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Risk, Safety and Responsibility in Engineering?

1- Which of the following is NOT a primary role of the Engineering Institutions? A) Accredit University degree courses to ensure they provide appropriate educational requirements B) Promote the engineering profession C) Maintain standards within the engineering profession D) Facilitate continued professional development E) Certify products against safety standards 2- Engineers have a moral obligation to do which of the following? A) Keep information about risks to themselves so as not to give unnecessary concern to the public B) Talk up the benefits of new technology and gloss over the risks so as to promote a positive public image C) Provide information to the public to enable them to make an objective and informed view on risks D) Do everything possible to reduce risk irrespective of cost if there is public concern E) Quantify risk to show that it is very small and therefore not an issue 3- Which one of the following key skills is necessary for all the others to be effective? A) Communication B) Teamwork C) Leadership D) Technical know-how E) Management 4- Which one of the following groups, who work in the UK, is EXEMPT from the law relating to health and safety at work? A) Self-employed B) People who work from home C) Foreign nationals D) None of the above E) All of the above 5- If a serious accident is caused by a machine that has been designed without adequate protection, which of the following CAN be prosecuted? A) The company using the machine B) The company who sold the machine C) The company who designed the machine D) All of the above E) None of the above 6- Many insurance companies offer drivers over 30 years of age lower insurance premiums than drivers under 30 because A) It is an effective marketing tactic B) They drive less often than younger drivers C) Statistically they have fewer accidents D) People over 30 years of age are more considerate drivers E) The average journey for people over 30 years of age is shorter

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1. 1E 2C 5D 6C
2. 1- Which of the following is NOT a primary role of the Engineering Institutions? E) Certify products against safety standards 2- Engineers have a moral obligation to do which of the following? C) Provide information to the public to enable them to make an objective and informed view on risks 3- Which one of the following key skills is necessary for all the others to be effective? A) Communication 4- Which one of the following groups, who work in the UK, is EXEMPT from the law relating to health and safety at work? D) None of the above 5- If a serious accident is caused by a machine that has been designed without adequate protection, which of the following CAN be prosecuted? D) All of the above 6- Many insurance companies offer drivers over 30 years of age lower insurance premiums than drivers under 30 because C) Statistically they have fewer accidents .