1. Q. What is an Accident?
A. It is an unplanned happening.
2. Q. What is an ‘incident’?
A. An incident is an unplanned event with the potential to lead to an accident.
3. Q. What is a ‘hazard’?
A. A hazard is anything with the potential to cause harm
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4. Q. Why remove your gloves before you remove your goggles?
A. To prevent contamination of the face or eyes by a substance or substances that are on your gloves.
5 Q. Is running a suitable pace for a factory or workshop?
A. No. - You should always walk.
6. Q. Give two reasons for not piling a trolley high with goods?
A. 1. Obscures Vision
2. Unstable.
3. May cause back strain.
7. Q. Should accident prevention be left to the Safety Manager as the representative of management, and the supervisory staff in a place of work?
A. No - It is the responsibility of all concerned in the workplace.
8. Q. Has a Safety Officer or Safety Manager a responsibility to see that Safety measures are complied with?
A .Yes - As an agent of management with delegated responsibility.
9. Q. Give two reasons why all accidents should be reported immediately?
A. 1. So that an investigation to determine the cause may be instituted.
2. So that injuries may be attended to.
10. Q. What two main precautions must be taken when using a safety belt?
A. 1. It should be fastened to a secure point.
2. The free fall should be kept to a minimum.
11. Q. Why should all minor injuries be reported. Give two reasons?
A. 1. To prevent Reoccurrence.
2. In case of litigation.
3. To prevent sepsis.
12. Q. What should you do if you receive any injury?
A .Report to the First Aid Department.
13. Q. What should a new employee be told regarding all minor injuries?
A. They must be reported at once, to whom and where.
14. Q. Give two reasons for the investigation of an accident?
A. 1. Find the cause,
2. Prevent reoccurrence.
15. Q. Give two reasons why you should not wear a ring while working on a machine?
A. 1. It may increase the risk of an accident.
2. It may make a minor accident worse.
16. Q. Why investigate an incident even if no accident occurred?
A. To prevent the recurrence of a situation where somebody may be injured.
17. Q. Why keep a record of all accidents, however small?
A. 1. Accident Prevention.
2. In case of litigation.
18. Q. Why wear safety Boots or Shoes?
A. To prevent injury to toes and insteps.
19. Q. If an employee is always having minor accidents and incidents. What action should you take?
A. Move him to a less hazardous job.
20. Q. What responsibility has an employee to avoid accidents?
A. He must work safely and use all the protective equipment provided for him.
21. Q. What are the two principal responsibilities of an employer in relation to accident prevention?
A. 1. To provide a safe place of work.
2. To provide safe conditions of work.
22. Q. If a member of the public is injured in a supermarket as a result of the work activity there and has to receive medical treatment, is the accident reportable to the Health and Safety Authority?
A. Yes.
23. Q. In the safety context, how is "rough boisterous behaviour" referred to?
A. Horseplay.
24. Q. "The application of engineering techniques to reduce accidents and hazards", what is the normal term used for this approach?
A. Loss Prevention.
25. Q. In the early days of space shuttle technology, a space shuttle exploded on take off. What was the name of the space shuttle?
A. Challenger.
26. Q. If a child has an accident at school and has to receive medical treatment, is
the accident reportable to the Health and Safety Authority?
A .Yes
27. Q. Management has been known to delegate Responsibility and Authority for Accident Prevention. Are they correct in doing this, qualify your answer?
A. No - They are not correct in doing this. You can only delegate Authority, you can
not delegate Responsibility, the buck still stops at the Chief Executive's desk.
28. Q. The human senses, Sight, Hearing, Smell, Feel, and Taste can all be used as
a warning device. Give an example how four of them can be used?
A. Sight: - Notices, Signs, Signals, Labelling and Notes.
Hearing: - Alarms, Shouts, etc.
Smell: - Odour Detection, Rotten etc.
Feel: - Vibration, Temperature, Sharpness, etc.
Taste: - Foul tasting, Rotten, etc.
29. Q. Name four areas into which accident costs may be classified?
A. 1. Wage Losses.
2. Production Losses.
3. Medical Costs.
4. Property Damage.
5. Investigation Costs.
6. Insurance Costs.
30. Q. Give four consequences of an accident?
A. 1. Pain and Suffering.
2. Loss of work and wages.
3. Loss of production.
4. Damage to plant.
5. Non productive losses.
31. Q. What are the immediate and ultimate objectives of an accident
investigation. Qualify your answer?
A. The Immediate Objective - is to get accurate information about the cause and circumstances of the accident.
The Ultimate Objective - is to prevent future reoccurrence’s of similar accidents, to uncover new hazards, and to devise methods to control these hazards.
32. Q. State four methods that can be utilized to prevent new workers to an area suffering accidents?
A. 1. Train them in the new work location process
2. Put them in the charge of an experienced worker.
3. Instruct them in the dangers and the precautions to take.
4. Ensure that they have adequate supervision.
33. Q. Give four safety points about clothing when working near running machinery?
A. 1. Single piece.
2. Short sleeves.
3. Close fit.
4. Hip or inside pocket.
5. No loose ties.
34. Q. Name four ways whereby one could prevent accidents?
A.1. Good Housekeeping.
