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Q1)If A Single Vehicle Is Carrying Out Mobile Highway Works During The Day, What Must Be Clearly Displayed On Or At The Rear Of The Vehicle?

A) A keep left or right arrow
B) A road narrows (left or right) sign
C) A roadworks ahead sign
D) A specific task warning sign (for example, gully cleaning)

Correct Answer: A) A keep left or right arrow

Q2)When Working After Dark, Is Mobile Plant Exempt From The Requirement To Show Lights?

A) Not in any circumstances
B) Only if they are not fitted to the machine as standard
C) Yes, always
D) Yes, if authorised by the supervisor

Correct Answer: A) Not in any circumstances

Q3)The Significant Findings Of A Risk Assessment Reveal A Risk To Health Or Safety Of Site Staff. What Measure Should Always Be Considered First?

A) Adapt the work to the individual
B) Avoid the risk altogether if possible
C) Give priority to those measures that protect the whole workforce
D) Make sure personal protective equipment (PPE) is available

Correct Answer: B) Avoid the risk altogether if possible

Q4)What Does A Risk Assessment Tell You?

A) How significant risks are being created
B) The generic risks associated with an activity
C) What legislation should be applied to control risks
D) What risks may exist and how they should be controlled

Correct Answer: D) What risks may exist and how they should be controlled

Q5)For Passenger Hoists On Site, Where Should You Look To Find Out The Maximum Number Of Passengers Who Can Be Carried In The Hoist?

A) In the company safety policy
B) On a legible notice within the cage of the hoist
C) On a legible notice within the site welfare area
D) On the health and safety poster

Correct Answer: B) On a legible notice within the cage of the hoist

Q6)How Would You Expect The Topics For Toolbox Talks To Be Selected?

A) In an order so that each topic is given at least once a year
B) The client selects the topic for each talk
C) The topic relates to work that is being carried out at that time
D) They should be on safety topics that are in the news

Correct Answer: C) The topic relates to work that is being carried out at that time

Q7)Why Should White Spirit Or Other Solvents Not Be Used To Clean Hands?

A) They could block the pores of the skin
B) They could carry harmful bacteria that attack the skin
C) They could strip the protective oils from the skin
D) They will remove several layers of skin

Correct Answer: C) They could strip the protective oils from the skin

Q8)What Should You Do If You Find That The Toilets On The Site You Are Visiting Are Dirty?

A) Ask someone to find some cleaning materials and attend to it
B) Ignore the problem, it is normal
C) See if you can use the public toilets nearby
D) Tell the site manager who can sort it out

Correct Answer: D) Tell the site manager who can sort it out

Q9)How Should Site-Based Staff And Visitors Be Informed Of The Location Of First-Aid Facilities On Site?

A) By attending the site induction
B) By reading the health and safety law poster
C) By searching the site office
D) By walking around site, looking for the first-aid sign

Correct Answer: A) By attending the site induction

Q10)How Should Site Visitors Be Informed Of What To Do In The Event Of An On-Site Emergency?

A) By asking the site manager
B) By attending the site induction
C) By looking around the site for the emergency assembly point
D) By studying the plans on the wall of the site office

Correct Answer: B) By attending the site induction

Q11)Welding Is About To Start On The Site You Are Visiting. What Should Be Provided To Prevent Passers-By From Getting Arc Eye?

A) Pedestrian walkways
B) Personal protective equipment (PPE)
C) Screens
D) Warning signs

Correct Answer: C) Screens

Q12)Who Must Be Legally Notified Of A Death, Specified Injury, Dangerous Occurrence Or Over Seven-Day Injury On A Site?

A) No-one
B) The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
C) The company's insurance company
D) The local health centre

Correct Answer: B) The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Q13)The Legionella Bacteria That Cause Legionnaires Disease Are Most Likely To Be Found In Which Of The Following?

A) A WC toilet pan
B) A cold water storage cistern containing water at 10°C
C) A boiler operating at a temperature of 80°C
D) An infrequently used shower hose outlet

Correct Answer: D) An infrequently used shower hose outlet

Q14)What Additional Training Could Be Provided To Supervisors And Managers To Help Them Spot The Signs Of Mental Illness?

A) Confined spaces training
B) Emergency first-aid training
C) First-aid training
D) Mental health first-aid training

Correct Answer: D) Mental health first-aid training

Q15)Who Has A Role To Play In Promoting Fairness, Inclusion And Respect In The Construction Industry?

