IGC1 True/False questions

Day 1

1. Occupational health and safety is not multi-disciplinary.

2. Complexity is one of the barriers to good standards of health and safety.
3. There is no difference in meaning between the words: health, safety, welfare, and
environment.
4. The reasons for good health and safety are: moral, social and economic.
5. All costs of accidents are direct.
6. Where a country has no health and safety law it does not need to adopt any standards.
7. ILO is an agency of the UN.
8. Employers and workers both have responsibilities.
9. ILO-OSH 2001 does not give any guidelines on managing health and safety.
10. The first step in the ILO-OSH 2001 model for health and safety management is
“preparation”

Day 2

1. Health and safety policies do not have a role in decision-making.

2. There are four key elements to a health and safety policy.
3. Health and safety policies should be reviewed annually.
4. The arrangements part of a policy refers to how health and safety is managed.
5. Suppliers, manufacturers and designers do not have any responsibilities.
6. Contractors working for a company hold all responsibility for accidents.
7. There is a correlation between safety performance and safety culture.
8. Poor decision-making does not lead to poor culture.
9. A good culture depends on good communication and competence
10. Motivation influences safety-related behaviour.

Day 3

1. Hazard and risk are different.

2. Worker representatives are allowed to investigate accidents.
3. Risk is a measure of likelihood and time.
4. Residual risk is what is left at the bottom of a risk assessment form.
5. Risk assessments need reviewing.
6. PPE is at the top of the hierarchy of control.
7. Emergency procedures should include how to contact the rescue services.
8. Every workplace needs a first-aid room.
9. Anyone carrying out first aid should be trained.
10. Targets set for health and safety need not be measurable.

© RRC International
Day 4

1. Accident investigation reports are an internal source of information.

2. A confined space is any area where it is difficult to get into or out of the space.
3. It is possible to be classed as a “lone worker” even though there are other people
about.
4. Reactive monitoring is concerned with analysing accident data.
5. Workplace safety tours are an example of active monitoring.
6. Workplace inspections have no disadvantages to them.
7. Safety audits are not evidence-based.
8. Safe systems of work include technical, procedural and behavioural controls.
9. A permit-to-work system will always prevent an accident.
10. A permit-to-work can be extended.
11. Benchmarking can help a company improve.

Day 5

1. Accidents are investigated so that we can repeat them.

2. A dangerous occurrence always involves personal injury.
3. Gathering information after an accident is only concerned with observation.
4. Instances of ill health do not need to be analysed.
5. Major injuries should always be reported to the authorities.
6. Reviewing performance should lead to improvements.
7. Major accidents have no effect on a company.
8. When interviewing witnesses, asking questions with ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answers is the
quickest and most effective.
9. People always report accidents if the company rules require it.
10. During the annual review of health and safety performance, the board of directors
will review performance indicators to see if the safety performance is on target.

© RRC International