1. Which one of the following should you do if you witness a serious accident on site?

2. Before being used, a ladder should be inspected:

3. If you have to work at height and it is not possible to erect a scaffold, or use any other type of working platform or mobile elevating work platform, then you should:

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

5. Why is it important to report ’near miss’ accidents to your employer?

6. If a load has an uneven centre of gravity, how should you lift it?

7. What is the best method of securing a ladder?

8. The Health and Safety at Work Act requires employers to provide what for their employees?

9. Who is responsible for signing a Company Safety Policy?

10. When picking up an object, you should:

11. If there is a risk of injury from moving loads what should you think about?

12. Which types of fire extinguishers should be used on electrical fires?

13. What does ’Kinetic lifting’ mean?

14. To determine the safety of the atmosphere in an excavation, which of the following is essential

15. What should be the first consideration when you are about to lift a load on your own?

16. If there had been a small fire, who should you report it to?

17. A person nearly collapses complaining of stomach pains. What should you do?

18. In the context of a risk assessment, what do you understand by the term risk?

19. An employee has a fall and is obviously unconscious. What is the FIRST thing you should do?

20. What is a fire assembly point?

21. What do the letters ACoP stand for?

22. Before entering an excavation to start work, it must first be:

23. What action should you take if you discover a fire?

24. When is head protection required to be worn on a construction site to comply with the Construction (Head Protection) Regulations?

25. A Health and Safety Executive Inspector can?

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

27. Which of the following should be recorded in the accident book following an accident?

28. The Health and Safety Executive is:

29. Why may young people be more at risk on site?

30. Who has a duty to provide PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for use by an employee?

31. What is a fire assembly point?

32. If you discover a fire at work, what should you do first:

33. What should you do immediately if you get a small cut on a finger whilst at work?

34. Who has a duty to provide PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for use by an employee?

35. You have to enter a manhole in which you believe there could be toxic gases. You have not been provided with any Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE). What should you do?

36. A labourer gets an electric shock; looks a bit pale but says they are alright. What should you do?

37. Where would you go in the event of a fire?

38. At work who would you report a dangerous occurrence to?

39. Complete the following sentence: A risk assessment

40. What is a blue-labelled fire extinguisher filled with?

41. Half the deaths on construction sites are caused by which one of the following?

42. If you came across an injury on site, what is the first thing you should do?

43. Why should aluminium ladders be kept away from wet lime or cement?

44. You have to enter a manhole in which you know there are toxic gases. You have all the PPE but there does not appear to be a rescue plan in place. What should you do?

45. If there had been a small fire, who should you report it to?

46. How many people should be working on a ladder at one time?

47. What happens if a Prohibition Notice is issued by an Inspector of the local authority or the HSE?

48. Under what circumstances do the Work at Height Regulations permit a stepladder to be used on site?

49. A Cable Avoidance Tool (C.A.T.) and a ‘Genny’ (generator) can be used successfully to locate underground cables by whom:

50. If you are about to use a power tool and discover the guard is missing, you should:

51. Any damaged equipment must be:

52. Which of the following must an employer consider when making provisions for first aid?

53. What do the blue and white health and safety signs tell you?

54. What is the ideal angle for a ladder against a wall and floor?

55. Which fire extinguisher should not be used on flammable liquid fires?

56. When considering what measures to take to protect people’s health and safety, PPE should always be regarded as:

57. Employers are required to provide information to their employees on their health and safety rights and responsibilities and how to get advice by:

58. Accidents causing any injury should always be recorded in:

59. What is most commonly used to reduce 230 volts to 110 volts on site?

60. Where should you look for Official advice on health and safety matters?

61. What would you NOT consider in making a judgement of the risks from a load?

62. The rung of a wooden ladder has started to split, what should you do?

63. A colleague has drilled holes in the top of his safety helmet because the weather is hot. Is this:

64. What is the aim of carrying out an accident investigation?

65. A red-labelled fire extinguisher should NOT be used:

66. What should you do if you hear the fire alarm?

67. What is the recommended maximum voltage for portable hand lamps when working in confined or damp locations?

68. If an extension cable is to be run across a site road, what action should you take?

69. In an on-site emergency, which of the following must a first-aider NOT do?

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

71. What must an employer do with their accident records following completion of a construction project?

72. What should you ensure if you suffer an injury through a manual handling operation?

73. What does the sound of a siren on-site normally indicate?

74. The Work at Height Regulations 2005 require a working platform used for construction work and from which a person could fall 2 metres or more to be inspected:

75. What is the preferred nominal voltage for portable hand lamps for general use on construction sites?

76. When should you wear safety footwear on site?

77. What action should you take if you discover a fire?

78. Which one of the following must be in a company’s written Health and Safety Policy:

79. Which of the following items should not be in a first-aid box?

80. Employers have to produce a written Health and Safety Policy statement when:

81. Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, which of the following have a duty to work safely?

82. When discharging carbon dioxide fire extinguishers, the nozzle:

83. A workmate lifting a big box suddenly shouts “oh, my back” and drops the box. What should you do?

84. Companies employing five or more people must have a written Health and Safety Policy because:

85. When working in dusty conditions, which of the following would give the LEAST level of protection?

86. A manual handling operation is defined as which one of the following?

87. Which one of the following accounts for most accidents each year on construction sites?

88. When working on fragile roofs:

89. A black-labelled fire extinguisher contains:

90. In manual handling, which of the following general statements is true?

91. An emergency route(s) must be provided on construction sites to ensure:

92. What should you do first before lifting or moving a load?

93. What is the minimum height of the top guard-rail of a scaffold above the edge from which someone is liable to fall?

94. The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations require the colour coding of signs. What colours are used on a sign indicating a warning, for example "Fork-lift trucks operating”?

