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Test: Chapter 4 Occupational health and safety
Multiple-choice questionsHighlight or circle the correct answer, or enter your answer in the space provided. Note that some
multiple-choice questions may have more than one correct answer.
1.Workplace related injuries, illnesses and deaths impose costs upon?
a Employers
b Employees
c The community
d All of the above
Answer d
2.What are the most common injuries in the hospitality industry?
a !prains and strains
b "eing hit by falling ob#ects
c $alls
d !un-related in#uries
Answer: a, b and c
3.What does the provision of security of peoples assets !hile at the !orkplace entail?
a Having all assets under loc% and %ey
b &reventing theft, pilferage and damage of assets
c "eing vigilant with the security of the assets
d 'ssuing security badges and identity cards to all people at the wor%place
Answer: b and c
".What is the primary emer#ency telephone num$er in %ustralia?
a 011
b 101
c 000
d 111
Answer: c
&.What is the role of the !orkplaces health and safety representative?
a To represent the wor%ers( views and concerns on the wor%place(s )H*! practices
to the employer
b To document the wor%place(s )H*! policies and practices
c To chec% on whether all wor%ers are complying with the wor%place(s )H*!
policies and practices
d To train and assess all wor%ers in their %nowledge of the wor%place(s )H*!
policies and practices
Answer: a
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2.'ame the five #roups of ha(ards found in !orkplaces.
+. &hysical, such as noise, heat8cold stress, equipment, vibration, 9:, poor wor% practices
. ;hemical, such as from cleaning chemicals
. "iological, such as resulting from cross-contamination and the resulting disease
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.escri$e /0 policies and procedures.
)H *! policies and procedures involve a set of documents that describe an organisations
policies for operation and the procedures necessary to address these policies. !ometimes
called Bstandard operating procedures(, they are essential tools to eliminate or minimisehaards in the wor%place and to maintain a safe wor% environment.
.afe !ork practices to prevent injury and accidents may mean4
9sing the prescribed &ersonal &rotective Equipment
9sing safe manual-handling techniques
9sing %nives and equipment safely
Handling hot surfaces safely
!afe handling of chemicals
;learing haards from your wor% area
&aying attention to safety signs
15.'ame some emer#ency situations that occur in the hospitality industry.
Types of emergency in the hospitality industry may range from fire and e7plosions, lea%ing
gas, bomb threats, robbery, power failure, accidents to terrorism. $ires are by far the most
common haards in the %itchen. $ire generally results in a serious situation that requires
definitive action.
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