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1
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In relation to chemical safety, the hazard statement fo H317 is:
a. Toxic to aquatc life
b. Causes eye irritaton
c. May cause cancer
d. May cause an allergic reaction

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d. May cause an allergic reaction

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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

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b. Exerts a five-fold increase in strain

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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

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c. A discrete occurrence in the course of work which leads to physical or mental harm

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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

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c. Administrative Controls

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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

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a. 20kg

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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

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c. A self-employed farmer

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What does the letter ‘D’ stand for in the DiSC profile model of assessment?
a. Direct
b. Determined
c. Dominance
d. Dynamic

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c. Dominance

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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

a. Farms with 3 or less employees

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  1. Fire safety in the workplace:
    a. Is not the employer’s responsibility
    b. Is managed using fire alarms
    c. Is managed using a combination of procedural and physical controls
    d. Depends on functioning sprinkler systems
A

c. Is managed using a combination of procedural and physical controls

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  1. 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
A

b. The Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005

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  1. 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
A

d. All of the above

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  1. 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. A disease carried mainly by rats than can be passed to persons

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  1. 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
A

d. 33,500 claims are received by the PIAB each year

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  1. Which of the following is not a common zoonose?
    a. Cryptosporidiosis
    b. Orf
    c. Bluetongue
    d. Q fever
A

c. Bluetongue

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  1. 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
A

c. Combination of shapes/colours/pictogram

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  1. Chemicals can enter the human body via:
    a. Inhalation
    b. Ingestion
    c. Skin contact
    d. All of the above
A

d. All of the above

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  1. 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

a. Avoid manual handling by using mechanical equipment

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  1. 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
A

d. All of the above

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  1. 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
A

d. Fitting the job to the person

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  1. The biggest cause of fatalities on Irish farms between 2009 and 2018 was:
    a. Slurry gas
    b. Tractor/vehicle accidents
    c. Machinery
    d. Livestock
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b. Tractor/vehicle accidents

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  1. 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

a. Are disease that can be passed from animals to humans

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  1. 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
A

c. Prioritising, planning, and pacing

23
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  1. What was the main cause of child deaths during the period 2010-2019?
    a. Falling object
    b. Drowning
    c. Tractors/vehicles
    d. Machinery
A

d. Machinery

24
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  1. 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
A

d. All of the above

25
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  1. 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
A

c. A prohibition notice

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  1. 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
A

c. As inhalation of the fibres can cause cancer

27
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  1. 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
A

b. Theory of Planned Behaviour

28
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  1. 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
A

d. Elimination of Hazard

29
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  1. Bending the back to lift can increase the load on the body by:
    a. 250%
    b. 100%
    c. 150%
    d. 200%
A

a. 250%

30
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  1. 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
A

b. One in four deaths of young men aged 15-39 in Ireland is due to alcohol

31
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  1. When was the occupiers Liability Act enacted:
    a. 1996
    b. 1997
    c. 1995
    d. 1999
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c. 1995

32
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  1. 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
A

c. Physical, mental, and social wellbeing

33
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  1. 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

a. Higher incidences and higher mortality rates for all cancers examined than the female population

34
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  1. 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

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

35
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  1. 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
A

c. 8 principles of safe lifting

36
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  1. 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

a. €13m

37
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  1. Which one of the following is the first step of Risk Assessment?
    a. Identify hazards
    b. Assign risk rating
    c. Assess risk
A

a. Identify hazards

38
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  1. 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
A

c. No intention of changing behaviour

39
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  1. The ordering of vertebrae in the spinal cord is:
    a. Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, Coccyx
    b. Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Coccyx, Sacral
    c. Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, Cervical, Coccyx
    d. Thoracic, Cervical, Lumbar, Sacral, Coccyx
A

a. Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, Coccyx

40
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  1. How many commandments to health are there within the ‘Staying Fit for Farming Booklet’?
    a. Eight
    b. Nine
    c. Ten
    d. Twelve
A

c. Ten

41
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  1. 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

a. Deaths by suicide are four times higher among Irish men than women

42
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  1. 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
A

c. Crushed

43
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  1. 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
A

c. Machinery is the cause of 19% of fatal accidents

44
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  1. 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
A

b. The Health and Safety Authority

45
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  1. 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
A

b. Hydrogen sulphide

46
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  1. 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

a. The District Court

47
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  1. 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 training document for everybody using chemicals
    c. Contains information on similar chemicals
    d. Is none of the above
A

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

48
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  1. In terms of work place accidents agriculture is:
    a. A major concern
    b. A minor concern
    c. A concern only in terms of machinery
    d. A concern only for elderly people
A

a. A major concern

49
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  1. When considering a work-safe environment one must take into account:
    a. Am I working safely?
    b. Am I adequately trained to work safely?
    c. Have I the necessary equipment available to do the job safely?
    d. All of the above
A

d. All of the above

50
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  1. According to Robinson (1998), which of the following is not a step in the 7 Steps to Behaviour Change?
    a. Knowledge
    b. Skills
    c. Attitude
    d. Stimulation
A

c. Attitude

51
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  1. Which of the following is a component in the epidemiological triangle?
    a. Person
    b. Environment
    c. Negotiator
    d. Intervention
A

b. Environment

52
Q
  1. 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

a. 76%

53
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  1. The majority of deaths due to livestock during the period 2009- 2018 were due to:
    a. Bull
    b. Cattle
    c. Cow/heifer
    d. Horse
A

c. Cow/heifer

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