ISO 45001 Quiz: OH&S Management System MCQs

Question 1

What is the main purpose of ISO 45001?

Accepted Answer

Provide a framework for managing occupational health and safety and improving performance

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Set product-quality tolerances for every factory

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Replace all national safety law

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Guarantee that incidents can never occur

Question 2

Which organization can use ISO 45001?

Accepted Answer

Organizations of different sizes and sectors

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Only construction companies with more than 500 staff

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Only government regulators

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Only businesses that manufacture safety equipment

Question 3

What does PDCA stand for in a management-system approach?

Accepted Answer

Plan, Do, Check, Act

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Prepare, Delegate, Certify, Archive

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Predict, Design, Count, Approve

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Purchase, Deliver, Charge, Audit

Question 4

Which action best demonstrates top-management commitment to OH&S?

Accepted Answer

Provide resources and integrate safety into operational decisions

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Delegate all responsibility and stop receiving safety information

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Sign a policy but reject every corrective-action budget

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Consider safety only before an external audit

Question 5

Why should an organization examine its context?

Accepted Answer

To understand factors that affect the purpose and effectiveness of its OH&S system

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To copy another company's hazards without checking its own work

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To exclude inconvenient activities automatically

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To avoid consulting workers

Question 6

What is the purpose of defining the OH&S management-system scope?

Accepted Answer

Clarify the activities, boundaries, and applicability of the system

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Create permission to ignore all contractors

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Select only safe-looking photographs for an audit

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Replace hazard identification

Question 7

Which group is a relevant interested party for an organization's OH&S system?

Accepted Answer

Workers whose health and safety can be affected by its activities

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Only customers who never enter the workplace

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Only the logo designer

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Only the social-media team

Question 8

What is the difference between consulting workers and involving them in decisions?

Accepted Answer

Consultation seeks their views; participation involves them in decision-making

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Both mean simply displaying a completed policy

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Participation means workers carry all employer duties

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Consultation removes the need to respond to concerns

Question 9

What can undermine effective worker participation?

Accepted Answer

Fear of retaliation and information workers cannot understand

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Accessible reporting routes

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Time to contribute during work

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Clear feedback on concerns

Question 10

Which is an example of proactive hazard identification?

Accepted Answer

Reviewing hazards before introducing a new process

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Waiting for a serious injury before examining the task

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Looking only at compensation claims

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Reviewing only completed incident reports

Question 11

A machine is being replaced. What should happen before the changed process starts?

Accepted Answer

Assess new hazards, controls, competence, and affected work arrangements

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Assume the old assessment covers every difference

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Wait for the first breakdown

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Treat purchasing approval as a complete safety assessment

Question 12

Why must applicable legal and other OH&S requirements be identified?

Accepted Answer

So the organization can apply them to its activities and evaluate compliance

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So certification can replace legislation

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So every foreign regulation becomes automatically binding

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So requirements can be stored without using them

Question 13

Which is a well-defined OH&S improvement objective?

Accepted Answer

Reduce overdue safety-critical maintenance by an agreed amount within a stated period, with an owner and resources

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Improve safety somehow

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Have no reports of any kind

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Put safety first without identifying actions

Question 14

Which control is highest in the usual hierarchy of controls?

Accepted Answer

Eliminating the hazard

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Issuing PPE alone

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Providing a warning sign alone

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Rotating workers without changing the source

Question 15

How should an organization establish competence for a safety-critical task?

Accepted Answer

Verify relevant knowledge and skills through suitable assessment, not attendance alone

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Assume length of service proves every skill

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Rely only on a signed attendance sheet

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Accept any certificate regardless of task relevance

Question 16

What makes a safety communication effective for workers?

Accepted Answer

It is relevant, understandable, accessible, and allows appropriate feedback

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It uses the most complex terminology possible

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It is sent only to people with office computers

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It is judged only by the number of pages

Question 17

What is the purpose of controlling documented information?

Accepted Answer

Keep necessary information current, accessible, and protected against inappropriate use

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Keep every obsolete instruction in active use

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Make procedures unavailable to workers

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Create documents without checking their accuracy

Question 18

A contractor will perform high-risk work on site. What is an appropriate management-system response?

