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Question 1

What year is the health and safety at work act

Answer 1

1974

Question 2

What does the HSWA set out

Answer 2

Duties of employees and employers to ensure health of anyone at work or anyone who may be affected by work activities

Question 3

What do employers specific duties include

Answer 3

Providing and maintaining plant (equipment used in the workplace)
Arrangements for risk to health
Information,instructions, training and supervision necessary
Entry and exit are safe
Facilities are safe
CPD (continuous professional development)

Question 4

What year is the management of health and safety at work regulations

Answer 4

1999

Question 5

What do the management of health and safety at work regulations 1999 set out to do

Answer 5

Aim to reduce the number and severity of accidents in the workplace

Question 6

What year is control of substance hazard to health (COSHH)

Answer 6

1994
Amendments 2002

Question 7

What is the purpose of COSHH

Answer 7

To protect people against risk to health arising from work related exposure to hazardous substances

Question 8

What are the steps of COSHH

Answer 8

Carry out an assessment of the tasks in the laboratory
Assess the factors that decide the appropriate control approach
Determine the control approach
Implement and review

Question 9

What year is the personal protective equipment (enforcement regulations)

Answer 9

1992
Amendment 2018

Question 10

Examples of PPE

Answer 10

Face mask
Gloves
Apron
Hair nets

Question 11

What year is reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations (RIDDOR)

Answer 11

2013

Question 12

What is the purpose of RIDDOR

Answer 12

To define employers duties to report serious workplace accidents, occupational diseases and specified changeless occurrences

Question 13

What year is special waste regulations

Answer 13

1996

Question 14

What is the purpose of special waste regulations 1996

Answer 14

Used to provide an effective system of control for wastes that are dangerous and have special requirements placed on their handlings

Question 15

What year is the hazardous waste regulations

Answer 15

2005

Question 16

What is the purpose of hazardous waste regulations 2005

Answer 16

Regulatory framework that governs the management and disposal of hazardous waste in England/wales

Question 17

What year us the waste electrical and electronic regulations (WEEE)

Answer 17

2012/19

Question 18

What is the purpose of WEEE

Answer 18

Aims to reduce the amount of waste electrical and electronic equipment that ends up in landfill

Question 19

What year is the regulatory reform (fire safety) order

Answer 19

2005

Question 20

What is the purpose of the regulatory reform (fire safety) order 2005

Answer 20

Provides a framework for regulating fire safety in all nine domestic premises

Question 21

What year is the manual handling operations regulations

Answer 21

1992

Question 22

What is the purpose of manual handing operations regulations 1992

Answer 22

Requires and employer to carry out a risk assessment on all manual handing tasks that pose an injury risk

Question 23

What year is the health and safety (display screen equipment) regulations

Answer 23

1992

Question 24

What is the purpose of the health and safety (display screen equipment) regulations 1992

Answer 24

Details how employers are responsible for their employees

Question 25

What is a reportable injury under RIDDOR

Answer 25

Blindness Crush injury Serious burns

Question 26

What is a risk

Answer 26

A situation involving exposure to danger Occurs from a hazard

Question 27

What is a hazard

Answer 27

A danger/risk

Question 28

How many steps to a risk assessment are there

Answer 28

5

Question 29

What are the 5 steps of a risk assessment

Answer 29

Identifying the hazard Deciding who might be harmed and how Evaluating the risks and deciding on precautions Record your findings and implement them Review and update your risk assessment

Question 30

How to implement following health and safety procedures

Answer 30

Prepare a health and safety policy, manage risk and risk assessments, report accidents and illness

Question 31

Why is following health and safety procedures important

Answer 31

It protects the wellbeing of workers, visitors and customers

Question 32

How to implement keeping oneself and others safe, including evacuation

Answer 32

Avoid any actions that could cause harm to others, do not cause damage to property, report any health and safety hazards and near misses

Question 33

Why is it important to keep yourself and others safe, including evacuation

Answer 33

Prevents you and others from injury

Question 34

How to implement securing an area

Answer 34

Access control systems, security audits, secure doors, surveillance cameras

Question 35

Why is it important to secure an area

Answer 35

To keep employees and visitors safe

Question 36

How to implement reporting and escalating

Answer 36

Warn people who might be affected, report the problem to an appropriate authority figure

Question 37

Why is it important to report and escalate

Answer 37

Silence can perpetuate an unsafe work environment, putting everyone at risk

Question 38

How to implement debriefing and reflecting on the root cause to prevent situations recurring

Answer 38

Set a clear agenda, create a comfortable environment,discuss challenges, identify areas for improvement, review

Question 39

Why is it important to debrief and reflect on the root cause to prevent situations recurring

Answer 39

Allows support, people can reflect and identify key areas

Question 40

Under what circumstances would you evacuate an area

Answer 40

In the event of a fire