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SHEA Waste and Resource
Management
Complete Question Bank
Q1 What is a confined space?
a. A small working area
b. An area with poor access
c. A contaminated working area
d. An area where a respireable
atmosphere cannot be
guaranteed
Q2 The likelihood that harm from a
specific hazard will occur is defined
as:
a. The hazard
b. A severe hazard
c. A potential accident
d. The risk
Q3 If you think you have spotted a
hazard you should:
a. Avoid working in the area until it's
sorted and safe
b. Put in an urgent message to the
Health & Safety Advisor
c. Tell your work mates
d. Put it right if possible and tell the
supervisor and your work mates
Q4 What is the role of the Principle
Designer?
a. To ensure welfare facilities are
provided
b. To sort out difficulties between
contractors
c. To enforce the Environmental
Protection Act (1990)
d. To plan and co-ordinate matters
relating to health and safety
during the pre-construction
phase
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Q5 Which of the following is a hazard of
a confined space?
a. Safety boots
b. Hand tools
c. Goggles
d. Noise
Q6 Can an open excavation become a
confined space?
a. No, it’s not big enough
b. No, it’s open to the atmosphere
c. No, unless you cover it with road
plates
d. Yes, if air circulation is poor and
gas is present
Q7 Which of the following is a hazard of
a confined space:
a. Safety Harness
b. Safety Boots
c. Dehydration
d. Heat
Q8 Which of the following is a hazard of
confined spaces?
a. Personal protective equipment
b. Harness and line
c. Depth of an excavation
d. Oxygen deficiency
Q9 What is the HSE Guidance for
Avoiding Danger from Underground
Services?
a. HSE 99
b. GSH 54
c. GET 22
d. HSG47
Q10 Which of the following is a hazard
created by damage to an
underground gas supply?
a. Loss of gas supply
b. Non-completion of job
c. Damage to tools and equipment
d. Escaping gas
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Q11 Which of the following is a hazard
created by damage to an
underground water pipe?
a. Pumping a flooded excavation
b. Loss of water supply
c. Damage to tools & equipment
d. Contaminated Water
Q12 Which of the following is a hazard
created by damage to an
underground electricity cable?
a. Increased voltage
b. Loss of electricity supply
c. Damage to tools / equipment
d. Fire
Q13 If someone is in contact with a live
cable, the BEST thing you can do is:
a. Phone the power organisation
b. Call for help
c. Pull them away from the cable
d. Contact the emergency services
Q14 This sign means:
a. Safe to move across site
b. Danger area
c. First Aid point
d. Fire assembly point
Q15 If you discover a large fire, the first
thing you should do is:
a. Put your tools away
b. Finish what you are doing if it is
safe to do so
c. Try to put out the fire
d. Raise the alarm
Q16 To prevent fire you should:
a. Throw away all flammable
material
b. Make sure heat sources and
flammable material are stored
together
c. Always leave a window open
d. Store flammable materials
correctly
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Q17 If there is a fire, you will need to go
to the site assembly point. How
would you find out where this is?
a. From the Health & Safety
Executive
b. By reading your employers
health and safety policy
c. Your mates will tell you
d. During site induction
Q18 Workplace noise can result in:
a. Fewer opportunities to talk to
each other
b. An easier atmosphere to work in,
if it is under control
c. Higher productivity levels
d. Irritation and stress
Q19 Noise can cause:
a. Ear infections
b. Waxy ears
c. Vibration White Finger
d. Stress & irritation
Q20 Noise over a long time can damage
your hearing. Can this damage be
reversed?
a. Yes, with time
b. Yes, but it will require an
operation
c. Yes, if you change tasks or your
job
d. No, the damage is permanent
Q21 Noise can damage your hearing.
What is an early sign of this?
a. There are no early signs of
damage
b. A skin rash around the ear lobes
c. Increased ear infections
d. Temporary hearing loss
Q22 When wearing hearing protection
you must remember:
a. To carry out your own noise
assessment
b. To wear hard hat protection at
the same time
c. That ear plug protection does not
always work
d. That you may be less aware of
what is going on around you
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Q23 The Noise at Work Regulations
(2005) place responsibilities on:
a. Machinery and equipment
manufacturers
b. The employee
c. The employer
d. All persons in the workplace
Q24 Noise may be a problem at work if
you have to shout to be clearly
heard by someone who is standing:
a. 4 metres away
b. 5 metres away
c. 6 metres away
d. 2 metres away
Q25 If you need to work in a “hearing
protection zone” you must:
a. Wear highest quality hearing
protection
b. Take hearing protection in case
it’s needed
c. Wear protection if the readings
exceed 95dBa
d. Wear hearing protection at all
times
Q26 In a noisy environment, what must
the employer do?
a. Nothing, until you complain
b. Find people alternative work
c. Ensure communication
equipment is loud enough to be
heard
d. Try to reduce the noise by using
screens or enclosures
Q27 When working in a noisy
environment you can protect
yourself by:
a. Covering your ears
b. Standing well back from noisy
equipment
c. Using only quiet equipment
d. Using hearing protection and
making sure equipment covers
and silencers are in place
Q28 You can catch tetanus from
contaminated land or water. How
does it get into your body?
a. Through your nose when you
breathe
b. Through your mouth when you
eat or drink
c. It doesn’t, it only infects animals
and not people
d. Through an open cut in your skin
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Q29 Which of the following are
occupational health issues?
