MIDTERM TEST

COURSE : OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

COURSE CODE : MPS1172
COURSE COORDINATOR : WAN ZAITON BINTI WAN SULAIMAN
DATE : ONLINE
DURATION : 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES
SESSION/SEMESTER : SESSION 2022/2023 SEMESTER II

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1. Answer ALL questions in this paper.
2. Candidates are not allowed to bring any material other than those allowed by the
invigilator into the examination room.

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Note : Question 1 – Question 26 contributes 1 Mark

1. Removing flammable material from an area with ignition sources would be an

example of what control measure?

A. Elimination
B. Substitution
C. Administrative
D. Engineering

2. Which of the followings are the examples of physical hazards in the office?
A. Temperature, moisture, mold and mist
B. Printer toner, air freshener, dust and varnish.
C. Machinery, ventilation, radiation and lighting.
D. Repetitive movement, gas, electrical and bacteria.

3. Which of the following is the legal framework is NOT enforced by DOSH?

A. Factories and Machineries Act 1967

B. Occupational Safety and Health 1994
C. Environment Quality Act 1974
D. Petroleum (Safety Measures) Act 1984

4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about safety and health policy?

A. Includes the health and safety aims and objectives of the organization
B. Includes details about hazards existed in the organization
C. Includes the details about people with specific health and safety
responsibilities and their duties;
D. Includes the health and safety arrangements in place in terms of systems and
procedures

5. The following fall under occupational injuries, EXCEPT?

A. Cut finger due to machine at the workplace

B. Electrocution due to unsafe installation of equipment
C. Cancer due to chemical exposure
D. Burns due to fire during welding

6. DOSH is not responsible for

A. developing job safety and health standards

B. developing OSH career path for all employees
C. ensuring all staff receive relevant OSH information
D. inspecting employer worksites

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7. The primary goal of Occupational Health is __________.

A. protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work

B. protecting co-workers, family members employers, suppliers, nearby
communities, and other members of the public who are influenced by the
workplace environment
C. protecting the natural environment
D. protecting workers from safety hazards present in the workplace

8. The purpose of health and safety organization is __________.

A. harness the skills and effort of the entire workforce with managers taking key
responsibility
B. easier for taking punishment to the workers who are incompliance with the
regulations
C. give a good safety and health reputation to the company
D. protecting workers from hazards present in the workplace

9. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the employer’s responsibility under
OSHA 1994?

A. Decide how safety and health is going to be managed

B. Make sure the business has someone competent to help meet their health and
safety duties
C. Consult workers on health and safety
D. Give punishment to the workers that are not in compliance

10. Which statement is wrong about being healthy?

A. The absence of illness

B. The absence of disease
C. Prevention of disease-causing situation
D. Disruption of mental health

11. Replacing toxic materials with nontoxic material would be an example of what
control measure?

A. Elimination
B. Substitution
C. Administrative
D. Engineering

12. Placing guards on hazardous machinery would be an example of what control

measure?

A. Elimination
B. Substitution
C. Administrative
D. Engineering

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13. Which of the following hazard control strategies is considered most effective in
protecting employees from injury or illness?

A. Elimination
B. Substitution
C. Administrative
D. Engineering

14. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about personal protective equipment (PPE).
A. only be used as the last resort
B. protects the person wearing the equipment, not others nearby
C. relies on people wearing at all times
D. isolate the equipment by the use of a barrier

15. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about reactive monitoring?

A. Reporting of accidents
B. Injuries and work-related ill health investigation
C. Daily safety inspection
D. Near miss investigation

16. The safety systems of work is referred to

A. Safety organizational information at the workplace

B. Implementation of accident investigation at the workplace
C. Implementation of emergency planning procedures
D. Method of working which takes proper account of the risks to workers and
others who may be affected

17. The principle of prevention is to

A. Evaluating the risk which can be avoided

B. Replacing the dangerous by more dangerous substance
C. Determine which part is not in compliance
D. Evaluate the risks which cannot be avoided

18. The concept of safety culture was developed after

A. the Bhopal disaster

B. the Chernobyl disaster
C. space shuttle accident
D. the sank of the titanic ship

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19. Psychological aspects in safety culture refer to

A. Safety-related climate
B. Policies, procedures and regulation
C. The behaviour of a person
D. Safety-related action

20. Shared values and beliefs that interact with an organization's structure and control
systems to produce behavioural norms refer to as?

