Practice - Accident Prevention

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LOMAS DE ZAMORA
FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA
LICENCIATURA EN HIGIENE Y SEGURIDAD LABORAL (SEDE CABA)
Practical Task N°2: ACCIDENT PREVENTION
1.Choose the correct MODAL VERB to complete the statements.

a) Loud noises SHOULD/MAY cause hearing damage if you don't wear ear
protection.
b) You MUST / MUSTN`T weld without goggles.
c) You MUST / MAY wear a hard hat to work on a construction site.
d) You SHOULDN'T/MUSTN`T smoke near hazardous substances.
e) Overexposure to heat MAY/MUST cause dehydration.
f) You SHOULDN'T / MAY NOT work with machines with no protection.
g) If you walk on wet floor, you MAY/MUST slip and fall.
h) Work that requires repetitive motion MAY/SHOULDN`T cause pain or injuries
over time.
i) Workers MUST/MAY wear PPE to protect them against risks to their health or
safety.
j) PPE SHOULD/SHOULDN`T be used in conjunction with other control
measures.
2. Complete the sentences with the correct PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
A. You should wear ____________ to protect your eyes from radiation.
B. You should wear ____________ to walk safe on slippery surfaces.
C. You should wear ____________ to protect your body from radiation.
D. When manipulating sharp objects, you should wear _______________.
E. You should wear ear ______ or ear ______ when you work in noisy areas.
F. To protect yourself from the impact against fixed objects, you should wear
_______________.
G. You should use a ____________ apparatus if you work in an oxygen deficient
environment.
3. Write accident prevention recommendations according to the signs:

(en la mayoría de los casos más de una medida de seguridad puede estar reflejada de acuerdo
a la señalización, lo importante es que puedan redactaor una
obligación/prohibición/recomendación usando “modal verbs” y que sea coherente con el gráfico )
For example:
- Employees mustn´t use mobile phones in this area.
- Employees should watch their steps.
- Employees must wear gloves while handling sharp objects.
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Write 5 more:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
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 PAST TENSES
4. Read the sentences and use the correct PAST form of the verb to
be.
a) The laborer ______________on the ladder about twenty feet up.
b) The wires __________ located on the wall.
c) The employee ______ in a noisy factory without ear-protection.
d) The containers ________(not) in a well ventilated place.
e) Two laborers ____________ in the area of the accident.
f) Working conditions_________(not) often safe in factories.
5. Complete and answer the questions (short answers).

a) _____ the laborer on a ladder about thirty feet
up? No, he __________.
b) ______ working conditions often unsafe in
factories? Yes, ____________.
c) ______ the employee working without ear-
protection? Yes, ____________.
d) _____ two laborers in the area of the
accident? Yes, ___________.

6. Complete the text with the Past Tense of the
verbs in brackets.
REMEMBER: check the list of irregular verbs to know whether they
are irregular/regular verbs. If they don´t appear on the list, they are
regular verbs.
On 24th August last year, I inspected the Nautilus shipyard. I (find 1)

________ many safety hazards. Here are the main points of my
safety report: The emergency exit (be 2) _____ locked. There (be3)
______ some ropes on the ground, between two boats. Two fire
extinguishers (be4) ___________ damaged. Five workers (have 5)
________ no hard hats or safety gloves. One welder (not wear 6)
_______ his safety boots. A high- voltage cable (be 7) ______ coiled.
There (be8) ______ many tools on the ground. A supervisor (tell 9)
___________ me about a near miss. The incident (take 10)
_____________ place in July last year. A repairman (put on 11)
______ his hard hat and safety boots. He then (climb 12)
___________ a ladder 8 meters up to an electrical cable. The cable
(be13) ___________ damaged. It (have 14) ______ some bare wires.
The repair man (shout15) __________ to a worker: “Switch off the
power!” The worker (switch off 16) _______ the main electricity supply
and shouted: “OK, I’ve switched it off!” Then the repairman (touch 17)
___________ the cable. But the cable (not be 18) ________
connected to the main supply. It (be 19) _____ connected to a
generator. There (be20) ________ a spark. The repairman (be 21)
_________ very lucky. He (not receive 22) _____________ a shock.
But this was a very serious incident.
7. Complete the questions in the Past Simple tense and answer according to
the text from exercise 6.
a) What type of hazards ____ the inspector ____ in the shipyard?

(FIND)
-The inspector …
b) How many fire extinguishers _____ damaged? (BE)

-…
c) When ____ the last incident ____ place? (TAKE)
-…
d) ____ the repairman ______ appropriate PPE? (WEAR)
-…
e) ____ the worker ____ to switch off the power? (FAIL)
-…
8. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the correct past tense: PAST SIMPLE
or PAST CONTINUOUS.
a) The employees _________________ (NOT WORK) with eye protection when

their boss __________________ (ARRIVE).
b) When the fire ___________________ (START), my husband

________________ (WORK) in the factory.
c) You _____________________ (NOT WEAR) the appropriate PPE while you

_____________________ (WELD).
d) Unfortunately, the worker _______________ (REPAIR) the roof when the

building _______________ (COLLAPSE).
e) ___________ the repairman _____________ (WEAR) a safety harness while he

______________ (CLIMB)?

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Practical Task N°2: ACCIDENT PREVENTION

1.Choose the correct MODAL VERB to complete the statements.

3. Write accident prevention recommendations according to the signs:

- Employees mustn´t use mobile phones in this area.

- Employees should watch their steps.

- Employees must wear gloves while handling sharp objects.

5. Complete and answer the questions (short answers).

accident? Yes, ___________.

On 24th August last year, I inspected the Nautilus shipyard. I (find 1)

a) What type of hazards the inspector in the shipyard?

b) How many fire extinguishers _____ damaged? (BE)

c) When the last incident place? (TAKE)

d) the repairman __ appropriate PPE? (WEAR)

e) the worker to switch off the power? (FAIL)

a) The employees _________________ (NOT WORK) with eye protection when

b) When the fire ___________________ (START), my husband

c) You _____________________ (NOT WEAR) the appropriate PPE while you

d) Unfortunately, the worker _______________ (REPAIR) the roof when the

e) _ the repairman ___ (WEAR) a safety harness while he

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