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Which piece of equipment may need to be used with a cable avoidance tool (CAT) in order to detect cables?
Insulated shovel or spade
Signal generator (genny)
Excavator bucket with no teeth
Gas detector
What final element is missing from this simple four point pollution incident response plan? Stop - Contain - Notify -?
Review
Clean up
Take action
Re-start work
While on site you see a contractor working in a way that presents an imminent danger to yourself and others around you. What should you do immediately?
Move to another area of the site and continue with your work
Before you leave site ensure that you inform the project manager
Speak directly to the contractor and tell them to stop
Ensure that you inform the client and the principal contractor
Which one of these is not a primary purpose of an asbestos survey?
To provide accurate information on the location, amount and condition of asbestos materials
To identify all asbestos materials that need to be removed before demolition or refurbishment work
To assist in the management of any asbestos in the building
To estimate how much it would cost to remove any asbestos
What is the best way to limit dust exposure when assessing the use of a power tool?
Stop dust getting into the air
Provide adequate ventilation
Find a way to do the work quickly to limit dust exposure
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What is the first thing you should do if you discover a fire?
Put any equipment away
Finish what you are doing, if it is safe to do so
Try to put out the fire
Raise the alarm
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
Equipment to eliminate or reduce dust and personal and protective equipment (PPE) suitable for the work should be used
Work should commence - no controls are needed as dust cannot cause serious harm or injury
Work for short periods of time
What does this warning sign mean?
High voltage
Risk of radiation
Electrical appliance
Risk of lightning
What should you do if you find that the toilets on the site you are visiting are dirty?
Ignore the problem, it is normal
Tell the site manager who can sort it out
Ask someone to find some cleaning materials and attend to it
See if you can use the toilets in a nearby café or pub
Where are you most likely to come across asbestos?
In a house built between 1950 and 2005
In any building built or refurbished before the year 2000
In industrial buildings built after the year 2000
Asbestos has now been removed from all buildings
If you see this label on a substance what should you do?
Dispose of the substance or contents by burning
Find out how to use the substance safely as it could explode
Find out how to the substance safely as it is flammable (could catch fire easily)
Warm up the contents first, with heat or a naked flame
Which of the following can provide a ghood first impression of how well a site is being run?
How tidy and organised it is
What the principal contractor says in the monthly site meeting
What the last RIDDOR report says
The number of signs displayed at the site entrance
What two things can be done to reduce trips and injuries caused by untidy leads and extension cables
Running cables and leads above head height and over the top of doorways and walkways
Tying any excess cables and leads up into the smallest coil possible
Keeping trailing cables and leads close to the wall
Making sure your cables have not been used before
Only allowing thinner 230 volt extension cables to be used
Where should you go if you hear the fire alarm?
To the site entrance
To the assembly point
To the site office
To the welfare facilities
What are the two recommended ways to protect your hearing?
Rolled tissue paper
Cotton wool pads over your ears
Earplugs
Soft cloth pads over your ears
Ear defenders
How should workers be informed about what to do in an emergency? Give two answers.
By attending the site induction
By looking in the health and safety file
By asking the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
By asking at the local hospital
By reading the site noticeboards
How can you tell if a product is hazardous?
By warning symbols on the container or packaging label
By the shape of the container
It will always be in a black container
It will always be in a cardboard box
How should a worker stand if they need to lift a load from the floor?
Feet together, legs straight and back bent
Feet together and knees bent, in a deep squatting position
Feet slightly apart, one leg slightly forward and knees flexed
Feet wide apart, legs straight and back bent
Why should workers not kneel in wet cement, screed or concrete?
It will make their trousers wet
It is not an effective way to work
It can cause serious chemical burns to their legs
It will affect the finish
How are site-based staff and visitors informed of the location of first-aid facilities on site?
By walking the site looking for the first-aid sign
By searching the site office
By attending the site induction
By reading the Health and Safety Law poster
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