Practice questions on work safety laws
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108 Questions for Training on the Work Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China: 27 multiple-choice questions and 59 true/false questions. I. Multiple-Choice Questions: The work safety supervision and management department of the State Council, the health administration department, and the labor security administration department are responsible for the supervision and management of occupational disease prevention and control across the country, in accordance with this Law, the Law on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, and the responsibilities assigned by the State Council. Relevant departments of the State Council are responsible for the supervision and management related to the prevention and control of occupational diseases within their respective areas of responsibility. 1. The Work Safety Law was adopted and promulgated at the 28th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 9th National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China on June 29, 2002, and came into effect as of (C). A July 1, 2002 B October 1, 2002 C November 1, 2002 D December 1, 2002 2. On August 31, 2014, the 10th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People’s Congress adopted the decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on amending the “Work Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China”. This decision came into effect on (D). A August 31, 2014 B September 1, 2014 C November 1, 2014 D December 1, 2014 3. Article 1 of the General Provisions of the Work Safety Law: This Law is formulated in order to strengthen work safety efforts, prevent and reduce work-related accidents, protect the lives and property of the people, and (C) ensure the sustainable and healthy development of the economy and society. A. Ensure B. Realize C. Promote D. Adhere to4. Work on work safety requires that production and business entities (B) fulfill their primary responsibilities. A Implement and strengthen B Strengthen and put into practice C Adhere to and strengthen D Strengthen and adhere to. 5. Regarding the mechanisms established for safe production, which order is correct? (C) a. Regulation; b. Industry self-regulation; c. Responsibility of production and business entities; d. Social supervision; e. Participation of employees.
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6. The (A) of a production and business entity is fully responsible for the safety work within that entity. A. Principal person in charge B. General manager C. Investors D. Person in charge of safety 7. Employees of production and business units have the right to receive guarantees for safe production in accordance with the law, and they shall fulfill their obligations related to safe production as required by law (C). A Responsibility B Duties C Obligations D Positions 8. The State Council and local people’s governments at the county level and above shall formulate safety production plans in accordance with the national economic and social development plans, and organize their implementation. The safety production plan should be aligned with (C). A Local development planning
B Local economic planning
C Urban and rural planning
D Social development planning
9. The people’s governments of townships and towns, as well as dispatched agencies of local people’s governments such as sub-district offices and management institutions of development zones, shall, in accordance with their duties, strengthen supervision and inspection over the work safety conditions of production and business entities within their administrative regions, and (D) assist relevant departments of higher-level people’s governments in performing their duties regarding work safety supervision and management in accordance with the law. A supports B helps C fulfill D assists. 10. The work safety supervision and management departments at all local levels at or above the county level shall, in accordance with this law, carry out (C) supervision and management of work safety within their respective administrative regions. A Comprehensive B Enhanced C Integrated D Specific 11. (B) shall, in accordance with the requirements for ensuring safe production, promptly establish relevant **standards or industry standards in accordance with the law, and revise them as appropriate in light of technological progress and economic development. A. Standardization Committee of the State Council B. Relevant departments of the State Council C. **State Administration of Work Safety D. Various industry regulatory bodies under the State Council 12. In the newly revised Work Safety Law, one of the additional responsibilities assigned to the person in charge of a production or business entity regarding safety work in that entity is ( B ). A Establish and improve the work unit’s safety production responsibility system ； B Organize the formulation and implementation of the unit’s safety production education and training plans ； C. Ensure the effective implementation of investments in work safety within the unit ； D: Supervise and inspect the unit’s work related to safe production, and promptly eliminate potential hazards that could lead to production safety accidents ； 13. Which of the following is not part of the responsibilities of the safety production management department and safety production managers in a production and operation unit? (D) A. Preventing and correcting acts of giving illegal