Practice Test 10 Missed Questions Flashcards
An excavator on site has overturned but no-one was injured. What MUST happen next?
Investigate the incident.
You are about to enter an active work area on site. How will you know if you need any extra personal protective equipment (PPE)?
From the risk assessment or method statement.
In the colour coding of electrical power supplies on site, what voltage does a blue plug represent?
Blue= 230 volts
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Yellow = 110 volts
(Red = 400 volts)
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If you are working in a confined space and notice the smell of rotten eggs, what is this a sign of?
Hydrogen sulphide
*(Not Methane)
Which of these is the MOST accurate way to confirm the exact location of buried services?
Trial holes/
How should dumpers be prevented from falling into or damaging the edge of an excavation?
Stop blocks should be provided, parallel to the trench, appropriate to the vehicle’s wheel size.
Which TWO of the following will help to minimise dust from stockpiles of soil?
1) Damping down the materials with water.
2) Seed the stockpile.
Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, who is responsible for providing pre-construction information?
The client.
Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, under which of the following circumstances would a project become notifiable?
Where the work will last longer than 30 days and have more than 20 workers working simultaneously at any point on the project.
What is the MAIN reason why temporary highways signing needs to be removed when works are completed?
It is a legal requirement.
What are TWO common fire risks on construction sites?
Uncontrolled hot works.
What should you do if you drop your safety helmet from height onto a hard surface?
Stop work until you can get a new one.
NOT: Make sure there are no cracks then carry on wearing it.
You are about to enter an active work area on site. How will you know if you need any extra personal protective equipment (PPE)?
From the risk assessment or method statement.
NOT: you will always need it.
Hearing protection zones should be mandatory at what decibel dB(A) level?
85dBA
NOT: 87
How would you expect highly flammable materials to be stored?
In a secure compound in the open air.
NOT: Against the hoarding, furthest away from the site offices.
