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#1. If you trying to fight a fire caused by fuel; what type of fire extinguisher do you use?

Water

Dry Powder

Foam

Wet Chemical

#2. What do fire extinguishers with a Black colour band contain?

Water

Dry powder

Carbon dioxide

Foam

#3. One of the most important location to remember on your jobsite is:

The fire assembly point

The toilet facilities

The break room

The managers office

#4. What is the main purpose of a fire extinguisher?

The fire services will need them if there’s a fire on-site

Its main purpose is to tackle small fires and prevent them from becoming larger

Its main purpose is to tackle large fires

Its main purpose is to ensure the premises complies with safety requirements

#5. In order to thrive; how many basic elements does a fire need?

#6. What should you do if there is an oil or diesel spill on site?

Ignore it, oil or diesel spills do not have serious long-term effects

Call the Department for the Environment immediately, so they can arrange to have it cleaned up

Stop work, contain the spill, notify your supervisor and then clean up the spill

Use a spill kit to clean it up before the end of the day

#7. What procedure should you follow if you’re refuelling a dumper and accidentally spill a large amount of petrol?

Notify → Stop → Contain

Contain → Notify → Stop

Contain → Stop → Notify

Stop → Contain → Notify

#8. Which of the following should you do in the interest of sustainability on site?

Pour waste liquids down a drain outside the site

Bury waste materials in the ground

Run plant and equipment when they are not needed

Comply with site instructions on handling waste materials

#9. Which of the following is the best method to help minimise the risk of injury when manual handling?

Making the area of site flatter before performing the task

Asking a trained person to carry the load

Safely using lifting aids

Not having any heavy objects on site

#10. What does this sign mean?

Insert fingers here

Do not touch

Hold here

Danger of crushing

#11. There are many kinds of dust at work. Breathing them for a long time can cause?

Occupational asthma

Occupational dermatitis

Skin Cancer

Glue ear

#12. If established hazard limits are exceeded you should:

Keep working

All of the above

Do nothing

Leave space immediately

#13. Wet chemical fire extinguishers were designed to tackle what class of fire:

Class F fires

Class B fires

Electrical fires

Class D fires

#14. For safety purposes, what is the optimal ladder angle when placed against the wall from the ground?

25 degree

45 degree

75 degree

40 degree

#15. An excavator on site has overturned but no-one was injured. What MUST happen next?

Clear up as quickly as possible and resume work

Report the incident in the accident book

Investigate the incident

Make a report to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

#16. How do you identify the safe load rating for a scaffold platform?

Ask the site manager

Ask the telehandler driver

Refer to the handover certificate or signage

The safe load is breached when the ledgers start to deflect

#17. Who should a signaller be in contact with at all times while giving signals?

The person operating the machine

The driver’s supervisor

Their supervisor

The site manager

#18. Which of these fire extinguisher is most suitable for electrical fires?

CO2

Foam

Water

Wet chemical

#19. Which of these is NOT a danger that is associated with confined spaces?

Unhygienic surfaces

Fire and explosions

Liquids and solids

Oxygen deficiency

#20. Before work starts in a confined space, how should the air be checked?

Sniffer dogs should be sent in

Someone should look around to see if there is toxic gas

The air should be tested with a match to see if it stays alight

The air should be tested with a meter

#21. What do you do if your friend was involved in a near miss?

No harm no foul, keep working

Immediately report it to your supervisor

Tell him that he should really be more careful next time

Tell him he needs to report it and then leave it alone

#22. You are provided with a dust mask to protect against dangerous fumes but this mask is partially damaged. What should you do?

Work as quickly as possible

Begin your work but take regular breaks

Wear a second mask above the first

Do not start working until you are supplied with the proper protective equipment

#23. If you need to hand dig near any electrical underground services you must use:

A jack hammer.

A full metal shovel.

A metal shovel and rubber gloves.

An insulated shovel or spade.

#24. IIn which year was the Health and Safety at work act enacted?

1975

1974

1957

1947

#25. What should you do if your safety footwear gets damaged while working?

Keep using it until your next break and then replace it

Try to fix it and carry on working

Get a replacement immediately

Throw it away and use your trainers

#26. The main cause of death of people working in a confined space is:

Inadequate emergency rescue plan and equipment in place

The presence of methane gas

Too much oxygen

Asphyxiation

#27. What does a risk assessment identify?

