Introduction
Occupational safety and health (OSH), also commonly referred to as occupational health and safety (OHS), occupational health, or workplace health and safety (WHS). The goals of occupational safety and health programs include fostering a safe and healthy work environment. OSH may also protect co-workers, family members, employers, customers, and many others who might be affected by the workplace environment.
As defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) occupational health deals with all aspects of health and safety in the workplace and has a strong focus on primary prevention of hazards. The article Occupational safety and health (OSH) presents the important questions related to Occupational safety and health (OSH) with suitable answers.
Quiz
1. Workplace related injuries, illnesses, and deaths impose costs upon?
2. Does an employer have to produce a health and safety statement outlining their policies?
3. Which of the following is not a source of the law on health and safety at work?
4. The Occupational Safety and Health Act apply to all employees who work for an employer that is engaged in a business affecting:
5. What is an example of a personal factor that can lead to an accident?
6. The Occupational Safety and Health Act created three federal agencies for administration and enforcement. Which of the following is not one of them?
7. The Occupational Safety and Health Act applies to all employees who work for an employer that is engaged in a business affecting:
8. The person or organization responsible for rehabilitation is:
9. What requirement is a safety harness expected to meet?
10. What is a hazard in the use of extension cables and multiple sockets?
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A. Employers
B. Employees
C. The community
D. All of these.
2. Does an employer have to produce a health and safety statement outlining their policies?
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A. Yes, but only if they employ over 5 people.
B. Yes, but only if they employ over 100 people.
C. No, there is no requirement to provide a health and safety statement.
D. Yes, but only if they employ over 500 people.
3. Which of the following is not a source of the law on health and safety at work?
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A. Guidance notes
B. Regulations.
C. Recent case law
D. Common law.
4. The Occupational Safety and Health Act apply to all employees who work for an employer that is engaged in a business affecting:
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A. internal security.
B. interstate commerce.
C. surrounding environment and natural ecosystems.
D. overall health and safety of civilians.
5. What is an example of a personal factor that can lead to an accident?
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A. Insufficient stress-resistance.
B. Insufficient preparation.
C. An incorrect working method.
D. None of these.
6. The Occupational Safety and Health Act created three federal agencies for administration and enforcement. Which of the following is not one of them?
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A. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA)
B. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
C. State Employee Health Commission (SEHC)
D. The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC)
7. The Occupational Safety and Health Act applies to all employees who work for an employer that is engaged in a business affecting:
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A. internal security.
B. interstate commerce.
C. surrounding environment and natural ecosystems.
D. overall health and safety of civilians.
8. The person or organization responsible for rehabilitation is:
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A. an employee’s doctor
B. the insurance company
C. the employer
D. the employee, when better
9. What requirement is a safety harness expected to meet?
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A. A safety harness must fit well and be adjusted to the wearer.
B. A safety harness must be equipped with leather seat straps.
C. A safety harness must have double stitched shoulder belts.
D. None of these.
10. What is a hazard in the use of extension cables and multiple sockets?
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A. Overloading of the cable, this can lead to a fire.
B. Leakage currents with the attendant danger of electrocution.
C. Short-circuit when too many power cables and electrical plugs are used
D. None of these.
1. What increases the risk of accidents involving electricity at your workplace?
2. How can you prevent falling hazards at the edge of a work floor?
3. Which of the following is a hazard in working with hoisting equipment?
4. What is the purpose of general safety rules?
5. Which work accidents must be reported to the government’s Health and Safety Inspection Service?
6. As a supervisor how can you ensure that unsafe behavior becomes less likely?
7. What does the provision of security of people’s assets while at the workplace entail?
8. Programs that are designed to improve health problems of employee before they even arise are classified as
9. What is the role of the workplace’s health and safety representative?
10. What is the best safety rule?
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A. The use of chargeable tools.
B. The use of spark-free tools.
C. The use of un-insulated tools
D. None of these.
2. How can you prevent falling hazards at the edge of a work floor?
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A. By placing warning signs at the edge of the work floor.
