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Final test: Basic health and safety at work (PRL)

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Missed a module? Review it first:

1. What prevention is and who is responsible
2. Your rights and your duties
3. Serious and imminent risk, emergencies and signs
4. The workplace: tidiness, temperature and light
5. Loads and posture
6. Display screens (office and remote work)
7. Personal protective equipment (PPE) and machines
8. Accidents at work: what they are and what to do

Final test: 30 questions

Answer all 30 questions. You pass with 24 or more correct (80%). When it is marked you will see the explanation and the rule behind each answer. You can retake it as many times as you like.

1. Who pays for the health and safety training your employer gives you?The worker, if the contract is temporaryHalf each, employer and workerThe employer: the cost can never fall on the workerThe mutua, always

Law 31/1995 says it plainly: the cost of training shall in no case fall on the workers.

Source: Ley 31/1995, de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales (Law on the Prevention of Occupational Risks; consolidated text, in Spanish), Article 19.2

2. When must your employer give you health and safety training?Only if the contract lasts more than six monthsWhen you are hired, when your duties change and when new equipment or technology arrivesOnly after an accidentOnce in your whole working life

It is when you are hired, whatever the type or length of the contract, and when duties or equipment change.

Source: Ley 31/1995, de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales (Law on the Prevention of Occupational Risks; consolidated text, in Spanish), Article 19.1

3. When does health and safety training take place?Always outside working hoursAt weekendsWhenever the worker wants, without deducting hoursDuring working hours or, if not, with that time deducted from them

It must be given during working hours whenever possible or, if not, at other times with the time spent deducted.

Source: Ley 31/1995, de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales (Law on the Prevention of Occupational Risks; consolidated text, in Spanish), Article 19.2

4. To judge how serious a risk is, what is looked at?The likelihood of harm and its severity, togetherOnly how many workers there areOnly the cost of the measuresOnly whether there have already been accidents

The law defines occupational risk and says its seriousness is judged by likelihood and severity together.

Source: Ley 31/1995, de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales (Law on the Prevention of Occupational Risks; consolidated text, in Spanish), Article 4(2)

5. Under the principles of prevention, what comes first?PPE before any other measurePenalties before trainingCollective protection before individual protectionSpeed before safety

Article 15 requires measures that put collective protection before individual protection.

Source: Ley 31/1995, de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales (Law on the Prevention of Occupational Risks; consolidated text, in Spanish), Article 15.1.h

6. What is the first principle of prevention?Buy PPEAvoid risksAssess the workersTake out insurance

Article 15 starts with «avoid risks», then «assess the risks that cannot be avoided».

Source: Ley 31/1995, de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales (Law on the Prevention of Occupational Risks; consolidated text, in Spanish), Article 15.1.a

7. You see a safety risk at your workstation. What must you do?Report it immediately to your direct supervisor and to the people in charge of preventionWait for the monthly meetingFix it yourself even if you don't know howSay nothing if it doesn't affect you

It is a worker's duty: report immediately any situation that you reasonably believe involves a risk.

Source: Ley 31/1995, de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales (Law on the Prevention of Occupational Risks; consolidated text, in Spanish), Article 29.2.4

8. Can you disable a safety device to work faster?Yes, if the supervisor isn't thereYes, if you are experiencedYes, at the end of the shiftNo: you have a duty not to put them out of action

Article 29 requires workers not to put safety devices out of action and to use them correctly.

Source: Ley 31/1995, de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales (Law on the Prevention of Occupational Risks; consolidated text, in Spanish), Article 29.2.3

9. Health surveillance (the medical check-up) is, as a rule…Always compulsoryVoluntary, except in the cases set by lawOnly done when you retirePaid for by the worker

It can only be done with your consent, with specific exceptions (for example, if your health may be a danger to others).

Source: Ley 31/1995, de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales (Law on the Prevention of Occupational Risks; consolidated text, in Spanish), Article 22.1

10. In a company with 25 workers, who is the prevention delegate?The managerThere cannot be oneThe staff delegateAn outside technician

In companies with up to thirty workers, the prevention delegate is the staff delegate.

Source: Ley 31/1995, de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales (Law on the Prevention of Occupational Risks; consolidated text, in Spanish), Article 35.2

11. From how many workers must there be a Health and Safety Committee?From 10From 250Only in public administrationFrom 50 workers in the company or workplace

It is set up in all companies or workplaces with 50 or more workers.

Source: Ley 31/1995, de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales (Law on the Prevention of Occupational Risks; consolidated text, in Spanish), Article 38.2

12. A company has 120 workers. How many prevention delegates does it have?OneTwoThreeFive

The Article 35 scale: from 101 to 500 workers, 3 prevention delegates.

Source: Ley 31/1995, de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales (Law on the Prevention of Occupational Risks; consolidated text, in Spanish), Article 35.2

13. What is a serious and imminent risk?One that can reasonably be expected to happen in the immediate future and can cause serious harmAny risk that carries a fineOne that has already caused an accidentAny discomfort at work

That is the definition in Article 4(4) of Law 31/1995.

Source: Ley 31/1995, de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales (Law on the Prevention of Occupational Risks; consolidated text, in Spanish), Article 4(4)

14. Faced with a serious and imminent risk to your life or health, what can you do?Nothing, until the company authorises it in writingStop work and leave the workplace if necessaryOnly send an emailKeep working more carefully

Workers have the right to stop work and leave when they believe there is a serious and imminent risk.

