Health Welfare and Safety Flashcards
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.
b) Approximately 90% of accidents cause no injuries
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.
c) Machine, Person , Environment
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.
a) 7 Avenues
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.
b) The injured party themselves
Accidents can be caused by
a) An unsafe act
b) An unsafe condition
c) An unsafe work system
d) All of the above.
d) All of the above
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.
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
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.
b) Ensure that you have received appropriate training
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.
a) Is a document that a chemical supplier must provide users with and which contains safety information about that chemical
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.
a) Hydrogen sulphide
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.
b) Are diseases that can be passed from animals to humans
The average hours worked per week by farmers is approximately:
a) 38 Hours
b) 50 Hours
c) 55 Hours
d) 60 Hours.
c) 55 hours
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.
a) An event that results or could result in an injury
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.
a) The interaction between Host Agent Environment
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.
b) Must be made available to all employees
In Ireland, overall the number of fatalities in agriculture is:
a) Increasing
b) Decreasing
c) Little change
d) Decreasing only with regard to livestock.
a) Increasing
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.
b) Vehicles
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.
a) Crushed by vehicle
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.
d) 1 in 5 dead within 2 years
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.
a) At the time of the accident
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.
c) Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, Coccyx
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.
b) Helping those with chronic disease to maximise their potential
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.
c) Physical, Mental and Social well being
Control of edema involves:
a) Elevation of the legs
b) Wearing elastic stockings
c) Skin care
d) All of the above.
d) All of the above.
Rehabilitation nursing involves:
a) Education of patient and family
b) Bowel and bladder management
c) Personal care
d) All of the above.
d) All of the above
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.
a) Useful in planning treatment
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
c) The Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
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.
d) €3,000,000.
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.
c) Combinations of Shapes/ Colours/ Pictogram
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.
a) A Prohibition Notice
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.
b) Fitting the job to the person
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.
c) Co-operate with other employers where workplaces are shared
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.
b) Task, Individual Capacity, Load, Environment
What is the ideal level for lifting loads:
a) Shoulder height
b) Lower leg height
c) Elbow height
d) Knuckle height.
c) Elbow height
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.
a) Men 25kg, Women 16kg
Which of these is not a component of the Spine:
a) Nerves
b) Ligaments
c) Scapha
d) Vertebrae.
c) Scapha
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.
a) Bend knees, keep back straight
Safe lifting involves:
a) 8 principles of safe lifting
b) 10 principles of safe lifting
c) 6 principles of safe lifting
d) 9 principles of safe lifting.
a) 8 principles of safe lifting
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.
c) The Laboratory Supervisor
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.
d) On the label and in the safety data sheet
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.
a) All the chemical in the stores
Information on the hazards associated with a chemical is required by law to be
provided:
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.
d) On the label and in the safety data sheet
The risks associated with the use of a hazardous chemical are determined from
the:
a) Risk Phrases and Hazard Statements on the label
b) The Safety Officer
c) Safety Phrases and Precautionary Statements in the safety data sheet
d) The Laboratory Supervisor.
c) Safety Phrases and Precautionary Statements in the safety data sheet
The Safety Health and Welfare at Work (Carcinogen) Regulations (2001) require
that a specific risk assessment is undertaken for:
a) Any chemical that the employer thinks may be carcinogenic
b) Carcinogens, Mutagens, Reproductive Toxins (Cat 1A/IB)
c) Carcinogens (Cat 1A/1B)
d) The safety data sheet will indicate when a specific risk assessment is
required.
b) Carcinogens, Mutagens, Reproductive Toxins (CAT 1A/IB)
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.
b) The preferred options, in ascending order, of how chemicals are controlled in the workplace
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.
d) Employers, employees, self employed and designers
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
b) Temple Grandin
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.
b) Twice as bad as the general population
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.
a) The left hand and the right knee
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.
c) Approach on the near side (the horses left side), speaking softly and staying
calm and assertive
Which of the following is not a physical hazard?
a) Flammable
b) Corrosive
c) Explosive
d) Oxidising
b) Corrosive
Which of the following is not an interrelated process in addressing the risk to human health from exposure to hazards?
