OHS Act & General Workshop Safety is one of 9 topics in the Grade 10 Agricultural Technology CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. What does the OHS Act require an employer to provide, so far as is reasonably practicable?
A working environment that is safe and without risk to the health of workers
Free transport to and from the workshop
Unlimited overtime pay for workshop staff
A workshop located away from the main farm buildings
Answer: A working environment that is safe and without risk to the health of workers — The OHS Act requires an employer to provide and maintain a working environment that is safe and without risk to the health of workers, so far as is reasonably practicable.
Easy
2. What does the abbreviation PPE stand for?
Personal protective equipment
Powered production equipment
Primary protective enclosure
Personal power equipment
Answer: Personal protective equipment — PPE stands for personal protective equipment, worn to minimise exposure to a workplace hazard.
Medium
3. Name the piece of South African legislation that sets out the legal duties employers and workers have to keep a workplace safe.
Answer: the OHS Act — The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHS Act) sets out the legal duties employers and workers have to keep a workplace, including a farm workshop, safe.
