UNIT 202/601, LO 6, Basic Work Platforms

What legislation relates to the use of working platforms

• COSHH

• MHOR

• WAH

• RIDDOR

For which of the situations below would a ladder be used?

• For long term work

• For small, quick jobs

• For roof work only

• For interior work only

What is the main danger when working with extension ladders?

• Back injury

• Falling off

• Foot injury

• Hand injury

What are main components of a step ladder?

• Treads, rungs and stiles

• Rungs, tie-rods, stiles

• Treads, stiles and swing back

• Swing back, rungs and stiles

What are the main components of a wooden extension ladder?

• Treads, swing back and stiles

• Treads, rungs and stiles

• Rungs, stiles and treads

• Rungs, stiles and tie-rods

An access work platform over 2 Meters in height should be checked:

• Every 3 days

• every 5 days

• every 7 days

• every 2 days

Hop-ups and podiums are used for:

• High level work

• Any height of work

• low level access work

• Painting and decorating only

Mobile towers are mainly constructed of:

• Wood

• Iron

• Aluminium or fibre glass

• Plastic

Wooden access equipment should not be painted because ?

• The timber cannot breathe

• It would hide defects

• it would encourage rot

• You might slip on the surfaces

Tie-rods on a wooden extension ladder:

• Prevent the rungs breaking

• Strengthen the rungs

• Support the stiles and prevent them separating

• Help to tie the ladder to the structure