instructions, forcing workers to carry out dangerous tasks, or violating operating procedures ； B shall urge the implementation of safety improvement measures within the unit. C. Supervise the implementation of safety management measures for major hazard sources within the unit ； D. Ensure the effective implementation of investments in work safety within the unit ； 14. When production and business entities adopt new processes, technologies, materials, or equipment, they must understand and master their safety technical characteristics, take effective safety preventive measures, and provide (A) safety production education and training to their employees. A. Specialized B. Specific C. Systematic D. Standardized 15. Construction units for mining and metal smelting projects, as well as those for projects involved in the production, storage, and handling of hazardous materials, must construct in accordance with the approved design for safety facilities, and (B) is responsible for the quality of these safety facilities. A: Construction entity; B: Construction contractor; C: Construction supervision entity; D: Work safety supervision and management department. 16. Production and business entities shall put up prominent (A) signs at production and business premises, as well as on related facilities and equipment where there are significant risks. A Safety warning B No entry C Toxic and harmful D Be careful. 17. The Work Safety Law stipulates that production and business operations entities must carry out regular maintenance and servicing of (C), as well as periodic inspections, to ensure its proper operation. Records of maintenance, upkeep, and inspection should be kept, and signed by the relevant personnel. A Large-scale equipment B Pressure pipelines and pressure vessels C Safety equipment D Critical equipment 18. Production and business entities shall establish and improve systems for identifying and rectifying potential workplace accident hazards, and take technical and managerial measures to promptly detect and eliminate such hazards. The situation regarding the identification and rectification of potential accident hazards shall be recorded truthfully, and (C). A Report to the local work safety supervision and management department. B Report to the industry’s competent authority. C Inform the employees. D Inform the relevant management personnel of the enterprise. 19. **(C)** Production and business operation entities shall purchase work safety liability insurance. A requires B to support; C encourages; D motivates. 20. When employees discover potential accident hazards or other unsafe factors, they should immediately report them to the on-site safety management personnel or the person in charge of the unit. This is the responsibility of the employees (D). A. Rights B. Responsibilities C. Duties D. Obligations
21. Local people’s governments at or above the county level shall, based on the work safety conditions within their respective administrative regions, organize relevant departments to conduct strict inspections of production and business entities within their regions that are prone to ( A ) occurrences, in accordance with their respective responsibilities. A Serious production safety accidents B Minor production safety accidents C Relatively serious production safety accidents D Production safety accidents 22. For units that have already obtained approval for safe production in accordance with the law, if the department responsible for administrative approval determines that they no longer meet the conditions for safe production, it shall ( B ). A. Re-approve B. Revoke the original approval C. Ban it D. Require rectification. 23. Safety inspection officers must be dedicated to their duties and adhere to principles ( B ). A. Enforce laws with integrity
B. Enforce laws impartially
C. Enforce laws strictly
D. Enforce laws fairly
24. The Work Safety Law stipulates that entities such as news agencies, publishers, broadcasters, film and television producers have the obligation to conduct public awareness campaigns regarding work safety. They also have the right to (B) any acts that violate work safety laws and regulations. A. Public exposure B. Public oversight C. Critical reporting D. Public coverage. 25. If the person in charge of a production or business operation fails to fulfill his/her duties related to safety management, resulting in a work-related accident, the department responsible for safety supervision and management shall impose a fine in accordance with the following provisions. In the event of a major accident, a fine of (B) times the annual income of the previous year shall be imposed. A Thirty percent B Forty percent C Fifty percent D Sixty percent. 