Assessment questions
1. If you identify a hazard at your facility, your next step is:
Call the police
Call Lake Macquarie City Council on 4921 0333
If it is simple, fix it yourself, as long as you do not put yourself or others at risk. Notify your Volunteer Safety Officer or call Lake Macquarie City Council on 4921 0333 for other hazards
Work around it
Learn more about identifying hazards .
2. What do you do if you hurt yourself while working at a LMCC facility?
Go home
Obtain appropriate first aid, then notify your Volunteer Safety Officer or Lake Macquarie City Council on 4921 0333
Keep working
Go to the doctor
Learn more about what to do after an incident .
3. There are 3 steps used to manage health & safety at council facilities (connect the sentences below) (remember "S.A.M.")
Spot the: (required) Choose an option… risk safe hazard
Assess the: (required) Choose an option… risk safe hazard
Make it: (required) Choose an option… risk safe hazard
Learn more about risk management .
4. If I am involved in an incident, I must report it to LMCC on the following number:
Incident phone number (required)
Learn more about reporting an incident .
5. The first aid kit for the facility is located at:
First aid kit location (required)
Learn more about first aid .
6. The sign-on sheet is located at:
Sign-on sheet location (required)
Learn more about signing on as a volunteer at a Council facility .
7. When conducting manual tasks where there is a risk of manual handling injury, the "S.P.L.A.T." principle needs to be applied. Provide the words to make up the acronym:
S.P.L.A.T.
Learn more about manual handling .
8. When working outdoors at a LMCC facility, you must protect yourself by wearing:
A wide brimmed hat
Long trousers or skirt, if shorts must be worn they should be to the knee
A 'broad spectrum' sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 30+ applied 20 mins before working outdoors
Enclosed shoes such as joggers or work boots
All of the above
Learn more about protective clothing and equipment .