a. Hepatitis
b. Repetitive Strain Injury
c. Sun stroke
d. All other answers
Q30 Which of the following can carry
Leptospirosis in their urine?
a. Cats
b. Sheep
c. Rabbits
d. Rats
Q31 The early signs of Weil's disease
can be easily confused with:
a. Dermatitis
b. Hay fever
c. Diabetes
d. Influenza (Flu)
Q32 Which of the following is a symptom
of Weil's disease?
a. White finger tips
b. Hair Loss
c. Hearing Loss
d. Flu type symptoms
Q33 If you breathe in asbestos dust, it
can cause:
a. Aching muscles
b. Influenza (flu)
c. Painful joints
d. Lung disease
Q34 Occupational asthma is a disease
that can end your working life. It
affects your:
a. Hearing
b. Joints
c. Skin
d. Breathing
Q35 You can get occupational dermatitis
from:
a. Hand-arm vibration
b. Another person with dermatitis
c. Sunlight
d. Some types of chemicals
Q36 Exposure to engine oil and other
mineral oils can cause:
a. Heart disease
b. Breathing problems
c. Vibration White Finger
d. Skin problems
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Q37 You should not use white spirit or
other solvents to clean your hands
because:
a. They remove the top layer of the
skin
b. They block the pores of the skin
c. They carry harmful bacteria that
attack the skin
d. They strip the protective oils from
the skin
Q38 Who is responsible for reporting any
unsafe conditions?
Q39
a. The supervisor
b. The client
c. Health & Safety Advisors
d. Everyone
Q40 Having identified an uncontrolled
hazard you should:
a. Set up barriers, and warn
colleagues
b. Contact supervisor immediately
to visit prior to hazard removal
c. Ensure hazard does not develop
into a risk
d. Remove it if possible and report
it to your supervisor
Q41 During site induction, you do not
understand something that’s said.
What should you do?
a. Attend another site induction
b. Ask a colleague to explain
c. Take a guess as it will become
clear later
d. Ask for another explanation
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Q42 All underground cables should be
treated as:
a. Dangerous and marked on the
highway
b. Live, unless it’s not shown on
existing plans
c. A guide to the existence of other
underground plant in the vicinity
d. Live until established otherwise
Q43 When excavating in the vicinity of
underground plant, which of the
following statements is true?
a. Mechanical excavation should
always be used in the first
instance
b. The hazard activity sheets and
example risk assessments will
cover all site hazards
c. If cables/plant identified on plans
cannot be located on site it can
be assumed that the plans are
incorrect
d. Underground plant should be
located then exposed by hand
digging
Q44 When digging, you hit and damage
a buried cable. What should you
do?
a. Move the cable
b. Wait, check the excavation and
move the cable to safe position
c. Dig around the cable, check the
damage and report it to your
supervisor
d. Do not touch the cable, stop work
and report it
Q45 Before carrying out an excavation
you should:
a. Sweep the surface clean and
check its condition
b. Check all tools and equipment
are available
c. Identify a location for the spoil
d. Check plans and use cable &
pipe locating equipment
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Q46 You are working in an excavation. If
you see the side supports move,
you should:
a. Keep watching for further
movement
b. Do nothing since supports
always move
c. Move to another part of the
excavation
d. Make sure that you and others
leave the excavation quickly
Q47 What must happen before you start
working in an excavation?
a. Someone must go in and take an
air sample
b. A supervisor should check the
excavation
c. A supervisor should be present
for the first hour
d. A competent person must
inspect the excavation
Q48 When leaving an excavation at the
end of a working day, you must
always:
a. Consult your supervisor
b. Sign the excavation inspection
certificate
c. Check the weather conditions
expected tomorrow
d. Make sure the excavation is
fenced off and secure
Q49 Current construction regulations
require that supported excavations
require inspection:
a. Never
b. On completion of the shoring
c. Before working around
underground services
d. At the start of every shift
Q50 Which of the following are possible
signs and symptoms of Vibration
White Finger?
a. Hardening of the nails
b. Veins becoming more visible
c. Hand painful when warm
d. Finger tips becoming white
Q51 Which of the following can cause
Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome
(HAVS)?
a. Driving a vehicle
b. Wearing Personal Protective
Equipment
c. Manual Handling
d. The length of time you operate
machinery
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Q52 Hand arm vibration can cause:
a. Damage to brain cells
b. Skin irritation, like Dermatitis
c. Blisters on your hands and arms
d. Damage to blood vessels &
nerves
Q53 Which of the following is a symptom
of Vibration White Finger?
a. Itching and soreness in the
palms
b. Watering eyes
c. Pains in the soles of your feet
d. Finger tips becoming white
Q54 Why is vibration a serious health
issue?
a. There are no signs of damage
b. Long term effects are unknown
c. You cannot prevent vibration
d. Vibration can cause injuries that
cannot be cured
Q55 What is Vibration White Finger?
a. A mild skin rash that will go away
b. A serious skin condition that will
not clear up
c. Severe frost bite
d. Damage to your hands and arms
that might not go away
Q56 Which of the following is a source of
Hand Arm Vibration?
