Book of Questions and Answers Safety Health
Book of Questions and Answers Safety Health & Welfare (NISO) The National Irish Safety Organisation (NISO) has produced this book of over 1,478 safety questions and answers to help persons and organizations develop their acumen in health and safety. The book is produced to give persons a better understanding of safety and health issues. the questions and answers have been divided into 30 sections.
The Main Section of the Safety Question Answer Book:
- Introduction
- Accidents
- Agriculture
- Chemicals
- Cleanliness/Hygiene
- Compressed Air & Gases
- Construction
- Electrical
- Employment
- Ergonomics and Human Factors
- Fire/Emergency Planning
- First Aid
- Flammable Liquids
- General
- Good Housekeeping
- Health
- Hoists
- Industrial Diseases
- Ladders
- Legal/Legislation
- Lifts, & Lifting Tackle
- Manual Handling
- Mechanical Hazards
- Noise/Vibration
- Occupational Health
- Office Safety
- Protective Clothing
- Rules of the Road
- Safe Access
- Safety and Risk Management
- Safety at Sea
- Safety on Machines
- Temperature and Heating
- Tools
- Transport
- Ventilation
- Woodworking
The National Irish Safety Organisation (NISO) has produced this book of
over 1,400 questions and answers to help persons and organisations
develop their acumen in health and safety.
NISO recognised that no amount of legislation or penalties will be
effective unless people can be convinced of the need to change their
behaviour to become safety conscious in order to avoid hazards and risks
in the workplace. This can only be done through information and
training.
NISO has always been convinced that safety and health quizzes have an
important role to play along with other forms of training. It is with this
in mind that this book was produced to give persons a better
understanding of safety and health issues.
To aid the reader, the questions and answers have been divided into 31
sections.
This book will prove useful to persons and organisations who may wish
to have in-house safety and health quizzes or for those preparing for the
NISO Safety and Health Quiz. (Details available from NISO). The book
can also be used for reference purposes.
ACCIDENTS
- Q. What is an Accident?
A. It is an unplanned happening.
2. Q. What is an ‘incident’?
A. An incident is an unplanned event with the potential to lead to an accident.
3. Q. What is a ‘hazard’?
A. A hazard is anything with the potential to cause harm.
4. Q. Why remove your gloves before you remove your goggles?
A. To prevent contamination of the face or eyes by a substance or substances
that are on your gloves.
5. Q. Is running a suitable pace for a factory or workshop?
A. No. - You should always walk.
6. Q. Give two reasons for not piling a trolley high with goods?
A. 1. Obscures Vision
2. Unstable.
3. May cause back strain.
7. Q. Should accident prevention be left to the Safety Manager as the
representative of management, and the supervisory staff in a place of work?
A. No - It is the responsibility of all concerned in the workplace.
8. Q. Has a Safety Officer or Safety Manager a responsibility to see that Safety
measures are complied with?
A. Yes - As an agent of management with delegated responsibility.
9. Q. Give two reasons why all accidents should be reported immediately?
A. 1. So that an investigation to determine the cause may be instituted.
2. So that injuries may be attended to.
10. Q. What two main precautions must be taken when using a safety belt?
A. 1. It should be fastened to a secure point.
2. The free fall should be kept to a minimum.
