Inghams test

Question 1

What is a hazard?

Answer 1

An object/ anything that could cause potential harm

Question 2

What is a risk?

Answer 2

The chance of harm occurring

Question 3

What is a control measure?

Answer 3

Any method of reducing the risk

Question 4

What is a health hazard?

Answer 4

An incident or event leading to illness

Question 5

What is a safety hazard?

Answer 5

Incidents leading to personal injury or damage to equipment or premises.

Question 6

What is a security hazard?

Answer 6

Intruders, theft of property or information, kidnapping of individual or individuals leaving without consent

Question 7

Types of settings?

Answer 7

Health- hospital, GP surgery
Care- residential care home and individual home
Childcare- environment- nursery, school
Public- shopping centre, park
Transport- minibus, ambulance

Question 7

Types of settings

Answer 7

Health- hospital, GP surgery
Care- residential care home and individual home
Childcare- environment- nursery, school
Public- shopping centre, park
Transport- minibus, ambulance

Question 8

Type of care setting hazards

Answer 8

Environmental- wet floors, uneven surfaces
Biological- bodily fluids, waste
Chemical- unlabelled cleaning fluids, hot oil
Psychological- stress or tiredness
Physical- noise or radiation
Musculoskeletal- manual handling
Working conditions- poor lighting, cold
Working practises- long hours, lack of training
Lack of security- faults smoke alarms, broken locks

Question 9

Co- operative responsibility

Answer 9

You are guilty and you need to prove you’re not

Question 10

How hazards can impact individuals

Answer 10

• Injury/ harm
• Illness
• Poor standards of care
• Financial loss

Question 11

Types of harm and abuse

Answer 11

Physical- hitting, biting
Sexual- unwanted contact
Emotional and physiological- verbal abuse
Financial exploitation- withholding or taking money
Neglect- not meeting needs

Question 11

Types of harm and abuse

Answer 11

Physical- hitting, biting
Sexual- unwanted contact
Emotional and physiological- verbal abuse
Financial exploitation- withholding or taking money
Neglect- not meeting needs

Question 12

Reasons harm and abuse may occur

Answer 12

• Isolation of carer
• Carers are too stressed
• Resentment towards a vulnerable person
• Prejudice and hostility
• Financial dependency
• Inadequate level of carer support
• Lack of carer training
• Failure to monitor caregivers

Question 13

How are care practitioners at risk

Answer 13

Biological- dealing with bodily fluids means they are at risk of developing infections
Musculoskeletal- risk from lifting and moving patients as a considerable number of staff develop bad backs or develop other injuries

Question 14

What is legislation?

Answer 14

Legislation is law that is set out by parliament

Question 15

What are regulations?

Answer 15

Regulations are rules made and maintained by an authority

Question 16

Health and Safety executive

Answer 16

All regulations, get involved in extreme situations

Question 17

Roles of the health and safety executive

Answer 17

• May issue improvement
• Will give advice
• In severe situations will close a work place
• Upholding health and safety legislation
• Prosecute employees
• Provide websites and leaflets containing recommendations
• Undertake research to improve safety
• Monitor trends
• Uptake guidance according to changing situations

Question 18

Role of Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

Answer 18

It is an act that provides a legal framework for maintaining health and safety issues in a workplace. It is designed to help prevent workers and service users from injuring themselves

Question 19

Employers responsibilities

Answer 19

• To ensure all work is carried out as safety as possible, without risk to other people
• Ensure the health and safety of employees
• Provide and maintain equipment and work systems which are safe
• Deal with substances such as chemicals, safely
• Provide a written health and safety policy
• Provide adequate information and training

Question 20

Employees responsibilities

Answer 20

• Take care of their own health and safety at work
• Take care of the health and safety of others
• Co- operate with their employer
• Not misuse or interfere with anything provided for health and safety purposes

Question 21

Key features of the health and safety at work act 1974

Answer 21

• Ensure the health and safety of employees, and others on premises
• Provide a safe place of work
• Provide a safe system of work
• Ensure the safe use, handling, storage and transporting of article substances
• Provide a safe working environment, and adequate welfare arrangements
• Provide information, instruction, training and supervision

Question 22

What does hazardous mean?

Answer 22

Anything with the potential to cause harm

Question 23

Common substances covered under COSHH

Answer 23

• Bleach or bleaching agents
• Oxidising agent
• Flammable chemicals
• Poisons
• Caustic agents
• Acids

Question 24

8 steps to COSHH

Answer 24

Step 1- Assess the risks- work out what hazardous substances are used in your workplace and the possible risks to peoples health
Step 2- Decide what precautions are needed before starting work with hazardous substances
Step 3- Prevent or adequately control exposure
Step 4- Ensure that control measures are used and maintained
Step 5- Monitor exposure
Step 6- Carry out appropriate health surveillance
Step 7- Prepare plans and procedures to deal with accidents, incidents and emergencies
Step 8- Ensure employees are properly informed, trained and supervised