WAMITAB - Chartered Institution of Wastes Management Health and Safety Compliance Questions and Answers

Question 1

Under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, what is the primary duty of an employer regarding their employees?

Accepted Answer

To ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of all employees.

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To provide the highest possible salary and benefits.

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To report all workplace incidents to the company's board of directors within 24 hours.

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To supply all employees with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) regardless of the task.

Question 2

A worker at a waste transfer station trips over loose waste on a walkway and fractures their arm. They are unable to perform their normal duties for 10 consecutive days. According to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR), what is the correct action for the site manager to take?

Accepted Answer

Submit a report to the HSE as it is a 'specified injury' and an 'over-seven-day incapacitation'.

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Record the incident in the site's accident book but no further action is needed.

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Report the incident to the Environment Agency immediately.

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Report the incident to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) within 15 days of the incident.

Question 3

When conducting a COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) assessment for a newly accepted waste stream containing chemical solvents, which of the following control measures represents the highest priority in the hierarchy of control?

Accepted Answer

Finding an alternative, less hazardous treatment process that avoids the use of the solvent-based waste altogether.

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Providing chemical-resistant gloves and respiratory protective equipment (RPE) to all operatives.

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Implementing a job rotation schedule to limit individual exposure times.

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Installing a local exhaust ventilation (LEV) system around the processing area.

Question 4

Which of the following scenarios on a construction and demolition waste recycling site would most likely fall under the scope of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM)?

Accepted Answer

The installation of a major new piece of fixed plant, such as a sorting cabin and conveyor system.

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Routine daily pre-start checks on a mobile jaw crusher.

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The regular servicing and maintenance of the site's loading shovel.

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A toolbox talk on the correct use of personal protective equipment.

Question 5

A site manager is developing a new risk assessment for vehicle and pedestrian segregation in a busy materials recovery facility (MRF). Which piece of legislation provides the foundational requirement for employers to carry out risk assessments?

Accepted Answer

The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

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The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016

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The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH)

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The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR)

Question 6

According to the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, who holds a legal responsibility for health and safety in the workplace?

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Employers, employees, self-employed persons, designers, manufacturers, and suppliers.

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Only the designated Health and Safety Manager.

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Employers and employees only.

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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) exclusively.