a. Driving or riding on a vehicle
along rough or uneven terrain
b. Standing on a structure which is
attached to a machine which
produces vibration
c. Operating earth moving
machines
d. Hand digging in an excavation
Q57 You are less likely to suffer from
Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome
(HAVS) if you:
a. Are cold but dry
b. Are cold & wet
c. If you smoke
d. Are warm & dry
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Q58 The chance of suffering Hand Arm
Vibration Syndrome is increased
when:
a. You are taking medication
b. You are not on the correct diet
c. You are over 59 years old
d. You are cold and wet
Q59 What can you do to reduce the risk
of Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome
(HAVS)?
a. Never work when wet
b. Stick to hand tools
c. Report all information to the
supervisor
d. Keep your tools and machines in
good working order
Q60 You will find out about emergency
assembly points from:
a. A risk assessment
b. A Method Statement
c. The permit to work
d. The site induction
Q61 What is the role of the Principle
Contractor?
a. To appoint a Principle Designer
b. To sort out difficulties between
designers & contractors
c. To enforce the Environmental
Protection Act (1990)
d. To manage health and safety
during the construction phase
Q62 Who should read the Health &
Safety Policy Statement?
a. The client, supervisor and
contractor
b. Sub-contracted employees
c. Nobody… it does not actually
need to be read
d. All employees
Q63 Why do you need to work in a safe
way?
a. To benefit the reputation of the
organisation
b. For continuous professional
development
c. To avoid missing deadlines
d. To minimise the chance of injury
to yourself and others
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Q64 Which statement is true?
a. When a contractor is working on
site their own employer is
responsible for keeping them
safe
b. You should never lend tools or
equipment to a contractor
c. You only need to read the safety
policy when you start
employment
d. You are responsible for your
health and safety at work
Q65 Which statement is correct?
a. Your employer is responsible for
your actions in the workplace
b. You are responsible for taking
reasonable care only under
certain circumstances
c. Employees have to identify
foreseeable risks on behalf of
employers
d. You and your employer are
responsible for your actions in
the workplace
Q66 Under the Health and Safety at
Work Act (1974), what are some of
the responsibilities you have as an
employee ?
a. Not work more than 48 hours in
the working week unless you opt
out
b. To provide your own PPE
c. To produce your own health &
safety policy and keep it up to
date
d. To wear PPE, work safely and
maintain a safe working area
Q67 What are employees duties under
the Health & Safety at Work Act
(1974)?
a. To take reasonable care when
they work on site
b. To co-operate with their
employer and ensure their
colleagues work safely
c. To ensure they know the
contents of the Health & Safety
at Work Act (1974)
d. To take reasonable care for their
own health, safety & welfare and
for that of others who may be
affected by their actions or
omissions at work
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Q68 If your Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE) gets damaged,
you should:
a. Throw it away and replace when
you can
b. Carry on using it until it can be
replaced
c. Try to repair it
d. Stop what you are doing and
replace it
Q69 When working at height, what range
of controls are available to you?
a. Access to the risk assessment
b. In possession of the
management of safety
regulations
c. Must have a Supervisor present
at all times
d. Any control specified in the risk
assessment covering that job
Q70 What are the three key steps
identified in the Working at Height
Regulations (2005)?
a. Train, assess & register
operatives working in those
conditions
b. Place climbing aids, use a
harness, and supervise
c. Provide fall nets, risk assess &
fence off area
d. Avoid the need to work at height,
if you have to work at height take
steps to prevent falls, any
remaining risks should be
mitigated
Q71 You are classed as working at
height when you could fall from:
a. 5 metres above a stable surface
b. 2 metres above the ground or
higher
c. Working off a ladder
d. Any height that could cause you
an injury if you fell
Q72 Who should check a ladder before
it's used?
a. A supervisor or safety advisor
b. The stores personnel on issue
c. The manufacturer
d. A competent person
Q73 When you climb a ladder you must:
a. Have two points of contact with
the ladder at all times
b. Use a safety harness
c. Have the ladder held at all times
d. Have three points of contact with
the ladder at all times
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Q74 Prior to working at height what
actions need to be completed?
a. Check method statement for
accuracy
b. Use appropriate PPE
c. Confirm attendance of
supervisor
d. Carry out a risk assessment
Q75 You need to work at height. It is not
possible to install edge protection or
a soft landing system. What should
you do?
a. Hold on with one hand and work
with the other
b. Ask someone to support you
while you work
c. Tie a rope around your waist and
tie the other end to an anchor
point
d. Take actions to mitigate the risk
of a potential fall
Q76 What action would you take if a
member of the public identified a
hazard and reported it to you?
a. Thank the person, check the
area and report the hazard to the
Health & Safety Advisor
b. Thank the person, pass the
information on to your supervisor
c. Warn colleagues, report the
hazard at end of your shift
d. Check, remove the hazard if
practicable and report to your
colleagues and supervisor
Q77 The Health and Safety at Work Act
places duties on:
a. Employers only
b. Operatives only
c. Contractors and sub contractors
only
d. All people at work
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Q78 What are your duties under the
Personal Protective Equipment at
Work Regulations (1992)?
