SafePass Renewal Mock Test

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It is an offence for an employee to:

report unsafe work conditions.

co-operate with their employer.

carry out their work in a safe manner.

be under the influence of an intoxicant.

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Employees must:

fix or repair broken equipment.

co-operate with their employer.

remove or damage protective equipment.

not engage in improper conduct or behaviour which could endanger their safety.

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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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Why is it essential that workers understand the risk assessments and method statements before work on site begins?

They describe the risks of a task.

They ensure accountability if something goes wrong.

They teach how a construction task should be carried out.

They outline the risks of carrying out a task and the process for mitigating the likelihood of a risk happening.

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What is a health and safety risk?

A toolbox talk

A traffic management plan

A safe system of work plan

The likelihood/chance of a hazard causing harm to someone

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Why is it important to recognise the risks on a construction site?

To protect local wildlife

It helps the environment

It does not need to be recognised as it is not important

To make sure everyone is safe and aware of all the hazards and risks

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Why is it important that fresh hazard identification and risk assessment procedures are carried out for each new job?

There may be different workers and different working environments for each job.

Hazards and risks differ between sites.

Employers can be sued for copyright infringement and/or plagiarism.

To create a new filing record for each site.

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What does 'Principles of Prevention' mean?

It is a list of risk owners on a project.

It is the hierarchy of risk elimination and reduction.

It is a list of jobs that need to be carried out on site.

It is a list of risk assessments carried out in the last month

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You are considering using a mobile scaffold tower for a job. What is the first factor you should consider?

Is the tower stable on level ground?

The location of the work?

Has the tower been erected by a competent person?

Can the work be completed without the need to work at height?

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The installation, maintenance and repair of electrical services must be done by:

an apprentice electrician.

a competent, qualified electrician.

a person with good electrical knowledge.

anyone who has experience (provided the mains are off).

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Which of the following actions must not be done when excavating a trench?

Use a cable location device

Treat all buried cables as live

Use hand tools to dig near buried cables

Use power tools within 0.5 metres of exposed cables

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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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Overhead power cables are crossing a construction site area. In regard to electrical safety, what are the best two precautions you would expect a well-managed contractor to have in place?

Warning signs

Height restriction goal posts with barriers

Speed limits being enforced on site traffic

A separation of traffic and pedestrian traffic

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To reduce the risk of injuries and fatalities in the event of a vehicle making accidental contact with overhead lines, operatives should:

check the vehicle for damage before driving clear of the overhead lines.

Leave the site immediately and let the machine driver handle it

instruct everyone outside the vehicle not to approach or make contact with it.

Contact ESB Networks and continue working as normal

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Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations, when testing and inspecting electricity at work, an employer shall ensure that:

the advice of an inspector or competent person is acted upon.

an operative with a CSCS card can carry out electrical testing.

once tested by a competent person, an appliance never needs testing again.

new electrical installations and major alterations are inspected and tested by a competent person.

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The dangers of working close to overhead cables is best reduced by:

controlling access or eliminating the works.

wearing hi vis personal protective equipment.

applying to ESB Networks for an electrical shutdown

only performing work outside of regular office hours, when electricity consumption is at its lowest.

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What type of ladder must not be used when working near electrical equipment?

A painted ladder

A wooden ladder

An A-frame ladder

An aluminium ladder

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What is the purpose of installing guard rails around the top of an excavation?

To prevent the sides collapsing

To prevent people from falling in

To mark where work is complete

To prevent unauthorised persons entering the excavation

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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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What risks are there for an operative working in a trench?

Personal protective equipment is easily damaged.

It can be impossible to get a phone signal if there is an emergency.

It is easy to miscalculate exposure to the sun and therefore get burnt.

Trenches can cave in or contact can be made with exposed underground services.

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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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A wooden ladder should not be painted because the paint:

is flammable.

makes it slippery.

hides possible defects.

may damage the structure of the ladder.

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Which of the following options need to be in place when planning work on a roof?

A roof work permit

A ladder

A safe system of work plan

A scaffold

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Which of the following does not need to be checked before using a ladder?

That it is secure

If it has any defects

The date of manufacture

If it is the correct ladder for the job

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Which of the following options is necessary for someone to be able to operate a mobile elevated work platform?

They must be over the age of 18.

They must have a driver's licence.

They must be competent and authorised.

They must have 2 years' experience of working at height.

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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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When working on a mobile elevated work platform, what should the safety harness be attached to?

A colleague

An anchor point in the basket

A mobile point outside the platform

An anchor fixed point outside the platform

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What should a person do if cement gets on their skin?

Wash it off at once

Wash it off when they get home

Wash it off when they finish the job

Continue working as it is not necessary to wash it off

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What measures can be taken to discourage rats on site?

Have cats on site

Lay traps containing rat poison

Ask the local authority to put down rat poison

Avoid leaving scraps of food lying about and use provided bins

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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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Hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) is caused by:

operating a tower crane

using any hand held tools

using vibrating hand held power tools

working near construction vehicles

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What is the purpose of the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations?

To control vibration works

To outline risks and hazards of vibration work

To protect workers from risks to health from vibration

To prevent employers from being sued by their workers

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What should happen if an ear pad is missing from the shell of some ear defenders?

Attempt to repair them

Put them on and start working

Start working while the supervisor orders a new pair

Do not work in a noisy area until the ear defenders are replaced

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When should a site team check their construction equipment for any damage?

Every day

Once a week

Each time before use

Once every few hours

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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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What are two basic types of ear protection?

Ear plugs

Earphones

Ear defenders

Noise-cancelling headphones

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Question 39 / 50

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Which of the following is not reportable to the Health and Safety Authority?

When an employee is injured in a traffic collision while commuting to work

When a non-employee or a member of the public is injured as a result of work activity

When the employee is injured when carrying out work and is absent for 3 consecutive days

When the employee, who is not doing the work, is injured as a result of a workplace accident and is absent for 3 consecutive days

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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 41 / 50

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All employees must be made aware of:

a local hospital's address.

the site emergency procedures.

where to switch off the electricity.

the location of the first-aid box key.

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What is the main objective for carrying out an accident investigation?

To find out the cost of the incident

To ensure a record is kept of the incident

To know the correct person to pursue legal damages against

To find out what caused the incident and ensure measures are put in place to prevent the incident from happening again

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Which of these accidents are reportable to the Health and Safety Authority?

Dermatitis (1 day off work)

Broken arm (30 days off work)

Cut finger requiring first-aid treatment (0 days off work)

Cut finger requiring first-aid treatment (4 days off work)

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Which of the following incidents is not reportable to the Health and Safety Authority?

Twisted ankle (3 days off work)

Twisted ankle (4 days off work)

Sprained arm (1 day off normal duty)

Sprained arm (5 days off normal duty)

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Question 45 / 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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What is the basic personal protective equipment you should wear to a construction site?

Helmet and sandals

Helmet, hi-vis clothing, steel toe cap boots

Helmet, sandals, mask, boots and casual clothes

Helmet, mask, ear defenders and short sleeve shirts

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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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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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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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A construction vehicle is being loaded with material. Which of the following options must not happen?

A banksman is directing the movements of the load.

The vehicle is stationary with the handbrake on and the driver is outside of the vehicle.

The vehicle driver is sitting in the driver's seat, which has been fitted with a purpose-built overhead guard.

The vehicle driver is sitting in the driver's seat, which hasn't been fitted with a purpose-built overhead guard.

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