9.3 Machinery hazards

Written by Imran Qureshi (NEBOSH)

NEBOSH IGC · Workplace hazards · 15 questions

Name: ____________________ Date: ____________

A hazard created by drones in the workplace is:
- A Heat stroke
- B Collision and falling parts
- C Legionella
- D Silicosis
Which standard lists mechanical and other machinery hazards?
- A ISO 9001
- B ISO 12100
- C ISO 45001
- D ISO 14001
A cylinder mower is an example of:
- A Construction machinery
- B Fire equipment
- C Retail machinery
- D Agricultural or horticultural machinery
Crushing, shearing and cutting are examples of:
- A Mechanical hazards of machinery
- B Biological hazards
- C Noise hazards
- D Radiation hazards
Entanglement happens when:
- A A tool is sharp
- B Clothing or hair is caught by moving parts
- C A machine is quiet
- D A machine is guarded
Drawing-in is the hazard of:
- A A heat hazard
- B A fire hazard
- C A noise hazard
- D A person being pulled into moving parts such as rollers
Which of these is a hazard of a chainsaw?
- A Legionella
- B Cutting and kickback
- C Dermatitis
- D Radiation
A bench grinder is an example of:
- A Aerial equipment
- B Manufacturing and maintenance machinery
- C Retail machinery
- D A fire detector
A compactor in a shop is an example of:
- A Retail machinery
- B Agricultural machinery
- C Hand tool
- D Laboratory equipment
A cement mixer is an example of:
- A Hand tool
- B Retail machinery
- C A fire alarm
- D Construction machinery
A hazard of an aerial drone at work is:
- A Collision and loss of control
- B Radon
- C Legionella
- D Asbestos fibres
Ejection means that:
- A Parts or material can be thrown from the machine
- B The guard is fixed
- C The machine is silent
- D The machine stops
Which of these hazards can be produced by a machine in addition to mechanical ones?
- A Only mechanical ones
- B Noise, vibration or dust
- C Only biological ones
- D Only chemical ones
For each machine studied, a useful approach is to name:
- A Only the owner
- B Only the cost
- C The hazard, the likely injury and the control
- D Only the weight
A pedestal drill presents a risk of:
- A Entanglement and flying swarf
- B Legionnaires' disease
- C Heat stroke only
- D Radiation

Answer key

1. B, 2. B, 3. D, 4. A, 5. B, 6. D, 7. B, 8. B, 9. A, 10. D, 11. A, 12. A, 13. B, 14. C, 15. A

Drones can collide or fall.
ISO 12100 covers machinery safety.
Cylinder mowers are horticultural.
ISO 12100 lists them.
Rotating parts are a main cause.
Nip points are drawing-in hazards.
It is agricultural or horticultural machinery.
Eye injury and contact with the wheel are hazards.
Crushing is a hazard.
It has rotating parts and electrical hazards.
Falling parts are also a hazard.
Ejected parts can strike people.
ISO 12100 lists mechanical and other hazards.
That ties hazards to consequences and controls.
Rotating parts and chips can injure.