a. To make sure your PPE is free
b. To keep your PPE in its original
packaging
c. Make sure your PPE is ready for
use at all times during the
working day
d. To use PPE provided by
employer in accordance with the
information and training received
Q79 The Lifting Operations and Lifting
Equipment Regulations (1998) are
concerned with:
a. Only the carrying out of any lift
b. Large or fixed mobile cranes
c. Access of lifting equipment into
the workplace
d. The operation, maintenance and
inspection of lifting equipment
Q80 Under the Provision & Use of Work
Equipment Regulations (1998), you
must:
a. Keep equipment noise levels
below 75 dBA
b. Only modify equipment in
accordance with supervisor's
instructions
c. Not use equipment unless
covered by company insurance
d. Not interfere with guards and
safety devices
Q81 The primary purpose of the Noise at
Work regulations is to:
a. Ensure that workers wear ear
protection at all times
b. Provide limits which are
mandatory for sound insulation
c. Set design a criteria for ear
defenders
d. Reduce the instances of damage
to health through noise at work
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Q82 What is the purpose of the Control
of Noise at Work Regulations
(2005)?
a. To ensure employers are aware
of their responsibilities
b. To place protection duty on
equipment manufacturer
c. To ensure employees wear ear
protection
d. To reduce the risk of hearing
damage in the workplace
Q83 Which fire extinguisher should be
used to put out all types of fire?
a. Carbon dioxide (CO2)
b. Foam
c. Water
d. Dry powder
Q84 BS EN3 states that all portable
firefighting equipment shall be
coloured:
a. Black with a red label
b. Blue with a label colour coded to
the contents
c. Green with a label colour coded
to the contents
d. Red with a label colour coded to
the contents
Q85 How does this type of extinguisher
put out fires?
a. It gets rid of the heat
b. It removes the fuel
c. It dampens down the flames
d. It keeps out oxygen
Q86 This fire extinguisher contains:
a. Foam
b. Water
c. Dry powder
d. Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Q87 Every employer must ensure:
a. All staff are first aid trained
b. There are first aid kits in some
vehicles
c. There is a doctor on site
d. A sufficient number of trained
first aiders
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Q88 Every employee must be able to:
a. Carry out first aid treatment
b. Check first aid equipment is
sufficient
c. Assess a person's injury prior to
a first aider attending
d. Identify first aiders and
appointed persons
Q89 If you saw this sign, what does it
mean?
a. Fire Extinguisher point
b. Fire assembly point
c. Exit route
d. First aid point
Q90 Which of the following would you
find in a first aid box
a. Inhaler
b. Plaster of Paris
c. Prescription medication
d. Bandages
Q91 How should you get rid of
hazardous waste?
a. Put it in the general skip on site
b. Place it in a black container
c. Take it to the nearest local
authority tip
d. In accordance with the operating
rules and procedures
Q92 Under the Hazardous Waste
Regulations (2005) which of the
following items must be separated
from general waste:
a. Wood
b. Bricks, rubble and spoil
c. Damaged PPE
d. Oils
Q93 Which statement is true?
a. It is usually safe to walk on
uneven ground
b. Causes of slips trips and falls are
never usually obvious
c. Lighting does not affect the
chances of a slip or trip
happening
d. Slips trips and falls are the most
common type of injury at work
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Q94 Your Employer must assess
Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE) against:
a. Its unit cost
b. Its colour and availability
c. Availability of storage areas
d. Its suitability for the tasks
involved
Q95 Which of the following would an
employer action after a risk
assessment:
a. The monitoring of the workplace
b. Provision of health surveillance
c. Removal of all hazards
d. Use of control measures
Q96 You are on site. You need to
dispose of waste liquid that has oil
in it. What should you do?
a. Pour it down a drain outside the
site
b. Pour it onto the ground and let it
soak away
c. Use it to start a fire
d. Treat it as hazardous waste
Q97 A hazard is:
a. Something that cannot be
avoided
b. The likelihood something bad will
happen
c. Nothing to worry about
d. Something with the potential to
cause harm.
Q98 You have to move a load that is too
heavy for you. You cannot divide
the load up and there is no one to
help you. What should you do?
a. Try to lift it using the correct
methods
b. Although not trained, use a
forklift truck
c. Leave it for others and submit a
complaint
d. Do not move the load until you
find a safe method
Q99 You have to lift a heavy load. What
must you do?
a. Make sure your supervisor is in
attendance
b. Get on with the lift
c. Move the load very slowly
d. Do a risk assessment of the task
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Q100 When moving / lifting items, the first
option requested by the Manual
Handling Operations Regulations
(1992) is:
a. To use more than one person
b. To test the load to see if one
person can move it
c. To take into account the number
of people available
d. To use mechanical lifting
equipment if practicable
Q101 You must not lift any weight:
a. In excess of 36kg when the load
is of a regular shape
b. In excess of 26kg if the load is of
an irregular shape
c. When working as part of a team
d. Likely to cause risk or injury to
yourself
Q102 The Control of Noise at Work
Regulations (2005) places
responsibility on:
a. Employees
b. Employers
c. Members of the public
d. Employers and employees
Q103 Which of the following is part of the
Health & Safety Executive's (HSE's)
role?
a. To ensure people wear PPE at
all times
b. To check client and contractor
job contracts
c. Inform all employees of their
rights and responsibilities
d. Provide advice and consultation
on health & safety matters
Q104 What should an employer provide if
you are a lone worker on site?
a. An office type first aid box
b. Nothing extra is required
c. A book detailing what to do in the
event of an injury
d. A first aid kit
Q105 An accident is defined as:
a. An incident which almost causes
an injury
b. A planned event which causes
injury or damage
c. Something that happens outside
of the rules
d. An unplanned event which has
caused injury or damage
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Q106 Which of these statements is
TRUE?
