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1. When a person is injured at work, who should enter the details in the accident book? Give one answer
A The injured person or anyone acting for them
B The injured person's supervisor
C The site manager or engineer
D The site safety manager
Correct Answer: A The injured person or anyone acting for them
Explanation: This is the procedure for recording accidents internally in the accident book(BI 510).
2. If you are involved in a minor accident at work, whose duty is it to report it to site management? Give one answer
A Any witness to the accident
B It is your own responsibility
C The police, fire or ambulance who attend
D The site foreman should report it
Correct Answer: B It is your own responsibility
Explanation: Employers rely on employees to advise them of occurrences at work.
3. You have suffered an accident at work which has made you incapable of your normal work for over 7 days. Which of the following actions MUST be taken by your employer? Give one answer
A A deduction is made from your wages for days lost
B The emergency services are asked to attend the site
C The local hospital is informed
D The relevant enforcing authority is informed
Correct Answer: D The relevant enforcing authority is informed
Explanation: An over-seven-day injury is one which is not a specified injury but results in the injured person being away from work or unable to do the full range of their normal duties for more than seven days (including any days they wouldn't normally be expected to work such as weekends, rest days or holidays) not counting the day of the injury itself.
4. The collapse of scaffolding is only notifiable to the enforcing authority as a reportable dangerous occurrence when the scaffolding is which one of the following? Give one answer
A Any height
B Over 10 metres in height
C Over 15 metres in height
D Over 5 metres in height
Correct Answer: D Over 5 metres in height
Explanation: This is one of the requirements of RIDDOR.
5. If there is a fatal accident on site, when must the Health and Safety Executive be informed? Give one answer
A Within 10 days
B Within 5 days
C Within 7 days
D Without delay
Correct Answer: D Without delay
Explanation: The enforcing authority must be notified by the quickest practicable means.
6. Under which of the following circumstances should an accident be recorded in the site's accident book? Give one answer
A Only when a person is injured and will be off work for more than seven days
B When an accident causes damage to plant or equipment
C When an accident causes injury to an employee while at work
D When the injury is serious enough for first aid to be needed.
Correct Answer: C When an accident causes injury to an employee while at work
Explanation: An accident causing an injury to an employee at work should be recorded in the accident book (BI 510).
7. Which of the following have to be entered into the accident book? Give one answer
A All accidents causing an injury
B All accidents causing any damage
C Only accidents causing serious injury
D Only accidents causing time off work
Correct Answer: A All accidents causing an injury
Explanation: An accident causing an injury to an employee at work should be recorded in the accident book (BI 510).
8. Under which of the following circumstances must injury accidents be recorded in the accident book? Give one answer
A Any time they occur
B Only if you break a bone
C Only if you have time off work
D Only if you need to go to hospital
Correct Answer: A Any time they occur
Explanation: An accident causing an injury to an employee at work should be recorded in the accident book (BI 510).
9. An entry must be made in the accident book when: Give one answer
A an accident causes personal injury to an employee
B management thinks it is appropriate
C the person has been off sick for over seven days
D the severity of the accident may result in a compensation claim
Correct Answer: A an accident causes personal injury to an employee
Explanation: An accident causing an injury to an employee at work should be recorded in the accident book (BI 510).
10. Which of the following MUST be recorded in an accident book after you have had an accident? Give one answer
A Your National Insurance number
B Your date of birth
C Your occupation
D Your phone number
Correct Answer: C Your occupation
Explanation: The information to be entered in an accident book (BI510) includes when and where the accident happened, the name, address and occupation of the person who had the accident and details of how the accident happened and the injuries suffered.
11. Which of the following can you learn from an accident? Give one answer
A A combination of human error and mechanical failure always causes injury
B How human error is always a cause
C Ideas on how you would prevent it happening again
D That mechanical failures are most dangerous
Correct Answer: C Ideas on how you would prevent it happening again
Explanation: An accident investigation should not only assess the cause, but also how similar accidents can be prevented in the future.
12. Could making an entry in the accident book help you if you later make a claim for compensation? Give one answer
A No
B Only if it is a serious injury
C Only in the event of a fatality
D Yes
Correct Answer: D Yes
Explanation: This is laid down in Social Security Legislation.
13. Why is it important to report 'near miss' accidents to your employer? Give one answer
A It's the law
B So lessons can be learned, preventing an accident next time
C So that someone can be disciplined
D To make the figures look good
Correct Answer: B So lessons can be learned, preventing an accident next time
Explanation: The HSE advises that 'near misses' should be investigated to prevent their recurrence.
14. Who should you report serious accidents to? Give one answer
A The ambulance service
B The police
C Your employer or supervisor
D Your workmate
Correct Answer: C Your employer or supervisor
Explanation: If the supervisor is aware of an accident he can take steps to prevent a recurrence. The employer also has legal duties to report certain incidents to the enforcing authority.
15. What is the aim of carrying out an accident investigation? Give one answer
A To determine the cause(s) and prevent similar accidents
B To establish the cost of any damage incurred
C To establish what injuries were sustained
D To find out who is at fault
Correct Answer: A To determine the cause(s) and prevent similar accidents
Explanation: An accident investigation should not only assess the cause, but also how similar accidents can be prevented in the future.
16. You have witnessed a serious accident on your site and are interviewed by an HSE inspector. Should you: Give one answer
A Ask your supervisor what you should say to the inspector
B Co-operate fully with the inspector and tell him exactly what you saw
C Don't tell him anything
D Tell the inspector what your mates say you should tell him
Correct Answer: B Co-operate fully with the inspector and tell him exactly what you saw
Explanation: This is good practice, but it can also be an offence to withhold important information from an inspector.