Source: Ley 31/1995, de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales (Law on the Prevention of Occupational Risks; consolidated text, in Spanish), Article 21.2

15. If you stopped because of a serious and imminent risk, can you be made to return while the danger lasts?Yes, after an hourYes, if the supervisor says soYes, if you are paid a bonusNo, except for safety exceptions laid down in regulations

Work cannot be required to resume while the danger lasts, except for a justified exception set in regulations.

Source: Ley 31/1995, de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales (Law on the Prevention of Occupational Risks; consolidated text, in Spanish), Article 21.1.b

16. What emergency measures must the employer organise?Only accident insuranceFirst aid, firefighting and evacuationOnly fire extinguishersNone if the company is small

Article 20 requires employers to analyse emergencies and adopt first-aid, firefighting and evacuation measures.

Source: Ley 31/1995, de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales (Law on the Prevention of Occupational Risks; consolidated text, in Spanish), Article 20

17. A blue sign indicates…A mandatory action (for example, wearing PPE)A prohibitionAn emergency exitDanger

In Royal Decree 485/1997, blue is the colour of mandatory signs.

Source: Real Decreto 485/1997, health and safety signs at work (in Spanish), Annex II

18. Exits, doors and the first-aid kit are signposted in…RedYellowGreenBlue

Green means rescue or first aid: doors, exits, passageways, rescue equipment and first-aid posts.

Source: Real Decreto 485/1997, health and safety signs at work (in Spanish), Annex II

19. What temperature range must an office have (sedentary work)?Between 17 and 27 °CBetween 10 and 20 °CBetween 20 and 30 °CThere is no rule

Annex III of Royal Decree 486/1997 sets 17-27 °C for sedentary office work or similar.

Source: Real Decreto 486/1997, workplaces (in Spanish), Annex III

20. And for light work?Between 17 and 27 °CBetween 14 and 25 °CBetween 5 and 15 °CBetween 25 and 32 °C

For light work, Annex III sets between 14 and 25 °C.

Source: Real Decreto 486/1997, workplaces (in Spanish), Annex III

21. What is the minimum lighting level for tasks with high visual demands?50 lux100 lux500 lux2,000 lux

The table in Annex IV: low 100, moderate 200, high 500 and very high 1,000 lux.

Source: Real Decreto 486/1997, workplaces (in Spanish), Annex IV

22. How must escape routes be kept?Clear only during opening hoursThey can be used for storage if space is shortLockedClear of obstacles at all times

Walkways, exits and especially escape routes must be kept clear of obstacles at all times.

Source: Real Decreto 486/1997, workplaces (in Spanish), Annex II

23. What maximum weight for lifting by hand does Royal Decree 487/1997 set?15 kgNone: the royal decree sets no weight; the INSST guide gives reference values50 kg40 kg

The INSST technical guide makes it clear: the royal decree sets no value; it takes 3 kg as the threshold for assessment and 25 kg as the reference.

Source: Real Decreto 487/1997, manual handling of loads (in Spanish), Article 2 · INSST, Guía técnica de manipulación manual de cargas (technical guide on manual handling, 2024 edition, in Spanish), Table 1

24. According to the INSST guide (2024), in ideal conditions, what weight should not be exceeded (men aged 20 to 45)?25 kg10 kg35 kg50 kg

In ideal conditions, 25 kg for men aged 20 to 45 and 20 kg for women of that age.

Source: INSST, Guía técnica de manipulación manual de cargas (technical guide on manual handling, 2024 edition, in Spanish), Article 2, weight of the load

25. When lifting a box from the floor, what is the right way?Bend your back with your legs straightTwist your trunk as you liftKeep it close to your body, bend your knees with your back straight and don't twist your trunkLift it in one jerk

The INSST guide stresses keeping the load close to the body and avoiding twisting; the main risks are to the lower back.

26. If you work with a screen and the assessment finds a risk, what must the employer do?Nothing, screens carry no riskGive you sunglassesCut your payReduce continuous work by alternating tasks or with breaks

Royal Decree 488/1997 requires the maximum length of continuous screen work to be reduced: alternating tasks or breaks.

Source: Real Decreto 488/1997, display screen equipment (in Spanish), Article 3.4

27. When must health surveillance be offered to people who work with screens?Before they start working with one and then as often as the doctor saysOnly if there is sick leaveOnly to people over 50Never

Article 4 of Royal Decree 488/1997 provides for it before starting and then periodically.

Source: Real Decreto 488/1997, display screen equipment (in Spanish), Article 4

28. Is a waiter's ordinary uniform PPE?Yes, alwaysYes, if it has a logoNo: ordinary work clothes that do not protect against a risk are not PPEOnly in summer

Royal Decree 773/1997 excludes ordinary work clothes and uniforms that give no protection from the definition.

Source: Real Decreto 773/1997, personal protective equipment (in Spanish), Article 2.2

29. Who pays for PPE?The workerThe employer: it must be provided free of chargeHalf eachSocial Security

Article 3 of Royal Decree 773/1997 requires the employer to provide PPE free of charge.

Source: Real Decreto 773/1997, personal protective equipment (in Spanish), Article 3

30. You fall down the stairs at home as you leave for work on your usual route. Under the law, an accident on the way to or from work…Is never an accident at workOnly counts if you are in a company carOnly counts if it happens inside the companyCounts as an accident at work (in itinere)

Article 156 of the General Social Security Act includes accidents on the way to or from the workplace. The exact start of the journey is judged case by case.

Source: Ley General de la Seguridad Social (Real Decreto Legislativo 8/2015; General Social Security Act, in Spanish), Article 156.2.a

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