a. Manual Handling Regulations
just cover lifting with machinery
b. Manual handling Regulations
only apply to construction
workers
c. Manual Handling Regulations
only apply to Utilities Companies
d. Manual Handling Regulations
apply to all employees carrying
out manual lifting
Q107 During your working hours you may
be required to use a variety of
substances, what must you ensure?
a. The substance has the BS Kite
Mark
b. Your supervisor plans the job
correctly, allowing enough time
to use the substance correctly
c. It is the correct substance for the
job
d. You are informed of the COSHH
assessment and other
information applicable to that
substance
Q108 COSHH Regulations require that:
a. Employees must assess the
need for protection from
substances used at work
b. Manufacturers must carry out all
risk assessments on substances
c. Employers store all substances
away from persons who do not
use them within the workplace
d. Employers must risk assess
hazards to health caused by
substances used at work
Q109 What is the purpose of a Control Of
Substances Hazardous to Health
assessment?
a. To test whether substances are
dangerous
b. To check data on labels for users
c. To assess and confirm storage
and transport conditions
d. To risk assess the hazards to
health caused by substances at
work
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Q110 If you think you have found some
asbestos, the FIRST thing you
should do is:
a. Take a sample to your supervisor
b. Put the bits in the correct bin and
carry on with your work
c. Report it to your Health & Safety
Advisor
d. Stop work and warn others
Q111 The COSHH regulations deal with:
a. The safe use of tools and
equipment
b. The safe use of lifting equipment
c. Safe working at height
d. The safe use of hazardous
substances
Q112 A COSHH assessment tells you
how:
a. A chemical composition reacts
b. A substance is stored
c. Noise levels are assessed and
how to protect your hearing
d. A substance might harm you and
how to protect yourself
Q113 The safest way to use a hazardous
substance is to:
a. Get on with the job as quickly as
possible
b. Read your employer’s health and
safety policy
c. Ask someone who has already
used it
d. Read the COSHH assessment
and follow the instructions
Q114 Which of these will give you health
and safety information about a
hazardous substance?
a. Induction notes
b. The delivery note
c. The accident book
d. The COSHH assessment
Q115 What is a hazard?
a. The risk that something bad will
happen
b. A workplace precaution
c. The likelihood of an injury
d. Anything that has the potential to
cause harm
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Q116 Something with the potential to
cause harm is:
a. A near miss
b. A risk
c. Something outside the rules
d. A hazard
Q117 Who is responsible for identifying
any unsafe conditions?
a. The client
b. The Health & Safety Advisor
c. The supervisor
d. Everyone
Q118 An employee must be able to:
a. Complete the job to time and as
planned
b. Deal with all problems on the job
c. Ensure that a risk does not turn
into a hazard
d. Recognise when to stop and get
assistance
Q119 Which statement is true?
Q120
a. Generic risk assessments are
not allowed
b. If a generic risk assessment is
used no further action is required
c. Generic risk assessments can
only be obtained from senior
managers
d. If a generic risk assessment is
used, it is also essential that a
job/site specific risk assessment
is carried out
Q121 What is the purpose of an on site
risk assessment?
a. To protect employers/employees
from prosecution
b. To ensure tasks are done in the
correct order
c. To identify hazards
d. To ensure work can be carried
out in reasonable safety
Q122 What is the purpose of a risk
assessment?
a. To show where welfare cabins
should be sited
b. To tell the foreman how to do the
job
c. To help you report accidents
d. To identify the hazards and
eliminate or control risks
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Q123 Waste materials left after a job is
finished should be:
a. Disposed of locally as it saves
money
b. Taken back to the depot
c. Left for the reinstatement team to
dispose of
d. Collected for correct disposal
Q124 What is the first step in the
minimisation of waste?
a. Dispose
b. Recycle
c. Re-use
d. Eliminate or prevent
Q125 In the waste hierarchy, Responsible
Disposal is:
a. First choice when dealing with
waste
b. First choice when dealing with
inert waste categories
c. First choice when dealing with
non-hazardous waste
d. Last choice when dealing with
waste
Q126 Polyethylene pipe ‘cut-offs’ fit into
the following category of waste:
a. Inert waste
b. Recycled waste
c. Hazardous waste
d. Non-hazardous waste
Q127 You find you cannot do a job as the
Method Statement says you should.
What do you do?
a. Develop your own way of doing
the job
b. Ask your colleagues how they
would tackle the job
c. Contact your safety advisor
d. Do not start work until you have
agreed a safe method with your
supervisor
Q128 What is the purpose of a risk
assessment?
a. To identify hazards and
introduce control measures to
remove hazards
b. Ensure all persons on the job are
covered
c. To ensure equipment and
materials are used correctly
d. To identify hazards and record
risks
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Q129 Which statement is true?
a. You are responsible for
assessing all the significant risks
in the workplace
b. There is no law which says you
have to do a risk assessment
c. It is not always possible to work
safely
d. You have to comply with risk
assessments
Q130 An employee must:
a. commence work as soon as they
arrive on site
b. Be able to read the Method
Statement
c. Have the skills to complete a full
risk assessment on a new job
d. Comply with Method Statements
and risk assessments
Q131 Assessment of risk influences the
amount of Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE) you are given:
a. FALSE – Employees decide
what is appropriate
b. FALSE – Employers give you
equipment in order to cover
themselves legally
c. TRUE – Although its suitability is
left to the employer
d. TRUE – If assessment has been
across the full range of work
activities
Q132 You are about to start a job. How
will you know if you need any extra
Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE)?
