Basic Construction Safety Review

The person primarily responsible for your safety is....

• Your Foreman

• Your Instructor

• Yourself

• Your Employer

A sign with BLUE writings/drawings is an

• Warning sign
• Direction sign
• Information sign

The SDS for any chemical used at a job site must be available...

• At the job site

• On line

• At the contractor's office

• At the nearest hospital

A barrier with yellow and purple markings indicates a...

• Fire Hazard

• Fall Hazard

• Radiation Hazard

• Confined Space Hazard

Positioning lanyards are used only as fall restraint devices and

may not be used as fall arrest devices.

• True

• False

When positioning a straight ladder against a wall, how far from the

wall should the base of the ladder be?

• 1.2m(4ft)

• 1/4 of the distance from the ground to the point where the ladder touches the wall.

• The height of the wall minus 1.2m(4ft)

• 1/2 of the distance from the ground to the point where the ladder

If a scaffold has a yellow tag

it means...

• The scaffold may only be used by one person at a time.

• The scaffold is condemned and cannot be used.

• A safety harness must be worn when using it.

• The scaffold is under assembly and cannot be used.

The type of soil most likely to result in a trench

cave-in is...

• Solid Rock

• Type A

• Type B

• Type C

When a lockout is performed, the key to the lock is...

• Left in the lock.

• Kept by the person who applied the tag.

• Given to the foreman for safekeeping.

• Hidden in a convenient place.

When something is flammable, it is

• Easily catch fire and burn
• Difficult to ignite and burn
• Does not burn easily
• Resistant to fire