General Health & Safety in the work place Flashcards
What do the letters CDM stand for?
A - Control of Demolition and Management Regulation
B - Control of Dangerous Materials Regulation
C - Construction (Demolition Management) Regulations
D - Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
D - Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
Identify one method of enforcing regulations that are available to the Health and Safety Executive:
A - Health Notice
B - Improvement Notice
C - Obstruction Notice
D - Increasing insurance premiums
B - Improvement Notice
What happens if a Prohibition Notice is issued by an Inspector of the local authority or the HSE?
A - The work in hand can be completed, but no new work started
B - The work can continue if adequate safety precautions are put in place
C - The work that is subject to the notice must cease
D - The work can continue, provided a risk assessment is carried out
C - The work that is subject to the notice must cease
A Prohibition Notice means:
A - When you finish the work you must not start against
B - The work must stop immediately
C - Work is to stop for that day only
D - Work may continue until the end of the day
B - The work must stop immediately
In what circumstances can the HSE Improvement Notice be issued?
A - If there is a breach of legal requirements
B - By warrant through the police
C - Only between Monday and Friday on site
D - Through the prosecution office
A - If there is a breach of legal requirements
A Health and Safety Executive Inspector can?
A - Only visit if they have made an appointment
B - Visit at any time
C - Only visit if accompanied by the principal contractor
D - Only visit to interview the site manager
B - Visit at any time
What is an Improvement Notice?
A - A notice issued by the site principal contractor to tidy up the site
B - A notice from the client to the principal contractor to speed up the work
C - A notice issued by the Building Control Officer to deepen foundations
D - A notice issued by the HSE/Local Authority Inspector to enforce compliance with health and safety legislation
D - A notice issued by the HSE/Local Authority Inspector to enforce compliance with health and safety legislation
If a Health and Safety Executive Inspector issues a “Prohibition Notice”, this means that:
A - The Site Manager can choose whether or not to ignore the notice
B - Specific work activities, highlighted on the notice, must stop
C - The HSE must supervise the work covered by the notice
D - The HSE must supervise all work from then on
B - Specific work activities, highlighted on the notice, must stop
Employers are required to provide information to their employees on their health and safety rights and responsibilities and how to get advice by:
A - Telling them verbally when they start work
B - Displaying a poster or giving them leaflets approved by the HSE
C - Making them read the company health and safety policy
D - E-mailing the information to them
B - Displaying a poster or giving them leaflets approved by the HSE
Who is responsible for signing a Company Safety Policy?
A - Site Manager
B - Company Site Officer
C - Company Secretary
D - Managing Director
D - Managing Director
Which one of the following must be in a company’s written Health and Safety Policy:
A - Aims and objectives of the company
B - Organisation and arrangements in force for carrying out the health and safety policy
C - Name of the Health and Safety policy
D - Company Director’s home address
B - Organisation and arrangements in force for carrying out the health and safety policy
Employers have to produce a written Health and Safety Policy statement when:
A - A contract commences
B - They employ five people or more
C - The safety representative requests it
D - The HSE notifies them
B - They employ five people or more
Companies employing five or more people must have written Health and Safety Policy because:
A - The principal contractor gives them work on site
B - The HSAWA 1974 requires it
C - The Social Security Act requires it
D - The trade union require it
B - The HSAWA 1974 requires it
What do the letters HSE stand for?
A - Highly Safe Electrician
B - Health and Safety Exercise
C - Health and Safety Examiner
D - Health and Safety Executive
D - Health and Safety Executive
The Health and Safety Executive is:
A - Part of the National Health Service
B - The regulatory body for the promotion of health and safety at work
C - The jury in health and safety court cases
D - Part of the police force
B - The regulatory body for the promotion of health and safety at work