a) Risk assessment
b) Risk management
c) Risk analysis
d) Risk communication
c) Risk analysis
The majority of deaths due to livestock during the period 2009-2018 were due
to:
a) Bull
b) Cattle
c) cow/heifer
d) Horse
b) Cattle
According to robinson (1998), which of the following is not a step in the 7
steps to Behavior Change?
a) Knowledge
b) Skills
c) Attitude
d) Stimulation
c) Attitude
Which of the following is not a statement on the severity of risk?
a) Low
b) Medium
c) High
d) Serious
d) Serious
Which of the following is a component in the epidemiological triangle?
a) Person
b) Environment
c) Negotiator
d) Intervention
b) Environment
Under the department of agriculture, food and the marine, one can apply for a TAMs grant. What does TAMs stand for?
a) Targeted agricultural mechanisation scheme
b)Technological agricultural mechanisation scheme
c) Targeted agricultural modernisation scheme
d) Technological agricultural modernisation scheme
c) Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
The LD50 in relation to lethal concentration refers to:
a) The amount of the chemical that has a lethal effect on 30% of the
target species
b) The amount of the chemical that has a lethal effect on 40% of the
target species
c) The amount of the chemical that has a lethal effect on 50% of the
target species
d) The amount of the chemical that has a lethal effect on 60% of the
target species
c) The amount of the chemical that has a lethal effect on 50% of the target species
According to a study conducted by Alcohol Action Ireland, what percentage of the Irish Population drink alcohol?
a) 76%
b) 77%
c) 78%
d) 79%
a) 76
Which of the following is not a function of the spinal disc?
a) Separate the muscles
b) Cushion shock
c) Separate the bones
d) Allow nerves to exit
a) Separate the muscles
In relation to chemical safety, the hazard statement fo H317 is:
a) Toxic to aquatic life
b) Causes eye irritation
c) May cause cancer
d) May cause an allergic reaction
d) May cause an allergic reaction
In manual handling, a load at arms length:
a) Exerts a three-fold increase in strain
b) Exerts a five-fold increase in strain
c) Exerts a four-fold increase in strain
d) Exerts a six-fold increase in strain
b) Exerts a five fold increase in strain
The European Statistics on Accidents at Work (ESAW) defines an accident at work as:
a) An accident which has the potential to cause injury that cannot be avoided
b) An accident which could lead to both physical or mental harm or death of a
victim
c) A discrete occurrence in the course of work which leads to physical or mental
harm
d) An accident which leads to the death of a victim within one year of the
accidents
c) A discrete occurrence in the course of work which leads to physical or mental harm
Which of the following is not a control measure within the hierarchy of control
measures?
a) Elimination
b) P.P.E.
c) Administrative Controls
d) Prevention
c) Administrative Controls
According to HAS guidelines on manual handling, what is the maximum weight a
male can lift at elbow height close to the body?
a) 20kg
b) 16kg
c) 13kg
d) 10kg
a) 20 kg
Which one of the following is not considered an employee from an Employers Liability Insurance Perspective?
a) A voluntary helper
b) An apprentice
c) A self-employed farmer
d) A person gaining work experience
c) A self employed farmer
What does the letter ‘D’ stand for in the DiSC profile model of assessment?
a) Direct
b) Determined
c) Dominance
d) Dynamic
c) Dominance
The legal duty to complete a Farm Risk Assessment instead of a Safety Statement applies to:
a) Farms with 3 or less employees
b) Farms with 3 or more employees
c) Farms with 5 or less employees
d) Farms with 5 or more employees
a) Farms with 3 or less employees
Fire safety in the workplace:
a) Is not the employers responsibility
b) Is managed using fire alarms
c) Is managed using a combination of procedural and physical controls
d) Depends on functioning sprinkler systems
c) Is managed using a combination of procedural and physical controls
The current primary or basic legislation regulating safety in the work place is:
a) The Safety Health and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents) Regulations 2001
b) The Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
c) The Safety Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2006
d) The Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 1989
b) The Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
Which of the following are internal procedures, processes and communications within ESB Networks in relation to public safety management
a) Stop work notification
b) Low ground conductors policy
c) Hazardous patrols
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
Leptospirosis is:
a) A disease carried mainly by rats than can be passed to persons
b) A respiratory disease carried by farm animals
c) A disease that poses no risk to farm workers
d) A disease that only affect persons who work directly with live animals
a) A disease carried mainly by rats than can be passed to persons
Which one of the following statements is correct? In April 2019, the PIAB (Personal Injuries Assessment Board) estimated that:
a) 32,500 claims are received by the PIAB each year
b) 36,500 claims are received by the PIAB each year
c) 36,000 claims are received by the PIAB each year
d) 33,500 claims are received by the PIAB each year
d) 33,500 claims are received by the PIAB each year
Which of the following is not a common zoonose?