2. Good Maintenance.
3. Secure Guarding.
4. Cleanliness.
5. Controlling environmental conditions.
35. Q. Is it necessary to report the collapse of a building even if nobody is injured?
A Yes. A report must be made to The Health and Safety Authority.
36. Q. In 1984, 34 people died in an gas explosion in a water pumping station in Abbeystead in the U.K.What gas was responsible for causing the explosion?
A. Methane.
37. Q. The Directorate General of the European Commission dealing with Employment, Industrial relations and Social Affairs in 1993 published guidance for small and medium sized enterprises in respect of health and safety protection at work The guidance outlines the main accident risks mentioned in small and medium sized enterprises in terms percentage occurrence. Name the top four risks identified?
A.1. Cuts.
2. Handling Operations.
3. Falls.
4. Crushing.
38. Q. The Directorate General of the European Commission dealing with Employment Industrial relations and Social Affairs in 1993 published guidance for small and medium sized enterprises in respect of health and safety protection at work. The guidance lists four categories of workers being more at risk of accident than others. Name the four?
A.1. Foreign Employees.
2. Young persons and new recruits.
3. Workers aged over 45 years.
4. Temporary workers.
39. Q. The Directorate General of the European Commission dealing with Employment, Industrial relations and Social Affairs in 1993 published guidance small and medium sized enterprises in respect of health and safety protection at work. The guidance refers to the hidden costs of occupational accidents and specifically names four. Can you name the four?
A. 1. Wage costs.
2. Extra personnel administration costs.
3. Material costs.
4. Other costs (loss adjusters, lawyers, fines etc.).
40. Q. What is (a) A hazard and (b) A risk?
A. (a) Anything which might cause harm.
(b) Likelihood that harm could occur from a particular hazard.
41. Q. What are six of the most important duties of a safety officer?
A. 1. To ensure that statutory safety requirements are recognised and dealt with by line management.
2. The improvement of safety related working conditions.
3. Monitoring the appropriateness and wearing of safety clothing and equipment.
4. Training in accident prevention.
5. Keeping management advised on safety issues.
6. Investigation and recording of accidents.
7. To contribute to the effectiveness of the consultation Mechanism.
8. To provide support to management on Health and Safety issue.
42. Q. When a fatal accident has occurred in a factory, what are the three conditions necessary for allowing the place of fatality to be disturbed?
A. 1. The expiration of three clear days after notification to the authority.
2. The place has been visited and inspected by an inspector or with the consent of an inspector.
3. The disturbance was necessary for securing the safety of persons.
43. Q. Power tools feature in more accidents than any other factor, in articular grinders and grinderettes. Name the three most important measures to be taken for your personal safety when using grinders?
A.1. Wear goggles.
2. Check guard is appropriate.
3. Use ear protection.
44. Q. Give three reasons for a supervisor to be concerned with the safety of his workforce?
A.1. He is responsible for the Health and Safety of his work force.
2. To increase the moral well being of his/her work force.
3. To minimize accidents, pain and suffering, wage loss etc.
45. Q. Who should have the prime responsibility of investigating an accident, and who should not investigate an accident?
A.1. The Safety Officer, who is trained and equipped for accident investigation. If possible he/she should be accompanied by a member of the safety consultation mechanism, or Safety Representative.
2. The manager/supervisor/foreperson of the accident happened. They may be involved emotionally or by sense of guilt.
46. Q. The Directorate General of the European Commission dealing With Employment, Industrial Relations and Social Affairs in 1996 published guidance on risk assessment at work.This guidance indicates that a risks assessment involves five discreet steps. Can you name three of them?
A.1. Hazard identification.
2. Identification of workers at risk.
3. Estimation of risk.
4. Consider risk elimination.
5. Introduction of further prevention or reduction measures.
47. Q. The Directorate General of the European Commission dealing with Employment, Industrial Relations and Social Affairs in 1996 published guidance on risk assessment at work. The guidance indicates that work places can be broadly categorized into three groups. Can you name them?
A.1. Fixed establishments, e.g. offices, schools, factories.
2. Workplaces subject to change, e.g. building sites, docks, shipbuilding..
3. Mobile workplaces e.g. transport facilities, etc.
48. Q. The Directorate General of the European Commission dealing with
Employment, Industrial Relations and Social Affairs in 1996 published
guidance on risk assessment at work. The guidance establishes six principles of the hierarchy of prevention of risks. Can you name three of them?
A.1. Avoiding risks.
2. Substituting the dangerous by the non-or less dangerous.
3. Combating risks at source.
4. Applying collective rather than individual protective measures.
5. Adapting to technical progress.
6. Seeking to ensure improvement in protection levels.
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