Basic duties, risk assessment and safety instruction

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Question 1 of 7

A sole trader employs a single part-time worker in his shop. Does the Occupational Safety and Health Act apply to him?

no, only from ten employeesyes, an employer is anyone who has employeesonly if he sets up a limited company

Question 2 of 7

The business asks a new employee to pay for her required safety shoes herself. Is that allowed?

yes, if she agreesno, section 3(3) forbids passing the costs on to employeesyes, half of it

Question 3 of 7

A machine is too loud. Where does the business start according to the principles in section 4?

by handing out ear protectionwith a solution at the source, such as enclosing or replacing itwith an instruction session on noise

Question 4 of 7

An advertising agency without machines assesses only tripping hazards and electrical devices. What is missing?

nothing, the Act requires no morepsychological strain at workapproval from the authority

Question 5 of 7

Under the Workplaces Ordinance, when must the risk assessment for a new workplace be documented?

before the activities beginwithin three months of startingonly when the authority asks for it

Question 6 of 7

What must the records under section 6(1) ArbSchG show?

only the names of the employeesthe result of the assessment, the measures decided and the result of checking themthe cost of the measures

Question 7 of 7

By when must a newly hired worker have been instructed?

before the activity startsby the end of the probationary periodat the next annual round

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