Construction Site Safety Test

MAZLI SHAH BAHAROM

Date / Time

Student Score

Passing Score

Result

August 19, 2014

12:21 pm

88

80

Passed

Question

Correct Answer Student Answer Result

A crane has to do a difficult lift. The

signaller asks you to help, but you
1
are not trained in plant signals. What
should you do?

Politely refuse, you

don't know how to
signal

Politely refuse, you

don't know how to
signal

If you have to twist or turn your body

2 when you lift and place a load, it
means:

The weight you can

lift safely is LESS
than usual

The weight you can

lift safely is MORE Incorrect
than usual

What is the best way to ensure that

3
a ladder is secure and wont slip?
4

What does this type of sign

indicate?

Direct sunlight on bare skin can

cause:

Correct

Tie the ladder to a

Tie the ladder to a
suitable point making suitable point making
Correct
sure both stiles are
sure both stiles are
tied
tied

Points
Awarded
1

Safe Condition Safety

Safe Condition Safety

Correct

Skin cancer

Skin cancer

Correct

While on site you see a contractor

Speak directly to the Speak directly to the
working in a way that presents an
site operatives and
site operatives and
6 imminent danger to yourself and
Correct
ask them to stop
ask them to stop
others around you. What should you work and then tell the work and then tell the
do immediately?
site Manager
site Manager

Untidy leads and extension cables

are responsible for many trips and
7
lost time work injuries. What TWO
things should you do to help?

Run cables and leads

above head height
and over the tops of
doorways and
walkways rather than
across the floor,Keep
cables and leads
close to the wall and
not in the middle of
the floor or walkway

Run cables and leads

above head height
and over the tops of
doorways and
walkways rather than
Correct
across the floor,Keep
cables and leads
close to the wall and
not in the middle of
the floor or walkway

Identify two common causes of

8
accidents:

Overloading
Overloading
equipment ,Language equipment ,Language
Correct
Barriers / MisBarriers / Miscommunication
communication

During site induction, you do not

9 understand something the presenter
says. What should you do?
You will find out emergency
10
assembly points from:
You must not walk behind a lorry
11 when it is reversing because:
In relation to the following question,
12 which statement is FALSE?
Scaffolding must be inspected by a

Ask the presenter to

explain the point
again

Ask the presenter to

explain the point
again

Correct

The site induction

The site induction

Correct

The driver is unlikely The driver is unlikely

to know you are there to know you are there Correct

It does not always

have to be checked
by a competent

It does not always

have to be checked
by a competent

Correct

competent person after:

Noise over a long time can damage
13 your hearing. Can this damage be
reversed?

person

person

No, the damage is

permanent

No, the damage is

permanent

Correct

The significant findings of a risk

Make sure personal
assessment reveal a risk to health
Avoid the risk
protective equipment Incorrect
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or safety of site staff. What measure altogether if possible
(PPE) is available
should always be considered first?

Look at these statements about

personal protective equipment
(PPE). Which one of these is NOT
15
true with regards to Turner &
Townsend Policy? Employees
should:

Pay for any damage

of loss

Pay for any damage

of loss

Correct

16

Which of the following is NOT a

source of ignition?

Oxygen

Oxygen

Correct

17

Noise can damage your hearing.

What is an early sign of this?

Correct

18

You would expect to see highly

flammable materials being stored:

Correct

Temporary deafness Temporary deafness

or ringing noise in
or ringing noise in
your ears
your ears
In a secure
compound in the
open air

In a secure
compound in the
open air

19 What is vibration white finger?

A sign of damage to
someone's hands
and arms that might
not go away.

A serious skin
condition that will not Incorrect
clear up

What TWO things should an

20 employer consider when assessing
the risks to lone workers?

Is violence from
others a risk?,Does
the particular
workplace present a
special risk to
someone working
alone?

Is violence from
others a risk?,Does
the particular
workplace present a
special risk to
someone working
alone?

Correct

Each year Workers are killed on

construction sites by moving
vehicles or by vehicles overturning.
21 Many more are seriously injured in
this way. Which TWO of the
following measures can prevent this
from occurring?

Segregation of
vehicles and
pedestrians,Speed
restrictions

Segregation of
vehicles and
pedestrians,Speed
restrictions

Correct

Which of these would you NOT

22 expect to see if site transport is well
organised?

Pedestrians and
mobile plant using
the same routes

Pedestrians and
mobile plant using
the same routes

Correct

A planned task that involves

23 significant risk should only be
undertaken by a:

Competent person

Competent person

Correct

Which of the following statements is

24 TRUE in relation to the use of Fire
Extinguishers?

Water Extinguishers
should be used on
wood, paper, textile
and solid material
fires

CO2 Extinguishers
should be used on
wood, paper, textile Incorrect
and solid material
fires

All fires need heat, fuel and oxygen.

