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Workplace Health and Safety Basics Course (EU) 2026

This course is for workers, new supervisors and small business owners anywhere in the European Union. It explains the EU's basic safety and health law, what employers and workers must do, how to carry out a simple risk assessment, common hazards, and how to report accidents and near misses. Each topic has a short lesson and an untimed quiz, followed by a timed 30-question final assessment; score 80% or more to earn a Certificate of Completion.

  • Corso
  • Unione europea
  • 100 domande
  • Verificato: 13 ottobre 2026
  • Verificato il 13 ottobre 2026

In breve

Questo corso gratuito ha circa 150 minuti di lezioni, 6 quiz tematici senza limite di tempo (100 domande in tutto) e una valutazione finale a tempo di 30 domande estratte a caso. Ottieni l’80% o più nella valutazione finale per scaricare un attestato di completamento (privato, non accreditato). Verificato sulle fonti ufficiali in data 13 ottobre 2026.

Inizia dalle lezioniWorkplace Health and Safety Basics Course (EU): Lessons: circa 150 minuti di lettura. Ogni domanda del test è trattata nelle lezioni.

Cosa imparerai

  • Explain why safety and health at work matters and how EU directives become national law
  • Describe the employer's main duties under the Framework Directive 89/391/EEC
  • Describe your own duties as a worker and your rights when there is serious danger
  • Carry out a simple risk assessment in steps and put risks in order of priority
  • Recognise common hazards such as slips and trips, screen work, noise and chemicals, and read EU safety signs
  • Report accidents and near misses so that the workplace can learn from them

Ottieni almeno l’80% per scaricare il tuo attestato.

Il tuo piano di studio

Leggi ogni lezione, fai il quiz tematico (senza limite di tempo, con spiegazioni) e poi la valutazione finale a tempo. Ogni volta viene estratto un nuovo mix di domande. I tuoi progressi sono salvati in questo browser.

  1. Leggi le lezioni6 lezioni, circa 150 min
  2. Quiz tematico 1: Why OSH matters and how EU law works15 domande
  3. Quiz tematico 2: Employer duties: prevention and training17 domande
  4. Quiz tematico 3: Worker duties and rights16 domande
  5. Quiz tematico 4: Risk assessment step by step16 domande
  6. Quiz tematico 5: Common hazards: slips, screens, noise, chemicals and signs20 domande
  7. Quiz tematico 6: Reporting accidents and near misses16 domande
  8. Esame finale30 domande, 35 min · Almeno l’80%

Quiz tematico 1: Why OSH matters and how EU law works

  1. Domanda 1 di 15

    What does OSH stand for?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: A. Occupational safety and health

    OSH means occupational safety and health: protecting people from harm caused by their work.

  2. Domanda 2 di 15

    What is EU-OSHA?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: D. The EU's information agency for safety and health at work

    EU-OSHA describes itself as the European Union information agency for occupational safety and health. National authorities enforce the law.

  3. Domanda 3 di 15

    Which EU law sets the general principles for safety and health at work?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: D. The Framework Directive 89/391/EEC

    Directive 89/391/EEC is the basic safety and health law. The other directives deal with specific topics.

  4. Domanda 4 di 15

    When was the Framework Directive 89/391/EEC adopted?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: C. 12 June 1989

    The Framework Directive was adopted on 12 June 1989. Member States had to apply it by 31 December 1992.

  5. Domanda 5 di 15

    Which workplaces does the Framework Directive cover?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: B. All sectors, public and private, with few exceptions

    It covers all sectors of activity, public and private. It does not apply only where certain public service work, such as the armed forces or police, inevitably conflicts with it.

  6. Domanda 6 di 15

    Under the Framework Directive, who counts as a "worker"?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: C. Anyone employed by an employer, including trainees

    The directive defines a worker as any person employed by an employer, including trainees and apprentices (domestic servants are excluded).

  7. Domanda 7 di 15

    What must an EU Member State do with a directive on safety and health at work?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: C. Transpose it into national law by a set deadline

    A directive is binding and obliges Member States to transpose it into national law within a set deadline.

