Workplace Health & Safety Quiz

Dan Raymond

September 28, 2022

5 min read

Test Your Workplace Health and Safety Knowledge

You can test your knowledge on workplace health and safety in the quiz below.

Which of these health and safety rules are true?

Flip flops or sandals aren’t allowed in offices

Cows aren’t allowed to walk down the street in daylight

Trapeze artists are forced to wear hard hats

None of these are true

Correct! Wrong!

True or false: meetings after 3.30 PM are illegal due to causing employees too much stress.

True

False

Correct! Wrong!

True or false: Christmas decorations aren’t allowed to go up around workstations due to health and safety laws.

True

False

Correct! Wrong!

True or false: poles used by fire officers have been banned on health and safety grounds.

True

False

Correct! Wrong!

True or false: your employer must give you health and safety training.

Woman inspecting safety in the workplace

True

False

Correct! Wrong!

True or false: sharing non-prescription paracetamol or pain killers with work colleagues is against health & safety rules.

True

False

Correct! Wrong!

Which of the following statements about Display Screen Equipment (DSE) are true?

Laptops are not allowed in the office unless connected to a big screen

Two monitors must be supplied by your employer

Your employer must carry out a DSE assessment to ensure you're comfortable

None of the above

Correct! Wrong!

True or false: glass or metal water bottles could be used as a weapon and are therefore banned from the workplace.

True

False

Correct! Wrong!

What types of refreshment does your employer legally have to provide?

Fruit

Water

Alcohol

Breakfast cereal

Correct! Wrong!

If you work in a factory, which of the following is true?

You should only operate machinery when you want to

Your employer must carry out a satisfactory risk assessment

You only need to work half days because the work is strenuous

Machinery should only be used during daylight hours

Correct! Wrong!

In the event of a fire, what should you do?

Run to the nearest exit as fast as possible

Immediately go home for the day

Calmly walk to your designated fire assembly point

Try to put out the fire yourself

Correct! Wrong!

True or false: you must wear goggles when playing conkers.

True

False

Correct! Wrong!

True or false: you need to renew face to face first aid training every three years to be considered qualified.

True

False

Correct! Wrong!

Workplace Health & Safety Quiz

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Workplace Health & Safety Quiz

Test Your Workplace Health and Safety Knowledge

Which of these health and safety rules are true?

True or false: meetings after 3.30 PM are illegal due to causing employees too much stress.

True or false: Christmas decorations aren’t allowed to go up around workstations due to health and safety laws.

True or false: poles used by fire officers have been banned on health and safety grounds.

True or false: your employer must give you health and safety training.

True or false: sharing non-prescription paracetamol or pain killers with work colleagues is against health & safety rules.

Which of the following statements about Display Screen Equipment (DSE) are true?

True or false: glass or metal water bottles could be used as a weapon and are therefore banned from the workplace.

What types of refreshment does your employer legally have to provide?

If you work in a factory, which of the following is true?

In the event of a fire, what should you do?

True or false: you must wear goggles when playing conkers.

True or false: you need to renew face to face first aid training every three years to be considered qualified.

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