Health and Safety

Question 1

What do SWP/SOP mean?

Answer 1

SWP = Safe Working Protocol
SOP = Standard Operating Procedure

Question 2

What does COSHH stand for?

Answer 2

Control Of Substance Hazardous to Health

Question 3

What are REACH?

Answer 3

A regulation affecting the supply and use of substances

Question 4

What do the different colours of fire extinguisher contain?
(Red, yellow, green, blue, black and white)

Answer 4

Red = Water
Yellow = Wet chemicals
Green = Vapourising liquids
Blue = Dry powder
Black = Carbon dioxide
White = Foam

Question 5

What is the water (red) extinguisher used on?

Answer 5

Wood

Question 6

What is the dry powder (blue) extinguisher used on?

Answer 6

Wood
Flammable liquids
Gaseous fires
Live electrical equipment

Question 7

What is the foam (white) extinguisher used on?

Answer 7

Wood
Flammable liquids

Question 8

What is the carbon dioxide (black) extinguisher used on?

Answer 8

Flammable liquids
Live electrical equipment

Question 9

What is the vapourising liquids (green) extinguisher used on?

Answer 9

Flammable liquids
Live electrical equipment

Question 10

What is the wet chemical (yellow) extinguisher used on?

Answer 10

Wood
Cooking oil fires

Question 11

What are four security measures taken in the workplace?

Answer 11

Emergency stop buttons
Speed restrictions
Protection barriers
Program interrupt (machine automatically stops when something goes wrong)