Workplace Health and Safety Basics Course (EU): Employer duties: prevention and training

1. Vraag 1 van 17

   Under the Framework Directive, who has the duty to ensure workers' safety and health in every aspect related to the work?

   • AThe workers' safety representative
   • BThe employer
   • CThe national labour inspectorate
   • DEach worker alone
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: B. The employer

   Article 5 says the employer has a duty to ensure the safety and health of workers in every aspect related to the work.

2. Vraag 2 van 17

   An employer hires an outside safety consultant. Who is responsible for workers' safety now?

   • AThe consultant takes over full responsibility
   • BThe employer is still responsible
   • CThe workers become responsible
   • DNobody until the consultant's report is finished
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: B. The employer is still responsible

   Using external services or persons does not take away the employer's responsibility.

3. Vraag 3 van 17

   Which general principle of prevention comes first in the Framework Directive's list?

   • AGiving workers personal protective equipment
   • BAvoiding risks
   • CGiving workers instructions
   • DAdapting to technical progress
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   Antwoord: B. Avoiding risks

   The list of principles starts with avoiding risks. Risks that cannot be avoided must then be evaluated.

4. Vraag 4 van 17

   A leaking pipe keeps making the floor wet. Which action is "combating the risk at source"?

   • ARepairing the leaking pipe
   • BGiving workers non-slip shoes
   • CPutting a warning sign next to the puddle
   • DTelling workers to walk carefully
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: A. Repairing the leaking pipe

   Combating a risk at source means dealing with the cause of the hazard, here the leak, not just its effects.

5. Vraag 5 van 17

   Which action follows the principle of replacing the dangerous with the less dangerous?

   • ASwitching to a cleaning product that is less hazardous
   • BAdding a second copy of the same label
   • CBuying a larger supply of the same cleaning product at a lower price
   • DStoring the product in a bigger container
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: A. Switching to a cleaning product that is less hazardous

   One principle of prevention is replacing what is dangerous with something non-dangerous or less dangerous (substitution).

6. Vraag 6 van 17

   There is an open edge where workers could fall. Which option do the principles of prevention prefer?

   • AA harness for each worker, with no guardrail
   • BA guardrail along the edge that protects everyone
   • CA rule that only experienced workers go near the edge
   • DA sign asking workers to be careful
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: B. A guardrail along the edge that protects everyone

   The principles give collective protective measures priority over individual ones. A guardrail protects everyone at once.

7. Vraag 7 van 17

   When must personal protective equipment (PPE) be used?

   • AOnly when a worker asks for it
   • BAlways, as the very first measure, before any other control is considered
   • COnly when a labour inspector is visiting
   • DWhen other measures cannot avoid or limit the risk enough
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: D. When other measures cannot avoid or limit the risk enough

   Directive 89/656/EEC makes PPE the measure to use when other measures cannot avoid or sufficiently limit the risk.

8. Vraag 8 van 17

   Who pays for the personal protective equipment a worker needs for the job?

   • AThe worker, through small deductions from their monthly wages
   • BThe employer, free of charge to the worker
   • CThe worker and employer share the cost
   • DThe worker, unless they stay for one year
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: B. The employer, free of charge to the worker

   The employer must provide appropriate PPE free of charge and keep it in good working order and hygienic condition.

9. Vraag 9 van 17

   Can a worker be asked to pay for safety and health measures at work?

   • AYes, but only part-time workers
   • BYes, if the worker agrees to it in writing beforehand
   • CYes, up to a small limit set by the EU
   • DNo, never; they may not cost workers anything
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: D. No, never; they may not cost workers anything

   Article 6(5) says safety, hygiene and health measures may in no circumstances involve workers in financial cost.

10. Vraag 10 van 17

    Which event requires the employer to give a worker safety and health training?

    • ANew equipment is introduced in the worker's job
    • BThe company changes its logo
    • CThe worker moves to a new home address
    • DThe worker comes back to work after their annual leave
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. New equipment is introduced in the worker's job

    Training must be given on recruitment, on a transfer or change of job, and when new equipment or technology is introduced, and repeated when needed.

11. Vraag 11 van 17

    When must workers' safety and health training take place?

    • ADuring working hours
    • BAt weekends, at the worker's own cost
    • COnly at home, in the worker's free time
    • DIn unpaid evening classes
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. During working hours

    Article 12 says worker training must take place during working hours and may not be at the worker's cost.

12. Vraag 12 van 17

    Several employers share one building. What does the Framework Directive require?

    • AThey cooperate, coordinate and inform each other and their workers
    • BEach employer looks after its own staff only and can ignore the others
    • COnly the largest employer is responsible for safety
    • DThe building owner takes over all safety duties
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. They cooperate, coordinate and inform each other and their workers

    Article 6(4) requires employers sharing a workplace to cooperate, coordinate and inform each other and their workers about risks.

13. Vraag 13 van 17

    Which emergency arrangements must every employer make?

    • AA yearly fire drill run by the police
    • BAn on-site doctor who is present during all working hours
    • CA private ambulance parked at every site
    • DFirst aid, firefighting and evacuation of workers
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    Antwoord: D. First aid, firefighting and evacuation of workers

    Article 8 requires measures for first aid, firefighting and evacuation, suited to the size and nature of the work, plus contact with outside emergency services.

14. Vraag 14 van 17

    An employer has nobody with the skills to carry out prevention work. What must they do?

    • AEnlist competent external services or persons
    • BAsk the workers to pay for a consultant
    • CLeave prevention until a worker learns the skills
    • DAsk the labour inspectorate to do the work
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. Enlist competent external services or persons

    Employers must designate competent workers for prevention work, or, if they lack them in-house, use competent external services or persons.

15. Vraag 15 van 17

    What information must the employer give workers about safety and health?

    • AThe risks and the safety measures for the workplace and their job
    • BThe names and home addresses of all workers who have had accidents
    • CThe company's yearly profit figures
    • DThe home addresses of other workers
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. The risks and the safety measures for the workplace and their job

    Article 10 requires information on the risks and on the protective and preventive measures for the undertaking in general and for each type of job.

16. Vraag 16 van 17

    An employer plans to bring in a new computer-controlled machine. What must happen first?

    • AWorkers or their representatives are consulted
    • BWorkers vote on whether the company may buy it
    • CNothing, workers are told on the day it arrives
    • DThe employer asks EU-OSHA for permission
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. Workers or their representatives are consulted

    The employer must ensure that the planning and introduction of new technologies are the subject of consultation with workers or their representatives.

17. Vraag 17 van 17

    A safety representative needs time to carry out their duties. What must the employer allow?

    • AEnough paid time off and the means they need
    • BTime outside working hours only
    • CUnpaid leave only
    • DTime off that is taken from their yearly holiday allowance
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. Enough paid time off and the means they need

    Article 11(5) says safety representatives must get adequate time off work without loss of pay, and the means they need.

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