Deck 1: Contribute to the Health and Safety of Self and Others

Question 1

You are asked by your supervisor to remove some heavy boxes from the top of the compactus by standing on a chair. Even though you know it is unsafe, your supervisor says you have to do what is instructed.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Duty of care means:

A) employees' duties at work
B) employers have a responsibility to their employees' partners and children
C) health and safety responsibilities of everyone in the workplace
D) duties of the Work Health and Safety Committee (WHSC) members

Answer 2

C

Question 3

In the hierarchy of control, the lowest level of control is:

A) personal protective equipment (PPE)
B) elimination
C) isolation
D) administration

Answer 3

A

Question 4

It is important that all staff within the organisation follow the correct WHS procedures.

Question 5

Medical emergencies are only those that are of a serious nature.

Question 6

When a WHS-related issue is beyond your authority you do not need to do anything.

Question 7

A fire extinguisher that is solid red in colour is not suitable for electrical fires.

Question 8

Under WHS legislation, all organisations are required by law to have:

A) coffee always available
B) an evacuation plan
C) a medical doctor on site
D) four different escape routes

Question 9

The advantage of having a WHS committee in a work place is that it:

A) brings together a group of employees and employer representatives to discuss and develop ways of improving the system for managing safety
B) ensures there is a good cohesion of a select group of employees and employer representatives to control everything
C) puts together only those employees with the employer representatives that can work in the same room together
D) makes sure all information is collected that will ensure employees follow what the employer states

Question 10

Under the federal Work Health and Safety Act 2011, employers and employees are encouraged to deal with workplace safety by:

A) involving the unions
B) fire drills
C) having employers take full responsibility
D) cooperation and consultation