Where the first-aid box is kept

The site working hours

The hazards and safe way of doing the job

How to report accidents

#28. If you have to use a vibrating tool, how can you help reduce the effects of hand-arm vibration?

Hold the tool tightly

Do the job in one long burst

Only use one hand at a time on the tool

Do the work in short spells

#29. What could happen to a worker’s health if warning signs regarding hazardous substances are not followed?

Poor health

Good health

A decrease in fitness levels

An increase in fitness levels

#30. What should you do if you think a load is going to fall from a moving vehicle?

Find your supervisor and tell him.

Try to hold the load in place until someone can come and secure it.

Stay away from the vehicle and warn the driver and others in the area.

Ignore it, it’s the driver’s responsibility.

#31. What should you do if a load is too heavy for you to move on your own, there’s no colleagues around to help you and the load cannot be divided into smaller parts?

Place the load on your shoulders and carry it quickly to avoid injury

Use a fork-lift truck even though you’re not trained to use one

Do not attempt to move the load unless you find a safe way of moving it

Drag the load on the ground

#32. What’s the first thing you should do if you find children on a work site?

Take them to a safe place

Question them about how they got there

Call the HSE and report it

Report it to your supervisor

#33. Flammable materials have been left lying around site. What is this?

A dangerous occurrence

A near miss

A hazard

An incident

#34. What is the cause of most accidents?

Electrocution

Poisoning

Suffocation

Slips, trips and falls

#35. You are working in an excavation. If you see the side supports move, you should:

Keep watching to see if they move again

Make sure that you and others get out quickly

Do nothing as the sides move all the time

Work in another part of the excavation

#36. When lifting a load you should always try to?

Lift it with one hand

Put the load on your shoulder

Divide the load into smaller loads

Keep knees straight and bend your back

#37. What are toe boards used for when working at height?

To prevent tools and materials from falling over the edge

To clean the underneath of your boots

To prevent children from climbing on the scaffold

To stop workers dangling their feet over the edge

#38. What type of extinguisher would a class F fire need?

A wet chemical extinguisher

A dry powder extinguisher

A water extinguisher

A Carbon Dioxide extinguisher

#39. You are working in a confined space. If the permit to work runs out before you can finish the job, you should:

Hand the permit over to the next shift

Ask your supervisor for a new permit

Carry on working until the job is finished

#40. You need to clear up rubble inside a building, why should you spray water on it first?

To wash away any insects that may be in it

It makes it easier to pick up

To prevent dust clouds

It saves you time

#41. What type of fire extinguisher is shown below?

CO2 fire extinguisher

Water fire extinguisher

Foam fire extinguisher

Dry powder fire extinguisher

#42. You should not store loose batteries in a tool bag because___.

It will reduce the battery life

It could start a fire

It will make the bag heavier

It will damage the battery

#43. What does this sign mean?

Flashing lights ahead

Radioactive area

Warning – laser beams

Warning – explosive substance

#44. A site vehicle is most likely to injure pedestrians when it is:

Lifting materials onto scaffolds

Digging out footings

Reversing

Tipping into an excavation

#45. All unsafe working practices should be reported immediately; whose responsibility is it to report unsafe working practices?

Only a health and safety rep can do this

Only the site manager can do this

It’s everyone’s responsibility to report unsafe working practices

Your supervisor only

#46. After asbestos, which of the following causes the most ill-health to construction workers?

Wood and MDF dust

Diesel fumes

Silica dust

Resin, solvent and paint vapours

#47. What does RIDDOR stand for?

Reporting of Injuries, Destruction and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Deadly Occurrences Regulations

Reporting of Injuries, Deaths and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations

#48. Under RIDDOR which of these is not a major injury?

Broken leg

Paper cut

Broken arm

Broken finger

#49. What should you do if you doctor says you have work-related hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS)?

Join a support group online

Tell your work colleagues only

Inform your manager or supervisor

This is not contagious so you do not have to inform anyone

#50. You are responsible for reporting any working conditions on the worksite that are unsafe in nature?

Only the health and safety inspector

Only the onsite supervisor

Everyone that is on the worksite

Only the onsite Manager

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