Module 12 Questions

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Questions

1.       Who has the main responsibility, under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, for the safety within a workplace?

2.       Can other methods of controlling risks, such as engineering controls and safe systems of work, be replaced by authorised/compliant safety signs?

3.       What are Prohibition signs designed to do?

4.       The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 bring into force the EC Safety Signs Directive (92/58/EEC).  What is this directive designed to do?

5.       What different types of communications does the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 cover?

6.       What signs and labels are specifically excluded from the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996?

7.       What happens where a sign would not help to reduce a risk or where the risk is not significant?

8.       Describe the features of a Prohibition sign.

9.       Describe the features of a Mandatory sign.

10.   Describe the features of a Warning sign.

11.   Describe the features of a Safe Conditions sign.

12.   Describe the features of a Fire Equipment sign.

13.   What does the orange warning label found on chemical containers indicate?