Working at Height

Before being used, a ladder should be inspected:

• By the user

• By the foreman

• By the safety officer

• By the manufacturer

For the safety of operatives working at height, what should an employer provide?

• The correct materials to do a job.

• Overhead protection at all times.

• Payment.

• A safe place to work.

If you are working at height and it is not possible to erect a working platform or safety net what would be the best course of action from the following?

• Work without fall protection.

• Wear and use an harness and lanyard at all times.

• Always hold onto something solid.

• Work without fall protection when there is nobody about.

In regards to inspecting scaffolding which three of the following statements are correct?

• Inspections must be carried out every 6 months.

• Inspections must be carried out every 7 days.

• Inspections must be made every month.

• Inspections must be carried out by a competent person.

• Scaffold inspection should be recorded using a scaffold tag.

Scaffold towers must only be erected by:

• Scaffolder's.

• The site supervisor.

• Trainee scaffolder's.

• The access equipment hire company who supplied the tower

• Competent person/s.

All ladders used in the workplace should be?

• In good condition.

• Tied down at the bottom or footed

• Set at the correct angle.

• All of the above.

When using a MEWP (Mobile elevating work platform) what should you attach your safety harness to?

• A secure part of the structure you are working on.

• The boom of the machine.

• A secure anchorage point inside the platform.

• Any scaffolding close to the machine.

What should you do if you find a fault in the fall arrest device you are using?

• Report the fault at the end of your shift.

• Stop work and report to your supervisor.

• Try and mend the fault.

• Carry on work regardless of the fault.

When working on a low pitch roof, what is the correct method to prevent tools, materials and people falling off the edge?

• Tell everyone working on the roof to be careful.

• Use a scaffold platform at eaves height that includes guard rails and toe boards.

• Tie all tools to operatives .

• Only work in dry weather.

• Don't work when its windy.

How many people can work on a ladder at any one time?

• 1

• 2

• 1 on each side of the ladder.

• Depends how long the ladder is.