25 Basic H&S Quiz for employees

1. What is a hazard?

1. Anything with the potential to cause harm

2. Where an accident is likely to cause harm

3. The likelihood of something going wrong

4. An Accident waiting to happen

2.How many classess of fire are there?

1. 4

2. 5

3. 6

4. 7

3.When you hear the evacuation alarm you must...

1. Stop to get your belongings

2. Call your supervisor

3. Await further instruction

4. Evacuate immediately to the assembly point

4.Finish the sentence for office workstation safety 'Your seat should be high enough so that your elbows'?

1. Are level with the keyboard

2. Are directly above your knees

3. Are level with the desk

4. None of the above

5.Finish the sentence for office workstation safety 'I need to rest my eyes from looking at the monitor'?

1. When I feel tired

2. Every 20 minutes

3. Every 60 minutes

4. Only at scheduled breaks

6. When lifting heavy objects, you should:

1. Keep your arms extended so the object is away from your body always

2. Keep one hand free always

3. Keep your back slightly bent always

4. Make sure your leg muscles, not your back muscles do the lifting

7. What is the full form PPE?

1. Personal Protective Equipment

2. Private Personal Equipment

3. Protective Public Equipment

4. All the above

8. If we come onto and accident and see a man on the floor, what should be our first action?

1. Call for help

2. Tap the man and ask if he is ok

3. Stop and verify that there are no other hazards

4. Call emergency number

9. What is oxygen's role in fire?

1. It sustains combustion

2. It extinguishes fire

3. It cools it down

4. It spreads it

10. What three things should you do if your clothes catch fire?

1. Run fast, yell and wave your arms

2. Stop, Drop and roll

3. Scream, roll and run

4. Run, scream, search for water

11. What are the two main causes of incidents in the workplace?

1. Unsafe acts and unsafe people

2. Unsafe people and unsafe machines

3. Unsafe conditions and unsafe machine

4. Unsafe act and unsafe condition

12. Which three components are needed to start a fire?

1. Oxygen, water, fuel

2. Fuel, ignition, oxygen

3. Fuel, carbon di oxide, time

4. Ignition, oxygen, temperature

13. Why is it important to know the different classes of fire?

1. Be cause some cause greater damage than others

2. Because some are less dangerous to a person’s health

3. Because everyone in a workplace needs to fight a fire

4. Because certain fires can only be fought with certain fire extinguishers

14. Wood, Plastic & Paper are classified as:

1. Class A fire

2. Class B fire

3. Class C fire

4. Class D fire

15. What should you do if you find a broken ladder?

1. Try to fix it yourself

2. Mark it as broken and take it out of service

3. You can use it, if it will only be for a few minutes

4. Ask for help

16. A very heavy box has arrived on a delivery van and you need to move it down the corridor. What should you do?

1. Push the load along the corridor

2. Break the load down into smaller, lighter loads

3. Pick all the load up and move slowly

4. Pull all the load by placing it in the floor

17. To prevent health problems from an incorrect desk set-up, how should you position yourself in your chair?

1. With feet flat on the floor and lower back supported

2. With feet up on a rest and upper back supported

3. With feet off the floor and back and neck supported

4. With legs crossed and leaning back

18. If I use chemicals at work I must

1. Be very careful

2. Never work alone

3. Wear a respirator

4. Be specifically trained and authorised

19. Flammable chemicals are stored

1. Where ever it is easy to get to

2. In special flammable storage lockers

3. Near water sources

4. In glass containers

20. At what level can sound become distracting at workplace?

1. 65db

2. 75db

3. 85db

4. 55db

21. There is noise coming from renovation project in the building. What should office management do to reduce its adverse effects on employees?

1. Relocate staff if noise level exceeds 65 dB

2. Provide sound reducing systems if noise exceeds 65 dB

3. Provide sound reducing systems if the noise level stays under 65 dB but is still distracting

4. Allow employees to work from home till project is noise is reduced

5. Both a and c can be applied

22. Which is the correct ratio of chest compression's to rescue breaths for use in CPR of an adult casualty?

1. 2compressions: 30 rescue breaths.

2. 5 compressions: 1 rescue breath.

3. 15 compressions: 2 rescue breaths.

4. 30 compressions: 2 rescue breaths.

23. A worker is feeling dizzy due to working under the sun for too long, what would you give him to drink?

1. Coffee

2. Milk

3. Water

4. Aerated drinks

5. What steps would you take to control bleeding from a nosebleed?

24. Sit casualty down, lean forward and pinch soft part of nose.

1. Sit casualty down, lean backward and pinch soft part of nose.

2. Lie casualty down and pinch soft part of nose.

3. Lie casualty down and pinch top of nose.

25. How can workers best contribute to a positive safety culture in the workplace?

1. They should know how to complete work quickly if things go wrong.

2. They should report unsafe conditions after an accident has occurred

3. They should report any

unsafe conditions/act as soon as possible

They should know the location of the first aid kit and accident book

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