A. Safety culture
B. Risk factors in safety climate
C. Safety behaviour
D. Management commitment

21. In paradigm shift for total safety, the shifting paradigm from outcome-focused, such
as the number of reported incidents and accidents, should shift to
Focused.
A. Teamwork
B. Behaviour
C. Corporate
D. Value

22. Level 4 in the safety culture maturity model by HSE is

A. Emerging
B. Improving
C. Co-operating
D. Managing

23. Human factors and their influence on accident causation can be seen clearly in

A. Henrich’s accident triangle

B. Heinrich’s domino model
C. Safety culture mode
D. Occupational safety and health management system

24. Knowledge-based mistakes are an example of

A. Human errors
B. Lapses of memory
C. Violations
D. Unsafe acts

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25. Which of the following is NOT the internal influence of safety culture?

A. Communications
B. Competence
C. Management commitment
D. Profitability

26. Situational violation is an example of

A. Human unsafe behaviour

B. Human cognitive error
C. Human safe behaviour
D. Human problems

Question 27 – Question 40 contributes 2 Marks

27. In Malaysia, the Government has appointed the following bodies to govern and
administer the OSH matters:
I. National Council for OSH
II. NIOSH
III. DOSH
IV. OSHA

A. I,II,III
B. II,III,IV
C. I,III,IV
D. All of the above

28. The following are the welfare facilities to maintain the health and well-being of the
workers
I. Provision of drinking water
II. Accomodation for clothing
III. Canteen
IV. Medical supplies

A. I,II,III
B. II,III,IV
C. I,III,IV
D. All of the above

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29. Which of the following is NOT a TRUE statement?

I. Safety is the protection of people from physical injury

II. Accident is an incident that could resulted in near miss event
III. Hazard is the likelihood of a substance, activity or process to cause harm
IV. Work related ill health is concerned with those physical and mental disorders
that are either caused by workplace activities

A. I and II
B. II and III
C. I, II and III
D. All of the above

30. Which of the following is TRUE about the important mission and vision of safety and
health policy?
I. detailing the people with specific health and safety responsibilities and their
duty
II. Arrangements of health and safety in place in terms of systems and procedures
III. Penalty to the workers who are not in compliance
IV. Salary increment among workers
A. I and II
B. II and III
C. I, II and III
D. All of the above

31. Which of the following are the methods for measuring the performance of proactive
monitoring?

I. Premise inspection
II. Monitoring for unsafe act and unsafe condition
III. Accident investigation
IV. Stop work order

A. I and II
B. II and III
C. I and IV
D. III and IV

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32. Which of the following are the important of safety and health audit?

I. Make sure the effectiveness of safety and health practises

II. Measure the statistic of accident cases in the industry
III. To check the reliability of the safety and health management system
IV. Workers will get the penalty for their incompliance in safety and health at the
workplace
A. I and II
B. II and III
C. I and III
D. III and IV

33. Which of the following is the element needed in the process of review and audit in
OSH?

I. On-site review of additional documents

II. Information gathering from the top management
III. Audit report writing
IV. Interview session among industrial workers
A. I and II
B. II and III
C. I, II and III
D. All of the above

34. Which of the following is TRUE about the typical specification for permit-to-work
document?

I. potential hazards which may arise as the work proceeds

II. what work is to be done
III. time of permit is valid
IV. authorize person to do the work

A. I and II
B. II and III
C. I, II and III
D. All of the above

35. All of the following are true about HIRARC (Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment,
and Risk Control), EXCEPT:

A. Start with identifying the hazard, evaluate the risk and decide on the best
control.
B. Only significant hazards, which could result in serious harm to people, should
be identified
C. The prioritization of the implementation of risk control measures will depend
on the risk rating (high, medium and low)
D. Severity is the value of multiplication of risk and likelihood

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36. Which of the following statements valid about hazard and risk

A. Not all high-hazard activity is high risk

B. Hazard and risk can be used to explain the severity
C. Hazard and risk are proportionate to each other
D. Risk is the likelihood of hazard time and its severity.

37. Arrange the following risk assessment process ;

I. record of risk assessment findings;

II. hazard identification
III. monitoring and review
IV. evaluation of risk level
V. risk controls (existing and additional)

A. II,III,IV,I,V
B. II,IV,V,I,III
C. V,IV,III,II,I
D. I,II,III,IV,V

38. The primary purpose of organizing health and safety at the workplace is the following
EXCEPT:

A. Prevent accidents and incidents from happening

B. Harness skills an effort among employers only
C. Decide responsibility and provide clear direction
D. Create a positive safety culture

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