Safety Awareness Practice Test

How is a hazard in the average workplace defined?

Types of hazards in the average workplace can include:

While at work, an employee must:

Which of the following is not included on a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?

Stress can affect people in the workplace. Which of the following might reduce the feeling of stress?

Which of the following statements is not correct? Under the Work Health and Safety Act (2004), employers must:

Who is responsible for providing Duty of Care?

Below is a list of steps required to manage hazards in the workplace. Place them in the correct order by clicking on them and dragging them into the correct order.

Noise pollution in the workplace is a common hazard. Which of the following statements is not true?

Sitting at an office desk for most of the day:

You notice that a co-worker has been taking lots of sick days recently, despite not appearing sick. He appears aggressive at times, and is isolating himself from other co-workers. When you ask him how he’s going, he says that he hasn’t been sleeping and is feeling anxious. The most likely cause of this co-worker’s behaviour is due to:

This morning Andrew woke with a headache, a runny nose, congestion and aching muscles. He has to deliver a presentation in two days. Andrew recalls that yesterday he felt similar, however he felt better as the day went on. Andrew should:

The list below contains the steps for safe manual handling/ risk prevention for lifting objects. Place them in the correct order by clicking on them and dragging them into the correct order.

In the event of an accident where you are required to assist someone, you must ensure further injury does not arise. Place them in the correct order from most important to least important by clicking on them and dragging them into the correct order.

In the event of an emergency where you are required to evacuate a workplace, you must:

Regular health and safety inspections should be conducted to:

What does PPE stand for?

Which of the following may be a sign that your colleague is experiencing stress-related anxiety?

Sally is an apprentice chef working in a commercial kitchen. She gets a rash from the chemicals in the dishwashing detergent but doesn’t say anything about it, as she doesn’t want to appear as if she is complaining.

What should Sally do?

You see that your new colleague, Penny, is about to dangerously lift a commercial size pot of boiling soup from the stovetop. You are sure the pot is too heavy for her to lift alone and you are worried that she will burn herself or the chef working near her.

Arrange the steps below in the correct order, by clicking on them and dragging them, to ensure the safety of Penny and others.

John just got a new job in a box making factory. The factory is understaffed so on John’s first day, he is told by Sam to “jump on that machine and start cutting the cardboard”. John has never worked in a box-making factory before and is unsure about how the card-board cutting machine operates. He thinks that it can’t be too hard and decides to give it a go.

When considering the Occupational Health and Safety Act (2004), which statement below is the most accurate?

Your boss spontaneously went on holiday and didn’t bother to reorganise the roster, even though he knew some of the workers couldn’t make their shifts this week. He knows you are a committed worker and that you will fill in the extra shifts. As result, you have been working night shift for the last four nights in a row. You struggle to sleep during the day, so you have only had intermittent sleep during the last few days. Your job involves operating a metal press machine which you are very confident using. The other workers often joke that you can operate the metal press machine in your sleep.

In the above scenario, what has your boss done that has failed to comply with the Work Health and Safety Act?

Mark has been asked by his boss to re-paint the small office at the back of the car garage where he works. The building is rather old, and the windows haven’t been able to open in years. The ceilings are also rather high, so Mark will have to figure out how to maneuver a ladder in amongst the desks, filing cabinets and archive boxes that are on the floor of the small room. Mark doesn’t like the smell of the paint and it is making him feel a little light-headed. He figures that if he just holds his arm across his face, it will protect him from the smell.

Which of the following statements is least accurate in terms of focusing on safety?

Graeme, while working at a local fast food chain, accidently tripped over a rubbish bin near the deep fryer and burnt his hand with the oil as he tried to break his fall. His skin only touched the surface of the oil, but his hand already appears to be blistering. His colleague Jackie immediately collects ice from the freezer to try and sooth the burn. They aren’t sure where the first-aid kit is kept and as their manager is on a break, they decide to wait for him before deciding what to do next.

Which of the following statements is not a true safety concern in this scenario?

Questions 25 to 29 relate to the signs depicted below:

In the signs depicted above, which ones are signaling hazard warnings?

Questions 25 to 29 relate to the signs depicted below:

In the signs depicted above, which ones are signaling mandatory instructions?

Questions 25 to 29 relate to the signs depicted below:

In the signs depicted above, which ones are signaling prohibited objects or circumstances?

Questions 25 to 29 relate to the signs depicted below:

In the signs depicted above, which ones are signaling emergency information?

Match each of the signs below to the corresponding description by clicking the appropriate sign and dragging it to the right of the description:

The image below depicts a variety of hazards and has been overlaid with gridlines to create ‘boxes’. When you note a hazard, make your selection by crossing the box in which the hazard is located. Where a hazard spans over multiple boxes, select all the boxes in which the hazard is evident.

Note – marks will only be awarded if you correctly identify all of the boxes that contain hazards.

The image below depicts a variety of hazards and has been overlaid with gridlines to create ‘boxes’. When you note a hazard, make your selection by crossing the box in which the hazard is located. Where a hazard spans over multiple boxes, select all the boxes in which the hazard is evident.

Note – marks will only be awarded if you correctly identify all of the boxes that contain hazards.

The image below depicts a variety of hazards and has been overlaid with gridlines to create ‘boxes’. When you note a hazard, make your selection by crossing the box in which the hazard is located. Where a hazard spans over multiple boxes, select all the boxes in which the hazard is evident.

Note – marks will be deducted for selecting a box that does not depict a hazard.