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15 NEBOSH IGC Workplace hazards questions with answers and explanations.
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A hazard created by drones in the workplace is:
Correct answer: Collision and falling parts
Drones can collide or fall.
Which standard lists mechanical and other machinery hazards?
A cylinder mower is an example of:
Correct answer: Agricultural or horticultural machinery
Cylinder mowers are horticultural.
Crushing, shearing and cutting are examples of:
Entanglement happens when:
Correct answer: Clothing or hair is caught by moving parts
Rotating parts are a main cause.
Drawing-in is the hazard of:
Correct answer: A person being pulled into moving parts such as rollers
Nip points are drawing-in hazards.
Which of these is a hazard of a chainsaw?
Correct answer: Cutting and kickback
It is agricultural or horticultural machinery.
A bench grinder is an example of:
Correct answer: Manufacturing and maintenance machinery
Eye injury and contact with the wheel are hazards.
A compactor in a shop is an example of:
A cement mixer is an example of:
Correct answer: Construction machinery
It has rotating parts and electrical hazards.
A hazard of an aerial drone at work is:
Correct answer: Collision and loss of control
Falling parts are also a hazard.
Ejection means that:
Correct answer: Parts or material can be thrown from the machine
Ejected parts can strike people.
Which of these hazards can be produced by a machine in addition to mechanical ones?
Correct answer: Noise, vibration or dust
ISO 12100 lists mechanical and other hazards.
For each machine studied, a useful approach is to name:
Correct answer: The hazard, the likely injury and the control
That ties hazards to consequences and controls.
A pedestal drill presents a risk of:
Correct answer: Entanglement and flying swarf
Rotating parts and chips can injure.