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Accident reporting and recording

2.18

Excavations and confined spaces

15.21

Who must be notified of a death,

major injury, dangerous occurrence
or over seven-day injury on a site?

What is the safe way to get into a

deep excavation?
A Climb down a ladder

A The companys insurance

company

B Use the buried services as steps

B The local health centre

C Climb down the shoring or trench

supports

C Either the Health and Safety

Executive (HSE) or the Incident
Contact Centre

D Climb down a secured ladder that

extends five rungs or one metre
past the stepping on point

D No-one

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Personal protective equipment

8.7

16.1

Look at these statements about

using power tools while wearing
gloves. Which one is false?
A Anti-vibration gloves will protect
you against the effects of vibration
B Gloves will keep your hands warm
and dry, which reduces the effects
of vibration
C Gloves provide a better grip so
you dont need to grip too tightly,
which reduces the effects of
vibration
D Gloves will protect you from cuts
and abrasions

Answers: 2.18 = C 8.7 = A 15.21 = D

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16.1 = D

You become aware that operatives

have destroyed the nest of nesting
birds during a refurbishment job.
Which of the following is a possible
outcome?

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waste control
16.3
If you find bats on site, which of the
following statements is true?
A Bats are NOT a protected species
so you can disturb or destroy their
shelters or resting places

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waste control
16.5
What duty-of-care documentation
should you use for hazardous waste
leaving your site?

B A consignment note that includes

details of the disposal or treatment
facility

C You can disturb or destroy shelters

or resting places of bats if they get
in the way of building work

C None, as long as the carrier has a

waste carriers licence

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PRINERGY 3

D A skip ticket that includes the

vehicle registration number

A A visit from an RSPCA inspector

B A prohibition notice issued by the
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
C Prosecution by the Environment
Agency or SEPA (Scotland)
D A caution by the police force
wildlife crimes officer

Answers: 16.3 = D16.5 = B

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A A waste transfer note with a written

description of the waste

B You can move the bats as long as

you do it at night when they are
out foraging

D All bat species and their roosts

are protected. You cannot disturb
them without mitigation licensed
by Natural England

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General responsibilities
1.21
As a summary of the general
principles of prevention when
developing safe methods of work
ERIC stands for:

Questions that have been amended, for example, to clarify meaning.

Accident reporting and recording

2.19
An excavator on site has overturned
but no-one was injured. What must
happen next?

A Employ, reduce, isolate, control

A Clear up as quickly as possible

and resume work

B Ensure, reduce, isolate, control

B Investigate the incident

C Eliminate, reduce, isolate, control

C Make a report to the Health and

Safety Executive (HSE) or Incident
Contact Centre

D Educate, reduce, isolate, control

Accident reporting and recording

2.17
A member of the public has been
injured by work activities and taken
to hospital. What should happen
next?
A The accident should be reported
to the Health and Safety Executive
(HSE)
B The member of public should be
told to keep quiet
C The member of public should be
reminded to take greater care and
attention near a site
D The accident should only be
reported to the site health and
safety manager

Answers: 1.21 = C 2.17 = A 2.19 = B 5.14 = D

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D Report the incident in the accident

book

Respiratory risks
5.14
The biggest cause of long-term
health issues in the construction
industry is:
A loud noise
B being struck by a vehicle

Respiratory risks
5.16
Your workers have been face-fit
tested for their respiratory masks.
What is one of the checks you can
make to ensure their mask fit is still
effective?
A That they are clean shaven (have
no more than one days beard/
stubble growth)
B That they have no more than two
days beard/stubble growth
C That they have no more than one
weeks beard/stubble growth
D Stubble/beard has no effect on a
masks performance

Manual handling
13.5
Who should be involved in creating
the manual handling safe system of
work for a worker?

C slipping and tripping

A The worker

D breathing in hazardous substances

B The workers supervisor/employer

C The worker and their supervisor/
employer
D The Health and Safety Executive
(HSE)

Answers: 5.16 = A13.5 = C14.20 = C16.2 = B

Working at height
14.20
When using portable or pole ladders
for access, what is the maximum
vertical distance between landings?

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A 5 m
B There is no maximum
C 9 m
D 30 m

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waste control
16.2
What is the legal duty of the site
manager in relation to a non-native
invasive species of plant, such
as Japanese knotweed, which is
discovered on site?
A To ensure it is transplanted in a
part of the site where it will not be
disturbed in the future
B To prevent the spread of the plant
in the wild
C To inform the Health and Safety
Executive (HSE) of its presence
D To leave it undisturbed as it is
protected by law

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waste control
16.4
A bird is discovered on a nest in an
area where work is to take place.
What should you do?
A Cover it with a bucket
B Move it, do your work and then put
it back
C Protect the nest and seek
specialist advice on how to
proceed
D Scare it away

Environmental awareness and

waste control
16.24
What is the Code for Sustainable
Homes?
A A new safety code for house
building
B A code designed to make
new buildings better for the
environment by using less water
and energy
C An advert for developers to charge
more for their houses

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waste control
16.26
Under Environmental Law, which
statement is true?

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A Companies AND individuals can

be prosecuted if they do not follow
the law
B It can be illegal to disturb
protected species, their shelters or
their resting places
C It is illegal to transport waste
without a licence
D All of these answers

Environmental awareness and

waste control
16.28
What is Landfill Tax?
A A tax on construction generally
B A tax on buying land to build on
C A tax on a specific method of
waste disposal
D A tax to help local authorities to
earn income

D Guidance on how to give a house

a makeover

Answers: 16.4 = C 16.24 = B 16.26 = D16.28 = C

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