A) Everyone
B) The company secretary
C) The human resources manager
D) The site manager

Correct Answer: A) Everyone

Q16)How Can You See For Yourself That Attention Has Been Given To Simple Emergency Procedures On Site?

A) All electrical appliances have been electrically tested
B) Scaffolding has inspection labels fitted
C) The distance between any structure and the assembly point is minimised
D) There are fire points with extinguishers and a means of raising the alarm

Correct Answer: D) There are fire points with extinguishers and a means of raising the alarm

Q17)Under The Construction (Design And Management) Regulations 2015, Who Has Responsibility For Ensuring Arrangements Are In Place To Provide Welfare Facilities Before Any Person Carries Out Construction Work?

A) The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
B) The client
C) The designer
D) The principal designer

Correct Answer: B) The client

Q18)What Has To Be Displayed On A Construction Site Where A Project Is Notifiable Under The Requirements Of The Construction (Design And Management) Regulations 2015?

A) A statement by the client
B) Form F10 or a notice carrying the specified information
C) Notice of application to erect hoardings
D) Notice of the principal contractor's health and safety policy

Correct Answer: B) Form F10 or a notice carrying the specified information

Q19)When Do The Construction (Design And Management) Regulations 2015 Require An Excavation To Be Inspected By A Competent Person?

A) At the start of the shift when work is to be carried out
B) Every seven days
C) Once a month
D) When it is more than 2 m deep

Correct Answer: A) At the start of the shift when work is to be carried out

Q20)Which Of The Following Is True In Relation To The Safe Working Load Of Lifting Equipment, Such As A Cherry Picker, Lorry Loader Or Excavator?

A) It gives half the maximum weight to be lifted
B) It is a guide figure that may be exceeded slightly
C) It may be exceeded by 10% only
D) It must never be exceeded

Correct Answer: D) It must never be exceeded

Q21)A Forklift Truck Is Blocking The Way To Where You Want To Go On Site. It Is Lifting Materials Onto A Scaffold. What Should You Do?

A) Catch the driver's attention and then walk under the raised load
B) Only walk under the raised load if you are wearing a safety helmet
C) Start to run so that you are not under the load for very long
D) Wait or go around, but never walk under a raised load

Correct Answer: D) Wait or go around, but never walk under a raised load

Q22)How Should Workers Be Told About The Site Traffic Rules?

A) By a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector
B) By a note on the site notice or hazard board
C) By the plant operators
D) During site induction

Correct Answer: D) During site induction

Q23)If Someone Is Wearing A Harness And Fall-Arrest Lanyard While Working At Height, What Else Must Be Done?

A) Have a rescue plan in place to retrieve them quickly if they fall
B) Have a second person warn them if they get too close to the edge
C) Nothing else, as wearing a harness is good enough
D) Provide an extra harness in case theirs breaks

Correct Answer: A) Have a rescue plan in place to retrieve them quickly if they fall

Q24)What Should A Worker Do If A Fall-Restraint Lanyard Has Damaged Stitching?

A) Do not use the damaged lanyard and work without one
B) Get a replacement lanyard before starting work
C) Use the lanyard if the damaged stitching is less than 15 cm long
D) Use the lanyard if the damaged stitching is less than 5 cm long

Correct Answer: B) Get a replacement lanyard before starting work

Q25)Under The Requirements Of The Work At Height Regulations, What Is The Minimum Width Of A Working Platform?

A) Four scaffold boards wide
B) Suitable and sufficient for the job in hand
C) Three scaffold boards wide
D) Two scaffold boards wide

Correct Answer: B) Suitable and sufficient for the job in hand

Q26)What Is The Most Effective Method Of Preventing Workers From Falling From Height While Carrying Out Construction And Maintenance Work?

A) Educate the workforce to be more careful while working at height
B) Ensure that design and construction solutions eliminate the need for working at height
C) Ensure that details of risky operations are included in the construction phase health and safety plan
D) Leave the decisions on how to work at height to the principal contractor

Correct Answer: B) Ensure that design and construction solutions eliminate the need for working at height

Q27)A Scaffold Guard-Rail Must Be Removed To Allow A Worker To Carry Out A Task. If The Worker Is Not A Scaffolder, Can They Remove The Guard-Rail?

A) No, only a scaffolder can remove the guard-rail and put it back
B) No, only a scaffolder can remove the guard-rail but any worker can put it back
C) Yes, if they put it back as soon as they have finished
D) Yes, if they put it back before they leave site

Correct Answer: A) No, only a scaffolder can remove the guard-rail and put it back

Q28)To Ensure Safety When Using A Scaffold To Carry Out Work At Height, When Must A Competent Person Routinely Inspect The Scaffold?

