WorksheetsWorking in Excavations
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of these statements is true?
The law says you must prevent danger to workers in or near excavations.
The law says you must provide danger to workers in or near excavations.
The law says you must produce danger to workers in or near excavations.
The law says you must not prevent danger to workers in or near excavations.
The law says you must prevent danger to workers in or near excavations. But how should this be done?
A competent person must inspect excavation supports or battering at the start of the working shift and at other specified times.
A competent person must instruct excavation supports or battering at the start of the working shift and at other specified times.
A competent person must insect excavation supports or battering at the start of the working shift and at other specified times.
A competent person must not inspect excavation supports or battering at the start of the working shift and at other specified times.
The law says you must prevent danger to workers in or near excavations. But how can this be done with reduced risk?
No work should take place until the excavation is safe.
Put up signs warning workers and the public about the trench.
Work can be done if the trench is not too deep.
Put up barriers either side of the trench.
Every year people are killed or seriously injured by collapses and falling materials while working in excavations. But what are we most at risk from ?
Excavations collapsing and burying or injuring people working in them ?
Material falling from the sides into any excavation ?
People or plant falling into excavations ?
Slips, Trips and Falls ?
Which of the following statements is accurate ?
No ground can be relied upon to stand unsupported in all circumstances ?
No ground can be relied upon to stand supported in all circumstances ?
No ground can be relied upon to understand unsupported in all circumstances ?
No ground can be relied upon to tristand upsupported in all circumstances ?
Which of the following statements id true ?
Depending on conditions, a cubic metre of soil can weigh in excess of 1.5 tonnnes ?
Depending on conditions, a cubic metre of soil can weigh in excess of 2.5 tonnnes ?
Depending on conditions, a cubic metre of soil can weigh in excess of 3.5 tonnnes ?
Depending on conditions, a cubic metre of soil can weigh in excess of 4.5 tonnnes ?
The Muscle shown in the picture is ?
Human Diaphragm ?
Human Stomach ?
Human Lungs ?
Human Kidneys ?
If the Human Diaphragm is compressed or restricted which of the following could be the result ?
Loss of consciousness and suffocation ?
Loss of feeling in the lower body ?
Loss of Appetite ?
Loss of Hearing ?
If a trench collapse compresses your diaphragm you could?
Suffocate ?
Suffragette ?
Consolidate ?
Procrastinate ?
How deep can a trench be dug out before props are needed ?
1.5m
1.25m
1.1m
Any depth where a collapse could present a risk ?
