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WorksheetsHealth and safety test 4
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
After working with noisy equipment you have a "ringing" sound in your ears. What does this mean ?
you have been subjected to vibration
Your hearing has been temporary damaged
You are about to get the flu
The noise level was high but within acceptable limits
The high level of solvents in some paints and resins can cause what ?
Headaches, dizziness, and sickness
Lung problems
Effects on other parts of the body
All of the Answers
Which of these activities does not create Silica dust, which is harmful if breathed in ?
Sawing timber and plywood
Cutting Kerbs, stone, paving slabs, bricks and blocks
Breaking up concrete floors and screeds
Chasing out walls and mortar joints or sweeping up rubble
Pidgeon droppings and nests which can be hazardous to your health are found in an area where you are working , You should do what ?
Carry on working and be careful
stop work and seek advice
Try and catch the pigeons
Let them fly away before you carry on working
There are many kinds of dust and fumes at work, breathing them in can cause what type of condition ?
Occupational lung disease
Occupational Dermatitis
Skin cancer
sore throat
When using power tools it is important to ?
Stand down wind of the dust
Do work quickly
Stop dust getting in the air
Only undertake the work during damp conditions or when its raining
What is LEV
Light engineering Vehicles
Live exhaust Ventilation
Limited Exhaust ventilation
Local exhaust ventilation
What is the legal minimum that should be provided on site for washing your hands
Nothing there is no need to provide washing facilities
A bowl. kettle and towel
A cold water standpipe and paper towels
Hot and cold water, soap, and a way to dry your hands
The early signs of weils disease(Leptospirosis) can easily be confused with :?
Dermatitis
Diabetes
Hat fever
Flu
To help prevent rats on site you should do what ?
Buy rat traps
put down rat poison
put food in bins and only eat in the canteen
Throw scraps of food over the fence
If you use skin barrier cream , you should apply it :
Before work starts
When you finish work
As part of first aid treatment
When you cant find your gloves
You can catch an infection called Tetanus from contaminated land or water, how does it get into your body?
Through breathing it in
Though an open cut in your skin
Through your mouth when you eat and drink
It doesn't it only effects animals and not people
You have been given medication by your doctor, Which one of these questions is most important ?
Will it make me drowsy or unsafe to work
Will i work more slowly
will my supervisor find out
Will i over sleep and be late for work
Someone gets a deep splinter in their hand , what should you do ?
Use Something sharp to dig it out
Make sure they get first aid
Tell them to ignore it as splinter will eventually make its way out
Try to squeeze splinter out of hand
What does this sign mean ?
safety glasses cleaning station
wear eye protection
Eye wash station
Warning risk of splashing
Somebody has fallen from Height and cant feel there legs, what should you do?
Roll them on their back and keep legs straight
Roll them on their side and bend legs
Ensure they stay still and don't move them until medical help arrives
Raise their legs to see if feeling comes back
The first aid box is always empty , what should you do ?
Bring in your own first aid kit
Find out who is taking all the first aid supplies
Tell first aider that the box needs to be filled up with supplies
Ignore the problem
Why should you report an accident ?
It is a legal requirement
So that the site manager can see who is to blame
So that the company can be held responsible
It helps the site out who caused it
IF you find out you have weils disease that has been contracted on site, why do you need to tell your employer ?
Your employer has to tell your colleagues not to go near you
Your employer has to contact the HSE and report it to RIDDOR
Your work colleagues might catch it from you
The site will have to be closed down
A risk Assessment Identifies what ?
How to report accidents
The site working hours
The hazards and safe controls of doing a job
Where the first aid box is kept
A lorry is parked next to a trench/excavation that you are working in with its engine running . Identify 2 potential hazards?
Risk of electrocution
collapse trench
Risk of suffocation
Risk of Dermatitis
