Quiz 8 – Health & Safety Foundations

1. Match up the types of hazards with their examples

Physical Hazard Chemical Hazard Biological Hazard Psychological Hazard

Harassment Contagious disease Contact with acids or alkalis Lack of motivation

Being struck by an object Contact with asbestos Fear of unemployment Hearing loss due to noise

Disaster at home or at work Repetitive Strain Injuries

2. Section 20 of the HASAWA grants the Health and Safety Inspector powers of
enforcement. Identify 10 of these powers:

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 Q3. Match the statements to the correct Law category.

Criminal Law Civil Law

Penalties Cases proved on the Cases dealt with in County Rights and duties of individuals
balance of probabilities and High Courts towards each other

Cases proved beyond Offences or crimes Cases dealt with in Magistrates

reasonable doubt against the state Compensation and Crown Courts

Q4. What are the four main classes of accident?

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Q5. Place the accident/incident costs (A – D) in the correct locations on the

Diagram below (1 – 4)

INSURED
1. 2.

DIRECT INDIRECT
3. 4.

UNINSURED

A) e.g. Sick pay B) e.g. Employers liability and public liability claims
Repairs Damage to buildings
Product lost/damaged Damage to vehicles

C) e.g. Investigation costs D) e.g. Business Interruption

Loss of goodwill Product Liability
Loss of corporate image
Hiring & training of replacement staff

Q6. Place the main courts (A – F) into the correct locations on the diagram below
A) High Court B) Crown Court C) County Court

F) European Court
D) House of Lords E) Magistrates Court of Justice

7. Identify the four C’s of positive Health and Safety culture

8. State the criteria needed for an improvement notice to be issued and its appeal
procedure

9. State the criteria needed for a prohibition notice to be issued and its appeal procedure.
 10. Give an example of a summary offence and two examples of the associated
punishments

11. Give an example of an indictment and two examples of the associated punishments

12. Fit the stages of HSG(65) in the correct places within the flow chart below

Measuring Policy Planning & Organising Auditing Reviewing

Performance Implementing Performance