Accepted Answer

Coordinate responsibilities, assess interfaces, and verify relevant controls and competence

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Assume the contractor takes away all site responsibilities

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Evaluate only the lowest price

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Provide no information about local hazards

Question 19

Why should emergency arrangements be tested and reviewed?

Accepted Answer

To establish whether people, communications, equipment, and procedures work together

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To replace prevention of emergencies

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To guarantee every possible emergency has been eliminated

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To create attendance records without evaluating the response

Question 20

Which is a leading indicator rather than an injury outcome?

Accepted Answer

The proportion of critical hazard actions completed on time

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The number of lost-time injuries last year

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The number of days away following injury

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The cost of completed compensation claims

Question 21

What is the main purpose of an internal OH&S management-system audit?

Accepted Answer

Evaluate the system against defined criteria and identify evidence-based findings

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Guarantee no future incident

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Assign blame to the first worker interviewed

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Replace all operational inspections

Question 22

An audit identifies a recurring control failure. What should corrective action address?

Accepted Answer

The underlying causes and effectiveness of the chosen remedy

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Only deletion of the audit finding

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Only a new sign without checking the cause

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Only a reminder to the injured person

Question 23

What is a useful input to management review?

Accepted Answer

Evidence on performance, objectives, changes, audits, and improvement needs

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Only the colour of the policy cover

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Only positive publicity

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Only the next certification invoice

Question 24

Is third-party certification mandatory merely to implement ISO 45001?

Accepted Answer

No; an organization may implement the system without seeking certification

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Yes; no activity can begin before certification

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Yes; ISO personally certifies every workplace

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No; implementation means legal duties disappear

Question 25

What does continual improvement of an OH&S system require in practice?

Accepted Answer

Use evidence and learning to make and verify improvements over time

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Rewrite the policy every week without changing work

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Treat a certificate as the end of improvement

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Count only documents and ignore control performance

What is the main purpose of ISO 45001?

Which organization can use ISO 45001?

What does PDCA stand for in a management-system approach?

Which action best demonstrates top-management commitment to OH&S?

Why should an organization examine its context?

What is the purpose of defining the OH&S management-system scope?

Which group is a relevant interested party for an organization's OH&S system?

What is the difference between consulting workers and involving them in decisions?

What can undermine effective worker participation?

Which is an example of proactive hazard identification?

A machine is being replaced. What should happen before the changed process starts?

Why must applicable legal and other OH&S requirements be identified?

Which is a well-defined OH&S improvement objective?

Which control is highest in the usual hierarchy of controls?

How should an organization establish competence for a safety-critical task?

What makes a safety communication effective for workers?

What is the purpose of controlling documented information?

A contractor will perform high-risk work on site. What is an appropriate management-system response?

Why should emergency arrangements be tested and reviewed?

Which is a leading indicator rather than an injury outcome?

What is the main purpose of an internal OH&S management-system audit?

An audit identifies a recurring control failure. What should corrective action address?

What is a useful input to management review?

Is third-party certification mandatory merely to implement ISO 45001?

What does continual improvement of an OH&S system require in practice?

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What is the main purpose of ISO 45001?

Which organization can use ISO 45001?

What does PDCA stand for in a management-system approach?

Which action best demonstrates top-management commitment to OH&S?

Why should an organization examine its context?

What is the purpose of defining the OH&S management-system scope?

Which group is a relevant interested party for an organization's OH&S system?

What is the difference between consulting workers and involving them in decisions?

What can undermine effective worker participation?

Which is an example of proactive hazard identification?

A machine is being replaced. What should happen before the changed process starts?

Why must applicable legal and other OH&S requirements be identified?

Which is a well-defined OH&S improvement objective?

Which control is highest in the usual hierarchy of controls?

How should an organization establish competence for a safety-critical task?

What makes a safety communication effective for workers?

What is the purpose of controlling documented information?

A contractor will perform high-risk work on site. What is an appropriate management-system response?

Why should emergency arrangements be tested and reviewed?

Which is a leading indicator rather than an injury outcome?

What is the main purpose of an internal OH&S management-system audit?

An audit identifies a recurring control failure. What should corrective action address?

What is a useful input to management review?

Is third-party certification mandatory merely to implement ISO 45001?

What does continual improvement of an OH&S system require in practice?

About This Quiz

Topics covered

Study before you start

Practice format and learning goals

Standards and scope

References

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