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Specialists Test
Supervisory
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At what minimum noise level must you provide hearing protection to workers if they ask for it?
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On the site electrical distribution system, which colour plug indicates a 400-volt supply?
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If a scaffold is not complete, which of the following actions should be taken by the supervisor?
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How long must you keep inspection records under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015?
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When putting people to work above public areas, what should be your first consideration?
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In the context of a risk assessment, what does the term risk mean?
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What should be the capacity of a spillage bund around a fuel storage tank, in addition to the volume of the tank?
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Which of the following is a fall-arrest system?
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Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, which of the following must be in place before demolition work can start?
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How should cylinders containing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) be stored on site?
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Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, which two of the following must you ensure workers have received before they start working on site?
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What does the proactive monitoring of health and safety procedures involve?
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Which of the following tasks would you expect the appointed person for first aid to carry out?
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When should guard-rails be fitted to a working platform?
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The Beaufort Scale is important when working at height externally. What does it measure?
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Why may a young person be more at risk of having an accident?
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Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, when the contractor sets a person to work on a construction site, what must they ensure that person has, or be in the process of, obtaining?
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Before allowing a lifting operation to be carried out, where should you ensure that the sequence of operations is recorded to enable a safe lift?
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Under the requirements of the Work at Height Regulations, what must the minimum width of a working platform be?
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Ideally, where should a safety net be rigged?
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What danger is created by excessive oxygen in a confined space?
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When is it advisable to take precautions to prevent people, plant or materials falling into an excavation?
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Where should liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders supplying an appliance in a site cabin be positioned?
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How could a site worker check if the residual current device (RCD) through which a 230-volt hand tool is connected to the supply is working correctly?
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Which of the following precautions should be taken to prevent a dumper that is tipping material into an excavation from falling into it?
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What should you do if you notice that operatives working above a safety net are dropping off-cuts of material and other debris into the net?
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Where should an emergency escape route take you to?
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What is the significance of a weekly or daily personal noise exposure of 87 decibels (dBA)?
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From a safety point of view, which of the following should be considered first when deciding on the number and location of access and egress points on a site?
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What does a COSHH assessment tell you?
A COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) assessment is a systematic examination of the potential risks associated with hazardous substances in the workplace.
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Which of the following is a significant hazard when excavating alongside a building or structure?
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What is the main danger of leaving someone who has fallen suspended in a harness for too long?
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Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, where would you find the arrangements for managing health and safety for the project you are working on?
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Which of the following should be the first consideration if you need to use a hazardous substance?
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At what decibel (dBA) level does it become mandatory for an employer to establish hearing protection zones?
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How should access be controlled if people are working in a riser shaft?
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What is the maximum vertical height that a fixed ladder can be climbed, before an intermediate landing place is required?
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What should be included in a method statement for working at height? Give three answers.
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What does the term lower exposure action value (80 decibels (dBA)) mean, when referring to noise?
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Following a scaffold inspection under the Work at Height Regulations, how soon must a report be given to the person on whose behalf the inspection was made?
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Why is it important that hazards are identified?
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Who should you inform if someone tells you that they have work-related hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS)?
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What must happen if a prohibition notice is issued by an inspector of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) or Local Authority?
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Where must the number of people who may be carried in a passenger hoist on site be displayed?
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In considering what measures to take to protect workers against risks to their health and safety, when should personal protective equipment (PPE) be considered?
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In deciding what control measures to take, following a risk assessment that has revealed a risk, what measure should you always consider first?
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Why is it dangerous to use inflatable airbags for fall arrest if they are too big for the area to be protected?
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What is the best way for a supervisor or manager to make sure that the operatives doing a job have fully understood a method statement?
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Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, what must be provided before construction work starts, and then maintained until the end of the project?
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The significant findings of risk assessments must be recorded when how many people are employed?
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What is your least reliable source of information when assessing the level of vibration from a powered hand tool?
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What must edge protection be designed to do?
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You have to use a new substance for the first time and need to carry out a COSHH assessment. What are the two main things you will need?
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What is the purpose of using a permit to work system?
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When planning possible work in a confined space, what should be the first consideration?
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In the colour coding of electrical power supplies on site, what voltage does a blue plug represent?
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What is the purpose of the health and safety file that is handed to the client at the end of the project?
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What regulation contains details of the welfare facilities that must be provided on a construction site?
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Which two of the following factors must be considered when providing first-aid facilities on site?
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When the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 apply, what must be in place before construction work begins?
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On a scaffold, what must be the largest unprotected gap between any guard-rail, toe-board, barrier or other similar means of protection?
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When do the Work at Height Regulations require a working platform to be inspected by a competent person?
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A design feature of some airbags used for fall arrest is a controlled leak rate. If you are using these, what must you ensure about the inflation pump?
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When does an employer have to prepare a written health and safety policy?
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What should be used to protect passers-by from getting arc eye when electric welding is about to start on your site?
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If there is a fatal accident or a reportable dangerous occurrence on site, when must the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) be informed?
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What is the advantage of using safety nets rather than a harness and fall-arrest lanyard?
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What is regarded as the last resort in the hierarchy of control for operatives' safety when working at height?
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What is the maximum unprotected gap allowed between any guard-rail, toe board, barrier or other similar means of protection on a scaffold?
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What is the minimum height of the main guard-rail on a scaffold?
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Which piece of equipment is used with a cable avoidance tool (CAT) to detect cables?
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Why must a residual current device (RCD) be used in conjunction with 230-volt electrical equipment?
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