2013/2014 MCQ flash cards

Question 1

Heinrich’s research concluded that:
a) Approximately 80% of accidents cause no injuries
b) Approximately 90% of accidents cause no injuries
c) Approximately 60% of accidents cause no injuries
d) Approximately 50% of accidents cause no injuries.

Answer 1

b) Approximately 90% of accidents cause no injuries

Question 2

Systems Theory states that accidents occur from the interaction of three components. These are:
a) Livestock Person Environment
b) Machine Person Engineering
c) Machine Person Environment
d) Engineering Person Environment.

Answer 2

c) Machine Person Environment

Question 3

A summary of all accident theories suggests that counter measures comprise of:
a) 7 Avenues
b) 5 Avenues
c) 10 Avenues
d) None of the above.

Answer 3

a) 5 Avenues

Question 4

Which of the following is a common source of fault with respect to workplace accidents:
a) Excessive drinking
b) The injured party themselves
c) The weather
d) Bad luck

Answer 4

b) The injured party themselves

Question 5

Accidents can be caused by
a) An unsafe act
b) An unsafe condition
c) An unsafe work system
d) All of the above

Answer 5

d) All of the above

Question 6

A risk assessment is:
a) A written document that employers are encouraged to produce which outlines the risks posed by a workplace hazard and the control measures that can be taken to address this hazard
b) The identification of workplace hazards by the employer
c) A written document that employers are statutorily obliged to produce which outlines the risks posed by a workplace hazard and the control measures that can be taken to address this hazard
d) A record of workplace accidents.

Answer 6

c) A written document that employers are statutorily obliged to produce which outlines the risks posed by a workplace hazard and the control measures that can be taken to address this hazard

Question 7

Before using a piece of workplace equipment for the first time you should:
a) Ask permission from your supervisor
b) Ensure that you have received appropriate training
c) Ask a colleague how to use it
d) Do a test run.

Answer 7

b) Ensure that you have received appropriate training

Question 8

A material safety data sheet:
a) Is a document that a chemical supplier must provide users with and which contains safety information about that chemical
b) Is a risk assessment document supplied by chemical manufacturers to users of chemicals
c) Contains information about the practical uses and applications of a particular chemical
d) Is none of the above.

Answer 8

a) Is a document that a chemical supplier must provide users with and which contains safety information about that chemical

Question 9

The gas that poses a risk of suffocation during slurry agitation and which smells of ‘rotten eggs’ is:
a) Hydrogen sulphide
b) Nitrous oxide
c) Ozone
d) Methane

Answer 9

a) Hydrogen sulphide

Question 10

Zoonoses:
a) Are respiratory diseases carried by farm animals
b) Are diseases that can be passed from animals to humans
c) Are diseased that pose no risk to farm workers
d) Are diseases that only affect persons who work directly with live animals

Answer 10

b) Are diseases that can be passed from animals to humans

Question 11

The average hours worked per week by farmers is approximately:
a) 38 Hours
b) 50 Hours
b) 55 hours
d) 60 Hours.

Answer 11

b) 55 hours

Question 12

The World Health Organisation define an accident as:
a) An event that results or could result in an injury
b) An event that causes injury
c) An event that causes injury which cannot be avoided
d) Any event that has the potential to cause injury.

Answer 12

a) An event that results or could result in an injury

Question 13

The Epidemiological Triangle is:
a) The interaction between Host Agent Environment
b) The interaction between Engineering Agent Environment
c) The interaction between Engineering Weather Host
d) The interaction between Accident Host Environment.

Answer 13

a) The interaction between Host Agent Environment

Question 14

The Safety Statement:
a) Must be made available only when requested by all employees
b) Must be made available to all employees
c) Must be made available to anybody visiting the farm or business
d) Only must be shown when the Health and Safety Inspector requests it

Answer 14

b) Must be made available to all employees

Question 15

In Ireland, overall the number of fatalities in agriculture is:
a) Increasing
b) Decreasing
c) Little change
d) Decreasing only with regard to livestock.

Answer 15

a) Increasing

Question 16

The greatest cause of farm deaths from 2000 to 2010 as presented by the HSA was: a) Machinery
b) Vehicles
c) Livestock
d) Falls/collapses

Answer 16

Vehicles

Question 17

A recent survey on Farm Safety found that:
a) On 10% of farms children under 14 drive tractors
b) On 13% of farms children under 14 drive tractors
c) On 16% of farms children under 14 drive tractors
d) On 20% of farms children under 14 drive tractors

Answer 17

b) On 13% of farms children under 14 drive tractors

Question 18

Regarding vehicle accidents, the major cause of accidents from 2000 to 2010 was:
a) Crushed by vehicle
b) Vehicle overturning
c) Struck by a moving vehicle
d) Falling from vehicle.

