Health and Safety

1. Who is responsible for assessing risks caused by substance covered by the COSHH regulations?

2. Which set of regulations require a duty holder to ensure the safety of a power tool used by an electrician?

3. Which environmental legislation covers the correct disposal of fluorescent tubes

4. Which legislation places responsibility for the cost of clean-up on the person responsible for contamination?

5. What is the first action that should be taken if an operative receives an electrical burn?

6. What is the first action that must be taken on discovery of a fire?

7. What action must be taken when a dangerous situation occurs that is beyond an employee’s level of responsibility?

8. What is the potential long term environmental risk arising from construction activities?

9. What is waste management best practise when dealing with waste on site?

10. A vessel containing 30 litres of a cleaning chemical was accidentally knocked over on a site, leading to the chemical spilling into road drains.
Why should this spillage be reported to the Environmental Agency (EA)?

11. What factors are considered in relation to potential accidents when completing a risk assessment?

12. Which is the most suitable method of minimising risk of injury for falls when working at height?

13. What item PPE is most important when working in an area subject to vehicle movements?

14. What is the legal stipulation for the first aid box provision on construction sites?

15. What is a potential risk of not replacing an eye wash bottle once it has been opened and partially used?

16. What is the first action to take when a 110 V drill starts smoking?

17. What action must be taken to ensure that a central heating pump is safe to work on?

18. Which warning sign indicates that a substance is corrosive?

19. What health and safety term defines something that has the potential to cause harm?

20. What is a possible electrical hazard when using trailing leads?

21. What should be done prior to running an extension lead across a designated walkway?

22. Which process is appropriate when working with substances that have potential skin irritants?

23. What type of extinguisher is most suitable for use on live electrical fires?

24. Which material is likely to contain asbestos?

25. What should be done before drilling a hole into the floor tiles which are suspected to contain hazardous material?