A) After it has been erected and then at intervals not exceeding 10 days
B) After it has been erected and then at monthly intervals
C) Before it is first used and then at intervals not exceeding seven days
D) Only after it has been erected

Correct Answer: C) Before it is first used and then at intervals not exceeding seven days

Q29)How Should Access Be Controlled, If People Are Working In A Riser Shaft?

A) By a permit to work system
B) By a site security operative
C) By the main contractor
D) By those who are working in it

Correct Answer: A) By a permit to work system

Q30)If A Person Is Going To Be Working On A Mobile Tower But Will Not Be Erecting, Altering Or Dismantling It, What Training Should They Have?

A) They do not need any training
B) They need the same level of training as a person erecting, altering or dismantling it
C) They should be briefed on the safe use and hazards of working on a mobile tower
D) They should read the manufacturer's instructions

Correct Answer: C) They should be briefed on the safe use and hazards of working on a mobile tower

Q31)When Should You Take Precautions To Prevent People, Materials Or Equipment From Falling Into An Excavation?

A) At all times
B) When more than five people are working in the excavation
C) When the excavation is 2 m or more deep
D) When there is a risk from an underground cable or other service

Correct Answer: A) At all times

Q32)What Is The Correct Way To Dismount From The Cab Or Driving Seat Of Plant And Vehicles?

A) Jump down facing forwards (away from the vehicle)
B) Jump down well clear of the vehicle
C) Use three points of contact facing backwards (towards the vehicle)
D) Use three points of contact facing forwards (away from the vehicle)

Correct Answer: C) Use three points of contact facing backwards (towards the vehicle)

Q33)Breathing In Dust Whilst Using A Cutting Disc To Cut Through Concrete Could Result In Which Of The Following Diseases?

A) Asbestosis
B) Legionnaires
C) Leptospirosis
D) Silicosis

No correct answer provided.

Q34)Why Are Wet Cement, Mortar And Concrete Hazardous To Your Health?

A) They can cause arc eye
B) They can cause dizziness and headaches
C) They can cause muscle aches
D) They can cause skin burns and dermatitis

No correct answer provided.

Q35)Apart From The Cylinders Used In Gas-Powered Forklift Trucks, Why Should Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Cylinders Never Be Placed On Their Side During Use?

A) Air could be drawn into the cylinder, creating a dangerous mixture of gases
B) It would give a faulty reading on the contents gauge, resulting in flashback
C) The liquid gas could be drawn from the cylinder, creating a safety hazard
D) The liquid gas would be at too low a level to allow the torch to burn correctly

No correct answer provided.

Q36)If Someone Has To Move A Load While They Are Sitting Down, How Much Can They Move Safely?

A) Less than usual
B) The usual amount
C) Three times the usual amount
D) Twice the usual amount

No correct answer provided.

Q37)What Happens To The Nozzle Of A Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Fire Extinguisher When It Is Used?

A) It gets very cold
B) It gets very heavy
C) It gets very hot
D) It gets very warm

No correct answer provided.

Q38)A Foam Extinguisher, Identified By A Cream Band, Should Not Be Used On What Type Of Fire?

A) Electrical fires
B) Flammable liquids (fuel, oil, varnish, paints, etc.)
C) Solid material fires
D) Wood, paper and textile fires

No correct answer provided.

Q39)As A Result Of Risk Assessment, Work Is To Be Carried Out Under A Hot-Work Permit. What Must The Permit Specify?

A) That the work is carried out at a time when the site is otherwise unoccupied
B) That the work is completed at least one hour before the site closes
C) That the work is completed immediately before the end of the working day
D) That the work is completed one hour after the permit expires

No correct answer provided.

Q40)A Worker Is Using A Generator To Power Some Lighting When The Lamp (Light Bulb) Blows. They Have A Spare Lamp. What Should They Do?

A) Carry on working in the dark
B) Disconnect the lighting from the generator before replacing the lamp
C) Replace the lamp without disconnecting the generator, as you can't get a shock from it
D) Wait for an electrician with a NICEIC card

No correct answer provided.

Q41)When Planning Work On An Electrical System, What Is The Best Way To Ensure A Circuit Remains Isolated?

A) Display warning notices
B) Lock out and tag
C) Remove the fuse
D) Restrict access

No correct answer provided.

Q42)When Should Tools And Equipment Be Checked For Damage?

A) At least once a year
B) Before each use
C) Everyday
D) Once a week

No correct answer provided.