Health and Safety in Construction Exam Practice 3

WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST FORM OF PERSONAL PROTECTION TO PROTECT YOU FROM HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WHEN SWEEPING UP CONSTRUCTION DUST IN A REFURBISHMENT PROPERTY?

• PPE IS OPTIONAL

• RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

• GLOVES AND GOOGGLES

• HARD HAT AND STEEL TO CAP BOOTS

WHO SHOULD MOVE A SUBSTANCE IF IT CONTAINS ASBESTOS?

• APPROVED CONTRACTORS

• ALL OPERATIVES CAN, AS LONG AS THEY WEAR APPROPRIATE PPE

• ONLY THE H&S MANAGER

• ONLY THE SITE MANAGER

WHEN WORKING WITH A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE WHAT DOCUMENT WILL IDENTIFY THE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT NEEDED?

• CHEMICAL DISCLAIMER

• RISK ASSESSMENT

• SAFE SYSTEMS OF WORK

• COSHH REPORT

WHAT DOES AN OPERATIVE REQUIRE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO USE A PIECE OF PLANT SUCH AS A RIDE ON ROLLER ON SITE?

• A SITE INDUCTION

• TO BE TRAINED AND BE COMPETENT

• DRIVING LISCENCE

• CSCS CARD

WHICH RISK IS INCREASED WHEN REFUELLING AN ITEM OF PLANT?

• INHALING VAPOURS

• FIRE

• CHEMICAL BURNS

• ASBESTOS

WHAT IS THE MAIN REASON FOR HAVING SEGREGATED PEDESTRIAN ROUTES TO PLANT MACHINERY?

• BECAUSE PLANT MACHINERY ARE DANGEROUS

• ITS A REQUIREMENT UNDER PUWER REGS

• TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE

• OPERATIVES CAN NAVIGATE AROUND A SITE QUICKER

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS ARE MORE COMMON IN A CONFINED SPACE THAN ANY OTHER AREAS ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE?

• SLIPS TRIPS AND FALLS

• FALLS FROM HEIGHT

• BREATHING IN TOXIC FUMES.

• ASBESTOSIS

WHAT IMPORTANT EMERGENCY PROCEDURE SHOULD BE PLANNED PRIOR TO A WORKER ENTERING A CONFINED SPACE?

• METHOD STATEMENT

• RISK ASSESSMENT

• SAFE SYSTEMS OF WORK

• EVACUATION

WHICH PIECE OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WOULD IDENTIFY THE PRESENCE OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES IN THE AIR WHEN WORKING IN A CONFINED SPACE?

• GAS MONITOR

• THERMOMETER

• PLATE BEARING TEST

• GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION

A FIRE NEEDS OXYGEN, FUEL AND WHAT OTHER ELEMENT?

• CARBON DIOXIDE

• WOOD

• GAS

• HEAT