a. By looking at your employer’s
health and safety policy
b. You will be expected to know
your requirements
c. You will be notified in writing
d. From the risk assessment or
Method Statement
Q133 HSE Inspectors are NOT allowed
to:
a. Remove substances and articles
b. Question employees
c. Take photographs or samples
d. Dismiss an employee for
infringement of health & safety
good practice
Q134 All drivers and operators of plant
need to be recognised as:
a. Suitably experienced
b. Experienced in plant operations
generally
c. Holding appropriate licences for
highway operations
d. Trained and competent in
operating vehicle and plant
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Q135 When leaving plant unattended
what should you do?
a. Leave flashing lights in operation
b. Provided it is safely parked, the
engine can be left idling
c. Ensure the wheels are blocked to
prevent removal
d. Apply the brakes, switch off
engine and remove the key
Q136 Operatives can drive mobile plant
on site:
a. If they hold a normal driving
licence
b. Providing they have experience
c. Providing they obtain permission
from the supervisor
d. Providing they are trained and
competent in plant operation
Q137 Your supervisor asks you to drive a
dumper truck, you have never
driven one before. What should you
do?
a. Ask a trained driver how to
operate it
b. Watch other dumpers to see how
they are operated
c. Carry out your supervisor's
instruction
d. Tell your supervisor that you
cannot operate it
Q138 Passengers must NOT be carried
on vehicles and plant unless:
a. Ground conditions allow
b. The supervisor has made the
request
c. You as operator deem it safe to
do so
d. There is a seat provided
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Q139 You think that mobile plant is
operating too close to where you
have to work. What should you do?
a. Stop work and speak to the plant
operator’s supervisor
b. Keep a good look out for the
plant and carry on working
c. Stop work and speak to your own
supervisor
d. Stop work and speak to the plant
operator
Q140 When getting off plant and vehicles,
what must you do?
a. Look before you alight from the
vehicle
b. Use the wheels and tyres for
access
c. Jump down facing the vehicle
d. Maintain three points of contact
with the vehicle
Q141 A site vehicle is MOST likely to
injure pedestrians when it is:
a. Lifting materials onto scaffolds
b. Tipping into an excavation
c. Digging out footings
d. Reversing
Q142 Do all types of glove protect your
hands against chemicals?
a. Yes, all gloves are made to the
same standard
b. Only if additional barrier cream is
provided
c. Only if the gloves are double
skinned
d. No, different types of glove
protect against different types of
hazards
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Q143 If you get a hazardous substance on
your hands, it can pass from your
hands to your mouth when you eat.
You will need to:
a. Put barrier cream on your hands
before eating
b. Stop work and report to your
supervisor
c. Wash your work gloves then put
them on again before eating
d. Wear protective gloves whilst
working and wash your hands
thoroughly before eating
Q144 The purpose of the HSE Inspector
is:
a. To support the development and
delivery of good safety practices
across all industries
b. Protect the public from any acts
and omissions by workers
c. Support management in
delivering safe working practices
to employees
d. To provide advice and guidance,
serve legal notices and
prosecute where necessary
Q145 If an HSE inspector placed an
improvement notice on a job under
your control this would mean that:
a. All work must stop immediately
b. Work must cease at the end of
that working day
c. Specified standards must be met
prior to work resuming
d. Specified standards must be
achieved within a stated period
of time
Q146 Define the term accident. Is it:
a. An incident which has been
reported to the HSE?
b. An incident involving plant &
machinery only?
c. An incident resulting in personal
injury only?
d. An unplanned event which has
resulted in damage or personal
injury?
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Q147 A near miss is an incident where:
a. Someone was injured but did not
take time off work
b. Someone was injured and had to
go to hospital
c. You were just too late to see
what happened
d. Someone could have been
injured
Q148 Which of the following is reportable
as a "dangerous occurrence"?
a. Lifting equipment collapses
b. Plant coming into contact with an
overhead line causing an
electrical discharge
c. An incident causing the escape
of biological agent likely to cause
harm to humans
d. All other answers
Q149 An accident at work could affect:
a. Only the injured party
b. The injured party and their
workmates
c. Only the injured party’s
workmates
d. Everyone including workmates
and family
Q150 Which one of the following
statements is true? You can
minimise waste by:
a. Taking it to the tip
b. Burying it
c. Burning it
d. Re-using it
Q151 Who should wear PPE?
a. All work colleagues
b. Everyone apart from line
managers
c. Individuals who are on training
d. Everyone who requires it
Q152 Why should you wear eye
protection?
a. It helps on bright and sunny days
b. Because your employer tells you
to
c. Because there may be
chemicals on site
d. To prevent eye injuries
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Q153 You have to work outdoors in bad
weather. You should wear
waterproof clothing because:
a. It identifies your employer
b. You are less likely to stop work
c. You will be clearly identified in
poor visibility
d. You are less likely to get muscle
strains if you are warm and dry
Q154 The cost of environmental incidents
can include:
a. Inspection costs, fine & legal
fees
b. The fine & associated legal fees
c. Fine, company insurance will
cover all other costs
d. Fine, legal costs, clean up costs
and time
Q155 The best corrective action to take
after an incident is:
a. Tell the person involved to be
more careful
b. Sack the injured party
c. Fix the most obvious cause of
the accident
d. Investigate the incident and take
action to prevent a recurrence
Q156 Which statement is true when
reporting an incident?
