G4 paper 1 Workplace Safety Quiz

In your workplace you have been asked to use the bench grinder. What is the first thing you need to do before using it?

• The guards and rest are removed to gain access to the grinding wheel.

• The speed is set correctly.

• All the guards are removed to gain access to the grinding wheel.

• The tool rest is set close to the stone.

A technician has just raised a vehicle using a trolley jack and is just starting to work underneath the vehicle. What have they forgotten to do?

• Place axle stands under the vehicle.

• Disconnect the battery.

• Leave the jack handle in the vertical position.

• Put the vehicle in gear.

You have discovered that the hydraulic jack is leaking, what should you do?

• Attempt to repair it as you have a set of instructions.

• Contact a supplier and order a new one.

• Report it to your supervisor.

• Say nothing in case your boss thinks it was damaged by you.

What material are spanners made from?

• Chrome-vanadium steel.

• Mild steel.

• Stainless steel.

• Zinc-coated steel.

The six-pronged star profile screwdriver is called a:

• Pozidriv screwdriver.

• Torx screwdriver.

• Standard screwdriver.

• Phillips screwdriver.

What type of rivet is used where access is from one side only?

• Solid rivets.

• Pan head rivets.

• Blind rivets.

• Round head rivets.

When tapping a moulding into place which type of hammer is used?

• Pick hammer.

• Rubber mallet.

• Sledge hammer.

• Ball-pein hammer.

In the manufacture of vehicle bodies low-carbon steel is used. This is because:

• it is lighter than aluminium.

• it is resistant to corrosion.

• it is easily formed to shape.

• it is a poor conductor of electricity.

What hammer is designed to be used in conjunction with a dolly block?

• File hammer.

• Fender bumping hammer.

• Engineers hammer.

• Planishing hammer.

What tool is designed and used in confined spaces?

• Body spoon.

• Boxwood mallet.

• Flexible panel file.

• Standard bumping hammer.