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3147 SHEA Waste and Resource Management Complete Question Bank v2.0 © 2018 Energy & Utility Skills Group

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


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


a confined space:

a. Safety Harness

b. Safety Boots

c. Dehydration

d. Heat


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




underground water pipe?

a. Pumping a flooded excavation

b. Loss of water supply

c. Damage to tools & equipment

d. Contaminated Water



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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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



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


(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


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


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


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?


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


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


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


d. Reporting of Injuries, Diseases


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


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


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


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


(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



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


(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


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


(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


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


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


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



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


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


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

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