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120 Health & Safety Basics: Hazards, PPE, Incident Reporting for Any Workplace Practice Questions (2026)

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  1. Question 1

    What is the purpose of workplace health and safety?

  2. Question 2

    Who is responsible for workplace safety?

  3. Question 3

    What is a safety culture?

  4. Question 4

    What does 'stop work authority' mean?

  5. Question 5

    What is a near miss?

  6. Question 6

    Why report near misses?

  7. Question 7

    What is a safety policy?

  8. Question 8

    What is a risk assessment?

  9. Question 9

    What is the hierarchy of controls?

  10. Question 10

    What is safety training?

  11. Question 11

    What is a safety committee?

  12. Question 12

    What is due diligence in safety?

  13. Question 13

    What is a workplace hazard?

  14. Question 14

    What are physical hazards?

  15. Question 15

    What are chemical hazards?

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  17. Question 16

    What are biological hazards?

  18. Question 17

    What are ergonomic hazards?

  19. Question 18

    What are psychosocial hazards?

  20. Question 19

    What is a confined space?

  21. Question 20

    What makes confined spaces dangerous?

  22. Question 21

    What is lockout/tagout?

  23. Question 22

    What is a struck-by hazard?

  24. Question 23

    What is a caught-in/between hazard?

  25. Question 24

    What is an electrical hazard?

  26. Question 25

    What is PPE?

  27. Question 26

    When should PPE be used?

  28. Question 27

    What are examples of head protection?

  29. Question 28

    What are examples of eye protection?

  30. Question 29

    What are examples of hearing protection?

  31. Question 30

    What are examples of hand protection?

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  33. Question 31

    What are examples of foot protection?

  34. Question 32

    What is respiratory protection?

  35. Question 33

    What is fall protection PPE?

  36. Question 34

    Who provides PPE?

  37. Question 35

    What is PPE training?

  38. Question 36

    How should PPE fit?

  39. Question 37

    When should incidents be reported?

  40. Question 38

    What is an incident report?

  41. Question 39

    Why is incident reporting important?

  42. Question 40

    What should you report?

  43. Question 41

    Who should you report incidents to?

  44. Question 42

    What is first aid?

  45. Question 43

    Where are first aid supplies?

  46. Question 44

    What is an incident investigation?

  47. Question 45

    What are corrective actions?

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  49. Question 46

    Should you photograph incident scenes?

  50. Question 47

    What is a witness statement?

  51. Question 48

    Will I get in trouble for reporting?

  52. Question 49

    What are the three elements of fire?

  53. Question 50

    What is a fire extinguisher?

  54. Question 51

    What are the classes of fire?

  55. Question 52

    What does PASS mean?

  56. Question 53

    When should you fight a fire?

  57. Question 54

    When should you evacuate instead?

  58. Question 55

    What is a fire alarm?

  59. Question 56

    What should you do when alarm sounds?

  60. Question 57

    What is an assembly point?

  61. Question 58

    What is good housekeeping for fire safety?

  62. Question 59

    What is a fire drill?

  63. Question 60

    Can you block fire exits?

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  65. Question 61

    What is an emergency action plan?

  66. Question 62

    What are types of workplace emergencies?

  67. Question 63

    What are emergency exits?

  68. Question 64

    What is shelter-in-place?

  69. Question 65

    Who are emergency coordinators?

  70. Question 66

    What is an emergency notification system?

  71. Question 67

    Should you help others during evacuation?

  72. Question 68

    What should you take during evacuation?

  73. Question 69

    Should you re-enter after evacuation?

  74. Question 70

    What information do emergency services need?

  75. Question 71

    What is the emergency number?

  76. Question 72

    What is an evacuation map?

  77. Question 73

    What is a hazmat label?

  78. Question 74

    What is an SDS?

  79. Question 75

    What information is in an SDS?

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  81. Question 76

    What is GHS?

  82. Question 77

    What do GHS pictograms show?

  83. Question 78

    What does the flame pictogram mean?

  84. Question 79

    What does the skull pictogram mean?

  85. Question 80

    What does the corrosion pictogram mean?

  86. Question 81

    What are chemical storage rules?

  87. Question 82

    What should you do if chemical spills?

  88. Question 83

    What is a spill kit?

  89. Question 84

    What if chemical gets in eyes?

  90. Question 85

    What is ergonomics?

  91. Question 86

    What are musculoskeletal disorders?

  92. Question 87

    What is proper computer workstation setup?

  93. Question 88

    What is neutral posture?

  94. Question 89

    What are lifting best practices?

  95. Question 90

    When should you ask for help lifting?

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  97. Question 91

    What is job rotation?

  98. Question 92

    Why take breaks?

  99. Question 93

    What are micro-breaks?

  100. Question 94

    What is repetitive strain injury?

  101. Question 95

    Should you report ergonomic discomfort?

  102. Question 96

    What are material handling aids?

  103. Question 97

    What causes slips?

  104. Question 98

    What causes trips?

  105. Question 99

    What causes falls?

  106. Question 100

    How to prevent slips, trips, and falls?

  107. Question 101

    What is housekeeping?

  108. Question 102

    Should you clean up spills immediately?

  109. Question 103

    What about cords across walkways?

  110. Question 104

    What is proper footwear?

  111. Question 105

    Should you run in the workplace?

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  113. Question 106

    What should you do with damaged flooring?

  114. Question 107

    What is proper stair use?

  115. Question 108

    Should you use a ladder as a step stool?

  116. Question 109

    What is safety signage?

  117. Question 110

    What does red signage mean?

  118. Question 111

    What does yellow signage mean?

  119. Question 112

    What does green signage mean?

  120. Question 113

    What does blue signage mean?

  121. Question 114

    What is a hazard warning sign?

  122. Question 115

    What is a prohibition sign?

  123. Question 116

    What is a mandatory sign?

  124. Question 117

    Should safety signs be visible?

  125. Question 118

    What is an exit sign?

  126. Question 119

    What is caution tape?

  127. Question 120

    What if you don't understand a sign?

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