Posted on March 19, 2022

Welcome to your HSE PRACTICE QUESTIONS

What must you check if you need to work in a corridor that is a ﬁre escape route?

Deselect Answer

That your tools and equipment do not block the route

That you only use spark-proof tools

That you remove all ﬁre escape signs before you start

That all doors into the corridor are locked

None

You need to use an air-powered tool. What three hazards are likely to affect you?

Radiation

Airborne dust and ﬂying fragments

Electric shock

Hand-arm vibration

Leaking hoses

Click Hint

When should you apply skin barrier cream?

Deselect Answer

As part of ﬁrst-aid treatment

When you can't ﬁnd your gloves

When you ﬁnish work

Before you start work

None

What should not be in a ﬁrst-aid box?

Deselect Answer

Safety pins

Plasters

Bandages

Tablets and medicine

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What should you do if you ﬁnd pigeon droppings and nests in an area where you are required to work?

Deselect Answer

Carry on with your work carefully, so you don't disturb them

Try to catch the pigeons

Stop work and seek advice

Wait for the pigeons to ﬂy away before carrying on with your work

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What should you not do when sweeping up after drilling, cutting, sanding or grinding?

Deselect Answer

Work as quickly as possible to minimise exposure to dust

Dampen down the area

Put your protective mask back on

Make sure there is plenty of ventilation

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What does a permit to work allow?

Deselect Answer

Certain jobs to be carried out safely under more strictly controlled conditions

Untrained people to work without supervision

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors to visit the site

The emergency services to come on to the site after an accident

None

What is the recommended safe voltage for electrical equipment on building sites?

Deselect Answer

230 volts

110 volts

24 volts

12 volts

None

What does a hot work permit allow you to do?

Deselect Answer

Carry out work that could start a ﬁre

Light a bonﬁre

Work in hot weather

Carry out work that needs warm, protective clothing

None

10.

When can you use a ladder at work?

Deselect Answer

If it is long enough

If other people do not need to use it for access

If you are doing light work for a short time

You must never use a ladder on site

None

11.

What are green and white signs?

Deselect Answer

Warning signs - alerting you to hazards or danger

Prohibition signs - meaning you must not do something

Mandatory signs - meaning you must do something

Emergency signs - giving you information

None

12.

How do you identify the safe load rating for a scaffold platform?

Deselect Answer

Refer to the handover certiﬁcate or signage

Ask the site manager

The safe load is breached when the ledgers start to deﬂect

Ask the telehandler driver

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13.

You have to get something from the back of a van but it's too far inside to handle. What should you do?

Deselect Answer

Leave it in the back of the van

Drag it closer, then lift it

Lean over slightly while moving it closer

Clear a path inside the van so you can get a good grip on it

None

14.

How can asbestos be correctly identiﬁed?

Deselect Answer

The dust gives off a strong smell

By getting a sample analysed in a lab

By the colour of the dust

By putting a piece in water and seeing if it dissolves

None

15.

What should you do if you have to carry a load down a steep slope?

Deselect Answer

Put the load down and let gravity move it down the slope

Walk backwards down the slope to help you balance

Assess whether you can still carry the load safely

Carry the load on your shoulder

None

16.

If someone burns their hand, what is the best thing you can do?

Deselect Answer

Wrap your handkerchief around the burn

Put the hand into cold water or under a cold running tap

Tell them to carry on working to exercise the hand

Rub barrier cream or Vaseline into the burn

None

17.

Your job requires you to move the same sized load several times a minute from one place to another. Could this be a problem?

Deselect Answer

Only if, as work progresses, the load cannot be moved as often as required

Yes, as repetition introduces additional strain to the body

Not if the load is below the recommended weight for lifting

No, it won't need a risk assessment if the load is light

None

18.

Why should you never store batteries loose in your tool bag?

Deselect Answer

They give off a poisonous gas in a conﬁned space

You might forget to charge them

Your tool bag will be heavy and damage your back

If the terminals short out, they could cause a ﬁre

None

19.

What should you do if you are in a conﬁned space when the gas alarm sounds?

Deselect Answer

Carry on working but do not use electrical tools

Carry on working but take plenty of breaks in the fresh air

Get out of the conﬁned space immediately

Switch off the alarm

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20.

You need to lift a load that is not heavy, but it is so big that you cannot see in front of you. What should you do?

Deselect Answer

Ask someone to help carry the load so that you can both see ahead

Get someone to walk next to you and give directions

Get someone to walk in front of you and tell others to get out of the way

Move the load on your own because it is so large that anyone in your way is sure to see it

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2 Comments

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June 21, 2022 at 7:07 am

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KIOSHA says:

September 16, 2022 at 7:48 am

Increase in friction can only bring forth more heat with can then become a means of ignition. Nevertheless, increase of in friction will also expedite wear ad tear

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