An Overview of the Health and Safety at Work Act

What year was the Health and Safety at Work Act enacted?
1964
1974
1984
1994
Which body is primarily responsible for enforcing the Health and Safety at Work Act?
NHS
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Environmental Agency
Department of Health
The Health and Safety Act Work Act 1974 is primarily concerned with the safety of whom?
Employers
Employees
General Public
Government Officials
Under the Act, who has the primary responsibility for health and safety in the workplace?
Employees
Employers
UK Government
Trade Unions
What is the main purpose of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974?
To regulate wages
To protect workers from harm at work
To ensure product quality
To oversee company profits
Which section of the Act imposes a duty on employers to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of their employees?
Section 2
Section 4
Section 6
Section 8
Which of the following is a general duty under the Act?
To reduce working hours
To provide free meals
To ensure the safety and absence of risks in the workplace
To offer company shares to employees
Employers must provide what type of equipment to ensure safety under the Act?
Expensive
Latest
Suitable
Imported
The Act requires employers to conduct what type of assessments to identify potential hazards?
Financial
Risk
Market
Performance
Who is responsible for health and safety of visitors and the general public affected by their work activities under the Act?
Only large companies
Only small businesses
All employers
Only government agencies
The Act mandates the provision of what kind of training to employees?
Financial
Marketing
Health and safety
Legal
Which section of the Act requires employers to prepare a written statement of their Health and safety policy?
Section 2(3)
Section 4(2)
Section 6(1)
Section 8(5)
The Act applies to which of the following workplaces?
Offices only
Factories only
All workplaces
Construction sites only
Under the Act, employees have a duty to do what regarding health and safety?
Ignore it
Complain frequently
Take care of their own health and safety
Avoid working hard
Which regulation requires employers to report certain serious workplace accidents and diseases?
RIDDOR
COSHH
REACH
CLP
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 replaced which previous legislation?
The Factory Act 1961
The Public Health Act 1936
The Trade Union Act 1871
The Employment Rights Act 1996
Who has the authority to issue improvement and prohibition notices under the Act?
Police officers
Health and Safety Inspectors
Firefighters
Employees
Which section of the Act deals with the duty of persons in control of premises?
Section 2
Section 4
Section 6
Section 8
What must employers do when an employee is injured at work according to the Act?
Fire the employee
Ignore the incident
Report it and investigate
Reduce the employee's salary
Which of the following is NOT a duty imposed by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974?
Ensure employees are safe
Provide adequate training
Offer free transportation
Maintain safe systems of work
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