Occupational Safety (2023) by Lecturio Online Courses

Name: Occupational Safety (2023)
Uploaded: 2022-01-19
Duration: 10 min 32 s
Description: The lecture Occupational Safety (2023) by Lecturio Online Courses is from the course Respect and Safety (2023).

About the Lecture

The lecture Occupational Safety (2023) by Lecturio Online Courses is from the course Respect and Safety (2023).

Included Quiz Questions

Who is responsible for ensuring workplace safety? (Only one answer is correct.)

Management and staff
The management alone
The staff alone

What should you do if an accident occurs in your company? (Several answers are possible. )

For minor injuries, immediately accompany the affected person to the nearest doctor's office.
For serious injuries, call an ambulance.
For minor injuries, it is sufficient to treat the person on the spot, e.g., with painkillers.
For minor injuries, send the person to the doctor at the end of work.
In the case of accidents where the person concerned is unable to work for more than three days, you should make a report. Minor injuries do not have to be reported.

How do you prevent health problems? (Multiple answers are possible.)

To avoid back pain, consider ergonomic sitting, where arms and legs each form a right angle.
Pay attention to your individual resilience and that of your colleagues. Do you recognise signs of depression or bullying? Then help each other and stand up for each other.
Wash your hands thoroughly and regularly. Always cough or sneeze into the crook of your arm or into a handkerchief.
Take a comfortable working position. A sofa offers additional relaxation when working.

You notice exhaustion, concentration, and memory problems and a feeling of emptiness. How do you react? (Several answers are possible.)

You contact your superiors or, if available, your company doctors.
You go to your GP and seek psychological help promptly.
You wait.

You are an employee of an advertising agency. You want to make sandwiches for a department party. However, there is no working sandwich maker in your agency. What should you do? (Several answers are possible.)

You are requesting that your company purchase a sandwich maker.
You order the sandwiches and forgo making them in the office.
You bring your own sandwich maker from home.
You repair the existing sandwich maker.

What must you avoid doing to ensure fire safety? (Multiple answers are possible.)

Dislocated escape doors
Candles in the office
Tilted windows
Roller blinds in the office

You notice smoke coming from the kitchen in your office. How do you react? (Multiple answers are possible.)

Remain calm. Report the fire immediately and warn your employees.
If possible, switch off ventilation, transport, and heating systems and then leave the danger area immediately.
Help each other and support people with disabilities and visitors on their way out.
Walk upright as long as somehow possible to keep the overview. Only in dense, low-lying smoke walk bent over.