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A foam extinguisher, identified by a cream band, should not be used on what type of fire?

Wood, paper and textile fires

Flammable liquids (fuel, oil, varnish, paints, etc.)

Electrical fires

Solid material fires

What are yellow and black signs?

Prohibition signs – meaning you must not do something

Mandatory signs – meaning you must do something

Safe condition signs – giving you information

Warning signs – alerting you of hazards or danger

What action could employees take if they feel a construction company has discriminated against them at work?

Report the company to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Nothing, if a contract of employment has been signed

Action can only be taken if the employee has a Recognised disability

Take the employer to a tribunal

Which of these tools is most likely to cause vibration white finger?

Hammer drill

Battery-powered screwdriver

Hammer and chisel

Handsaw

What does this sign mean?

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Not drinkable

Do not use the tap

Do not wash your vehicle

Not for washing

Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, who must the principal designer pass the health and safety file to on completion of the construction project?

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

The principal contractor

The designer

The client

What action should be taken before using a scaffold which is secured by masonry anchor ties?

The scaffolder must have been consulted

Ties must have been tested by a competent person

There must be an inspection tag in place, marked with the current date

Ties must have been counted

If someone has to move a load while they are sitting down, how much can they move safely?

Twice the usual amount

Less than usual

The usual amount

Three times the usual amount

If your doctor says that you contracted Weil’s disease on-site, why do you need to tell the employer?

Your employer will need to call pest control to remove the rats on site

Your employer has to warn your colleagues not to go near you

The site on which you contracted it will have to be closed down

Your employer will have to report it to the health and safety executive

You need to walk past someone using a mobile crane. What should you do?

Walk past, but only if you are wearing Class 2 or Class 3 hi-vis clothing

Try to catch the attention of the crane operator first

Anticipate what the crane operator will do next and then pass

Take another route so that you stay clear of the crane

What is the purpose of using a permit to work system?

To ensure that the job is being carried out properly

To ensure that the job is carried out by the easiest method

To control work to prevent a major accident

To enable tools and equipment to be properly checked before work starts

What item of personal protective equipment (PPE), from the following list, should be used when oxyacetylene welding?

Eye protection with a tinted or filter lens

Ear defenders

Clear goggles

Dust mask

Which of the following can provide a good first impression of how well a site is being run?

Is what the principal contractor says in the monthly site meeting

The number of signs displayed at the site entrance

What the last RIDDOR report says

How tidy and organised it is

Which two of these activities are likely to need a hot-work permit?

Using the heaters in the drying room

Soldering pipework in a central heating system

Replacing an empty liquefied petroleum gas cylinder with a full one

Cutting steel with an angle grinder

Refuelling a diesel dump truck

To ensure your safety and that of the site workers, what should a contractor include in a safety method statement for working at height? Give Two answers.

How much insurance cover will be required

The cost of the job and A the time it will take

How falls are to be prevented

The sequence of operations and the equipment to be used

Who will supervise the job on site

What should be the first consideration of the contractor’s responsible person before planning for anyone to enter a confined space?

Is there an alternative method of doing the work

Is there a safe means of access and egress

Has the atmosphere in the confined space been tested

Has everyone who intends to enter the confined space been properly trained

An outdoor tower scaffold has stood overnight in high winds and heavy rain. What should you ensure before the scaffold is used?

That the platform hatch still works correctly

That the brakes still work

That the scaffold is tied to the adjacent structure

That the scaffold is inspected by a competent person

What must edge protection be designed to do?

Secure tools and materials close to the edge

Allow persons to work on both sides of it

Prevent people and materials from falling

Warn people where the edge of the roof is

What two precautions should be taken to reduce the risk of water pollution when mixing concrete and cement on site?

It should be sited on an impermeable area

It should be at least 10 m from a watercourse

It should only be used under the direct supervision of the site manager

It should not allowed on site if water pollution is a possibility

It should be at least 5 m from a watercourse

Which two of the following documents refer to the specific hazards associated with demolition work in confined spaces?

Scaffolding permit

Hot-work permit

Permit to work

Safety policy

Risk assessment

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