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1. Who is responsible for reporting any unsafe conditions on site?
A) The site manager only
B) The client
C) Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors
D) Everyone on site: D
2. During site induction you do not understand something the presenter says. What should you do?
A) Attend another site induction
B) Ask the presenter to explain the point again
C) Guess what the presenter was trying to tell you
D) Wait until the end then ask someone else to explain: B
3. Now that work on site is moving forward, the safety rules given in your site induction seem out of date. What should
you do?
A) Do nothing, you are not responsible for safety on site
B) Speak to your supervisor about your concerns
C) Speak to your workmates to see if they have any new rules
D) Make up your own safety rules to suit the changing conditions: B
4. What is the most important reason for keeping your work area clean and tidy?
A) To prevent slips, trips and falls
B) So that you don't have a big clean-up at the end of the week
C) So that waste skips can be emptied more often
D) To recycle waste and help the environment: A
5. The work of another contractor is affecting your safety.You should stop work and:
A) go home
B) speak to your supervisor
C) speak to the contractor's supervisor
D) speak to the contractor who is doing the job: B
6. You are using some equipment. It has just been given a prohibition notice. What does this mean?
A) You must not use it unless your supervisor is present
B) You must not use it until it is made safe
C) You can use it as long as you take more care
D) Only supervisors can use it: B
7. The whole site has been issued with a prohibition notice. What does this mean to you?
A) You can carry on working because it was nothing to do with you
B) You are not allowed to use any power tools
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C) You can finish what you are doing and then go home
D) You must stop work because the site is unsafe: D
8. After watching you work, a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector issues an improvement notice. What
does this mean?
A) You are not working fast enough
B) You need to improve the standard of your work
C) You are not working in a safe way D) All of these answers: C
9. The Law (Health and Safety at Work Act) places legal duties on:
A) employers only
B) operatives only
C) all people at work
D) self-employed people only: C
10. As a worker you do NOT have a legal duty to:
A) use all equipment safely and as instructed
B) write your own risk assessments
C) speak to your supervisor if you are worried about safety on site
D) report any equipment that is damaged or defective: B
11. Why is the Health and Safety at Work Act important to you? Give TWO answers.
A) It tells you which parts of the site are dangerous
B) It must be learned before starting work
C) It puts legal duties on your employer to provide a safe place to work
D) It tells you how to do your job
E) It puts legal duties on you as a worker: C and E
12. Which of these is NOT your legal duty as a worker?
A) To look after your own health and safety
B) To look after the health and safety of anyone else who might be affected by your work
C) To write your own risk assessments
D) Not to interfere with anything provided for health and safety: C
13. Who is responsible for managing health and safety on construction sites?
A) The company safety officer
B) The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
C) The client
D) The site manager: D
14. A risk assessment identifies:
A) how to report accidents
B) the site working hours
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1. Who is responsible for reporting any unsafe conditions on site?
A) The site manager only
B) The client
C) Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors
D) Everyone on site: D
2. During site induction you do not understand something the presenter says. What should you do?
A) Attend another site induction
B) Ask the presenter to explain the point again
C) Guess what the presenter was trying to tell you
D) Wait until the end then ask someone else to explain: B
3. Now that work on site is moving forward, the safety rules given in your site induction seem out of date. What should
you do?
A) Do nothing, you are not responsible for safety on site
B) Speak to your supervisor about your concerns
C) Speak to your workmates to see if they have any new rules
D) Make up your own safety rules to suit the changing conditions: B
4. What is the most important reason for keeping your work area clean and tidy?
A) To prevent slips, trips and falls
B) So that you don't have a big clean-up at the end of the week
C) So that waste skips can be emptied more often
D) To recycle waste and help the environment: A
5. The work of another contractor is affecting your safety.You should stop work and:
A) go home
B) speak to your supervisor
C) speak to the contractor's supervisor
D) speak to the contractor who is doing the job: B
6. You are using some equipment. It has just been given a prohibition notice. What does this mean?
A) You must not use it unless your supervisor is present
B) You must not use it until it is made safe
C) You can use it as long as you take more care
D) Only supervisors can use it: B
7. The whole site has been issued with a prohibition notice. What does this mean to you?
A) You can carry on working because it was nothing to do with you
B) You are not allowed to use any power tools
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C) You can finish what you are doing and then go home
D) You must stop work because the site is unsafe: D
8. After watching you work, a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector issues an improvement notice. What
does this mean?
A) You are not working fast enough
B) You need to improve the standard of your work
C) You are not working in a safe way D) All of these answers: C
9. The Law (Health and Safety at Work Act) places legal duties on:
A) employers only
B) operatives only
C) all people at work
D) self-employed people only: C
10. As a worker you do NOT have a legal duty to:
A) use all equipment safely and as instructed
B) write your own risk assessments
C) speak to your supervisor if you are worried about safety on site
D) report any equipment that is damaged or defective: B
11. Why is the Health and Safety at Work Act important to you? Give TWO answers.
A) It tells you which parts of the site are dangerous
B) It must be learned before starting work
C) It puts legal duties on your employer to provide a safe place to work
D) It tells you how to do your job
E) It puts legal duties on you as a worker: C and E
12. Which of these is NOT your legal duty as a worker?
A) To look after your own health and safety
B) To look after the health and safety of anyone else who might be affected by your work
C) To write your own risk assessments
D) Not to interfere with anything provided for health and safety: C
13. Who is responsible for managing health and safety on construction sites?
A) The company safety officer
B) The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
C) The client
D) The site manager: D
14. A risk assessment identifies:
A) how to report accidents
B) the site working hours
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