26. If a production or business operation unit fails to take measures to eliminate potential accident hazards, it shall be ordered to do so immediately or within a specified time limit ； If the production and operation entity refuses to comply, it shall be ordered to suspend operations for rectification, and a fine of up to (D) shall be imposed; the persons in charge who are directly responsible as well as other persons directly liable shall be fined between 20,000 yuan and 50,000 yuan. A. More than 20,000 yuan but less than 100,000 yuan B. More than 50,000 yuan but less than 200,000 yuan C. More than 100,000 yuan but less than 200,000 yuan D. More than 100,000 yuan but less than 500,000 yuan. 27. If a production or business operation entity enters into an agreement with its employees to waive or reduce its legal responsibilities regarding casualties resulting from production safety accidents, such agreement is invalid ； A fine of (C) shall be imposed on the principal persons in charge of production and business operations, as well as investors operating on an individual basis. A. More than 10,000 yuan but less than 50,000 yuan B. More than 20,000 yuan but less than 50,000 yuan C. More than 20,000 yuan but less than 100,000 yuan D. More than 50,000 yuan but less than 200,000 yuan II. True or False Questions 1. This law applies to the work safety of entities engaged in production and business activities within the territory of the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as production and business entities) ； Where laws and administrative regulations contain separate provisions regarding fire safety, road traffic safety, railway traffic safety, water traffic safety, civil aviation safety, as well as nuclear and radiation safety and the safety of special equipment, such provisions shall apply in addition to the provisions of this Law. ( × ) Error: Where other provisions already exist, only those provisions shall apply. 2. Hazardous materials as referred to in work safety do not include firearms, ammunition, and controlled knives. ( √ ) 3. Production and business operation entities must comply with the **standards** established by law to ensure safe production, or industry standards. ( √ ) 4. Where a production and operation entity entrusts an institution designated by law to provide technical and management services for work safety, the responsibility for ensuring work safety lies with the entrusted institution. ( × ) Incorrect: The responsibility still lies with the entity carrying out production and operations. 5. **A system for holding accountable those responsible for production safety accidents shall be implemented; in accordance with this law and relevant laws and regulations, legal liability shall be imposed on the persons in charge of such entities. ( × ) Error: Holding the persons responsible legally accountable. 6. Production and business operation entities shall meet the safety production requirements stipulated by this Law, relevant laws, administrative regulations, as well as **standards or industry standards ； Those that do not meet the conditions for safe production shall not engage in production and business activities without approval. ( × ) Incorrect: No one is allowed to give approval; even if approval is granted, engaging in production and business activities is not permitted. 7. The safety production responsibility system for production and business units is primarily aimed at leaders at all levels, while for ordinary employees, the focus is on abiding by rules and regulations and avoiding the three types of violations. ( × ) Incorrect: Everyone is responsible for work safety. 8. Mining, metal smelting, construction, road transportation enterprises, as well as entities involved in the production, operation, and storage of hazardous materials must, regardless of their size, establish work safety management mechanisms or appoint full-time work safety personnel. ( √ ) No. 186, 9: For production and business units in industries that are not classified as high-risk, those with more than 300 employees must establish a safety management department or appoint full-time safety management personnel. ( × ) Incorrect: An organization must be established and staff assigned for every 100 people. 10. When making business decisions related to work safety, production and operation units should seek the advice of work safety management organizations and work safety managers. (×) Incorrect: It’s not “recommendations” but “opinions”. 11. The appointment and removal of personnel responsible for work safety in units engaged in the production and storage of hazardous materials, as well as in mines and metal smelting facilities, must be reported to the local ** authorities. (×) Incorrect: It should be “departments responsible for work safety supervision and management”. 12. The principal persons in charge and work safety management personnel of units engaged in the production, operation, and storage of hazardous materials, as well as mining, metal smelting, construction, and road transportation enterprises, must pass assessments on their work safety knowledge and management capabilities conducted by institutions authorized to provide such training. ( × ) Incorrect: It is the department responsible for safety production supervision and management that conducts the assessment. 13. Units that produce or store hazardous materials, as well as mining and metal smelting enterprises, should have registered safety engineers engaged in safety production management work. ( √ ) 14. Registered safety engineers are managed according to their specialties, with specific procedures to be established by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the State Council and the department in charge of work safety supervision and management under the State Council. ( × ) Incorrect: In addition, there are also social security agencies and relevant departments of the State Council. 15. When a production or business entity employs dispatched workers, it is the responsibility of the entity that dispatches those workers to provide them with education and training on the safety procedures and skills required for working in their respective positions. ( × ) Incorrect: Dispatched workers should be included in the unified management of the company’s employees, and they must receive education and training on the safety procedures and skills required for performing their tasks. 