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    LEVEL 2 AWARD IN HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE

    Specimen Paper

    INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

    1 Attempt to answer every question.

    2 Enter your answers on the accompanying answer sheet. Each question has only ONE
    correct answer.

    3 You have 40 MINUTES to complete the examination. When you have finished give your
    question paper and answer sheet to the person in charge.

    4 The Pass mark for this examination is 16/25

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    1. An employer has a legal duty to consult on safe and healthy working conditions
    with which ONE of the following?
    A. Local authority enforcement officer
    B. All employees
    C. Health and Safety Executive
    D. Foremen and supervisors
    2. In a factory, what facilities MUST an employer provide under health and safety
    law?
    A. Cafeteria/restaurant facilities
    B. Toilets and wash hand basins
    C. Adequate parking spaces
    D. Desks and reclining chairs
    3. Which ONE of the following has responsibility for enforcing health and safety
    laws?
    A. The business owner
    B. The work supervisor
    C. The Safety Representative
    D. The local authority
    4. A prohibition notice can be served only if:
    A. Safety needs improving at a workplace
    B. The law is being broken
    C. There is a risk of serious personal injury
    D. There has been an accident
    5. Health and safety training should make sure that users of work equipment know:
    A. How to by-pass safety devices
    B. What the risks are of using the equipment
    C. What to do to get the best out of the equipment
    D. How to repair the equipment if it breaks down
    6. What colour are warning signs?
    A. Green and white
    B. Yellow and black
    C. Blue and white
    D. Red and white
    7. The BEST way to make sure that all staff in a workplace receive important health
    and safety information is to:
    A. Send an e.mail to section managers
    B. Ask the tea lady to tell everybody
    C. Give out the information during a staff meeting
    D. Put a notice up in the ladies’ restroom
    8. A ‘Hazard’ is something which:
    A. Frequently causes harm
    B. Is certain to cause harm
    C. Has caused harm
    D. Has the potential to cause harm

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    9. Which of the following should be carried out on general hazards in the workplace?
    A. Fire tests
    B. Risk assessments
    C. Medical checks
    D. Radiation testing

    10. Risk assessments should be reviewed:


    A. Whenever a health and safety inspector is due to visit
    B. If significant changes are made to how a job is done
    C. Only if someone is seriously injured
    D. At the start of each working week
    11. Work related upper limb disorders caused by using desk-top computers can be
    prevented by:
    A. Using personal protective equipment
    B. Regular portable appliance testing
    C. Carrying out a risk assessment and implementing controls
    D. Using a lap top computer
    12. Specific risk assessments MUST be provided for:
    A. Staff over 55
    B. Pregnant women
    C. Untrained staff
    D. New employees
    13. Loose clothing should NOT be used when operating a machine due to possible:
    A. Friction burns
    B. Electric shock
    C. Entanglement
    D. Ejection
    14. A common problem caused by display screen equipment is:
    A. Eye strain
    B. Slipped disc
    C. Chest pains
    D. Deafness
    15. The MAIN risk to staff caused by poor manual handling techniques is:
    A. Loads being dropped and damaged
    B. Back injuries
    C. Stress and anxiety
    D. Spilt loads
    16. A safe system of work makes sure that:
    A. Accidents cannot possibly happen
    B. Employees know the fastest way of completing a job
    C. Employers cannot be prosecuted if an accident happens
    D. The risk of accidents is reduced as much as possible
    17. The MOST effective control measure for an identified risk is to:
    A. Wear PPE
    B. Get someone else to do the job
    C. Use a safe system of work
    D. Eliminate the hazard

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    18. The MAIN reason for controls is to:


    A. Reduce the risk to the workforce
    B. Keep the health and safety inspector happy
    C. Satisfy the terms of the insurance policy
    D. Keep the employer out of court

    19. Why should stairs be kept clear from obstruction?


    A. To ensure circulation of air
    B. So new deliveries can be put on the stairs
    C. To prevent overloading
    D. To ensure safe passage
    20. Workplace temperatures that are too high may:
    A. Cause heat stress in workers
    B. Set off automatic sprinklers
    C. Make equipment overheat
    D. Cause thermometers to break
    21. Following a ‘near miss’ incident, the incident should be:
    A. Investigated so management knows who to blame
    B. Ignored as no one was hurt
    C. Reported to the insurers
    D. Investigated to prevent a more serious accident in the future
    22. Fire extinguishers should be serviced by an extinguisher engineer:
    A. Once per year
    B. Once per week
    C. Once per month
    D. Whenever a health and safety inspection is due
    23. First aid boxes should:
    A. Contain aspirin
    B. Be kept in a locked cupboard
    C. Be accessible at all times
    D. Be coloured yellow
    24. Why does health and safety law require accidents to be reported?
    A. For insurance claims
    B. So that the company can be fined
    C. So that they can be investigated
    D. To allow sick benefits to be paid

    25. Injuries at work should be recorded if:


    A. The injury involves machinery
    B. As a result of the injury the injured person needs a plaster
    C. As a result of the injury the person cannot do their normal job for more
    than three days
    D. A claim is likely to be made against the employers’ insurance

    END OF PAPER

    Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace Specimen Paper

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