Answer 18

a) Crushed by vehicle

Question 19

The death rate from hip fractures is:
a) 1 in 3 dead within a year
b) 1 in 3 dead within 2 years
c) 1 in 5 dead within a year
d) 1 in 5 dead within 2 years.

Answer 19

c) 1 in 5 dead within a year

Question 20

For spinal cord injury acute management begins:
a) At the time of the accident
b) At the time the initial contact is made
c) On arrival at hospital
d) After initial assessment at hospital

Answer 20

a) At the time of the accident

Question 21

The ordering of vertebrae in the spinal cord is:
a) Cervical Thoracic Lumbar Coccyx Sacral
b) Thoracic Lumbar Sacral Cervical Coccyx
c) Cervical Thoracic Lumbar Sacral Coccyx
d) Thoracic Cervical Lumbar Sacral Coccyx

Answer 21

c) Cervical Thoracic Lumbar Sacral Coccyx

Question 22

Rehabilitation medicine aims at:
a) Improving psychological and mental functioning
b) Helping those with chronic disease to maximise their potential
c) Enables people to participate actively in society
d) Providing specialist care at the scene of an accident.

Answer 22

b) Helping those with chronic disease to maximise their potential

Question 23

The World Health Organisation (WHO) define health as:
a) The absence of disease
b) Physical well being
c) Physical Mental and Social well Being
d) The lack of physical or mental impairment.

Answer 23

c) Physical Mental and Social well Being

Question 24

Control of edema involves:
a) Elevation of the legs
b) Wearing elastic stockings
c) Skin care
d) All of the above.

Answer 24

d) All of the above.

Question 25

Rehabilitation nursing involves:
a) Education of patient and family
b) Bowel and bladder management
c) Personal care
d) All of the above.

Answer 25

d) All of the above.

Question 26

In rehabilitation predicting the outcome is:
a) Useful in planning treatment
b) Cannot be done because the outcome is so varied
c) Is of little use for treatment planning
d) Should only be carried out towards the end of treatment

Answer 26

a) Useful in planning treatment

Question 27

The current primary or basic legislation regulating safety in the work place is
a) The Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 1989
b) The Safety Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2006
c) The Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
d) The Safety health and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents) Regulations. 2001

Answer 27

c) The Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005

Question 28

The maximum fine which can be imposed for an indictable offence pursuant to the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 is
a) €3,000
b) €300,000
c) €1,000,000
d) €3,000,000

Answer 28

d) €3,000,000

Question 29

Regulation 160 of the Safety Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 provide that a “safety sign” should consist of:
a) Words only
b) Combination of Words / Shapes / Colours / Pictogram
c) Combination of Shapes / Colours / Pictogram
d) Combination of Words / Pictogram.

Answer 29

c) Combination of Shapes / Colours / Pictogram

Question 30

Where HSA inspectors believe that a work place poses a serious risk of injury, they can issue:
a) A Prohibition Notice
b) An Improvement Notice
c) A Fine
d) A Warning.

Answer 30

a) A Prohibition Notice

Question 31

Which of these best describe what ergonomics means:
a) Transporting or supporting a load
b) Fitting the job to the person
c) Lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, or carrying a load
d) Fitting the person to the job.

Answer 31

b) Fitting the job to the person

Question 32

Which of these are not a duty of an Employer:
a) Provide protection against noise, vibration and radiation
b) Provide emergency planning
c) Co-operate with other employers where workplaces are shared
d) No intentional or reckless misuse of equipment

Answer 32

c) Co-operate with other employers where workplaces are shared

Question 33

The four steps involved in risk assessment regarding lifting or moving objects are:
a) Task, Individual Capacity, Lifting, Environment
b) Task, Individual Capacity, Load, Environment
c) Transporting, Involves Risk, Load, Environment
d) Transporting, Individual Capacity, Lifting, Environment

Answer 33

b) Task, Individual Capacity, Load, Environment

Question 34

What is the ideal level for lifting loads:
a) Shoulder height
b) Lower leg height
c) Elbow height
d) Knuckle height

Answer 34

c) Elbow height

Question 35

According to the Health and Safety Authority guidelines, men and women are recommended not to lift anything above:
a) Men 25kg, Women 16kg
b) Men 30kg, Women 25kg
c) Men 28kg, Women 20kg
d) Men 20kg, Women 15kg.