16. When a production or business operation entity accepts students from secondary vocational schools or institutions of higher education for internships, the school shall provide these interns with appropriate safety production education and training, as well as the necessary personal protective equipment. Production and business operation entities shall assist schools in providing safety production education and training to students. ( × ) Incorrect: Schools should assist production and business units in providing safety production education and training to students. 17. The scope of personnel engaged in special operations is determined by the department under the State Council responsible for work safety supervision and management. (×) Incorrect: It is also necessary to “consult with relevant departments of the State Council” for determination. 18. The Work Safety Law stipulates that construction projects related to mines, metal smelting, as well as those used for the production, storage, and handling of hazardous substances must be reported in accordance with **relevant regulations**. ( × ) Safety assessment Error: A “safety assessment” should be conducted. 19. The design of safety facilities for mining and metal smelting construction projects, as well as for construction projects used for the production, storage, and handling of hazardous materials, shall be submitted to the relevant departments for review in accordance with **relevant regulations; the work safety supervision and management department is responsible for the results of such reviews. ( × ) Incorrect: The review department and the personnel responsible for conducting the reviews are accountable for the results of those reviews. 20. **A system of phasing out processes and equipment that pose a serious threat to production safety should be implemented; production and operation units must not use such processes and equipment that pose a risk to safety. ( √ ) 21. The departments responsible for work safety supervision and management at the local people’s governments at all levels above the county level shall establish and improve systems for supervising the rectification of major accident hazards, in order to urge production and business units to eliminate such hazards. (√) 22. The Work Safety Law requires that workshops, shops, and warehouses that produce, handle, store, or use hazardous materials must not be located in the same building as employee dormitories, and they must maintain a safety distance of 50 meters from those dormitories. ( × ) Incorrect: The specific distance is not specified. 23. When production and business entities carry out blasting, lifting, and other hazardous operations stipulated by the State Council’s work safety supervision and management department in conjunction with relevant State Council departments, they must assign work safety managers to oversee on-site safety management, thereby ensuring compliance with operating procedures and implementation of safety measures. (×) GB30871 Error: Dedicated personnel should be assigned to manage on-site safety. 24. Workers must purchase protective gear that meets **standards or industry standards, and wear and use it in accordance with the usage instructions. ( × ) Incorrect: It is the responsibility of the enterprise. 25. If safety management personnel in a production and operation unit discover major potential accident hazards during inspections, they must report them to the relevant responsible persons within the unit in accordance with regulations. If those responsible persons fail to take action promptly, the safety management personnel may report the issue to the competent department responsible for safety supervision and management. The department that receives the report must handle it promptly in accordance with the law. ( √ ) 26. Where two or more production and business operations entities carry out production and business activities in the same operational area, thereby potentially jeopardizing each other’s production safety, they shall enter into a work safety management agreement. This agreement should specify each party’s responsibilities regarding work safety management as well as the safety measures to be taken. Additionally, full-time work safety managers must be designated to conduct safety inspections and coordinate related efforts. ( × ) Incorrect: It is necessary to clarify each party’s responsibilities regarding safety management as well as the safety measures that should be taken. 27. When a production safety accident occurs in a production and operation unit, the unit’s principal responsible person must immediately organize rescue efforts and must not leave their post during the investigation and handling of the accident. ( √ ) 28. Production and business entities must require their employees to participate in work-related injury insurance in accordance with the law. ( × ) Incorrect: 29. When employees encounter an emergency that poses a direct threat to personal safety, they may stop working with the approval of their supervisors, or evacuate the work site after taking any possible emergency measures. ( × ) Wrong. 