Equipment Safety Quiz

You are only authorized to operate equipment

If you are very certain you will be careful

Are an authorized and trained employee

You are the only one who knows how

None of these answers are correct

Correct!

Wrong!

Upon seeing warning signs on equipment it is important to

Look over them and make sure you understand them

Heed them

Ask your supervisor if you are unclear as to what they are saying

All of the above

Correct!

Wrong!

When you come across a damaged or detached tool you should

Inform a superior

Be careful with it

Attempt fixing it

B & C are correct

Correct!

Wrong!

Workplace hazards involving equipment includes

Loss of extremities

Exposure to electricity

Loud noise

All of the above

Correct!

Wrong!

Machine guards are

Officials hired to guard equipment

Plates and covers placed over dangerous pieces of equipment

Unnecessary

Can be tampered with by employees

Correct!

Wrong!

It is safe to take the easy way out while working a job

True

False

Correct!

Wrong!

Equipment Operating directions are

For rookies

Guidelines, not rules

Very distinct instructions to never be deviated from

None of the above

Correct!

Wrong!

If a tool isn’t working or is jammed you should

Answer B and D are both correct

Try to fix the jam

Turn off/unplug the equipment

Stand back 10 ft or more

Tell a superior

Correct!

Wrong!

The emergency stop button is for

Everyday breaking and starting of equipment

Only for higher-ups

For my use if someone is caught up in equipment or machinery

Only for the emergency services

Correct!

Wrong!

When a machine-guard is gone I should

Not use the equipment

Put a cover over the equipment

Inform a superior

A & C are correct

Correct!

Wrong!

Equipment Interlocks are to be utilized

When preventing the equipment from being used in an unsafe environment

While connecting two pieces of equipment

While assisting new employees in using machinery

for the monitoring of equipment

Correct!

Wrong!

On the instance I see liquid dripping from a machine I should

Stop it up and clog the leak

Clean it up when my shift is over

Dilute it with water

Inform a supervisor immediately

Correct!

Wrong!