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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Who is responsible for providing and paying for the Construction Skills Certification Scheme and Safe Pass training?

The employer

The employee

The trade union

The safety officer

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Who is a competent person?

The foreman

The oldest person on site

Someone who has been trained

Someone with knowledge, training and experience to do a job

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What is BeSMART.ie?

It is an online programme to help employers increase profits

It is an online training programme to learn how to become a machine operator

It is a free online tool to help businesses prepare risk assessments and safety statements.

It is a tool developed by the Health and Safety Authority to help homeowners find a contractor.

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It is imperative to have a site induction before starting on a new project because:

you find out what hazards there are on the site.

you are able to meet your new work colleagues.

you learn the specific site risks that are different to other sites.

you get to see models/pictures of how the project should look when completed.

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Who is responsible for reporting any unsafe conditions on site?

The foreman

Everyone on site

The safety officer

The Health and Safety Authority inspector

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A Health and Safety Authority inspector has the power to:

question staff.

recruit additional workers.

give a toolbox talk.

enter premises, examine and investigate.

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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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It is your first day on a new site. What must you do before entering the live site?

Undertake a site induction (online/other)

Present your CSCS card to your employer

Submit your driving licence to Human Resources

Ensure you have all of the correct Personal Protective Equipment with you

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Who is responsible for ensuring that work is being carried out in accordance with the risk assessment that has been briefed to a workforce?

The site engineer

The client

The health and safety manager

Everyone briefed by the risk assessment

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If an operative does not understand some of the induction information, they should:

ask the presenter for clarification.

disregard it, as health and safety is the site manager’s responsibility.

carry on with their work and attend another induction the following day.

wait until the presentation is over, as it may be explained during the remaining time.

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If there are live, overhead power cables crossing the construction site, how can you ensure vehicles do not hit the overhead cables when travelling across the site?

Ensure this topic is brought up in the site induction

Inform vehicle drivers in the risk assessment and method statements

Turn the electricity off from the overhead cables whenever there are vehicle movements

Put goal posts in place where there is potential exposure between the overhead cables and vehicles

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What is the best reason to inspect a power tool before starting work?

To check it is a 110v machine

To check that it is large enough for the job in hand

To check that the power tool belongs to you

To check that the casing, power lead and socket are not damaged

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You notice a colleague has touched a live electricity cable. They are holding onto the cable and appear to be in distress. Which of the following is the appropriate course of action?

Call ESB Networks as soon as possible.

Using your hand, break your colleague's grip on the cable

Call the site manager immediately and ask them to suspend all power to the site.

Ensure you are wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment and pull them away from the cable.

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All power supply on construction sites must be:

110v.

220v.

240v.

3 Phase.

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What is required to protect electrical systems?

Fuses or circuit breakers

Earthing of any electrical equipment

They should be marked with a warning sign

The use of wooden handled tools only

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Why should equipment and materials be stacked at a suitable safe distance from the edge of the excavation?

It keeps the site tidy

So nothing obstructs vehicles

To avoid the excavation collapsing

Having them close to the site saves time

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If an excavation is being carried out on a road, which of the following options are true?

A HSA inspector must be on site at all times

Local Authority approval is necessary

A brick wall must be built around the area

Stop blocks and hazard warning lights must be used

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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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What could happen if the oxygen level drops in a confined space?

People will start sweating

There is a risk of explosion

There is a risk of debris falling

People could lose consciousness

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What hazards can be found in a confined space?

Deep excavations

Toxic and flammable gases

Sloping or battering of trench sides

An accumulation of oxygen that has seeped through the soil

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Which of the following does not apply to work in a confined space?

Breathing apparatus must always be used.

Entry must be made under a permit-to-work system.

A safe working plan for the confined working space must be made.

Adequate emergency arrangements must be in place before the work starts.

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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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Question 24 / 50

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What is the maximum number of people permitted to use a ladder at one time?

One person at all times

A maximum of two people climbing the ladder

Two people working from a ladder, but not climbing it, is permissible

One person but they must be supervised by a health and safety representative

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Regarding scaffolding, which of the following sentences is false?

All scaffolding must be inspected only after bad weather.

A GA3 (or similar) form must be used to record the inspections.

All scaffolding must be erected, modified or dismantled by competent person.

A handover form must be given to transfer the control from the erector to the user.

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Which of the following options is the purpose of nets, toe boards and brick guards in scaffolding?

To protect the scaffold

To make the scaffold stronger

To protect the public from falling material

To catch the tools and materials that may fall

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Question 27 / 50

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What must be used to protect hands while working with harmful substances?

Barrier cream

Clean gloves and sun cream

Barrier cream and clean gloves

Soiled gloves and barrier cream

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Where would workers be most at risk of contact with Weil’s disease?

Working on a roof

Working with electricity

Working on a high-level scaffold

Working at ground level near to water

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What programmes are the Construction Workers Health Trust involved in?

