Health and safety - Unit 201 - Initial assessment

Which of these things should you do before lifting?

• Decide if it is a one-person operation, or if you require assistance from a colleague

• Check that the weight of the item is within the recommended limits

• Adopt the correct lifting posture, bent back and straight legs

• Select the correct personal protective equipment (PPE)

Identify the name and colour of the three most common types of asbestos you may encounter in the workplace:

• Chrysolite: White

• Amosite: brown

• Tremolite: Green

• Crocidolite: Blue

The Health & Safety at Work Act (HASAWA) came into force in what year?

• 1972

• 1973

• 1974

• 1975

Where and how should asbestos be disposed of? (There may be more than one correct answer).

• At a licensed waste disposal site

• As quickly as possible

• Double-bagged

• By a licensed specialist

What are the three elements that make up the fire triangle?

A wood fire has started in your place of work, what type of extinguisher should be used to extinguish the fire.

• Foam - Cream

• Water - Red

• Powder - Blue

• Carbon Dioxide - Black

What does the abbreviation COSHH mean?

• Control of substances harmful to health

• Control of substances hazardous to health

• Control of harmful substances to health

• Control of old substances harmful to health

Sulphuric acid is classified as:

• Corrosive

• Toxic

• Harmful

• Flammable

LPG gas cylinders are classified as:

• Toxic

• Highly flammable

• Harmful

• Oxidising

Which of the following electrical power tools is the safest to use on a construction site?

• 415V tool

• 240V tool

• 110V tool

• Cordless tool