SafePass Renewal Mock Test

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It is a duty of the employee to:

arrive early and do overtime.

provide their own personal protective equipment.

engage in improper conduct or behaviour which could endanger their health, safety and welfare, or that of another person.

exercise reasonable care of their own safety, health and welfare, and that of any other person affected by their acts or omissions while at work.

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It is not a duty of the employer to provide:

a safe place of work.

a canteen with hot meals.

safe plant and equipment.

information, instruction, training and supervision.

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A Health and Safety Authority (HSA) inspector has issued a prohibition notice. What does this mean?

A specified work activity must be stopped.

The HSA must be contacted before starting work.

Only work listed in the notice must be completed.

Only hand tools must be used until the prohibition has ended.

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Who has a legal duty to provide a safe place of work?

The employee

The employer

The government

The Health and Safety Authority

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Which of the following steps are completed during a risk assessment?

Look at the site and see what needs tidying or fixing

Get approval for the risk assessment from a colleague

Identify the hazards, assess the risks and implement control measures

Ensure there is access to proper personal protective equipment and the correct tools

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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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Question 7 / 50

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The following type of sign is used for:

a warning action.

an advised action.

a prohibited action.

a mandatory action.

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Question 8 / 50

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The following type of sign is a:

hazard sign

fire warning sign

prohibition sign.

chemical warning sign

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Question 9 / 50

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Which of the following options should be carried out before excavation works?

Appoint a banksman to supervise.

Check for the possibility and location of live services

Carry out a utility scan that is at least one mile away from the location of the excavation.

Ensure that employees will know proper safe work procedures and have adequate supervision.

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Question 10 / 50

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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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Question 11 / 50

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If work needs to be completed near overhead powerlines, ground level barriers should be coloured:

bright yellow.

bright orange.

red and white.

orange and white.

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Question 12 / 50

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When working near overhead powerlines, employees must:

wear wellington boots.

check that it is not raining.

touch the lines to check that they are dead.

assume all overhead lines are live and could kill.

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Question 13 / 50

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What should you do before carrying out any works around a live electrical site?

Get approval from your boss

Ensure the electrical mains are switched off

Wear the correct site personal protective equipment

Get approval from the Health and Safety Authority

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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 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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Question 16 / 50

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What should you assume when working near to overhead lines and cables?

It is safe to use a vehicle in their vicinity.

They are dead and it is safe to work nearby.

It is safe to work as long as there are no warning signs.

They are live unless you've been told otherwise by an electricity company.

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Question 17 / 50

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All excavations must provide:

plenty of water and soil.

safe access and egress.

walings and struts to climb.

movements in the timbering.

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Question 18 / 50

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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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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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As part of the Code of Practice for Avoiding Danger from Underground Services, buried cables should be signalled with coloured tape above the area. What colour should the tape be?

Black

Blue

Green

Yellow

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Question 21 / 50

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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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You are working in a shallow excavation which is approximately 2m deep. What is the main hazard you have to consider if the trench is unpropped?

Slipping and falling into the excavation

Being trapped and crushed by collapsing sides which are unsupported

Suffering from skin abrasions when your hands, arms and legs touch the side of the trench

Contaminated ground conditions and breathing in the hazardous dust that may be caused by the excavation

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Question 23 / 50

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Which of the following options is the definition of working at height?

1m above the ground or higher

1.5m above the ground or higher

Working at any height above ground level and on a stable / flat / even surface

Any place where, if precautions were not taken, a person could fall a distance liable to cause personal injury

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Question 24 / 50

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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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Question 25 / 50

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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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Question 26 / 50

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All holes and openings must be covered:

as soon as they exist.

only when there are 3 or more people working on site

only at night to avoid people falling in.

only when it is raining to avoid water entering.

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Question 27 / 50

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Which of the following is not a purpose of a safety net?

To make a hole safer

To cover sharp edges

To cover an open hole

To catch falling people or objects

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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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Material containing asbestos can be removed if:

employees are careful.

the area is well ventilated.

employees are trained and competent.

the correct personal protective equipment is used.

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Question 30 / 50

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How can Weil’s disease be contracted?

By breathing in asbestos

Through wounds and open cuts

By touching materials containing silica

Through maintaining good personal hygiene

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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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Question 32 / 50

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Who is responsible for providing ear protection?

The client

The employer

The employee

The safety officer

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Question 33 / 50

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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 34 / 50

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What is the potential consequence of exposure to high-volume noise over a long period of time?

You could permanently lose your hearing.

You could lose your hearing and would need an operation to restore it.

You could be sued by your employer for breaching health and safety rules.

You may temporarily lose your hearing, but can restore it by taking short breaks from noise exposure.

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Question 35 / 50

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A condition caused by over exposure to loud noise is:

tetanus.

tinnitus.

tendinitis.

tuberculosis

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Question 36 / 50

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Which of the following is the best course of action if you are onsite during a night shift and you see an operative wearing tinted glasses?

Ignore the operative as they are not doing anything wrong.

Challenge them and tell them they should be wearing clear glasses.

Try on the glasses and ensure visibility within 10 metres is possible.

Leave it up to someone else to deal with the situation

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Question 37 / 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 38 / 50

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What type of eye protection should you be supplied with and wear whilst using a cartridge-operated or compressed gas gun?

Normal sunglasses

Prescription glasses

Impact rated goggles

Chemical splash goggles

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Question 39 / 50

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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 40 / 50

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What should be done if protective equipment is damaged?

Continue working

Report to the supervisor immediately

Patch up the equipment and continue working

Ensure new equipment is ordered but continue working

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Question 41 / 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 42 / 50

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Which of the following options are ways to protect the health and safety of operatives using construction equipment?

Ensure operatives are competent and authorised.

Only use construction equipment that is less than 5 years old.

Follow the manufacturer's recommendation for use and maintenance.

Any operative using construction equipment must have someone supervising them.

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Question 43 / 50

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When are construction workers most likely to suffer an accident?

After lunch

When following the site rules

When they first start on a new site

After their first 3 months on a new site

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Question 44 / 50

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In order to use any electrical equipment safely, before using it, operatives should have checked its:

servicing information.

information on its country of origin.

instructions and safety information.

brand name and manufaturing date.

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Question 45 / 50

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You are about to undertake a construction activity that requires ear defenders to be worn. Unfortunately, the soft inner lining is torn on the left side. What should you do?

Find a team member with functioning ear defenders and share them.

Ignore the issue, proceed to your work site and undertake your work duties.

Stop what you are doing and only carry out the activity when you are issued a new pair.

Take off the faulty ear defenders and use noise cancelling earphones whilst undertaking the activity.

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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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Question 47 / 50

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Where would you expect to see this site safety notice?

In the site canteen

At the site entrance

Within the welfare facilities

Attached to any and all construction vehicles

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Which phrase best describes the relationship between pedestrian and vehicle traffic on a well managed construction site?

Pedestrians are not allowed on a construction site at any time

Pedestrians are only allowed to use road ways for vehicles during certain hours.

Pedestrian traffic should be separated with a physical barrier from vehicle traffic at all times.

No Vehicles / Plant or Pedestrians are permitted on site.

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Question 49 / 50

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Who should report unsafe working practices at work?

Supervisor or foreman

Anyone on a construction site

The construction or project manager

The health and safety representative

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What are the main risks for workers working around cranes on a construction site?

Fire due to overload, materials falling, overloading

Rough terrain and/or congested public traffic routes around the construction site

Electrical hazards i.e. contact with overhead cables, materials falling, overloading

Crane operators overreaching or overbalancing outside of the cab and falling on others

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