Why Enter?
Organisations are encouraged to participate in what is an entertaining and sociable event while at the same time participants who enter are more likely to retain more information on health and safety than from other sources. Participants tend to bring back and heighten the safety awareness culture within their own organisations.

Competition Categories
• Novice Category - for beginners!
• Previous Entrants Category - for the more experienced!

Prizes
All organisations who progress from the Regional competitions and participate in the All Ireland Safety Finals will receive a Certificate of Participation with valuable prizes awarded to the winners and runners up, in addition to the prestige gained from participating at All Ireland level.

How are the questions sourced?
Many of the safety questions will be sourced from the NISO quiz book*. The balance of the questions may be taken from a number of reliable sources and will comprise of health/safety/welfare, observation and general knowledge questions.

How do we organise a team?
Companies - Why not arrange to hold an in-house quiz in your own company before your local quiz night. Contact your safety manager / officer or local NISO committee.
Individuals - Contact your local NISO committee for details.

Quiz Format
The Safety and General Knowledge Quiz will be held as a table quiz [no individual questions] at both Regional / NI and All Ireland levels.

Regional Safety Quiz Format:
The Safety and General Knowledge Table quiz will comprise of teams of up to 4 persons. The winning team from both the Novice and Previous Entrants categories proceed to the All Ireland Finals on Saturday, 21 April 2012, in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Athlone. The All Ireland Finals will also be a table quiz.

All Ireland Safety Quiz Finals Format:
The Novice and Previous Entrants Finals will be a table quiz comprising of teams of up to 4 persons. This year there will be no questions asked to individuals. The top two teams from both the Novice and Previous Entrants categories will emerge as winners and runner ups of the All Ireland Finals.

Rules
Entry to the quiz is open to Individuals and Organisations.
Organisations are invited to enter an unlimited number of teams.
Teams do not have to consist of individuals from the same organisation.
Members of NISO or NISG regional committees may not be team members.
Designated Safety Officers, Safety Managers or Safety Consultants may not participate as team members, however, training/coaching of teams for the quiz is encouraged.
Substitutes or team members may not be transferred to another team once the competition commences at regional level.
The onus is on the team to ensure they have entered the correct category of competition.
The decision of the adjudicators is final.
The rules of the quiz are subject to review.