Save a million quiz
Using the quiz to help get your message across
The ‘Save a million’ quiz is directly related to the key message of IOSH’s Lif€ Savings campaign:
good health and safety management can save money as well as lives.
You can use the quiz to help make the link between effective
health and safety management and other core business
functions, to try to get senior managers to see health and
safety in a different way.
We suggest you use the quiz:
- as an ‘ice breaker’ at the start of a meeting or pitch
- to make your point during a training session
- to get managers thinking about the issues at the start of a
business case presentation
www.iosh.co.uk/lifesavingsireland
Each question in the quiz gives an opportunity to get the key
message out or to bust some of the myths. For example:
- You can make the point that Janssen Pharmaceutical
saved €2 million by improving industrial hygiene and
ergonomic standards on its drug packing station
- Stress the massive €3.2 billion bill for the Irish public purse.
Remind your audience that this is the cost of failure, not
money ‘wasted’ on implementing the law. Make the point
that this staggering bill is well worth tackling in the current
economic climate
- Use the fact that one DIY chain was fined €250,000 for
health and safety breaches, to demonstrate the damage it
can have on the bottom line – and company reputation
The quiz questions

The quiz consists of six questions:

1 Following a fatality, what was one DIY chain fined The DIY chain was fined because a customer was hit and
for health and safety breaches? killed by a half-tonne fencing panel that had fallen more than
A €250,000 [correct answer] four metres from the top of a stack. Point out that the costs
B €25,000 around this case extend far beyond the fine and legal
C €2,500 expenses – the poor publicity and reputation damage would
D €250 be costly too.

2 In one recent year, what was the total national This figure is from the Health and Safety Authority’s 2011
value of fines for health and safety failures? annual report. The most common reason for a fine was
A €8.2 million being struck by something.
B €820,000 [correct answer]
C €82,000
D €8,200

3 What did Janssen Pharmaceutical save by Janssen Pharmaceutical improved the industrial hygiene and
improving health and safety at its drug packing ergonomic standards on its drug packing station, which lead
station? to a dramatic increase in production. The new design also
A €12 million saw cost savings from cutting solvents used to clean
B €2 million [correct answer] equipment, a lower budget for personal protective
C €200,000 equipment, and a drop in maintenance requirements.
D €20,000

4 How much do accidents and ill health at work cost €3.2 billion is an HSA figure and covers the costs to
each year in Ireland? individuals, businesses and the state.
A €3.2 billion [correct answer]
B €3.2 million
C €320,000
D €32,000

5 How much does absenteeism cost small businesses A survey by the Small Firms Association in 2006 found that
each year? stress is the main cause of absenteeism in small businesses
A €692 million [correct answer] in Ireland. The survey revealed that the highest levels of
B €69 million absenteeism were in the electronics industry, with an
C €690,000 average of 16 days a year, followed by the engineering
D €69,000 sector at 11 days. The national average was nine days.

6 How much does an average accident cost a This figure is from a 2005 Dalley survey which questioned
business in the construction sector? businesses from the construction, mines and quarries, and
A €170,000 agriculture and forestry sectors. An average accident in the
B €17,000 [correct answer] mines and quarries sector cost €8,700; an average accident in
C €1,700 the agriculture and forestry sector cost €2,000.
D €170

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Using the quiz

Before you start

You need to have internet access to run the quiz.

If you’re using the quiz as part of a meeting or presentation, it’s best to connect your computer or laptop to a large
screen monitor.

Go to www.lifesavingsquizireland.co.uk. The game needs to be full screen to be most effective.

To begin the quiz, click the ‘Start quiz’ button.

If you need to return to the start of the quiz at any point,

click ‘Save a million quiz’. If you want to go direct to the
campaign webpages, click ‘Lif€ Savings’ in the top left of
the screen.

Each question gives your ‘player’ two lifelines. Just click on

the icon they choose.

50/50 – when the player chooses ‘50/50’, the software will

take away two of the wrong answers. Once you’ve clicked
this icon, it will appear crossed out.

Ask the audience – this is so you can involve others,

perhaps your player’s colleagues. It should help you to
make the quiz more engaging and interactive. Again, once
you’ve clicked this icon, it will appear crossed out.

When your player has selected an answer, and you click

that answer, the correct answer will appear in a yellow box
and the other wrong answer/s will be faded out.

The ‘Next’ button near the top right of the screen will
bring up the next question – click this and the next
question will appear.

After you’ve completed all six questions, click the

final question text box and it will take you to a ‘Thank
you’ screen.
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