25 Knowing this, explain how a water
extinguisher puts out a wood fire.

By cooling the fuel

By removing the fuel Incorrect

How would you expect a well26 organised site to keep pedestrians

away from traffic routes?

There will be physical There will be physical

barriers between
barriers between
Correct
traffic and pedestrian traffic and pedestrian
routes
routes

Now that work on site has moved

forward, the safety rules given in
27
your site induction seem out of date.
What should you do?

Speak to the site

manager about your
concerns

Speak to the site

manager about your
concerns

Correct

A planned task that involves

28 significant risk should only be
undertaken by a:

Competent person

Competent person

Correct

What does this type of sign

indicate?

Mandatory - Obey

Mandatory - Obey

Correct

A fork-lift truck is blocking the way to

Wait or go around,
Wait or go around,
where you want to go on site. It is
but never walk under but never walk under Correct
30
lifting materials on a scaffold. What
a raised load
a raised load
should you do?

29

If someone is in contact with a live

Switch off the power Switch off the power
Correct
cable the best thing you can do is:
and call for help
and call for help
What features should you be looking They must have a
They must have a
protective toecap and protective toecap and Correct
32 for when obtaining safety footwear
for a site visit?
mid-sole
mid-sole
31

1
1

In some locations, you may be

required to drive whilst onsite. If this
33
is the case, which TWO of the
following should you do?

Keep to approved
Keep to approved
traffic routes and car traffic routes and car
parks, both as a
parks, both as a
driver and as a
driver and as a
Correct
pedestrians,Watch
pedestrians,Watch
out for workers in the out for workers in the
zone and their
zone and their
equipment
equipment

Many excavations collapse without

any warning, resulting in death or
serious injury and it is important to
note that although most of the
accidents effect workers, members
34
of the public and visitors to site can
also be injured. With this in mind,
which of the following precautions
and controls should be adopted to
prevent injury?

The sides of the

The sides of the
excavation must be excavation must be
prevented from
prevented from
collapsing (by digging collapsing (by digging Correct
at an angle, shoring, at an angle, shoring,
sheeting or support
sheeting or support
systems)
systems)

In considering what measures to

take to protect people against risks
35 to their health and safety, personal
protective equipment (PPE) should
always be considered.

Only when the risks First, because it is an

cannot be eliminated
effective way to
Incorrect
by any other means
protect people

While on site you observe that there

is a risk of materials flying at speed
36 into site workers eyes. What should
they be wearing in order to protect
themselves?
What is the most important reason
37 for keeping a working area on a
construction site clean and tidy?
38

What does this type of sign

indicate?

In the context of a risk assessment,

39
what does the term risk mean?

40

You will often hear the word hazard

mentioned. What does it mean?

Impact resistant
goggles of full face
shield

Impact resistant
goggles of full face
shield

Correct

To prevent slips,
trips, and falls

To prevent slips,
trips, and falls

Correct

Prohibition - Stop

Prohibition - Stop

Correct

A combination of the A combination of the

likely severity and
likely severity and
Correct
frequency of harm
frequency of harm
arising from a hazard arising from a hazard

Something with the

potential to cause
harm to people /
property /

Something with the

potential to cause
harm to people /
property /

Correct

environment

environment

When work is being carried out

41 above public areas, your first
consideration should be to:

Provide alterative
Provide alterative
routes for the public routes for the public
Correct
and keep them away and keep them away
from the area
from the area

In line with Turner & Townsend

Policy, do workers need to pay for
42
personal protective equipment
(PPE)?

No, Turner &

No, Turner &
Townsend has to pay Townsend has to pay Correct
for it
for it

43

What does this type of sign

indicate?

44 A risk assessment tells you:

You are inspecting a flat roof. What
45 is the best way to stop yourself and
others from falling over the edge?
Which TWO of the following are a
46 main cause of slips, trips and falls
on a construction site?
47

Why is vibration a serious health

issue?

48

If manual lifting activities are part of

a task, what must the employer do?

49
50

Hazard - Danger

Hazard - Danger

Correct

What risks may exist What risks may exist

and how they should and how they should Correct
be controlled
be controlled
Ask for the edge to
Ask for the edge to
be protected with a
be protected with a
Correct
guard-rail and toeguard-rail and toeboard
board
Not wearing the
appropriate
footwear ,Trailing
wires

Not wearing the

appropriate
footwear ,Trailing
wires

1
1

Correct

Vibration can cause a Vibration can cause a

disabling injury that
disabling injury that Correct
cannot be cured
cannot be cured

Carry out a risk

assessment of the
task

Carry out a risk

assessment of the
task

Correct

Anyone falling into

Anyone falling into
Guard rails should be placed around
the trench and being the trench and being
the top of an excavation to prevent:
injured
injured

Correct

Edge protection must be designed

to:

Correct

Prevent people and

materials falling

Prevent people and

materials falling