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HS&E TEST
Hazardous Substances
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Wet cement, mortar and concrete are considered to be health hazards. Which of the following conditions could be caused by exposure to these substances?
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How can asbestos be correctly identified?
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Identify the true statement about asbestos.
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Which of the following is most likely to be caused by exposure to wet cement?
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If warnings about how to work with hazardous substances are not followed, what is a likely consequence for workers?
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A worker is using a new substance when they start to feel ill. What should the worker do?
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How can a worker check if a substance is hazardous to health?
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Whose responsibility is it to ensure that exposure to substances which are hazardous to health is prevented or adequately controlled?
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Where are you most likely to come across asbestos?
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Breathing in asbestos dust is most likely to cause which of the following?
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When materials which look like asbestos are found on site, what action must be taken?
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Why should you wear wellington boots when working in wet cement?
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Which one of the following statements about asbestos is true?
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When working through a construction health and safety checklist, which of these hazardous substances should be identified?
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What should employers check regularly if you are working with hazardous substances?
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How is it possible to tell that a product is hazardous?
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Who should explain the health risks and safe method of work you need to follow (the COSHH assessment) before you start work with a hazardous substance?
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Which of the following is true of lead?
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A corrosive substance, such as wet cement, in direct contact with the skin will result in what?
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Identify the true statement about asbestos
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Cement-based roofing sheets are a common material which can often contain what hazardous substance?
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Skin burns are most likely to occur when a worker works with which of the following?
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What is the first thing you should do if you find an unmarked container that you think might contain chemicals?
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What does the word sensitiser mean on the packaging of a substance?
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In addition to putting controls in place when workers are working with hazardous substances, what else must employers do?
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Which one of the following tasks would require a worker to wear safety wellington boots, to help protect from skin burns?
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Which one of the following statements is true, with reference to asbestos containing materials (ACMs)?
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Which of the following tasks could place a worker at the greatest risk of lead poisoning, if control measures were not put in place?
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If you think you have found some asbestos, what is the first thing you should do?
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What is the most appropriate course of action if a worker finds material they think is asbestos?
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Which of the following provides health and safety information about a hazardous substance?
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What does a COSHH assessment cover?
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Identify which of the following signs is associated with a substance being toxic if swallowed or inhaled?
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Which one of the following ways is lead most likely to enter the body?
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Why is it important to wash your hands after handling lead, or lead based paint, before eating or smoking?
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What is the main, immediate hazard from kneeling directly on wet cement?
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Exposure to which of the following is most likely to result in dermatitis?
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Exposure to asbestos fibres may result in which illness?
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