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WorksheetsOcc85 Establish work area protection and safety
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When protecting work, who are we protecting it from?
a)
Yourself
b)
Other trades
c)
Public
d)
All of these
2.
Why is it very important to protect work?
a)
As it will take more time to complete the job
b)
As it would come out of profit for damaged work
c)
It would not be fair on the customer
d)
Because the site manager insists on it
3.
Why is it important to recycle waste materials?
a)
To save the environment
b)
To help with profits
c)
To save on waste
d)
To help with H&S
4.
Apart from risk assessments, what other source would provide information regarding site security and safety?
a)
Specification
b)
Method statement
c)
Detailed drawing
d)
Building regs
5.
In which document would a contractor find information relating to security requirements for site?
a)
Contract specification
b)
Bill of quantities
c)
Programme of work
d)
Method statement
6.
In a situation where an excavation is accessible to pedestrians 24 hours or more, which of the following equipment should be used in conjunction with battery powered lamps?
a)
Hoardings
b)
Safety tape
c)
Barriers and signage
d)
Cones
7.
How many lengths of security fencing would be needed to protect an area of 20m long by 8m if each individual fence is 2m long?
a)
14
b)
24
c)
28
d)
56
8.
What PPE should be worn when erecting signing, lighting and guarding equipment?
a)
Hard hat and gloves
b)
High visibility clothing and non slip safety boots
c)
Overalls and boots
d)
Ear defenders and goggles
9.
Road lamps must not be higher than 1.2m where the speed limit is?
a)
15mph or above
b)
20mph or above
c)
20mph or above
d)
40mph or above
10.
On roads with a speed limit of 50 mph or over, advance signs should have plates giving the distance to the works in miles and what other measurement?
a)
Yards
b)
Kilos
c)
Feet
d)
Metres
11.
What aid is most suitable to prevent signage being knocked over by pedestrians?
a)
Road pins
b)
Kerbs
c)
Sandbags
d)
Concrete
12.
In millimetres, the visibility panel on a pedestrian barrier must be at least?
a)
75mm
b)
100mm
c)
125mm
d)
150mm
13.
Who can legally direct traffic during construction operations on a public highway?
a)
Workman
b)
Police officer
c)
highway agent
d)
Lollipop lady
14.
What is the purpose of a road plate?
a)
Cover an excavation in a roadway
b)
Cover power cables
c)
Protect newly laid tarmac
d)
Protect newly laid concrete
15.
What is minimum width a temporary pedestrian walkway should be?
a)
700mm
b)
900mm
c)
1000mm
d)
1500mm
16.
What is minimum width a temporary pedestrian walkway should be?
a)
700mm
b)
900mm
c)
1000mm
d)
1500mm
17.
What is the purpose of footway boards?
a)
Provide a wheelbarrow run into a skip
b)
Provide pedestrian access over an excavation
c)
Provide light traffic over an excavation
d)
Provide heavy traffic over an excavation
18.
What determines the thickness of a road plate?
a)
Pedestrian traffic
b)
Depth of excavation and traffic
c)
Width of excavation and traffic
d)
Ground condition
19.
The height of the hand rail on a pedestrian barrier should be between?
a)
600mm to 900mm
b)
600mm to 1000mm
c)
900mm to 1500mm
d)
1000mm to 1200mm
20.
When erecting scaffold on a highway, a licence must be obtained from?
a)
Local authority planning department
b)
Highway agency
c)
Police
d)
Environment agency
21.
What action must be taken if a possible road warning sign may be blocked by heavy traffic on the roadside?
a)
Nothing
b)
Duplicate signage on the opposite of the road
c)
Close the road
d)
Control traffic flow to prevent blockage.
22.
If road lamps are spaced 900mm at intervals along a 45m excavation, how many lamps are needed?
a)
30
b)
40
c)
50
d)
60
23.
What is the minimum width that should be provided when using footways boards for pedestrian access?
a)
0.9m
b)
1m
c)
1.2m
d)
1.5m
24.
Which legislation does working equipment fall under?
a)
COSHH
b)
PUWER
c)
PPE
d)
RIDDOR
25.
What is the abbreviation of PUWER?
a)
Personal under worker equipment regulations
b)
Provisional use of working equipment regulations
c)
Protect upper wall everyone rules
d)
People using whips each rules
26.
What type of fencing is this?
a)
Heras
b)
Reflective barriers
c)
Tape
d)
Waney lapped
27.
What type of barrier is this?
a)
Reflective
b)
Robust Pedestrian
c)
Rail
d)
Lightweight pedestrian
28.
What type of barrier is this?
a)
Lightweight pedestrian
b)
Robust pedestrian
c)
Rail
d)
Road
29.
What type of barrier is this?
a)
Reflective
b)
Strong wall
c)
Lightweight
d)
Robust
30.
What type of barrier is this?
a)
Mesh
b)
Timber panel
c)
reflective
d)
Interlocking solid wall barrier
31.
What type of barrier is this?
a)
High rise
b)
Crash
c)
Timber panel
d)
Tape
32.
What type of barrier is this?
a)
Acoustic
b)
Ton bag
c)
Membrane
d)
Dust free
33.
What does this sign mean?
a)
Men at work
b)
Excavation
c)
Road works ahead
d)
24hr digging
34.
What does this sign mean?
a)
Road narrows ahead
b)
Road forks in
c)
One lane
d)
Traffic ahead
35.
What does this sign mean?
a)
Directional arrow (keep left)
b)
Construction on right
c)
Directional arrow (keep right)
d)
Straight ahead
36.
Where reduced taper lengths are used, what is the minimum distance a taper must be?
a)
5m
b)
10m
c)
15m
d)
20m
37.
What is the minimum angle a lead in taper must be?
a)
45 degrees
b)
80 degrees
c)
95 degrees
d)
120 degrees
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