a) Cryptosporidiosis
b) Orf
c) Bluetongue
d) Q fever
c) Bluetongue
Regulation 160 of the Safety Health and Welfare at Work (General Application)
Regulations 2007 provide that a “safety sign” should consist of:
a) Combination of Words/Pictogram
b) Words only
c) Combination of shapes/colours/pictogram
d) Combination of words/shapes/colours/pictogram
c) Combination of shapes/colours/ pictogram
Chemicals can enter the human body via:
a) Inhalation
b) Ingestion
c) Skin contact
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
Before any manual handling task one must try and:
a) Avoid manual handling by using mechanical equipment
b) Bend knees, keep back straight
c) Have a firm palmer grip
d) Ask employers for personal protective equipment
a) Avoid manual handling by using mechanical equipment
Under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013, the client (eg. for whom the work is being carried out) must appoint a project supervisor for the design process where:
a) There is more than one contractor
b) There is a particular risk
c) The work will last more than 30 days or 500 person days
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
Which of these best describe what ergonomics means:
a) Lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, or carrying a load
b) Transporting or supporting a load
c) Fitting the person to the job
d) Fitting the job to the person
d) Fitting the job to the person
The biggest cause of fatalities on Irish farms between 2009 and 2018 was:
a) Slurry gas
b) Tractor/vehicle accidents
c) Machinery
d) Livestock
b) Tractor/vehicle accidents
Zoonoses:
a) Are disease that can be passed from animals to humans
b) Are diseases that pose no risk to farm workers
c) Are diseases that only affect persons who work directly with live animals
d) Are diseases carried by farm animals
a) Are disease that can be passed from animals to humans
The 3 P’s identified in ‘The Stay Fit for Farming Booklet’ for the pathway to success are:
a) Prioritising, planning, and purchasing
b) Planning, pacing, and purchasing
c) Prioritising, planning, and pacing
d) None of the above
c) Prioritising, planning and pacing
What was the main cause of child deaths during the period 2010-2019?
a) Falling object
b) Drowning
c) Tractors/vehicles
d) Machinery
d) Machinery
Investing in the health of employees through work place health promotion can also result in which of the following business benefits?
a) Reduced sickness absence
b) Increased loyalty
c) Better staff retention
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
Where Health and Safety Authority inspectors believe that a work place poses a serious risk of injury, they can issue:
a) A warning
b) A fine
c) A prohibition notice
d) An improvement notice
c) A prohibition notice
Asbestos poses a risk:
a) As it can poison farm animals
b) As it is very flammable
c) As inhalation of the fibres can cause cancer
d) As it allows for heat to be transferred from inside a machine to the surface of
the machine
c) As inhalation of the fibres can cause cancer
Which of the following models of behaviour change have been applied most often to farm safety?
a) Social Cognitive Theory
b) Theory of Planned Behaviour
c) Transtheoretical Model
d) COM-B Model
b) Theory of Planned Behaviour
In the Hierarchy of Controls approach to accident prevention, which approach gets first priority:
a) Improving work practices
b) Training and supervision
c) Use of Personal Protective Equipment
d) Elimination of Hazard
d) Elimination of Hazard
Bending the back to lift can increase the load on the body by:
a) 250%
b) 100%
c) 150%
d) 200%
a) 250%
Which of these best describes deaths due to alcohol in Ireland?
