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Safety in the Workplace Quiz

June 8, 2022

Take this short quiz and see how knowledgeable you are about safety in the workplace.

1. What is PPE?

Personal Protective Equipment

Private Personal Equipment

Protective Public Equipment

All the above

2. Which of the following should you Not do when lowering a load?

Twist your body

Keep the load close to your body

Bend your knees

All the above

3. Which of the following causes back injuries?

Lifting objects incorrectly

Being physically unfit

Poor Posture

All the above

4. When lifting heavy objects, you should:

Keep your arms extended so the object is always away from your body

Always keep one hand free

Keep your back always slightly bent

Make sure your leg muscles, not your back muscles, do the lifting

5. What is the most common non-fatal injury in the workplace?

Strains and sprains

Slip and fall injuries

Combustible dust

Needle sticks

6. You are only authorized to operate equipment

If you are certain you will be careful

You are an authorized and trained employee

You are the only one who knows how

None of these answers are correct

7. More than 800 people die in a work environment every year. How many of these deaths are the result of accidents involving falls?

1 out of 4

1 out of 3

2 out of 7

4 out of 5

8. I am sensitive to latex at work. How can I prepare myself for latex-safe emergency care?

Always wear a medical alert bracelet

Apply latex warning stickers at your worksite, at home and on the vehicle, you drove

Talk to your allergist about the need for personal latex-safe medical supply

All the above

9. Which of the following should you do if you are unable to evacuate a burning building?

Open the doors and windows to let the smoke out

Break windows

Breathe through your mouth

Stay low under the smoke

10. How far away should you stand when you are using a fire extinguisher to put out a fire?

4 feet

6 feet

8 feet

10 feet

12 feet

11. What does the acronym MSDS stand for?

Massive Safety Data Sheet

Material Security Data Sheet

Material Safety Data Sheet

Massive Security Data Sheet

12. The top of your computer monitor should be slightly higher than eye level.

True

False

13. A hazard is an activity, arrangement, circumstance, event, occurrence...that is an actual or possible source of harm. Hazards can be:

Actual and/or Behavioral

Potential

Physical

Biological

All the above

14. Your employer is legally required to train employees in the safety aspects of their jobs.

True

False

15. The first step of first aid is to do a primary survey of the casualty, known as DRABC. What does DRABC stand for?

Danger Resuscitation Airway Breaths Choking

Death Response Airway Bleeding Care

Danger Response Airway Breathing Circulation

Diabetes Resuscitation Allergies Bleeding Choking

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