30. When a trade union discovers situations that pose a threat to the life safety of employees, it has the right to recommend to the employer that the employees be evacuated from the dangerous area; the employer must take action immediately. ( √ ) 31. Trade unions have the right to participate in accident investigations in accordance with the law, to submit suggestions to the relevant authorities regarding how to handle such incidents, and to demand that those responsible be held accountable. ( √ ) 32. When examining and accepting matters related to work safety, departments responsible for work safety supervision and management shall require the units undergoing such examination and acceptance to purchase safety equipment, devices, or other products of a specified brand or from designated manufacturers or sellers. (×) Incorrect: It is not allowed to specify 33. Safety production inspection personnel shall make written records of the time, location, content of the inspection, the problems identified, and the actions taken regarding them, and such records must be signed by the inspectors. ( × ) Error: The signature of the person in charge of the entity being inspected is also required. 34. Departments responsible for supervision and management of work safety may, in accordance with the law, order production and business operations units that have major accident hazards to suspend operations, cease construction, or stop using relevant facilities or equipment; such units must comply with these orders and promptly eliminate the accident hazards. ( √ ) 35. The departments responsible for supervision and management of work safety shall take measures to cut off power supply in accordance with relevant regulations; unless there is an emergency that endangers work safety, they shall notify the production and business operation entities 48 hours in advance. (×) Incorrect: 24 hours. 36. Agencies that carry out safety assessments, certifications, tests, and inspections must possess the qualifications stipulated by the provincial authorities, and they are responsible for the results of such assessments, certifications, tests, and inspections. (×) Incorrect: They must have the **stipulated qualifications. 37. Any organization or individual has the right to report or file complaints regarding potential accident hazards or violations related to work safety to the departments responsible for overseeing work safety. ( √ ) 38. When neighborhood committees and village committees discover that there are potential accident hazards or illegal activities related to work safety in the enterprises and units located in their respective areas, they shall report this to the local public security authorities or relevant departments. (×) Incorrect: It is not the public security authorities; instead, the matter should be reported to the local people’s ** government. 39. The county-level people’s ** government shall organize relevant departments to formulate emergency rescue plans for production safety accidents within its administrative region, and establish an emergency rescue system. ( √ ) Correct: People’s governments at all levels above the county level shall formulate and establish… 40. Production and business operation entities that meet the relevant conditions shall develop emergency rescue plans for production safety accidents within their own organizations, ensure that such plans are consistent with those formulated by the local people’s governments at the county level or above, and organize regular drills. ( × ) GB/T29639-2013 Error: An emergency rescue plan should be established regardless of circumstances. 41. Upon receiving a report of an accident, the departments responsible for safety production supervision and management have the authority to decide whether to report it to the higher-level authorities, depending on the severity of the accident. (×) Incorrect: It should be reported immediately. 42. During the rescue efforts in cases of production safety accidents, necessary measures must be taken to prevent or minimize any harm to the environment. ( √ ) 43. Any unit or individual shall support and cooperate in the rescue efforts following a production safety accident, and provide all necessary conveniences. ( √ ) 44. The Work Safety Law requires that the work safety supervision and management departments at the local people’s government levels at or above the county level shall regularly compile statistics and analyses on work safety accidents that occur within their respective administrative regions, and publish this information regularly among the local production and business units. ( × ) Error: If an entity that is responsible for conducting safety assessments, certifications, tests, and inspections discloses such information to the public or issues false certificates, its illegal gains shall be confiscated ； If the illegal gains amount to more than 100,000 yuan, a fine of not less than twice but not more than five times the amount of such illegal gains shall be imposed in addition ； Where there are no illegal gains or where the illegal gains are less than 100,000 yuan, a fine of not less than 100,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan shall be imposed, either independently or in conjunction with other penalties. ( √ ) 46. If the person in charge of a production or business operation fails to fulfill his/her duties related to safety management, resulting in a work-related accident, he/she shall be dismissed from his/her position ； If a crime is constituted, criminal liability shall be pursued in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Criminal Law. May not serve as the principal responsible person of any production or business entity for five years ； Those responsible for major or extremely serious production safety