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What is the best way to limit dust exposure when assessing the use of power tools?

Find a way to do the work quickly to limit dust exposure

Provide adequate ventilation

Stop dust getting into the air

Only undertake the work during damp or wet weather

Do those in charge of sites have to provide a first aid box?

Yes, every site must have one

Only if more than 25 people work on site

Only if more than 5 people work on site

No, there is no legal duty to provide one

Which one of these is not a primary purpose of the asbestos survey?

To estimate how much it would cost to remove any asbestos correct

To identify asbestos materials that need to be removed before demolition or refurbishment work

To assist in the management of any asbestos in a building

To provide accurate information on the location, amount and condition of asbestos materials

If there is a fatal accident or reportable dangerous occurrence on site, when must the Health and Safety Executive be informed?

Within seven days

Within 10 days

Within 5 days

Immediately

What are the legal minimum facilities that should be provided on site for washing your hands?

A cold water standpipe and paper towels

There is no need to provide washing facilities

Running hot water and electric hand-dryers

Hot and cold water (or warm water), soap, and a way to dry hands

Apart from the cylinders used in gas-powered forklift trucks, why should you never see liquid petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder placed on their side during use ?

The liquid gas could be drawn from the cylinder, creating a safety hazard

It could be drawn into the cylinder, creating a dangerous mixture of gases

Liquid gas would be too low a level to allow the torch to burn correctly

It would give a faulty reading on the contents gauge, resulting in Flashback

What must an RCD residual current device do in conjunction with 230v electrical equipment ?

It lowers the voltage

Quickly cuts off the power if there is a fault

Saves energy and lowers costs

It makes the tool run at a safe speed

What is the most important reason for keeping a working area on a construction site clean and tidy ?

To prevent slips, trips and Falls

So that the workers don’t have to have a big clean up at the end of the week

So that Waste skips can be emptied more often

To recycle waste and help the environment

What is the best way for a responsible person to make sure that all who are doing a job and fully understood a method statement?

Make sure that those doing the job have read the method statement

Attach the method statement to the risk assessment and job sheets

Explain the method statement to those doing the job and test their understanding

Display the method statement on a notice board in the office

If you are inspecting a flat roof, what is the best way to stop yourself and others from falling over the edge ?

Ask for a large warning sign to be placed at the edge of the roof

Ask for the edge to be protected with a guard-rail and toe-boards

Ask someone to keep watch and to shout out when someone gets too close to the edge

Ask for red and white tape to mark the edge

How are site based staff and visitors informed of the location of first aid facilities on site?

By reading the Health and Safety law poster

By searching the site office

By walk in the site looking for the first aid sign

By attending the site induction

What condition can be caused by direct sunlight on bare skin?

Dermatitis

Rickets

Skin cancer

Acne

If it is not reasonably practicable to prevent exposure of workers to substances hazardous to health, which of the following should you consider first?

How to minimise risk and control exposure

What health surveillance arrangements will be needed

How to monitor the exposure of workers in the workplace

What instruction, training and supervision to provide

What happens if a prohibition notice is issued by the Health and Safety Executive inspector or local authority?

The work that is subject to the notice must stop

Work can continue, as long as risk a assessment is carried out

Work can continue if extra safety precautions are taken

The work currently in progress can be completed, but no new work can be started

Which of these does not have to be recorded in the accident book ?

The date and time of the accident

Injured person’s National Insurance number

The home address of the injured person

Details of the injury

The standards of health and safety on a project site have noticeably declined. What is the first thing you should do to find out about the contractors attitude two health and safety?

Talk to some of the local residents

Check their RIDDOR reports

Call the contractors safety department

Talk to the site manager

What is the significance of the weekly or daily personal noise exposure limit value of 87 decibels set out in the control of noise at work regulations?

All site personnel and visitors need to be warned if the noise level is being exceeded

Hearing protection needs to be provided upon request if the level is likely to be exceeded

Employers must ensure that their personnel are not exposed to noise above his level

The principal contractor must make sure everyone carries their hearing protection if this noise level is exceeded

What is the least reliable source of information when assessing the level of vibration from a powered percussive hand tool?

Vibration figures taken from the tool manufacturers handbook

In use vibration measurement of the tool

Migration data from the health and safety executives master list

The judgement of the site manager based upon observation

Which of the following is most likely to result in those who work with sheet lead having raised levels of lead in their blood?

By not changing out of their work clothes

By them not using the correct respirator

By them not wearing safety goggles

By not washing their hands before eating

How should access be controlled, if people are working in a riser shaft?

A By a site security operative

By a permit to work system

By those who are working in it

By the main contractor

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