WJEC Level 1 And 2 Engineering – Design, Manufacture, And Problem Solving Practice Exam

Define risk assessment in health and safety and list one method to reduce risk.

Identifying hazards, evaluating risk, and implementing controls; reduce risk via PPE, guards, training. Ignoring risks to speed up production. Only causes risk assessment after an incident. Risk assessment is only about financial risk.

Correct Answer:

Identifying hazards, evaluating risk, and implementing controls; reduce risk via PPE, guards, training.

Explanation:

Risk assessment in health and safety is a systematic process: identify potential hazards, assess how likely harm is and how severe it could be, and decide on and put in place measures to control the risk so it is as low as reasonably practicable. A common way to reduce risk is to implement controls such as personal protective equipment, machine guards, and proper training so workers know how to perform tasks safely. This approach is proactive and helps prevent incidents before they happen. Choices that advocate ignoring risks, waiting until after an incident, or focusing only on financial risk don’t build the protective framework that risk assessment is meant to create.

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