Answer 35

a) Men 25kg, Women 16kg

Question 36

Which of these is not a component of the Spine:
a) Nerves
b) Ligaments
c) Scapha
d) Vertebrae

Answer 36

c) Scapha

Question 37

Before any manual handling task one must try and:
a) Bend knees, keep back straight
b) Avoid manual handling by using mechanical equipment
c) Ask employer for personal protection equipment
d) Have a firm palmer grip.

Answer 37

b) Avoid manual handling by using mechanical equipment

Question 38

Who is responsible for health and safety in the Laboratory:
a) The Safety Officer
b) The Employee
c) The Laboratory Supervisor
d) The Owner of the Laboratory.

Answer 38

c) The Laboratory Supervisor

Question 39

Information on the hazards associated with a chemical is provided by law
a) On the internet
b) Only on the label
c) Only in the safety data sheet
d) On the label and in the safety data sheet

Answer 39

d) On the label and in the safety data sheet

Question 40

To whom do Safety, Health and Welfare legal duties apply:
a) Employers only
b) Employers and employees but not self-employed
c) Employers, employees and self-employed
d) Employers, employees, self-employed and designers

Answer 40

c) Employers, employees and self-employed

Question 41

The name of the leading expert on livestock behaviour in the world is:
a) Grandin Temple
b) Temple Grandin
c) George Grandin
d) Hilary Temple

Answer 41

b) Temple Grandin

Question 42

The Farmer mortality profile for all causes of death in the age category 16-65 is:
a) Twice as good as the general population b) Twice as bad as the general population
c) Four times better than the general population
d) Four times worse than the general population.

Answer 42

d) Four times worse than the general population.

Question 43

Which parts of the body suffer most injuries as a result of accidents during chainsaw use:
a) The left hand and right knee
b) The left hand and left knee
c) The neck and the right shoulder
d) The right foot and left knee.

Answer 43

b) The left hand and left knee

Question 44

The correct way to safely approach a horse is to:
a) Approach on the off side shoulder (horses right side), speaking softly and staying calm and assertive
b) Approach from directly in front of the horse, speaking loudly and with confidence
c) Approach on the near side (the horses left side), speaking softly and staying calm and assertive
d) Approach the horse from behind, speaking loudly and with confidence.

Answer 44

c) Approach on the near side (the horses left side), speaking softly and staying calm and assertive

Question 45

The Safety Health and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents) Regulations (2001) require that a chemical risk assessment is undertaken for:
a) All the chemicals in the stores
b) All the processes that use hazardous chemicals on site
c) The chemicals for which you have a safety data sheet
d) The chemicals which have a hazard pictogram on the label.

Answer 45

a) All the chemicals in the stores

Question 46

In health and safety the ‘hierarchy of control’ is:
a) A list of the people in charge
b) The preferred options, in ascending order, of how chemicals are controlled in the workplace
c) A list of control options, that an employer can choose from, in order to control chemicals in the workplace
d) The preferred options, in descending order, of how chemicals are controlled in the workplace.

Answer 46

b) The preferred options, in ascending order, of how chemicals are controlled in the workplace

Question 47

The role of Site Safety Coordinator in the Code of Practice for Managing Safety and Health in Forestry Operations is assigned to: a) The Landowner
b) The Forest Work Manager in all cases
c) The sole Contractor on the site
d) The Contractor operating the harvester.

Question 48

In the Code of Practice for Managing Safety and Health in Forestry Operations, in a situation where the Landowner does not have the role of Forest Work Manager, one of the duties of the Landowner is:
a) To coordinate activities of the overall forest environment for safety and health
b) To monitor safety and health on the site
c) To select competent Contractors
d) Work with the Forest Work Manager to ensure compliance with safety and health standards.

Question 49

In the Managing Public Safety on Harvesting Sites publication, who is responsible for the creation of an outline Risk Assessment which identifies the entrances to the work site where warning or prohibition signs should be erected?
a) The Forest Work Manager
b) The Landowner
c) The Site Safety Coordinator
d) The Forest Work Manager or the Landowner, depending on the sale’s format.

Question 50

According to the Managing Public Safety on Harvesting Sites publication, threshold signs should be erected at the edge of:
a) The Proximity Area
b) The Harvesting Worksite
c) Haulage Routes
d) The Property Boundary