Health and Safety Canvas 1

Who has responsibility for ensuring that correct PPE is provided for work activities?

• The HSE

• The employer

• The site foreman

• The employee

Fires containing flammable liquids fall into which class?

• Class F

• Class D

• Class B

• Class A

What is the required distance from the bottom of a wall to the base of a ladder, if the vertical height from the base of the wall to the top of the ladder is 4m?

• 2m
• 3m
• 4m
• 1m

What type of safety sign is shown?

• Prohibition Sign
• Mandatory Sign
• Warning Sign
• Fire Safety Sign

What is the approximate height  that a ladder should project above a working platform for access purposes?

• 300mm

• 100mm

• 1000mm

• 1500mm

The aim of HASAWA is to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of people at work and to protect other people from harm.

• True

• False

Buildings constructed before the year 2000 are likely to have materials that contain asbestos?

• True

• False

Asbestos was used extensively for plumbing specific applications, can you identify which of these items would have contained asbestos?

• Gutters

• pipe insulation

• cold water cisterns

• soil pipes

What type of fire extinguisher would be required to extinguish an electrical fire? 

• Foam

• Water

• Special wet fire extinguisher

• Co2 and powder

What are the three elements of the Fire Triangle?

• Fuel

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

• Heat