SafePass Renewal Mock Test

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Who is responsible for safety on site?

Everyone

The employer

The employee

The safety officer

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What are the main reasons for promoting Safety in Construction

Efficiency and productivity reasons

To increase company profits

Humanitarian, economic, legal and social reasons

To get the job done quicker

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A safety officer should have the ability to:

write a safety statement.

use plant and equipment.

write a method statement.

identify hazards and assess risks.

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How can you prevent slips, trips and falls on a construction site?

By having a clean and tidy site

Designated site walkways and paths

Ensure that people walk around the site in pairs

Through washing down all construction vehicles

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If an employee has been unfairly dismissed or penalised by the employer for raising health and safety issues, they may:

confront the employer outside the workplace.

raise a complaint with the local authority.

do nothing and look for work somewhere else.

raise a complaint with the Workplace Relations Commission.

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A safety officer should:

have a minimum of 10 years construction experience

be the most senior person on site.

have the ability to climb scaffolds.

be able to communicate the safety and health requirements to managers, supervisors and workers.

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Which of the following are duties of the employee?

Appoint a safety officer

Repair, without unreasonable delay, any defects in plant

Attend training relating to health, safety and welfare at work, or relating to work carried out by the employee

Report, without unreasonable delay, any defects in plant, equipment or any defect in the place of work or system of work

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Who should a risk assessment be briefed to before works start for the day?

The client

The project management team

The whole construction workforce

The operatives who will be undertaking works associated to the risk assessment

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Question 9 / 50

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Why is it preferred to use 110v electricity on a construction site as opposed to 230v electricity?

110v is less expensive to run.

230v is more likely to combust gases.

110v shock is less likely to kill a person than 230v shock.

110v electricity gives a better performance for power tools.

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Question 10 / 50

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What is the danger of storing loose batteries in your tool bag?

Shortage of the battery could result in a fire.

The terminals on the battery can easily be broken.

Batteries have acid in them that could corrode tools and the tool bag.

Batteries are heavy and muscle strain could result from lifting the tool bag.

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What is best practice when examining electrical tools for faults?

Every 2 weeks

Every 3 weeks

Before each use

At the start of each shift

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Question 12 / 50

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Which of the following factors does not affect the severity of an electrical shock?

The length of the electrical cable

The voltage of the electrical current

The length of exposure to electricity

The presence of water in the environment

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Which of the following statements best describes Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)?

A PAT test is a remote online check of an electricians qualifications.

A PAT test is a check of an electrical appliances asset value.

The law requires electrical equipment to be safe. The PAT test is one tool that can be used to ensure this.

A PAT test is a voluntary visual check of an electrical appliance.

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Question 14 / 50

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When working on a construction site, what colour and voltage should the electricity cables be?

Blue and 110V

Red and 240V

Yellow and 110V

Brown and 240V

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What must be used to prevent people from falling into an open trench?

Red 'No go' signs

Tower lights lighting up the trench

Stop blocks placed along the edge of the trench

A secure 1m-high fence around the perimeter of the trench

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Question 16 / 50

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Who is allowed to enter a confined space?

Only the supervisor

Only the rescue personnel

A person designated by the site manager

A trained, competent and authorised person

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Question 17 / 50

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How should the safety of the atmosphere in a confined space be assessed?

Enter and look for clues

Smell the atmosphere after entry

Sample the atmosphere with a gas detector

Provide employees with breathing apparatus

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Question 18 / 50

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You are working in a shallow excavation in a safe manner, but notice that a lorry has pulled up by the side of the trench. Which of the following is the correct course of action?

Leave the trench immediately.

Keep working, but ask a colleague to get the lorry to move.

Continue working as the lorry does not pose a threat or a danger to you.

As the excavation is only shallow, continue working as the lorry will move eventually.

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What factors can cause a trench collapse?

Underground services

An excavation dug in unstable soil

Edge protection at the top of the excavation

Excessive vibration from construction equipment or vehicle traffic around the excavation

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Which of the following is the most appropriate way to get into and out of an excavation over 3m deep?

Use a fixed ladder

Use the shoring supports

Use the excavator bucket to be lifted in and out

Use a colleague to pull yourself up/lower yourself down

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Which of these is the most accurate way of confirming the location of buried, live electrical cable?

Use a metal detector

Speak directly with the contractor who may remember where they laid the cable

Use the utility plan showing the location of the electrical cable

Use the architect plans with the architect onsite to point to the exact location

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You are required to excavate close to an electrical underground cable. What tool should you use if hand digging?

An aluminium scoop shovel

An insulated shovel or spade

Any tool as long as you have rubber gloves and wellington boots on

Do not hand dig and only use an excavator to prevent electric shocks

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Question 23 / 50

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A scaffold guard rail is in the way of a job you need to do. What is the best course of action?

Remove the bar, finish your work, then seek out a competent scaffolder to replace it.

Seek out a competent scaffolder to organize a safe method for you to access your work area.

Bend the rail out of the way and return it to its original position once you have completed your work.

Remove the guard rail, complete your work and replace the guard yourself once done/during any breaks in your work.

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The correct method of climbing or working on a ladder or stepladder is for the user to:

stand on the top rung to reach the work activity.

position the ladder and work side-on to the work activity.

position the ladder and lean outwardly to reach sideways.

maintain three points of contact and face forward towards the work activity.