17. Following a reportable dangerous occurrence when must the enforcing authority be informed? Give one answer
A Within 24 hours
B Within 48 hours
C Within 5 days
D Without delay
Correct Answer: D Without delay
Explanation: The enforcing authority must be notified by the quickest practicable means.
18. Accidents causing any injury should always be recorded in: Give one answer
A The main contractor's diary
B The site engineer's day book
C Your employer's accident recording system
D Your personal diary
Correct Answer: C Your employer's accident recording system
Explanation: All accidents should be recorded in the accident book (BI 510).
19. Which one of the following is classified as a reportable occupational disease under RIDDOR? Give one answer
A Amputation
B Influenza
C Mental disorder
D Occupational asthma
Correct Answer: D Occupational asthma
Explanation: Certain occupational diseases likely to have been caused or made worse by work are reportable under RIDDOR. This would include occupational asthma where the person's work includes significant or regular exposure to a known respiratory sensitizer.
20. What should you ensure if you suffer an injury through a manual handling operation? Give one answer
A The injury is recorded
B You get help and carry on working
C You get paid for the job
D You take time off work
Correct Answer: A The injury is recorded
Explanation: All injuries must be recorded in the Company accident book (BI 510)
21. Why should a serious accident be reported to the enforcing authority? Give one answer
A It helps the site find out what caused it
B It is a legal requirement
C So that the company will be held responsible
D So that the site manager can see who is to blame
Correct Answer: B It is a legal requirement
Explanation: Serious accidents (specified injuries or those resulting in an absence of over 7 days) must be reported to the enforcing authority under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR).
22. What immediate action should you take if you suffer an injury through carrying a load? Give one answer
A Advise your doctor of your injury
B Carry on working as best you can
C Tell your supervisor or employer
D Tell your working companion
Correct Answer: C Tell your supervisor or employer
Explanation: All injuries must be recorded in the Company accident book (BI 510).
23. Under RIDDOR, which one of the following must be reported to the enforcing authority? Give one answer
A Accidents where the injured person wishes to make a claim
B All 'near misses' even if no one is hurt
C All accidents causing any injury
D Fracture other than to fingers, thumbs or toes
Correct Answer: D Fracture other than to fingers, thumbs or toes
Explanation: This is one of a number of reportable 'specified injuries' and must be reported to the enforcing authority under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR).
24. Which one of the following has the power to examine an accident record? Give one answer
A A doctor
B A workmate
C An HSE inspector
D An insurance company
Correct Answer: C An HSE inspector
Explanation: HSE inspectors have a range of powers, including this one.
25. Which of the following should be recorded in the accident book following an accident? Give one answer
A The date and time the accident occurred
B The weather conditions
C Your National Insurance Number
D Your date of birth
Correct Answer: A The date and time the accident occurred
Explanation: The information to be entered in an accident book (BI510) includes when and where the accident happened, the name, address and occupation of the person who had the accident and details of how the accident happened and the injuries suffered. The weather conditions would only be included if they contributed to the accident
26. Which one of the following accounts for most accidents each year on construction sites? Give one answer
A Electrocution
B Slips, trips and falls
C Strikes by moving vehicles
D Trench collapses
Correct Answer: B Slips, trips and falls
Explanation: HSE statistics show clearly that there are more slips, trips and falls than any other type of accident on site.
27. Which of the following is NOT classified as a specified injury to a worker under RIDDOR? Give one answer
A A broken wrist
B A fractured arm
C A fractured finger
D Amputation of a finger
Correct Answer: C A fractured finger
Explanation: Amputation of an arm, hand, finger, thumb, leg, foot or toe are classified as specified injuries, as are bone fractures other than to fingers, thumbs or toes.
28. Which one of the following should you do if you witness a serious accident on site? Give one answer
A Discuss what to do with your workmates
B Pretend you saw nothing
C Say nothing in case you get in trouble
D Tell your supervisor what you saw happening
Correct Answer: D Tell your supervisor what you saw happening
Explanation: If the supervisor is aware of an accident he can take steps to prevent a recurrence. The employer also has legal duties to report certain incidents to the enforcing authority.
29. A workmate tells you that he witnessed an accident the previous day and the victim was taken to hospital. He asks you for advice on what he should do. Do you tell him to: Give one answer
A Say nothing to anyone in case he gets someone in trouble
B Speak to the site nurse about what he saw
C Telephone the hospital to find out how the injured person is
D Tell his supervisor that he saw what happened
Correct Answer: D Tell his supervisor that he saw what happened
Explanation: If the supervisor is aware of an accident he can take steps to prevent a recurrence. The employer also has legal duties to report certain incidents to the enforcing authority.
30. If a person at work suffers an injury (other than a specified injury) due to an accident at work, it is reportable under RIDDOR if they are incapacitated for work for: Give one answer
A Over 1 day
B Over 2 days
C Over 7 days
D Over half a day
Correct Answer: C Over 7 days
Explanation: An over-seven-day injury is one which is not a specified injury but results in the injured person being away from work or unable to do the full range of their normal duties for more than seven days (including any days they wouldn't normally be expected to work such as weekends, rest days or holidays) not counting the day of the injury itself.
31. What must an employer do with their accident records following completion of a construction project? Give one answer
A They are destroyed on site with other non-essential documents
B They are kept safe by the employer
C They are sent to the Health and Safety Executive
D They are sent to the employer's insurance company
Correct Answer: B They are kept safe by the employer
Explanation: Accident records must be kept by an employer for at least three years.
32. At work who would you report a dangerous occurrence to? Give one answer
A Another employee
B The client for the project
C The emergency services
D Your supervisor or employer
Correct Answer: D Your supervisor or employer
Explanation: Under RIDDOR, an employer has a legal duty to report certain work-related accidents, but to do this they will need to know that an accident has occurred.