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When working after dark, is mobile plant exempt from the requirement to show lights?

Only if they are not fitted to the machine as standard

Yes, always

Yes, if authorised by the supervisor

Not in any circumstances

What does this sign mean?

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Stop button

Do not touch

Use the handrail

No gloves

Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, what, in addition to applying the general principles of prevention, must a designer take into account when preparing a design?

How to secure the site

All risk assessments on site

Any pre-construction information

Nothing, as the principal contractor should manage all risk

When must employers supply personal protective equipment (PPE)?

Twice a year

If it is needed to provide protection

If workers pay for it

If it is in the contract

You are in charge of a gang of workers who are about to start on a new site. What can you do to help minimise manual handling?

Hire in extra labour to carry the materials and equipment

Make sure the risk assessment has included your workers

Assess and agree with the site manager how the materials and equipment can be distributed close to the work place

Remind them not to do any manual handling

What must happen each time before a shift starts work in an excavation?

A competent person must inspect the excavation

A worker should go down to check that everything is OK, then report back to the supervisor

The workers should tighten any loose supports

The workers should go down and pump out any rainwater

How would you expect the topics for toolbox talks to be selected ?

The client select the topic for each talk

In order so that each topic is given at least once a year

The topic relates to the work that is being carried out at the time

They should be on safety topics that are in the news

A scaffold guard-rail must be removed to allow a worker to carry out a task. If the worker is not a scaffolder, can they remove the guard-rail?

No, only a scaffolder can remove the guard-rail but any worker can put it back

No, only a scaffolder can remove the guard-rail and put it back

Yes, if they put it back as soon as they have finished

Yes, if they put it back before they leave site

Who has the legal duty to ensure that workers are provided with any personal protective equipment (PPE) they need, including the means to maintain it?

The workers who need it

The person whose design created the need for the use of PPE

Their employer

The client for the project

What does it mean if you see frost around the valve on a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder?

The valve is leaking

The cylinder is nearly empty

The cylinder is full

You must lay the cylinder on its side

Can the damage by exposure to noise over a long period of time be reversed?

No, the damage is permanent

Yes, with time

Yes, if you change jobs

Yes, if you have an operation

Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, in which of the following situations would a principal contractor need to focus on good contractor co-operation?

When a groundworks contractor starts on site at the beginning of the construction phase

When a team of roofers are working close to a bricklaying gang to complete some urgent work

When the client visits site to check progress

When a final year apprentice is carrying out a task for which they have been trained, and have completed on that site many times before

What is the first question to ask if work may need to be carried out in a confined space?

Can it be undertaken by someone else

Can it be managed by limiting the amount of time people are in it

Can it be controlled with radios or mobile phones

Can it be avoided

What is the legal duty of the site manager when an invasive species of plant, such as Japanese knotweed, is discovered on site?

To inform the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) of its presence

To ensure it is transplanted to a part of the site where it will not be disturbed in the future

To leave it undisturbed as it is protected by law

To prevent the spread of the plant in the wild

How should cylinders containing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) be stored on site?

Covered by a tarpaulin to shield the compressed cylinder from sunlight

In a locked cage at least 3 m from any oxygen cylinders

In a secure storage container at the back of the site

In a locked cellar with clear warning signs

If work is being planned that will create dust, what action should be taken?

The work should not be carried out because dust is highly dangerous

Work should commence – no controls are needed as dust cannot cause serious harm or injury

Equipment to eliminate or reduce dust and personal protective equipment (PPE) suitable for the work should be used

Work for short periods at a time, as regular breaks will reduce the amount of dust you breathe in

What does wearing hearing protection do?

Reduces damaging noise to an acceptable level

Helps you to hear better

Stops you hearing all noise

Repairs your hearing if it is damaged

Which two of the following should be undertaken to help improve a pollution incident response?

Always refuel using drip trays

Practise the incident response by undertaking mock exercises

Only use biodegradable fuels

Train one responsible person in the use of spill kits

Train workforce in the use of spill kits

What final element is missing from this simple four point pollution incident response plan? Stop – Contain – Notify – ?

Take action

Review

Clean up

Re-start work

What is the main danger of leaving someone who has fallen suspended in a harness for too long?

They may suffer loss of consciousness and further injury

It is a distraction for other workers

They may try to climb back up the structure and fall again

The anchorage point may fail

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