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WorksheetsHealth and Safety in Construction (General)
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
Whose responsibility is health and safety on site?
The client and main contractor only.
Self-employed contractors only and employees.
Employers, employees and sub-contractors.
Everyone on site no matter who employs them.
Which of the following is correct for risk assessment?
It is a good idea to do, but not essential.
Only do it if it is a big job.
It is a legal requirement and must always be done.
Only needs to be done for hazardous work.
Why should regular inspections of the workplace take place?
To check whether the working environment is safe.
To check that everyone is doing their job.
To prepare for a visit from an HSE inspector.
To check that all staff are present.
The letters CDM stand for:
Control of Demolition (and Management) Regulations.
Construction (Demolition Management) Regulations.
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.
Control of Dangerous Materials Regulations.
The letters PUWER stand for:
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations.
Provision and Use of Woodworking Equipment Regulations.
Prevention and Use of Wrong Equipment Regulations.
Provide and Use the Right Working Equipment.
Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, which of the following have a duty to work safely?
Employers only.
Employees only.
All people at work.
The general public.
A Prohibition Notice means:
When you finish the work you must not start again.
The work must stop immediately.
Work is to stop for that day only.
You may continue working until the end of that day.
Accidents are best prevented by:
The Health and Safety Executive.
Employers inspecting workplaces.
People being aware of hazards and working in a safe manner.
The site manager.
What is a hazard?
Something with potential to cause harm.
Where an accident is likely to happen.
The likelihood of something going wrong.
An accident waiting to happen.
What is the MAXIMUM penalty that a court can impose for a breach of the Health and Safety at Work Act?
£1,000 fine and six months imprisonment.
£2,000 fine and three months imprisonment.
£10,000 fine and four years imprisonment.
£20,000 fine and two years imprisonment.
Which of the following could be prosecuted for an offence under the Health and Safety at Work Act?
Employers and employees.
Members of the public.
Visitors.
Bystanders.
Under the Health and Safety at Work Act, which of the following persons could NOT be prosecuted?
Self-employed persons.
Employees.
The employer.
Members of the public.
Employers have to write a Health and Safety Policy when:
The HSE tells them.
The safety representative tells them.
Work on the contract starts.
They employ five or more people.
If a HSE inspector issues a Prohibition Notice on a hoist, it means:
It cannot be used without a supervisor present.
It cannot be used until it is put right.
It can be used as long as everyone takes care.
It can not be used except by supervisors.
The type of accident that kills most building workers is:
Falling.
Electrical accident.
Trapping.
Being hit by falling objects.
When raising pallets of bricks onto a scaffold platform using a forklift truck, what precaution is necessary to prevent injury from falling materials?
Never lift pallets stacked more than three high.
Only go under the raised load if wearing a safety helmet.
Never stand under the raised load.
Someone should stand on the load as it is raised to ensure it is secure.
What should you be aware of when removing tensioned metal banding from around a load?
Once broken, the banding will spring away and it has sharp edges.
The banding may have to be reused.
The banding is very heavy.
The banding is coated with a material, which is a health hazard.
Banding around a load and pallet should be cut using:
A trowel.
A spade.
Wire cutters or snips.
A scaffold pole.
Which ONE of the following statements is TRUE?
Regulations that govern health and safety on construction sites: apply only to inexperienced workers.
Regulations that govern health and safety on construction sites: apply only to large companies.
Regulations that govern health and safety on construction sites: do not apply during 'out of hours' working.
Regulations that govern health and safety on construction sites: are mandatory (that is, compulsory).
What is an 'Improvement Notice'?
A notice issued by the principal contractor to instruct you to tidy up.
A notice issued by the Factory Inspector to improve health and safety.
A notice issued by the client to speed up the works in accordance with the construction programme.
A notice issued by the Building Control Officer to deepen the foundations.
Identify THREE methods of enforcing regulations that are available to the Health and Safety Executive.
Improvement Notice.
Obstruction Notice.
Prohibition Notice.
Prosecution.
Prosecution Notice.
What do the letters ACoP stand for?
Accepted Code of Practice.
Approved Condition of Practice.
Accepted Code of Provisions.
Approved Code of Practice.
What do the letters HSC stand for?
Health and Safety Conditions.
Health and Safety Commission.
Health and Safety Contract.
Health and Safety Contractor.
The Health and Safety at Work Act requires employers to provide what for their employees?
Payment for work.
Tea breaks in the day.
A safe place of work.
Transport to work.
What must be done before any work begins?
Geological survey.
Emergency plan.
Assessment of risk.
Soil assessment.
If a Health and Safety Executive Inspector issues a 'Prohibition Notice' this means that:
The HSE must supervise the work covered by the notice.
The HSE must supervise all work from then on.
The Site Manager can choose whether or not to ignore the notice.
Specific work activities, highlighted on the notice, must stop.
An HSE Improvement Notice can only be issued:
If there is a breach of legal requirements.
By the Police.
On a Saturday or Sunday.
As an award for good safety practice.
Which of the following activities would NOT be likely to damage the environment?
Pumping ground water into a river.
Installing guardrails on a scaffold.
The poor storage of fuel.
The burning of waste materials.
Who would you expect to carry out a risk assessment on your site?
A competent person.
A police officer.
The manager of the café across the road.
An RSPCA officer.
Who of the following would you expect to be responsible for managing health and safety on site?
One of the labourers.
A local police officer.
The canteen manager.
The site manager.
The Construction (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulations require an employer to provide which of the following?
Toilet facilities.
Hand tools.
Site radios.
Personal protective equipment.
