SafePass Renewal Mock Test

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Who must provide personal protective equipment?

The employee

The employer

The union representative

The Health and Safety Authority

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Which of the following options is not a duty of the employer?

Ensure all employees receive a Christmas bonus

Prepare and revise adequate plans to be followed in emergencies

Ensure employees receive adequate training without loss of remuneration

Ensure working conditions protect both fixed-term and temporary employees

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It is the duty of every employer to consult with their employees on matters of:

current affairs.

health and safety.

site working hours.

faster ways of completing the work.

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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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What is a hazard?

Slips, trips and falls

Something on a site that can cause harm

An accident that has occurred on site

A toolbox talk

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How are risk assessments carried out by a site team?

Identify hazards, evaluate the risks and decide precautions

Record all hazards that have caused injury on the site in the past

Trial all risks with the site team, evaluate and record findings

Identify hazards, test them, record findings, then eliminate risks

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The Health and Safety Authority has issued an immediate prohibition notice for a specific activity on a construction site. What does this mean for that activity?

All activity on the site must cease immediately.

All personnel must leave the site.

The specified activity must cease until the inspector's issues have been addressed and rectified.

The site manager is the only person permitted to remain on site until the inspector's issues have been addressed and rectified.

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Question 8 / 50

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An operative working on site sees the following sign. What does it mean?

Do not enter

There is a hazard ahead

Warning of chemical substances ahead

You must immediately stop what you are doing

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Question 9 / 50

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The following sign is used to indicate the direction of the:

site office.

fire hydrant

falling from heights' hazards.

emergency escape and first aid kit.

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Question 10 / 50

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In terms of manual handling, which of the following statements are correct?

Manual handling has no risks associated with it.

Two people are aways required when carrying out manual handling.

Manual handling risks can be eliminated by eliminating the action itself.

Trolleys and other mechanical aids reduce the risk of manual handling related injuries.

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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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Question 12 / 50

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You are walking to your work area when you see a cable that feeds into the transformer has a cut in its outer cover. What should you do?

Carry on walking to your work area.

Stop what you are doing and report the fault.

Tell your supervisor about the issue at the end of your shift.

Attempt to patch up the cable by putting electrical tape around the cut.

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How do you know that the electrical equipment being used on a construction site is safe?

Always use other contractors' electrical equipment.

Have equipment tested regularly by a competent person.

All equipment is considered safe if it is working as it should.

Check the equipment when it becomes faulty or does not work.

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What is the first thing you should do if a coworker is being electrocuted?

Fetch the site manager

Turn off the power source

Call the emergency services

Try to pull them off the power source

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One cubic metre of soil:

weighs less than a person.

weighs more than one tonne.

is not heavy enough to kill someone.

is enough to kill if it falls on top of a person.

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What should be done to protect people and plant from falling into an excavation?

The excavation must be lit during darkness.

Security personnel should patrol the excavation.

No other work should be allowed to take place on site until the excavation work is completed.

Suitable barriers must be placed around the excavation.

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What personal protective equipment should be worn when carrying out excavation work?

A hard hat and goggles

A hard hat and a raincoat

A hard hat and steel-toe boots

A hard hat, steel-toe boots and hi-vis jacket

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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 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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Which of the following is a safe means of getting into—and climbing out of—an excavation?

Reinforced struts

Securely fixed ladders

Properly maintained walings

Any carefully stacked construction materials

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Why should you use the internal ladders on a mobile tower?

For safe access and egress

It keeps you dry when working in the rain

To speed up the time taken to climb the scaffold

So your colleague can climb the outside of the tower at the same time

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You need to go to the top deck of a high platform, which has a 4m long ladder to climb up. The ladder appears to be damaged. Which of the following is the appropriate course of action?

Climb up the ladder but avoid the damage.

Repair the ladder to the best of your abilities before using it.

Don’t use the ladder and make sure others know not to use it.

Don’t use the ladder and report the damage to your supervisor at the end of the shift.

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Question 23 / 50

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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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Question 24 / 50

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Which of the following options is the best definition of 'work at height'?

Work on a roof, scaffolding or a ladder

Work at 1 metre above the ground or higher

Work at 2 metres above the ground or higher

Work in any place that would cause injury if a person fell

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Who must inspect a scaffold?

The owner

The safety manager

A competent person

The site workers before using it

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Question 26 / 50

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All openings in roofs, floors and lift shafts must be:

covered with a net.

adequately protected.

left open for ventilation.

covered with a piece of wood.