95. The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and any regulations made under the Act are:

96. As an approximate guide the manual handling capacity of a two person team is:

97. Why may a confined space be dangerous to work in?

98. If there is a risk of injury from lifting loads what should you think about first?

99. Before performing manual lifting what is the first thing you should do?

100. What do the letters SWL stand for?

101. Where a load has to be lifted manually, what is the employer required to do by law?

102. If an electric drill gives off blue smoke from the motor, you should:

103. Before picking up a load, you should:

104. What is the preferred nominal voltage for local lighting up to 2 kW on construction sites?

105. Most deaths on site are caused by:

106. When working in a confined space, such as a sewer, what danger may occur?

107. Which of the following statements is correct?

108. Which would you consider to be generally correct when lifting a load?

109. How can you protect your eyesight while working on site?

110. You have been asked to operate a cherry-picker (mobile elevated work platform) when it is very windy. What should your FIRST consideration be?

111. Which one of the following should you do if your personal protective equipment (PPE) is damaged?

112. What do the letters CDM stand for?

113. To operate a powered hand tool you must be:

114. When working above public areas, what should be considered?

115. What is an “Improvement Notice”?

116. Which is the correct way to lift a load?

117. All new fire extinguishers are coloured red or of bright self-coloured metal. How do you know the difference between types?

118. In an emergency situation at work you should do what?

119. In accordance with the Electricity at Work regulations, when considering whether to work live a responsible person should:

120. Which one of the following is NOT classified as a reportable major injury under RIDDOR?

121. What should you do if you hear the fire alarm?

122. If personal protective equipment (PPE) is defective, what should you do?

123. When must you wear all personal protective equipment (PPE) provided by your employer?

124. A black-labelled fire extinguisher contains:

125. Ladders should be set at a slope of approximately:

126. What is the most common type of injury resulting from lifting loads from the floor?

127. Approximately 70 workers each year die on construction sites, the main cause of this is:

128. Your workmate suddenly gets a foreign body in the eye. What should you do?

129. A scaffold tower must be erected by:

130. When can you work from a ladder?

131. Where would you go in the event of a fire?

132. All new fire extinguishers are coloured red or of bright self-coloured metal. How do you know the difference between types?

133. What colours are fire exit signs?

134. Under RIDDOR, which one of the following must be reported to the enforcing authority?

135. What do the letters HSE stand for?

136. If someone has fallen off a ladder and they say their leg is broken, what should you do?

137. Who should you report serious accidents to?

138. What must be done before any work begins?

139. A workmate burns their hand on a piece of very hot metal. What should you do first?

140. What must be considered first when planning to carry out work in a confined space?

141. For fires involving spilled petrol, which types of fire extinguisher could you use?

142. What is the preferred nominal voltage for portable hand tools on construction sites?

143. When judging “individual capability” for manual handling, you should assume:

144. The type of accident that kills most construction site workers is:

145. When an article has to be moved for a long distance, you should:

146. In hot weather which one of the following is correct with regard to safety helmets?

147. Which one of the following has the power to examine an accident record?

148. Who would you expect to carry out a risk assessment on your working site?

149. A ladder giving access to a scaffold can generally be safely used, provided that:

150. How often should user (visual) checks be carried out on portable electrical equipment?

151. In what circumstances can an HSE Improvement Notice be issued?

152. If a Health and Safety Executive Inspector issues a “Prohibition Notice”, this means that:

153. Ladders should not be painted because:

154. Which of the following is advisable when lifting a load manually?

155. If a person at work suffers an injury (other than a major injury) due to an accident at work, it is reportable under RIDDOR if they are incapacitated for work for:

156. When exposing underground power cables, which method of excavation should you use?

157. Identify one method of enforcing regulations that are available to the Health and Safety Executive:

158. On a mobile elevating work platform, what should you attach your safety harness to?

159. Which is the part of your body MOST LIKELY to be injured during a manual handling activity which involves moving a heavy load?

160. The Work at Height Regulations 2005 require a working platform used for construction work and from which a person could fall 2 metres or more to be inspected:

161. When using an extension cable reel, which of the following statements is correct?

162. Which of the following is correct for risk assessment?

163. When working on a roof that has fragile, clear-plastic panels, what is the best way of preventing falls through the panels?

164. What should you do if your supervisor asks you to move something that you find is too heavy to lift?

165. Ladders should be:

166. While digging a trench, you uncover a length of yellow marker tape at a depth of about 150mm. What does the presence of the marker tape mean?

167. A Prohibition Notice means:

168. Who of the following would you expect to be responsible for managing health and safety on site?

169. What colour is a water filled fire extinguisher, or its label?

170. Could making an entry in the accident book help you if you later make a claim for compensation?

171. Why would your supervisor ask you to read the method statement and risk assessment before you start your next job?

172. When moving a load fitted with wheels which of the following is generally true?

173. What should you do if your work activity requires you to wear a full body safety harness and one is not available?

174. Why should a high visibility vest be worn when working on roads?

175. When would it be appropriate to wear a bump-cap instead of a safety helmet?

176. A Cable Avoidance Tool (C.A.T.) and a ‘Genny’ (generator) can be used successfully to locate underground cables by whom:

177. How often should a first-aider qualified in First Aid at Work (FAW) or Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) receive retraining?

178. What is a HAZARD?

179. If someone has fallen over and has stopped breathing, what is the first thing you should do?

180. Why should a serious accident be reported to the enforcing authority?