a. Reporting suggests that you are
at fault
b. Reporting provides evidence in
order to sue the organisation for
damages
c. Reporting helps identify the
person responsible
d. Reporting helps prevent
recurrence of the incident
Q157 All incidents/accidents within your
organisation:
a. Require external investigation
b. Are reported to the HSE
c. Are discussed at the next safety
committee meeting
d. Must be recorded and
investigated
Q158 Incidents should be investigated:
a. To find someone to blame
b. By the individual at fault
c. To prevent insurance claims
d. To prevent recurrence
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Q159 When must you record an accident?
a. If you are absent from work over
3 days
b. If you suffer a fracture other than
your fingers
c. After detailed discussion with
your supervisor
d. On every occasion, however
minor
Q160 Which of the following is covered by
the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases
and Dangerous Occurrences
Regulations (2013):
a. Provision of Personal Protective
Equipment
b. Suffering a fractured finger
c. Being away from work with a cold
virus
d. Suffering an electric shock in
work
Q161 What is RIDDOR?
a. Reporting of Injuries, Deaths and
Dangerous Occurrences
b. Reacting to Injuries, Deaths and
Dangerous Occurrences
c. Reacting to Injuries, Diseases
and Dangerous Occurrences
d. Reporting of Injuries, Diseases
and Dangerous Occurrences
Q162 A HSE Inspector visits you on a job,
you should:
a. Check identification, contact
your supervisor and remove
inspector from site until your
supervisor arrives
b. Refuse to answer all questions
c. Stop the job and await
instructions
d. Cooperate, contact your
supervisor and provide any
assistance asked for
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Q163 Which statement is most correct?
a. HSE inspectors must be
accompanied by a police officer
if issuing an improvement notice
b. HSE inspectors must be
accompanied by a police officer
if issuing a prohibition notice
c. An HSE inspector requires a
witness to be present at all times
d. HSE inspectors may arrive on
site without appointment
Q164 What powers does a HSE Inspector
have?
a. To arrest persons causing an
accident
b. To change the regulations
c. The same powers as a police
officer
d. To issue improvement or
prohibition notices
Q165 The powers of HSE Inspectors
come from:
a. The Police Forces Act (2003)
b. Employment Act (2006)
c. New Roads and Street works Act
(1991)
d. Health & Safety at Work Act
(1974)
Q166 Your employer under the Health &
Safety at Work Act (1974) has a
duty to:
a. Provide sickness & accident pay
b. Give all instructions in writing
c. Ensure safe transport is
available to & from site
d. Provide a safe place of work,
safe plant & safe equipment
Q167 If you are unsure of the safety zones
for vehicles, plant and equipment in
relation to an overhead power line,
what should you do?
a. Contact your Supervisor
b. Refer to the risk assessment
c. Refer to the permit to work
d. Contact the Overhead Line
Owner
Q168 What is your primary consideration
when working in an area where
there are overhead services?
a. Fitting plant with shock
preventers
b. The PPE that you have on
c. Stopping work immediately when
it starts to rain
d. Preventing contact with
overhead electricity cables
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Q169 What precautions would you
observe if working in an area where
overhead services exist?
a. Ensure that you are wearing
rubber soled shoes
b. Do not use metal tools
c. Do not work near overhead lines
until they have been made dead
d. Check the risk assessment &
method statement
Q170 Which statement is true?
a. Overhead lines are not
dangerous and should not be
considered in a risk assessment
b. Overhead lines are only
dangerous when it is raining
c. You are not safe to work within
25 metres of an overhead line
d. Work in areas where there are
overhead lines must be identified
on the risk assessment
Q171 When would you remove your
personal protective equipment?
a. When working in high
temperatures
b. Taking an on-job breather
c. When you assess it is safe to do
so
d. When you are off site, following
completion of your day's work
Q172 You have to work outdoors on a
busy road. You should wear high
visibility clothing because:
a. It identifies your employer
b. You are less likely to stop work
c. You are less likely to get muscle
strains if you are warm and dry
d. You will be clearly identified in
poor visibility
Q173 Your employer must assess
Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE) and ensure:
a. Its colour and availability
b. Its unit cost
c. Availability of storage facilities
d. Its compatibility against the
range of tasks
Q174 Which one of the following
statements is true?
a. Your employer must only supply
the PPE you request
b. You must wear PPE even if it
interferes with your ability to do
your job
c. PPE is your first line of defence
against a hazard
d. Your employer must provide you
with PPE
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Q175 Which statement is true?
a. If you cannot remove a hazard
you should use PPE as a first line
of defence
b. If the risk control involves too
much time do not use it
c. It is always possible to work in a
risk free environment
d. PPE should be used in
accordance with the information
and training received
Q176 Do you have to pay for any Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE)?
a. Yes, you must pay for all of it
b. Only if the original PPE issued
has been lost or damaged
c. Yes, but only the specialist items
d. No, your employer must pay for
it
Q177 Who should provide you with any
Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE) you need?
