Posted By David Scott I recently came across a True/False question in relation to PPE as follows; 'If I fail to wear safety glasses in a designated eye protection area, I have committed a criminal offence and may be fined up to £20,000' The answer they gave was 'True - The Regulations on personal protection are a statutory provision with criminal sanctions. In fact, the £20,000 limit is for a Magistrates Court and a higher fine could be imposed if the case went to a Crown Court. This would be most unusual!' Is this really the case? I am not so sure about this fact. Comment please!

Posted By Allan St.John Holt The maximum fine is currently £5,000 though it is proposed to raise this to £20,000. The latter is the limit for breaches of the Act general duties Sections. Personally I find these 'threat' type quizzes quite depressing. We need more carrots to change behaviour! Allan

Posted By Allan St.John Holt Sure. I didn't say it didn't work, just that I get depressed that we have to lean on the threat button so heavily! Anyway, whoever set the question doesn't know about H&S at work! There are big traps in question setting, as I'm discovering when putting together an eLearning package for a course. It's quite hard to find questions that produce an unqualified 'yes' or 'no' answer, and that don't provoke an argument. Allan