an appointment
  • Only visit to interview the site manager
  • Only visit if accompanied by the principal contractor
  • Visit at any time

Questão 27

Questão
If a Health and Safety Executive Inspector issues a “Prohibition Notice”, this means that:
Responda
  • the HSE must supervise all work from then on
  • the HSE must supervise the work covered by the notice
  • specific work activities, highlighted on the notice, must stop
  • the HSE must notify the police and force penalties

Questão 28

Questão
Employers are required to provide information to their employees on their health and safety rights and responsibilities and how to get advice by:
Responda
  • Telling them verbally when they start work 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

Questão 29

Questão
Employers have to produce a written Health and Safety Policy statement when:
Responda
  • A contract commences
  • The HSE notifies them
  • The safety representative requests it
  • They employ five people or more

Questão 30

Questão
What do the letters HSE stand for?
Responda
  • Health and Safety Executive
  • Health and Safety Examiner
  • Health and Safety Exercise
  • Highly Safe Electrician

Questão 31

Questão
The Health and Safety Executive is:
Responda
  • The jury in health and safety court cases
  • Part of the police force
  • The regulatory body for the promotion of health and safety at work
  • Part of the National Health Service

Questão 32

Questão
The Health and Safety at Work Act requires employers to provide what for their employees?
Responda
  • Suitable transport to work
  • A safe place of work
  • Payment for work done
  • Adequate rest periods

Questão 33

Questão
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and any regulations made under the Act are:
Responda
  • Not compulsory, but should be complied with if convenient
  • Advisory to companies and individuals
  • Practical advice for the employer to follow
  • Legally binding

Questão 34

Questão
Regulations that govern health and safety on construction sites:
Responda
  • are mandatory
  • apply only to large companies
  • do not apply during ’out of hours’ working
  • apply only to inexperienced workers

Questão 35

Questão
Which of the following must an employer consider when making provisions for first aid?
Responda
  • How much working space will be wasted
  • How much will it cost
  • Whether the local ambulance service can be used
  • The likely types of injury

Questão 36

Questão
Under what circumstances do the Work at Height Regulations permit a stepladder to be used on site?
Responda
  • Never – stepladders are banned
  • At any time
  • Provided you can’t fall 2 metres or more
  • Only when a risk assessment shows that safer alternatives have been ruled out and the task is of low risk and of short duration

Questão 37

Questão
Which regulation require you to provide suitable first-aid equipment, facilities and people so your employees can be given immediate help if they are injured or taken ill at work.
Responda
  • Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
  • Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992
  • Control of Substances Hazardous to Health regulation 2002
  • The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992

Questão 38

Questão
Which regulation came in to reduce the amount of injuries occurring from the moving loads at work
Responda
  • The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
  • Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulation 1998
  • Confined Space Regulations 1997
  • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

Questão 39

Questão
Which regulation looks at risks to people’s health and safety, from equipment that they use at work.
Responda
  • Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulation 1998
  • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
  • Control of Substances Hazardous to Health regulation 2002
  • The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006

Questão 40

Questão
Which regulation requires you to carry out a suitable and thorough assessment of the risks for all work within an man hole
Responda
  • Confined Space Regulations 1997
  • The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
  • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
  • Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulation 1998

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