WorksheetsConstruction Quiz End of Unit
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who plays a role in maintaining safety standards in construction?
Employees
Employers
Contractors
All of the above
What is the full form of HSE?
Happy Security Executive
Health Security Executive
Health Safety Executive
Happy Safety Executive
What does the acronym HASAWA stand for?
Health and Safety at Work Act
Health and Secure at Work Act
Health and Safety at Workplace Act
Health and Safe Work Act
What does the abbreviation COSHH stand for?
Control of substances hazardous to health
Capture of substances hazardous to health
Controller of substances hazardous to health
Control of security hazardous to health
The abbreviation RIDDOR means:
Reporting of important danger and dangerous occurrences regulations
Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations
Rectifying of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations
Rectifying of important danger and dangerous occurrences regulations
The abbreviation PUWER means:
Provision and utilisation of work equipment regulations
Provide and utilise work equipment regulations
What is one essential item you must ensure your employees have access to?
Uniform
PPE
Company Car
Gym Membership
Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of an employer?
Ensure employee safety
Conduct regular safety drills
Provide health insurance
Offer free meals
As an employee you must NOT:
Put yourself or others at risk
Work to risk assessments
Wear all the PPE required
Follow all regulations
Which of the following is not a role of the HSE?
Enforcing the health and safety laws
Only prosecuting large companies
Carrying out investigations
Issuing prohibition notices
The most common cause of accidents in construction is:
Electrocution
Slips, trips and falls
Burns
Falling objects
Which of the following is a common cause of accident in construction?
Weather
Low morale
Unhappy staff
Poor housekeeping
The likelihood of it not happening
The likelihood of it not happening
The likelihood of it happening
The likelihood that is not harmful
The likelihood that it is harmful
The term hazard means?
Anything that has the potential to cause harm
Anything that has the potential to result in dismissal
Anything that is against health and safety rules
Anything that is not in the health and safety rules
A risk assessment is a:
Document listing all potential hazards
Document listing all potential obstacles
Document listing all health and safety legislation
Document listing all the rules on site
Risks are measured by:
Not and never
1, 2, 3
Low medium and high
A, B, C
The purpose of a risk assessment is to:
Reduce the number of risks
Reduce the number of accidents
Reduce the number of hazards
Reduce the health and safety data
Which type of safety sign is a blue circle?
Warning
Information
Prohibition
Mandatory
Which type of safety sign is a red circle?
Warning
Information
Prohibition
Mandatory
Which type of safety sign is a yellow and black triangle?
Warning
Information
Prohibition
Mandatory
