General Health & Safety at Work - Part One

Question 1.1
What do the letters CDM stand for?
A: Control of Demolition and Management Regulations
B: Control of Dangerous Materials Regulations
C: Construction (Demolition Management) Regulations
D: Construction (Design and Management) Regulations

Question 1.2
Identify one method of enforcing regulations that are available to the Health and Safety Executive:
A: Health Notice
B: Improvement Notice
C: Obstruction Notice
D: Increasing insurance premiums

Question 1.3
What happens if a Prohibition Notice is issued by an Inspector of the local authority or the HSE?
A: The work in hand can be completed, but no new work started
B: The work can continue if adequate safety precautions are put in place
C: The work that is subject to the notice must cease
D: The work can continue, provided a risk assessment is carried out

Question 1.4
A Health and Safety Executive Inspector can?
A: Only visit if they have made an appointment
B: Visit at any time
C: Only visit if accompanied by the principal contractor
D: Only visit to interview the site manager

Question 1.5
A Prohibition Notice means:
A: When you finish the work you must not start again
B: The work must stop immediately
C: Work is to stop for that day only
D: Work may continue until the end of the day

Question 1.6
In what circumstances can an HSE Improvement Notice be issued?
A: If there is a breach of legal requirements
B: By warrant through the police
C: Only between Monday and Friday on site
D: Through the prosecution office

Question 1.7
What is an “Improvement Notice”?
A: A notice issued by the site principal contractor to tidy up the site
B: A notice from the client to the principal contractor to speed up the work
C: A notice issued by a Building Control Officer to deepen foundations
D: A notice issued by an HSE/local authority Inspector to enforce compliance with health and safety legislation

Question 1.8
If a Health and Safety Executive Inspector issues a “Prohibition Notice”, this means that:
A: The Site Manager can choose whether or not to ignore the notice
B: Specific work activities, highlighted on the notice, must stop
C: The HSE must supervise the work covered by the notice
D: The HSE must supervise all work from then on

Question 1.9
Employers are required to provide information to their employees on their health and safety rights and responsibilities and how to get advice by:
A: Telling them verbally when they start work for them
B: Displaying a poster or giving them leaflets approved by the HSE
C: Making them read the company health and safety policy
D: E-mailing the information to them

Question 1.10
Who is responsible for signing a Company Safety Policy?
A: Site Manager
B: Company Safety Officer
C: Company Secretary
D: Managing Director

Question 1.11
Which one of the following must be in a company’s written Health and Safety Policy:
A: Aims and objectives of the company
B: Organisation and arrangements in force for carrying out the health and safety policy
C: Name of the Health and Safety Adviser
D: Company Director’s home address

Question 1.12
Employers have to produce a written Health and Safety Policy statement when:
A: A contract commences
B: They employ five people or more
C: The safety representative requests it
D: The HSE notifies them

Question 1.13
Companies employing five or more people must have a written Health and Safety Policy because:
A: The principal contractor gives them work on site
B: The HSAWA 1974 requires it
C: The Social Security Act requires it
D: The trade unions require it

Question 1.14
What do the letters HSE stand for?
A: Highly Safe Electrician
B: Health and Safety Exercise
C: Health and Safety Examiner
D: Health and Safety Executive

Question 1.15
The Health and Safety Executive is:
A: Part of the National Health Service
B: The regulatory body for the promotion of health and safety at work
C: The jury in health and safety court cases
D: Part of the police force

Question 1.16
The Health and Safety at Work Act requires employers to provide what for their employees?
A: Adequate rest periods
B: Payment for work done
C: A safe place of work
D: Suitable transport to work

Question 1.17
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and any regulations made under the Act are:
A: Not compulsory, but should be complied with if convenient
B: Advisory to companies and individuals
C: Practical advice for the employer to follow
D: Legally binding

Question 1.18
Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, which of the following have a duty to work safely?
A: Employees only
B: The general public
C: Employers only
D: All people at work

Question 1.19
What is the MAXIMUM penalty that a Higher Court, can currently impose for a breach of the Health and Safety at Work Act?
A: £20,000 fine and two years imprisonment
B: £15,000 fine and three years imprisonment
C: £1,000 fine and six months imprisonment
D: Unlimited fine and two years imprisonment

Question 1.20
What do the letters ACoP stand for?
A: Accepted Code of Provisions
B: Approved Condition of Practice
C: Approved Code of Practice
D: Accepted Code of Practice