B. By giving the workers proper instruction at the start of the work.
C. By putting proper barriers at the edge of the work floor.
D. None of these.
3. Which of the following is a hazard in working with hoisting equipment?
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A. The employee may become physically overburdened
B. The load may fall from the hook.
C. The worker may incur a hearing loss.
D. None of these.
4. What is the purpose of general safety rules?
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A. They identify the correct barriers to be installed for work activities.
B. They govern reporting in and out at the work site.
C. They govern the use of safety harnesses for working at height.
D. None of these.
5. Which work accidents must be reported to the government’s Health and Safety Inspection Service?
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A. Only accidents involving a fatality.
B. All serious accidents.
C. All accidents.
D. None of these
6. As a supervisor how can you ensure that unsafe behavior becomes less likely?
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A. By planning the work differently.
B. By imposing sanctions on unsafe behavior.
C. By giving in to employees more quickly.
D. None of these.
7. What does the provision of security of people’s assets while at the workplace entail?
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A. Having all assets under lock and key
B. Preventing theft, pilferage, and damage of assets and being vigilant with the security of the assets.
C. Issuing security badges and identity cards to all people at the workplace.
D. None of these.
8. Programs that are designed to improve health problems of employee before they even arise are classified as
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A. health promotion
B. safety promotion
C. wellness promotion
D. ergonomics
9. What is the role of the workplace’s health and safety representative?
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A. To represent the workers’ views and concerns on the workplace’s OHS practices to the employer
B. To document the workplace’s OHS policies and practices
C. To check on whether all workers are complying with the workplace’s OHS policies and practices
D. To train and assess all workers in their knowledge of the workplace’s OHS policies and practices
10. What is the best safety rule?
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A. Immediately sort the waste generated during the work by t ype.
B. Keep the workplace tidy and keep passages clear.
C. Mark all hazards at the workplace with red-white tape.
D. None of these.
1. What is an important area for attention if an on-site the investigation is conducted after an accident?
2. What is important in an accident investigation?
3. Protection of organizational facilities and employees is called
4. What must a safety inspection or safety observation report contain?
5. Approach to encourage and facilitate employees to enhance a healthy lifestyle is called
6. Who should report unsafe working practices at work?
7. What is the cause of most accidents?
8. Electrical fires are best tackled with a?
9. Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences health and safety?
10. Which of the following is not a type of health hazard?
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A. That the documents present at the site are retrieved
B. That this investigation be conducted before the government’s Health and Safety Inspection Service is informed
C. That the areas for improvement are discussed with the site’s owner.
D. None of these.
2. What is important in an accident investigation?
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A. To clean up the site of the accident as quickly as possible in order to prevent new accidents.
B. To only interview the victim.
C. To collect all the facts and information at the location of the accident.
D. None of these.
3. Protection of organizational facilities and employees is called
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A. adverse situation
B. security
C. safety
D. health
4. What must a safety inspection or safety observation report contain?
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A. A description of the time required to complete the identified actions.
B. A description of the progress of activities.
C. A description of the findings of the inspection or observation.
D. None of these.
5. Approach to encourage and facilitate employees to enhance a healthy lifestyle is called
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A. health promotion
B. safety promotion
C. wellness promotion
D. none of the above
6. Who should report unsafe working practices at work?
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A. Your supervisor only
B. Your health and safety rep only
C. Anyone who notices it
D. Your line manager only
7. What is the cause of most accidents?
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A. Poisoning
B. Slips, trips, and falls
C. Electrocution
D. Suffocation
8. Electrical fires are best tackled with a?
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A. Water fire extinguisher
B. C[latex]{O}_{2}[/latex] fire extinguisher
C. Wet chemical fire extinguisher
D. Foam fire extinguisher
9. Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences health and safety?
