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Health & Safety - Paper 4

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1. When working at heights an employee should use…

A safety harness

A trapeze

24-tread step ladder

Breathing apparatus

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2. When working in noisy environments (areas), the ears should be protected by…

Cotton wool buds

Listening to loud music

Earplugs

Rawlplugs

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3. Before working on circuits which may be live, the first action to take is to…

Check functional switching for all equipment

Ensure safe isolation

Use 1000v tools

Identify exit routes

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4. The legislation which prohibits live working except in exceptional circumstances is…

Provision & use of work equipment Regulations (1992)

Personal Protective Equipment Regulations (1992)

Electricity at Work Regulations (1989)

BS 7671 Requirements for Electrical Installations

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5. The sign shown is a…

Warning sign

Advisory sign

Prohibition sign

Mandatory sign

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6. The extinguisher shown in fig 2 has black band. The extinguisher type is…

Dry Powder8

Carbon Dioxide

Water

Foam

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7. When finding a person who is unconscious having apparently suffered an electric shock, the first action to take is to…

Shake the person by the shoulder

Run for help

Fill in an accident form

Assess the situation

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8. A colleague has an accident which you witness. After he has been taken to Hospital for treatment you will legally be required to…

Complete his time sheet

Complete the work he was doing

Complete an accident report

Compile a list of tomorrow’s work

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9. Which ONE of the following is a requirement for ladders used for access to a working platform?

It must extend beyond the working surface by at least 0.5m

It must be secured by lashing the stiles to the scaffold

It must be at an angle of 45 degrees

It must be set at an angle of 3:1

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10. If an emergency evacuation were to take place on site. Which one of the following actions MUST ALL employees (and others) follow?

Leave the area by the shortest and safest route to the designated assembly point

Stay where you are and wait for instructions

Go home immediately until you think its safe

Find the nearest 'fire evacuation notice' and check the instructions

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11. Which ONE of the following would NOT form part of the RISK ASSESSMENT process?

Fire

Storage of materials

Pilfering

Manual handling

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12. Why is it important to leave the worksite in a clean and tidy condition?

It contributes to a safer working environment

It eliminates the need for any site security

It allows a check to be made on tools

It reduces the requirement for lots of extra storage space

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13. If an electrician caused death by electrocution, what would he be tried in court to?

BS7671

HSE

Electricity at work regulations

Electricity, quality, and continuity regulations

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14. In order for an electrician to avoid the above he should always follow?

The correct diagrams

COSH

BS7671

Risk assessment

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15. An electrician is deemed competent if he has the necessary?

Paperwork

Brains

Qualifications

Knowledge, experience, and skill

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16. Who is responsible for minimising waste on a construction site?

Only your supervisor is responsible

Everyone is responsible

Only your site manager is responsible

Only your health and safety rep is responsible

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17. Which of these would you class as hazardous waste (choose two answers)?

Broken glass

Used spill kit pads that have oil

Broken bricks

Fluorescent light tubes

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18. What should you do if you need to get rid of hazardous waste liquid on site?

Seal it in a container then put it in a general waste bin

Pour it into sand and let it soak in

Pour it down the toilet

Ask your supervisor how you can get rid of it

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19. If you’re the first to notice an oil or diesel spill on site you should…

Stop what you’re doing, contain it, tell your supervisor and then clean it up

Leave it; it’s not your job or responsibility

Inform your supervisor at the end of the day

Go back at the end of your shift and clean it up

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20. What does the health and safety sign shown mean?

Fishing not allowed in this area

Harmful to the environment

Swimming not allowed in this area

Use protective gloves

Corrosive

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21. How should you dispose of a container that has any on the labels above on it?

It’s safe to put in a general waste bin

Leave it for your supervisor to look after

You’ll need to follow the instructions in your work document or the instructions on the container

Wash it in the sink then put it in a bin

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22. What should you do with soil collected after you’ve cleaned up an oil leak?

Dispose of it in a general waste bin

Use a pressure washer to wash the oil off the soil

Mix it with other soil and try to minimise the oil

Treat it as hazardous waste and dispose of it according to the rules of your worksite

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23. What’s the FIRST thing you should do if you need to undertake noisy work that might exceed your site’s normal working hours?

Speak to the site management team and await instructions

Just get on with and try to finish as soon as possible

Go around to the neighbours and inform them

Put on your correct PPE and resume working

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24. What should you do if there’s a bird in a nest in your designated work area?

Move it out of your way then put it back after you’ve finished

Shout at it and try to scare it away

Use a container or bucket to cover it

Inform those around you then find your supervisor and let him know

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25. You should not store heavy materials such as bricks under a tree because…

It would not be easily visible

The heavy materials could compact the soil and damage the roots

It would be difficult to retrieve items if they’re under a tree

It would be difficult to navigate vehicles around a tree

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