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Training provider

1. Insert in the space provided the most appropriate option from the three listedbelow.

people anything failure

A risk assessment is a careful examination of in the work en

ill health.

2. Insert in the spaces provided the most appropriate option from the five listedbelow:

scientific managerial public industry expert

The three knowledge tests to apply to determine reasonably foreseeable risk are
common knowledge, knowledge and
knowledge.

3. Insert in the space provided the most appropriate option from the three listedbelow:

foreseeable residual manageable

The level of risk that is left after control measures have been
introduced is called risk.

4. Insert in the space provided the most appropriate option from the three listedbelow.

Leadership Planning Reviewing

is an essential part of a health and safety

managementsystem because attitudes to safety and health are determined by
topmanagement.
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5. Think about the definitions of the term’s likelihood and consequence. Which two of
the following are true? (Put a ✔ opposite the two statements you think are
correct.)

a) consequence is a measure of uncertainty about the hazardous event

b) likelihood is the chance that a hazardous event will occur

c) consequence is the outcome of the hazardous event

d) likelihood is the expected level of harm from the hazardous event

6. Think about a manager’s responsibilities and accountabilities for safety in the

workplace. Which statement is correct? (Select one answer only from the
following.)

a) a manager is not accountable for assessing and managing the risks

the employee is exposed to

b) a manager can delegate responsibility but cannot give away their

accountability

c) a manager is not responsible for making decisions about local

safety practice

d) a manager can delegate accountability but cannot give away their

responsibility

7. Insert in the space provided the most appropriate option from the three listed below:

financial moral legal

Reducing the likelihood of fines and personal injury claims are reasons to ma

8. List two of the four considerations when reducing risk so far as is

reasonably practicable:

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9. Hazards generally fall into six broad groups. Give two examples below:

10. Think about the first three steps to risk assessment. Which statement is
correct? (Select one answer only from the following.)

a) estimate the risk, review your findings, evaluate the risk

b) identify the hazards, record your findings, review your findings

c) identify the hazards, estimate the risk, evaluate the risk

d) evaluate the risk, review your findings, record your findings

11. Think about the term ‘reasonably foreseeable’ risk. Which one of the following is
true? (Put a ✔ opposite the one statement you think is correct.)

a) it means that employers are responsible for every possible risk in

the workplace

b) employers are always responsible for risks that are not

reasonably foreseeable

c) it is a risk that a reasonable person could predict

d) it is a risk that no-one would ever be able to predict

12. What is meant by the term hazard? (Select one answer only from the following.)

a) anything that could cause offence

b) the chance that something will happen

c) anything that has the potential to cause harm

d) the outcome of an accident

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13. Think about the key benefits for you and your organization of introducing a health
and safety management system. Which two of the following are true? (Put a ✔
opposite the two statements you think are correct.)

a) it enables improved management of health and safety risks

b) it avoids the legal requirement for a written health and safety

policy

c) it provides the business with a competitive edge

d) it removes the necessity for external inspections and audits

14. Think about what a risk assessment enables you to do. Which two of the following are
true? (Put a ✔ opposite the two statements you think are correct.)

a) meet your legal requirements

b) get information needed for insurance claims

c) gather information about accidents and ill health

d) demonstrate good business practice and improve business

performance

15. List three of the five controls from the hierarchy of risk control:

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16. Insert in the spaces provided the most appropriate option from the fourlisted below.

incident accident event condition

An can be described as an undesired that has caus

caused damage, death, injury or ill health.

17. Think about the three essential principles for good safety and health performance.
Match each of the following statements with the principle it describes. (Put a ✔ in
the correct column opposite each statement.)

Strong and active Worker Assessment

leadership involvement and review

Integration of good safety and

health management systems with
business decisions

Effective ‘upward’ communication

Accessing and following

competent advice

18. Which of the following are reasons to investigate incidents? (Put a ✔ opposite the two
statements you think are correct.)

a) to improve workers’ morale

b) to prevent business losses from disruption, down-time and lost

business

c) to find out the cost of an accident

d) to identify the cause of the incident to stop it happening again

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19. Insert in the spaces provided the most appropriate option from the four listedbelow:

Effective Internal Compulsory External

auditing is performed by staff within the

organization in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the current system.
auditing is undertaken by a third party to provide
an independent view, usually for the interests of other stakeholders.

20. Insert in the spaces provided the most appropriate option from the five listedbelow:

Evidence Policy Investigating Auditing Measures

aims to find objective for

whether the current way of managing health and safety meets the organization’s health
and safety
.

21. Insert in the space provided the most appropriate option from the three listedbelow:

Effective Proactive Reactive

indicators give us information about the current

situation that might impact on future performance.

22. Insert in the space provided the most appropriate option from the three listedbelow:

event accident occurrence

An can be described as an incident which results in injury

to someone or damage to property

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23. Number the six actions listed below in the order they should be carried out
following an accident:

assemble the investigation team

report the accident

handle external relations

investigate using a structured approach

preserve the scene of the accident

make sure the injured person is looked after

24. When an incident occurs, which of the following two statements are
true? (Put a ✔ opposite the two statements you think are correct.)

a) you must always inform the enforcing authority

b) make sure the family of any injured person is notified

c) if any property has been damaged, make sure to advise the

owner

d) assemble the investigation team, in order to report the incident

25. Which of the following are characteristics of a good performance

indicator? (Put a ✔ opposite the two statements you think are correct.)

a) they should be objective and easy to measure

b) they should be relevant to any organization or group

c) they should include information from other organizations

d) they should be cost-effective in terms of the effort needed to

gather the information

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26. Think about the consequences of not working within the law. Put a ✔
opposite the possible outcomes that you think are correct. (Select two answers
only from the following.)

a) paying worker compensation

b) being audited

c) imprisonment

d) no action taken on a first offence

27. Look at the incomplete diagram of the health and safety management system
(shown below). Insert into each of the four spaces the number of the most
appropriate label from the four listed.

1. leadership 2. policy 3. check 4. review performance

Risk profiling

Planning Implement plan

m

mp

Collect data

Learn lessons Measure performance

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28. Think about stress in the workplace. Which two of the following are
true? (Put a ✔ opposite the two statements you think are correct.)

a) tiredness is a physiological effect of stress

b) stress can be caused by not having enough work to do

c) an emotional effect of stress is aching neck and shoulder muscles

d) a work factor that can create stress is financial worries

29. Insert in the spaces provided the most appropriate option from the five listed below:

Root Obvious Underlying Immediate Effective

causes are unsafe actions or lack of action and unsafe conditions.

causes are factors that allow the unsafe actions and conditions
to happen.
causes are factors that may cause conditions that could result in an undesirable event

30. Which two of the following are true? (Put a ✔ opposite the two
statements you think are correct.)

a) footwear needs to be suitable for the work environment and can

play a key part in preventing slips and trips

b) hazardous substances are the most common cause of injuries

at work

c) guarding offers a viable solution for mechanical hazards

d) the main type of harm from electricity is electrical burns

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