accidents shall not serve as the principal persons in charge of production and business entities in the same industry for a period of ten years. ( × ) Error: Those responsible for serious accidents shall not be allowed to hold leadership positions in this industry for life. 47. The Work Safety Law stipulates that for construction projects in the mining or metal smelting sector, or those used for the production, storage, or handling of hazardous materials, if there is no design for safety facilities or such a design has not been submitted to the relevant authorities for approval as required, the project must be halted, and operations must be suspended for rectification within a specified time frame ； If the violation is not corrected by the deadline, a fine of not less than 500,000 yuan but not more than 1 million yuan shall be imposed. ( √ ) 48. The Work Safety Law stipulates that if a production or business operation entity fails to install obvious safety warning signs in places where there are significant hazards, as well as on relevant facilities and equipment, it shall be ordered to make corrections within a specified time limit, and may be fined up to 50,000 yuan ； If the violation is not corrected within the prescribed time, a fine of not less than 20,000 yuan but not more than 100,000 yuan shall be imposed. ( × ) Incorrect: It should be between 50,000 yuan and 200,000 yuan. Article 49 of the Work Safety Law stipulates that if a production or business entity uses processes or equipment that are obsolete and pose a risk to work safety, it shall be ordered to make corrections within a specified time frame, and may be fined up to 50,000 yuan ； If the violation is not corrected within the prescribed time, a fine of not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan shall be imposed. ( √ ) 50. If a production and operation entity assigns or leases its production and operation projects, premises, or equipment to entities or individuals that do not meet the safety requirements or possess the necessary qualifications, resulting in a production safety accident that causes harm to others, such entity shall bear joint and several liability for compensation together with the contractor or lessee. ( √ ) 51. If the production and operation premises and employee dormitories do not have exits that meet the requirements for emergency evacuation, are clearly marked, and remain unobstructed, or if the exits to such premises or dormitories are locked or blocked, the responsible parties shall be ordered to make corrections within a specified time frame; they may also be fined up to 20,000 yuan. The persons in charge who are directly responsible as well as other individuals directly liable for this violation may be fined up to 10,000 yuan. ( × ) Error: A fine of 50,000 yuan shall be imposed on the unit. 52. In violation of the provisions of the Work Safety Law, if a production or business operation entity refuses or obstructs the departments responsible for work safety supervision and management from carrying out inspections and supervision in accordance with the law, it shall be ordered to make corrections ； Those who fail to make corrections shall be fined not less than 20,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan. ( √ ) 53. If the person in charge of a production and operation entity fails to organize rescue efforts immediately when a production safety accident occurs in that entity, or leaves his or her post or absconds during the investigation and handling of the accident, he or she shall be given a demotion or dismissal, and shall also be fined by the work safety supervision and management department at a rate of 60% to 100% of his or her annual income from the previous year. ( √ ) 54. In the event of a major accident, in addition to requiring the responsible production and operation units to assume corresponding compensation responsibilities in accordance with the law, the work safety supervision and management department shall impose a fine of not less than 500,000 yuan but not more than 1 million yuan on such units. ( √ ) 55. In the event of a major accident, in addition to requiring the responsible production and operation units to assume corresponding compensation responsibilities in accordance with the law, the work safety supervision and management department shall impose a fine of not less than 1 million yuan but not more than 5 million yuan on such units. ( √ ) 56. The administrative penalty of closure is determined by the department responsible for safety production supervision and management, in accordance with the authorities stipulated by the State Council. (×) Incorrect: The work safety supervision agency must submit the matter to the people’s government at or above the county level. 57. Administrative penalties in the form of detention are determined by the public security organs in accordance with the regulations set forth by the work safety management authorities. (×) Incorrect: The decision is made in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Penalties for Public Security Offenses. 58. If the person responsible for a work safety accident fails to assume compensation liability as required by law, and still cannot provide adequate compensation to the victims even after the people’s court takes enforcement measures, they must continue to fulfill their compensation obligations ； If the victim discovers that the liable party has other assets, they may request the people’s court to enforce collection at any time. ( √ )