OH&S 3 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
A scaffold platform must have a minimum width of: Correct
Answers 500 mm (19.6")
A temporary anchor must be installed: Correct Answers - to
manufacture specs.
- to professional engineer
A worker is only allowed to be moved on a rolling scaffold if
Correct Answers Platform height isn't greater than 2X the
smallest base dimension.
Surface is hazard free.
At what height should ladder cages be equipped? Correct
Answers 2.4M off the ground or working level if the ladder is
more than 6.1 M high.
Can wood scaffolds be painted? Correct Answers No
Curricular and square ladder cages must have an inside diameter
of Correct Answers 760 mm or 30"
Define confined space Correct Answers Restricted space
which could be hazardous to a worker.
Does toeboard need to be installed to the entrance of a ladder?
Correct Answers Yes
, Guardrails heights Correct Answers Top: 36" - 42"
Mid: Halfway
Heavy duty scaffold weight it can hold and max length of
planks? Correct Answers - 122 kg/2M (269 lb) - 367 kg/2M
(809 lb)
- 2.3 M (8 ft)
How high should the ladder extend above the working level?
Correct Answers 1M (4 ft)
How is a single pole scaffold protected from lateral movement?
Correct Answers Bracing
How much weight should a permanent anchor withstand?
Correct Answers 16 KN per worker or 2 x the max force in any
direction.
How often does a scaffold need to be inspected Correct
Answers 21 days or earlier
Light duty scaffold weight it can hold and max length of planks?
Correct Answers - Max 122 kg/2M (269 lb)
- 3 M (10 ft)
Masonary scaffolds must be anchored? Correct Answers No
less than one tie for each 9 SqM of hoarding surface.
SOLUTIONS
A scaffold platform must have a minimum width of: Correct
Answers 500 mm (19.6")
A temporary anchor must be installed: Correct Answers - to
manufacture specs.
- to professional engineer
A worker is only allowed to be moved on a rolling scaffold if
Correct Answers Platform height isn't greater than 2X the
smallest base dimension.
Surface is hazard free.
At what height should ladder cages be equipped? Correct
Answers 2.4M off the ground or working level if the ladder is
more than 6.1 M high.
Can wood scaffolds be painted? Correct Answers No
Curricular and square ladder cages must have an inside diameter
of Correct Answers 760 mm or 30"
Define confined space Correct Answers Restricted space
which could be hazardous to a worker.
Does toeboard need to be installed to the entrance of a ladder?
Correct Answers Yes
, Guardrails heights Correct Answers Top: 36" - 42"
Mid: Halfway
Heavy duty scaffold weight it can hold and max length of
planks? Correct Answers - 122 kg/2M (269 lb) - 367 kg/2M
(809 lb)
- 2.3 M (8 ft)
How high should the ladder extend above the working level?
Correct Answers 1M (4 ft)
How is a single pole scaffold protected from lateral movement?
Correct Answers Bracing
How much weight should a permanent anchor withstand?
Correct Answers 16 KN per worker or 2 x the max force in any
direction.
How often does a scaffold need to be inspected Correct
Answers 21 days or earlier
Light duty scaffold weight it can hold and max length of planks?
Correct Answers - Max 122 kg/2M (269 lb)
- 3 M (10 ft)
Masonary scaffolds must be anchored? Correct Answers No
less than one tie for each 9 SqM of hoarding surface.