a. You will need to provide some
b. The person who holds the
budget on the job
c. No one has a duty to provide
PPE
d. Your employer
Q178 The Personal Protective Equipment
at Work Regulations (1992) require
Employers to:
a. Provide standard items of PPE
only
b. Charge for specialised ‘one-off’
PPE items
c. Make employees responsible for
PPE replacement
d. Provide PPE free of charge
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Q179 The employer's responsibility under
the Provision & Use of Work
Equipment Regulations (1998) is:
a. To ensure that the equipment is
checked before use on every
occasion
b. To provide equipment in
company colours and log
number
c. To store equipment correctly
d. To ensure the equipment is safe,
maintained & fit for purpose
Q180 Which symbol means flammable
substance?
a. Health Hazard
b. Toxic
c. Explosive
d. Flammable
Q181 This symbol tells you a substance
is:
a. Toxic
b. Corrosive
c. A serious health hazard
d. A health hazard
Q182 Look at these statements about
Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE). Which one is true?
a. You must pay for any damage or
loss
b. All PPE should be clearly visible
to everyone on site
c. You decide which way to use
protective equipment
d. It must be correctly stored when
not in use
Q183 This sign means:
a. You must wear wellington boots
b. Caution, slip and trip hazards
c. Wear safety boots if you want to
d. You must wear safety boots
Q184 Which of the following does NOT
have a negative impact on the
environment
a. Accidental oil spill
b. An escape of natural gas
c. A discharge into a water course
d. Using spill trays underneath
parked plant
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Q185 The Environment Agency has NO
responsibility for:
a. Waste management
b. Enforcement of legislation
c. Works which affect groundwater
and drainage
d. Site layout and protection of the
public
Q186 On completion of a job it is good
practice to:
a. Leave anything that you do not
have room to take with you
b. Leave waste and rubbish for
collection by the local authority
c. Leave any waste food material at
site to decompose naturally
d. Clear the work area of remaining
waste and materials, including
litter
Q187 This warning sign means:
a. Risk of falling
b. Electrical appliance, non-
operational
c. Safe condition
d. Risk of electrocution
Q188 Yellow signs mean:
a. You must do something
b. You must not do something
c. Safe condition
d. Hazard or danger
Q189 What colour sign would you find
giving information?
a. Red
b. Yellow
c. Blue
d. Green
Q190 Which statement is true?
a. Red circular signs indicate
emergency escape routes
b. Yellow safety signs indicate that
you must not do something
c. Green safety signs indicate
hazards
d. Blue safety signs indicate you
have to do something
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Q191 This sign means:
a. Danger from radiation
b. Danger from bright lights or
lasers
c. Caution, poor lighting
d. You must wear eye protection
Q192 Blue and white signs mean:
a. You must not do something
b. Hazard or danger
c. Safe condition
d. You must do something
Q193 What colour sign would you find
giving you a warning?
a. Red
b. Blue
c. Green
d. Yellow
Q194 Red and white signs mean:
a. You must do something
b. Hazard or danger
c. Safe condition
d. You must not do something
Q195 If you saw this sign what must you
do?
a. Take care in this area & assess
noise levels
b. Check noise levels before using
equipment
c. Treat as a hazardous area
d. Wear hearing protection
Q196 Which of the following is an
example of good practice in
pollution prevention?
a. Ensuring notices are placed
clearly
b. Preventing the public interfering
with the work
c. Clearing the site at the end of the
shift
d. Positioning plant and storage to
avoid pollution
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Q197 Which of the following can be
identified as good practice when
working near water?
a. Limiting any run-off to storm
drains only
b. Limiting any run-off to drainage
that connects to treatment
facilities
c. Ensuring run-off is controlled &
site cleaned
d. Preventing run-off from spoil
entering watercourses and
drains
Q198 What is the first thing you do to
minimise waste?
a. Re-use
b. Recycle
c. Dispose
d. Eliminate or prevent
Q199 Which of the following is an
example of good practice in
pollution prevention?
a. Ensuring spill kits are available in
cases of spillage
b. Reporting any spills that you
encounter to your supervisor
c. Keeping spoil in a separate area
d. Placing trays under all standing
plant
Q200 What is the consequence of poor
waste management?
a. The job will take longer than
planned
b. Increased costs for carrying out
tasks
c. Increased use of Personal
Protective Equipment
d. Increased possibility of pollution
and environmental incidents
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Q201 What would you do in the event of
an oil leakage?
a. Report the incident, identify the
source, prevent the spread and
stem the flow
b. Stem the flow, report the
incident, identify the source and
prevent the spread
c. Prevent the spread, stem the
flow, identify the source and
report the incident
d. Identify the source, stem the
flow, prevent the spread and
report the incident
Q202 You see signs of a fuel spillage from
a compressor, you should:
a. Report the incident to your
supervisor
b. Move the compressor
c. Channel the fuel to where it can
do no harm
d. Prevent the fuel from spreading
using a spill kit
Q203 Why report all environmental
incidents?
a. To prevent damage to your
company's reputation
b. To protect your team in the event
of an investigation
c. So that you are not held
responsible
d. To reduce the damage to the
environment
Q204 When should you report
environmental incidents and near
misses?
a. No need since it’s not safety
related
b. During a break in job activities
c. At the end of the working day
d. As soon as practically possible