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For workers using their own equipment (e.g., a harness for working at height), who is responsible for ensuring it is inspected prior to use?

Their employer.

The Health and Safety Authority

The Construction Industry Federation

Their co-workers

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It is safe to use a mobile elevated work platform:

with the tyres low on air.

on firm and level ground.

close to overhead cables.

when the platform is moving.

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Question 27 / 50

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What simple hierarchy of control for managing working at height should be considered?

Don't agree to do the work

Get another person to do the work while you supervise

Just provide a risk assessment method statement before doing the work

Avoid working at height whenever you can and use work equipment or other measures to minimise the potential of falling

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When working on a ladder, always:

use the top three rungs.

face the ladder towards the work.

stretch to reach the working area.

load tools and materials on top of the ladder.

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Question 29 / 50

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Skin cancer can be caused by:

using sun creams.

direct sunlight on bare skin.

prolonged used of vibration tools.

getting the skin wet and cold in winter.

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Question 30 / 50

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Whose responsibility is it to provide and maintain adequate welfare facilities (washing areas / toilet / canteen) on site?

The employee

The employer

The engineer

The union representative

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Question 31 / 50

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Where can asbestos be found?

Fire doors and ceiling tiles

All residences built after 2005

warehouse flooring

Cement products such as sheeting on walls and roofs

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How can hand-arm vibration syndrome impact construction workers who are exposed to excessive vibration in the workplace?

Damage to arteries

Damage to blood vessels

Broken hands and fingers

Damage to the nerves in the arms and hand

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Question 33 / 50

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Who is responsible for providing ear defenders to an employee?

The client

The employer

The project supervisor

The principle designer

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Question 34 / 50

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You can roughly tell the personal noise exposure of 85 dB(A) to be equivalent to having to shout to be heard:

2m away.

6m away

4m away.

15m away.

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Question 35 / 50

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Which of the following statements is true regarding personal protective equipment (PPE)?

It is the employer’s duty to provide PPE.

It is the employee’s duty to provide PPE.

The safety representative is responsible for providing PPE.

The employee can refuse to wear PPE if it is not comfortable.

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Question 36 / 50

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You are cutting a concrete block with a stone cutting disk. What equipment is required to complete the job?

Eye protection, ear defenders and dust mask

Gloves, eye protection, work boots and ear defenders

No personal protective equipment is needed if it's just one cut that is done quickly

Dust suppression tank, dust mask, gloves, eye protection, work boots and ear defenders

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Question 37 / 50

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Which of the following is least likely to obstruct the correct fitting of a respirator?

Having a beard

Having long hair

Wearing glasses

Wearing contact lenses

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Question 38 / 50

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The party responsible for providing personal protective equipment on construction sites is the:

employer.

employee.

co-worker.

local authority.

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Question 39 / 50

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Which of the following options must be reported to the Health and Safety Authority?

A dangerous occurrence

An occupational disease

Fatal accidents and major injuries

Injury on site with no time off normal duties

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Question 40 / 50

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What should employees do if there is an emergency on site?

Tell all their colleagues

Look for the site manager

Leave the site and go home

Follow the site emergency procedures

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Question 41 / 50

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You see an operative injure themselves. Who must the incident be reported to?

Site security

Your employer

The site manager

The Health and Safety Authority Inspector

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Question 42 / 50

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Prohibition notices are served to stop:

a specified work activity.

vehicles entering the site.

working at height on scaffolds.

working below ground in trenches and excavations.

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Question 43 / 50

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Which of the following does not have to be recorded in the accident book?

Details of the injury

Your home address

Your National Insurance number

The date and time of your accident

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Question 44 / 50

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When cutting concrete with a consaw, ear and eye protection must be worn:

at all times.

if you are indoors.

if you are on an excavation site.

if you are outside and it is windy.

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If you need to lift something manually and it cannot be avoided, what two factors should you try and reduce? (Select two options.)

Reduce the amount of twisting

Reduce the time in consideration of the lift

Reduce the amount of stooping and reaching

Reduce the number of items that you lift

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Question 46 / 50

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Which of the following options is the best definition of a near miss?

A safety incident that did result in injury, illness, or death.

A safety incident that did not result in death but had the potential to do so.

A safety incident that did not result in injury, illness, or death but had the potential to do so.

A safety incident that did result in minor injury or illness but had the potential to be much worse.

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Question 47 / 50

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When plant moves around a site, which of the following precautions should be taken?

Speed limits should be set and observed.

Restricted access points should be properly marked.

There is no requirement for a traffic plan on site

The rules of the road should be observed

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Question 48 / 50

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You need to pass under a crane while it is lifting. What is the best course of action?

Wait until the load is finished or find another route

Run quickly under the load ensuring not to distract the driver

Engage eye contact with the crane driver and then run quickly under the load

Engage eye contact with the crane driver and then walk slowly under the load

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Question 49 / 50

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Which of the following options is not general guidance on the operation of dumper trucks?

The handbrake must always be applied and the vehicle put out of gear before tipping.

Smoking is permitted in cabs when the engine is not running and the handbrake is applied.

Operators must never race with other machines and should always keep a safe distance between moving machines.

Drivers of articulated dumpers should ensure that people are kept clear of the steering arc whenever the engine is running.

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Question 50 / 50

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What signs should be used on sites with regard to Construction Vehicles?

Construction vehicle warning signs

Fire Hydrant signs

No Access Signs

Standard Construction Safety Signs

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