a) One in six deaths of young men aged 15-39 in Ireland is due to alcohol
b) One in four deaths of young men aged 15-39 in Ireland is due to alcohol
c) One in three deaths of young men aged 15-39 in Ireland is due to alcohol
d) One in five deaths of young men aged 15-39 in Ireland is due to alcohol
b) One in four deaths of young men aged 15-39 in Ireland is due to alcohol
When was the occupiers Liability Act enacted:
a) 1996
b) 1997
c) 1995
d) 1999
c) 1995
The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines health as:
a) The absence of disease
b) The lack of physical or mental impairment
c) Physical, mental, and social wellbeing
d) Physical wellbeing
c) Physical , mental and social wellbeing
Men in Ireland have:
a) Higher incidences and higher mortality rates for all cancers examined than
the female population
b) Lower incidences and lower mortality rates for all cancers examined than the
female population
c) Higher incidences and lower mortality rates for all cancers examined than the
female population
d) Lower incidences and higher mortality rates for all cancers examined than the
female population
a) Higher incidences and higher mortality rates for all cancers examined than the female population
A safety data sheet:
a) Is a document that a chemical supplier must provide users with and which
contains safety information about the chemical
b) Is a risk assessment document supplied by chemical manufacturers to users
of chemicals
c) Is a document with information about the practical uses and application of a
particular chemical
d) Is none of the above
a) is a document that a chemical supplier must provide users with and which contains safety information about the chemical
Safe lifting involves:
a) 10 principles of safe lifting
b) 9 principles of safe lifting
c) 8 principles of safe lifting
d) 6 principles of safe lifting
c) 8 principles of safe lifting
Safe lifting involves:
a) 10 principles of safe lifting
b) 9 principles of safe lifting
c) 8 principles of safe lifting
d) 6 principles of safe lifting
c) 8 principle of safe lifting
Which of the following is the standard limit of indemnity for Employers Liability
insurance?
a) €13m
b) €1.3m
c) €6.4m
d) €2.6m
a) €13m
Which one of the following is the first step of Risk Assessment?
a) Identify hazards
b) Assign risk rating
c) Assess risk
a) Identify hazards
In Prochaska and Di Clemente’s theories of change model, the precontemplation
stage is when there is:
a) Intent upon taking action
b) Awareness that a problem exists but there is no commitment to take action
c) No intention of changing behaviour
d) Sustained change where new behaviour replaces old
c) No intention of changing behaviour
How many commandments to health are there within the ‘Staying Fit for Farming Booklet’?
a) Eight
b) Nine
c) Ten
d) Twelve
c) Ten
Which of these best describe trends in Ireland?
a) Deaths by suicide are four times higher among Irish men than women
b) Deaths by suicide are six times higher among Irish women than men
c) Deaths by suicide are six times higher among Irish men than women
d) Deaths by suicide are four times higher among Irish women than men
a) Deaths by suicide are four times higher among Irish men than women
What was the main cause of death due to farm vehicles during the period 2010-
2019?
a) Fall from height
b) Trapped
c) Crushed
d) Struck
c) Crushed
Which one of the following farm workplace fatality statements is incorrect?
a) Deaths to children on farms between 2011-2020 accounted for 10% of all
fatalities
b) Tractors and vehicles are the cause of 43% of fatal accidents
c) Machinery is the cause of 19% of fatal accidents
d) Deaths to older farmers (>65 years) between 2011-2020 accounted for 45% of fatalities
c) Machinery is the cause of 19% of fatal accidents
The organisation responsible for enforcement of Work Safety Legislation in Ireland is:
a) The Road Safety Authority
b) The Health and Safety Authority
c) An Garda Síochána
d) The Safe Work Enforcement Agency
b) The Health and Safety Authority
The gas that poses a risk of suffocation during slurry agitation and which smells of ‘rotten eggs’ is:
a) Nitrous oxide
b) Hydrogen sulphide
c) Methane
d) Ozone
b) Hydrogen Sulphide
The issue of an “improvement notice” or a “prohibition notice” by the Health and
Safety Authority may be appealed to:
a) The District Court
b) The Circuit Court
c) The Health and Safety Authority
d) The Commission of the EU
a) The District Court