  8. Domanda 8 di 15

    Can an EU country have stricter safety rules than an EU directive?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: A. Yes, they are free to adopt stricter rules

    EU directives set a common base. Member States may adopt stricter rules, so requirements can vary between countries.

  9. Domanda 9 di 15

    Why might the safety rules in Spain differ from those in Sweden?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: C. Each country puts directives into its own law and may add stricter rules

    Directives are transposed into national law, and countries may go further. This is why you must always check national rules.

  10. Domanda 10 di 15

    How does the Framework Directive relate to a specific directive, such as the one on noise?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: B. Both apply; the stricter, more specific noise rules prevail

    The Framework Directive continues to apply to all areas covered by individual directives. Where an individual directive is more stringent or specific, its provisions prevail.

  11. Domanda 11 di 15

    Which of these topics has its own individual EU directive on safety at work?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: D. Work with display screen equipment

    Directive 90/270/EEC covers display screen equipment. It is one of the individual directives based on the Framework Directive.

  12. Domanda 12 di 15

    According to EU-OSHA, about how much of the EU's GDP is the cost to society of work-related injuries and diseases?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: D. 3.3%

    EU-OSHA estimates that work-related injuries and diseases cost the equivalent of 3.3% of EU GDP.

  13. Domanda 13 di 15

    Studies cited by EU-OSHA found what return for every euro invested in OSH?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: D. 2.2 euros

    EU-OSHA reports studies showing a return of 2.2 euros for every euro invested in OSH.

  14. Domanda 14 di 15

    In 2024, which sector had the largest share of fatal accidents at work in the EU?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: B. Construction

    Eurostat reports that close to a quarter (23.0%) of fatal accidents at work in the EU in 2024 were in construction.

  15. Domanda 15 di 15

    The Framework Directive defines "prevention". What does it mean?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: B. All steps taken at all stages of work to prevent or reduce risks

    Prevention means all the steps or measures taken or planned at all stages of work to prevent or reduce occupational risks.

Cosa sapere prima del test

  • The OSH Framework Directive 89/391/EEC was adopted on 12 June 1989 and covers all sectors of activity, both public and private.
  • Member States must transpose EU directives into national law and are free to adopt stricter rules, so safety requirements can vary between countries.
  • Safety, hygiene and health measures at work may in no circumstances involve workers in financial cost.
  • Employers must keep a list of accidents that leave a worker unfit for work for more than three working days.
  • In 2024 there were 3,367 fatal accidents at work in the EU, and close to a quarter of them were in construction.
  • EU-OSHA estimates that work-related injuries and diseases cost the equivalent of 3.3% of EU GDP.
  • Under the noise directive, hearing protectors must be used where daily exposure matches or exceeds 85 dB(A), and the limit value of 87 dB(A) must never be exceeded.

Domande frequenti

Is this course an official or legally required safety training certificate?

No. If you pass the final assessment you get a PassEveryTest Certificate of Completion, which shows you finished this general awareness course. It is not an accredited qualification or a legally required training certificate, and it does not replace the training your employer must give you for your own job and workplace.

Does EU law apply the same way in every country?

EU directives set common minimum rules, but each Member State puts them into its own national law and may add stricter rules. Always check your national law and your employer's procedures.

How does the final assessment work?

It has 30 questions drawn at random from the course question bank, with a 35-minute time limit. You need 80% to pass, and each attempt gives you a new mix of questions.

Can I refuse to work if I think it is dangerous?

Under the Framework Directive, if there is serious, imminent and unavoidable danger, you may stop work and go to a place of safety, and you must not be put at a disadvantage for this. For other concerns, tell your employer or safety representative; national law sets the details.

Who pays for my safety training and protective equipment?

Your employer. Safety and health measures may never involve workers in financial cost, training must take place during working hours, and PPE must be provided free of charge.

L’attestato è accreditato o riconosciuto ufficialmente?

No. È un attestato di completamento privato, solo per le tue conoscenze. Non è riconosciuto, accreditato né approvato da alcun governo, ente di rilascio delle licenze, autorità di regolamentazione o istituto di istruzione e non sostituisce alcuna licenza, certificazione o formazione richiesta dalla legge.

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