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Question 27 / 50

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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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Question 28 / 50

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What is suspension trauma?

The bone injuries sustained after a fall

Losing consciousness after falling from a height

The effect of being hit by an object that was originally suspended above the ground

An effect on the human body being held upright without any movement for a period of time

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Question 29 / 50

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Breathing in dust from hardwood causes:

loss of smell.

nasal cancer.

Weil’s disease.

loss of taste

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Question 30 / 50

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When using an A-frame ladder, never:

position the ladder facing the work.

check all four feet are on the ground.

straddle it (put one foot on each side of the ladder).

use the top three steps where a step forms the top of the ladder.

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Question 31 / 50

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Wet cement can cause:

skin cancer.

white finger.

pain in the legs.

dermatitis and skin burns.

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Question 32 / 50

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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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Question 33 / 50

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Short-term exposure to noise can lead to:

an accident.

temporary hair loss.

vibration white finger.

permanent hearing loss.

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Question 34 / 50

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What is a way of reducing construction noise on a noisy construction site?

Build a 3m fence around the site

Don't use any machinery on site

Only carry out noisy activities during the day

Eliminate noise during design by choosing certain construction methods

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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 36 / 50

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When assessing a construction activity that will be noisy, what is the first thing you should consider?

Do you need ear plugs?

Do you need ear plugs and ear defenders?

Can you eliminate the need to be exposed to the noise?

Can you complete the work quickly, as you are only allowed to be exposed to loud noises for 5 minutes at a time?

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Question 37 / 50

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Hand-arm vibration syndrome causes which symptoms?

Loss of strength in the hands

Tingling and numbness of the fingers

A low roar to a high squeal in both ears

A rash on the hands with small, itchy, red bumps

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Question 38 / 50

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What does this sign mean?

Extremely noisy area ahead

Ear protection must be worn

Hearing protection is recommended

Within this container is hearing protection equipment

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Question 39 / 50

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Regarding mechanical vibration at work, employers must ensure employees fully understand, among other things,:

what control measures are in place to reduce risks.

how to test colleagues for early signs of vibration-related illnesses.

what symptoms they should look out for and who to report them to.

which regulations to check when they suspect a breach of the legislation.

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Question 40 / 50

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What is the minimum noise level at which an employer must legally take action?

60dba

70dba

80dba

40dba

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Question 41 / 50

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How can you check you are wearing the correct personal protective equipment (PPE) for the task that you are carrying out?

Read the site notice board

Use the PPE that you used on the last job

just make sure you are wearing a hi vis jacket

Refer to the risk assessment and method statement specific to your task

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Question 42 / 50

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A construction operative falls ill/is injured on a construction site. Which of the following is reportable to the Health and Safety Authority?

A bout of depression that lasts more than 3 consecutive days.

Diseases, occupational illnesses or any impairments of mental condition.

Allergic conjunctivitis if symptoms occur within 10 working days from the start of the project.

A workplace injury from an accident at work resulting in the person's normal work duties not being able to be carried out for more than 3 consecutive days.

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You have witnessed a serious accident on your site and are to be interviewed by the Health and Safety Authority. What should you do?

Decline the invitation to speak to the inspector.

Co-operate and tell the inspector exactly what you saw.

Ask your supervisor what you should say to the inspector.

Tell the inspector a version of events that your colleagues have asked you to repeat.

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Question 44 / 50

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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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The process that analyses the hazards of a task prior to it being carried out is called a:

site audit.

site survey.

risk assessment.

method statement.

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Question 46 / 50

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Regarding traffic control, if there are transport vehicles or earth-moving machinery used on site, there must also be:

signage provided for the public.

controlled traffic and pedestrian routes, with safe ways provided.

a minimum of one banksman provided outside the construction site.

an approval notice from the local authorities on display at the site entrance.

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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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A worker is driving a site dumper and another worker decides to ride on the vehicle as a passenger. What should the driver do?

Drive at a low speed

Let the other worker hang on the step

Give the other worker the keys and let them drive

Refuse to take the other worker as there is no seat for a passenger

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Question 49 / 50

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The site dumper truck is travelling to the far side of your construction site. In what circumstance could the vehicle driver give you a lift?

If the distance is less than one mile

If the vehicle is designed to carry passengers

If it is a wet day and the distance is over one mile

If you get into the bucket while the machine is stopped and remain seated throughout the journey

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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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