Onsite health screening for cholesterol

safety awareness programme

working at heights programme

Onsite health screening for diabetes

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Question 30 / 50

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During refurbishment or demolition works, there is a risk that operatives may be infected by legionnaires’ disease, which is:

blisters that appear on the hands

a potentially fatal form of pneumonia caused by water borne bacteria.

collapse due to lack of fresh air in confined spaces.

a form of blood cancer

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Question 31 / 50

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Ear protection zones must be marked with mandatory signs. These signs instruct all persons to 'Wear Ear Protectors'. What is the colour and shape used on these mandatory signs?

White symbol and lettering with a blue circle or box on a white background

White symbol and lettering with a red triangle or box on a white background

White symbol and lettering with a black circle or box on a white background

White symbol and lettering with a yellow triangle or box on a white background

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Question 32 / 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 33 / 50

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Breathing in dust from hardwood causes:

nasal cancer.

weil’s disease.

allergic dermatitis.

skin blisters.

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Question 34 / 50

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You notice that your glove is ripped. Gloves are mandatory under your risk assessment. What is the best course of action?

Leave the site immediately

Stop working and replace the defective glove

Take off the ripped glove and quickly finish the task

Finish the task after using sticky tape to repair the glove

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Question 35 / 50

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A subcontractor on site is carrying out welding activities for an air-rising roof. How can you most efficiently prevent people walking past the activity from getting arc-eye?

Put up hazard warning signs

Put screens around the welding activity

Give everyone personal protective equipment

Employ a co-worker to warn people of the danger

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Question 36 / 50

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Which of the following is not a type of personal protective equipment?

Helmet

Runners

Ear defenders

Steel-toe cap boots

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Question 37 / 50

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When is the only time on a construction site you do not have to wear head protection?

When you are on a roof

When you are working with someone else

When you are in the site canteen or offices

When you are inside a building that is being constructed

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Question 38 / 50

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Hearing protection must be provided to employees who are exposed to an average noise level of:

30 db(A).

10 db(A).

25 db(A).

80 db(A).

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Question 39 / 50

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What preventative measures could be put in place when working on a platform with basic personal protective equipment?

A tarpaulin

Handrails and toe boards

A lighting system

Safety boots with 2mm tread

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Question 40 / 50

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What is an accident?

A planned occurrence which results in injury

An unplanned and unwanted occurrence which results in loss of any kind.

An unwanted near miss where injury is narrowly avoided.

A planned occurrence which has no loss or injury.

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Question 41 / 50

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It is important for a worker to report a 'near miss' to ensure that:

the site is closed down so that all employees can leave the site safely.

signs can be put up immediately, alerting others entering the area of the 'near miss'.

the area is immediately cordoned off and the Health and Safety Authority can inspect the area.

preventative measures are put in place to prevent a re-occurrence.

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Question 42 / 50

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An employer must make hearing protection available when the noise level is over:

20 db(A)

80 dB(A).

10 db(A)

40 db(A)

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Question 43 / 50

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Why must abrasive wheel tools have guards?

To protect eyes from dust

To give more weight to the tool

To stop the risk of over speeding

To deflect sparks and debris away from the user

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Abrasive wheels must be mounted by:

A machine operator

the site foreman.

a competent and authorised person.

anyone by following the manufacturer's instructions.

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Question 45 / 50

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What personal protective equipment must be worn when using a grinder?

Face mask and ear defenders

Hi-vis jacket and safety helmet

Steel-toe capped boots and hi-vis jacket

Goggles, shield or visor and ear defenders

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Question 46 / 50

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Which one of the following options is false?

All equipment defects must be reported.

All hired equipment must be checked before it's used.

Makeshift equipment can be used if work needs completing.

Equipment must be inspected regularly by a competent person.

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Question 47 / 50

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When using an abrasive wheel, which of the following is true?

It is essential that the right abrasive wheel for the job is chosen.

Some form of eye protection must be used, either goggles, a face shield or a visor.

Any shields supplied by the manufacturer need to be altered by the operator to permit exposure of the correct amount of abrasive wheel.

Accumulation of hot sparks within a machine's guard pose significant risk, so guards must be left off when working in a confined space.

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Question 48 / 50

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Regarding the Inspection and Certification of Lifting Equipment, before using any lifting equipment on site, it should:

be refurbished by the manufacturer.

be approved for use and supplied by the Health and Safety Authority.

have a GA1 form (Report of Thorough Examination) that has been inspected and signed by the contractor.

have a GA1 form (Report of Thorough Examination) that has been completed by a competent person.

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The telescopic handler is being driven faster than the signage indicates is allowed on site. What is the best course of action?

Report the incident to the site manager.

Put pallets in the roadway to slow the telescopic handler down.

Change the site signage to reflect the increased speed of the telescopic handler.

If it is safe for both of you, stop the driver and inform them that they were speeding and must follow the site speed limit.

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Question 50 / 50

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A construction worker notices a low loader about to depart site to take away the site skips. One of the tyres looks flat. Why should the worker tell the driver?

The vehicle will be less fuel efficient.

The vehicle could be unsafe to drive.

The driver will have an uncomfortable journey.

The vehicle will have to drive slower and may miss their delivery slot.

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