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A. Occupational factors e.g. work risks
B. Environmental factors e.g. workplace noise
C. Superstition factors e.g. walking under ladders, black cats etc
D. Human factors e.g error or haste
10. Which of the following is not a type of health hazard?
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A. Chemical
B. Biological
C. Magical
D. Ergonomic
1. What is the best way to protect an employee working at a noisy machine?
2. Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, an employer must:
3. What is the best way to prevent injury at work?
4. Checklist for Job Safety Analysis (JSA) consists of
5. Ensuring the safety, health and welfare of the employees is the primary purpose of the
6. The probability of the event that might occur X Severity of the event if it occurs
7. The way of protecting individuals’ well-being of health is classified as
8. Protection of organizational facilities and employees is called
9. The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission is a:
10. Which of the following color is used for radiation hazard?
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A. Allow the machine to only be used for short periods of time
B. Provide a pair of ear defenders
C. Reduce or eliminate noise from the machine
D. Shout really loudly at them when they do something wrong
2. Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, an employer must:
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A. Provide a bright, cheerful place to work
B. Safeguard the safety and health of all employees
C. Give everyone their very own copy of company safety policy
D. Provide personalized hard hats in a variety of colors
3. What is the best way to prevent injury at work?
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A. Remove the hazard or redesign the task
B. Restrict access to the hazard
C. Provide gloves and a bobble hat
D. Send all employees home - they’ll much safer there
4. Checklist for Job Safety Analysis (JSA) consists of
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A. Work area, material, machine, tools
B. Men, machine, material, tools
C. Men, machine, work area, tools
D. Men, work area Material, tools
5. Ensuring the safety, health and welfare of the employees is the primary purpose of the
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A. Factories Act, 1948
B. Payment of Wages Act, 1936
C. Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
D. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
6. The probability of the event that might occur X Severity of the event if it occurs
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A. Accident
B. Hazard
C. Risk
D. None of the above
7. The way of protecting individuals’ well-being of health is classified as
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A. safety
B. health
C. adverse situation
D. security
8. Protection of organizational facilities and employees is called
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A. adverse situation
B. security
C. safety
D. health
9. The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission is a:
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A. neutral agency.
B. appellate body.
C. legislative body.
D. quasi-judicial agency.
10. Which of the following color is used for radiation hazard?
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A. Red
B. Orange
C. Green
D. Purple
1For household wiring and small units, the following should be used for safety measure
2. A safety programme consists of
3. If you think of an Environmental or Health & Safety related improvement for the business, or experience a “near miss” for either of these subjects, what should you do?
4. The following is/are physical hazard agent(s)
5. The following is an indirect cost of an accident
6. Industrial safety management if that branch of management which is concerned with ______ hazards from the industries.
7. When the employee perceives a threat in the environment even if there is no such threat existing in the environment, it is normally described as
8. The primary purpose of employee safety programme is to preserve the employees
9. The responsibility for the maintenance of employee health and safety is with
10. Which of the following involves redesigning of equipment, machinery and material for the safe performance of the jobs?
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A. MCB
B. ACB
C. OCB
D. MCCB
2. A safety programme consists of
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A. Three E’s
B. Four E’s
C. Five E ’s
D. Six E’s
3. If you think of an Environmental or Health & Safety related improvement for the business, or experience a “near miss” for either of these subjects, what should you do?
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A. Nothing, it probably won’t get considered and nothing will be done about it
B. Raise it at the next meeting with your Manager
C. Submit the relevant details through the improvement request system on the Intranet homepage
D. None of these.
4. The following is/are physical hazard agent(s)
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A. Falls
B. Electricity
C. Inhalation
D. All of the above
5. The following is an indirect cost of an accident
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A. Money paid for treatment of the worker
B. Compensation paid to the worker
C. Cost of lost time of the injured worker
D. All of the above
6. Industrial safety management if that branch of management which is concerned with ______ hazards from the industries.
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A. Reducing
B. Controlling
C. Eliminating
D. All of the above
7. When the employee perceives a threat in the environment even if there is no such threat existing in the environment, it is normally described as
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A. Organizational stressor
B. Individual stressor
C. Extra-organizational stressor
D. None of these.
8. The primary purpose of employee safety programme is to preserve the employees
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A. mental health
B. physical health
C. emotional health
D. All of the above
9. The responsibility for the maintenance of employee health and safety is with
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A. employees
B. employers
C. government
D. All of the above
10. Which of the following involves redesigning of equipment, machinery and material for the safe performance of the jobs?
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A. Safety engineering
B. Safety campaigns
C. Safety training
D. Safety committee