Reporting Accidents - Part Two

When a person is injured at work, who should enter the details in the accident book?
A: The injured personís supervisor
B: The injured person or anyone acting for them
C: The site manager or engineer
D: The site manager or engineer

If you are involved in a minor accident at work, whose duty is it to report it to site management?
A: Any witness to the accident
B: The police, fire or ambulance who attend
C: It is your own responsibility
D: The site foreman should report it

You have suffered an accident at work which has made you incapable of your normal work for over 7 days. Which of the following actions MUST be taken by your employer?
A: The emergency services are asked to attend the site
B: The local hospital is informed
C: The relevant enforcing authority is informed
D: A deduction is made from your wages for days lost

The collapse of scaffolding is only notifiable to the enforcing authority as a reportable dangerous occurrence when the scaffolding is which one of the following?
A: Over 15 metres in height
B: Any height
C: Over 10 metres in height
D: Over 5 metres in height

If there is a fatal accident on site, when must the Health and Safety Executive be informed?
A: Without delay
B: Within 10 days
C: Within 7 days
D: Within 5 days

Under which of the following circumstances should an accident be recorded in the siteís accident book?
A: When an accident causes damage to plant or equipment
B: Only when a person is injured and will be off work for more than seven days
C: When the injury is serious enough for first aid to be needed.
D: When an accident causes injury to an employee while at work

Which of the following have to be entered into the accident book?
A: All accidents causing any damage
B: All accidents causing an injury
C: Only accidents causing serious injury
D: Only accidents causing time off work

Under which of the following circumstances must injury accidents be recorded in the accident book?
A: Only if you break a bone
B: Only if you have time off work
C: Any time they occur
D: Only if you need to go to hospital

An entry must be made in the accident book when:
A: The person has been off sick for over seven days
B: Management thinks it is appropriate
C: An accident causes personal injury to an employee
D: The severity of the accident may result in a compensation claim

Which of the following MUST be recorded in an accident book after you have had an accident?
A: Your National Insurance number
B: Your date of birth
C: Your occupation
D: Your phone number

Which of the following can you learn from an accident?
A: A combination of human error and mechanical failure always causes injury
B: Ideas on how you would prevent it happening again
C: That mechanical failures are most dangerous
D: How human error is always a cause

Could making an entry in the accident book help you if you later make a claim for compensation?
A: Only if it is a serious injury
B: No
C: Only in the event of a fatality
D: Yes

Why is it important to report ‘near miss’ accidents to your employer?
A: It’s the law
B: To make the figures look good
C: So lessons can be learned, preventing an accident next time
D: So that someone can be disciplined

Who should you report serious accidents to?
A: Your workmate
B: Your employer or supervisor
C: The police
D: The ambulance service

What is the aim of carrying out an accident investigation?
A: To determine the cause(s) and prevent similar accidents
B: To establish what injuries were sustained
C: To find out who is at fault
D: To establish the cost of any damage incurred

You have witnessed a serious accident on your site and are interviewed by an HSE inspector. Should you:
A: Tell the inspector what your mates say you should tell him
B: Ask your supervisor what you should say to the inspector
C: Co-operate fully with the inspector and tell him exactly what you saw
D: Don’t tell him anything