Chapter 1

Question 1

Safety practices for falls from height

Answer 1

• Provide overhead protection
• Provide proper barriers
• Wearing safety helmet and safety boots

Question 2

Safety practices for electrocution

Answer 2

• Proper earthling
• Use of Earth leakage circuit breakers
• Use of PPE such as boots and gloves

Question 3

Safety practices for machinery

Answer 3

• Create safety zone around machine
• Provide proper guarding to moving parts of the machine
• Provide training to the workers to use the machine safely

Question 4

Safety practices for site excavation

Answer 4

• Collapse of soil
• Service hazards
• Falling from height

Question 5

Safety practices for working platform

Answer 5

• At least 635mm wide (no deposit)
  At least 860mm wide (deposit)
  At least 1100mm wide (support for higher platforms)
• Closely boarded and planked
• Toe-boards of not less than 200mm height

Question 6

Types of construction activities

Answer 6

• Site works and setting out
• Concreting
• External works

Question 7

Reasons for occurrence of accident

Answer 7

• Unsafe working conditions
• Errors in human judgement
• Lack of proper training for the operation