Working At Height
This quiz covers some of the questions that may come up in the Health and Safety test.
- 1.You are working on a flat roof. What is the best way to stop yourself falling over the edge?
- A.
Put a large warning sign at the edge of the roof
- B.
Ask someone to watch you and shout when you get too close to the edge
- C.
Protect the edge with a guard-rail and toe-board
- D.
Use red and white tape to mark the edge
- 2.How many people should be on a ladder at the same time?
- A.
2
- B.
1
- C.
1 on each section of an extension ladder
- D.
3 if it is long enough
- 3.What is the best way to make sure that a ladder is secure and won't slip?
- A.
Tie at the top
- B.
Ask someone to stand with their foot on the bottom rung
- C.
Tie it at the bottom
- D.
Wedge the bottom of the ladder with blocks of wood
- 4.You need to use a ladder to get to a scaffold platform. Which of the statements is true?
- A.
It must be tied and extend about five rungs above the platform
- B.
All broken rungs must be clearly marked
- C.
It must be wedged at the bottom to stop it slipping
- D.
Two people must be on the ladder at all times
- 5.When you climb a ladder, you must:
- A.
Have three points of contact with the ladder at all times
- B.
Have two points of contact with the ladder at all times
- C.
Use a safety harness
- D.
Have two people on the ladder at all times
- 6.A mobile tower scaffold must not be used on:
- A.
A paved patio
- B.
Soft or uneven ground
- C.
An asphalt road
- D.
A smooth concrete path
- 7.You need to stack materials on a scaffold platform. What is the best way to stop them falling over the toe-board?
- A.
Put up warning signs on the stack
- B.
Build the stack so that it leans away from the edge
- C.
Fit brick guards
- D.
Cover the stack with netting
- 8.It is safe to cross a fragile roof if you:
- A.
Walk along the line of bolts
- B.
Can see fragile roof signs
- C.
Don't walk on any plastic panels
- D.
Use crawling boards
- 9.You need to work at height. It is not possible to install edge protection or a soft landing system. What should you do?
- A.
Hold onto something while you use your other hand to do the work
- B.
Ask someone to hold you while you work
- C.
Wear a harness and lanyard and fix it to an anchor point
- D.
Tie a rope around your waist and tie the other end to an anchor point
- 10.You need to reach the working platform of a mobile tower scaffold. What is the right way to do this?
- A.
Climb up the tower frame on the outside of the tower
- B.
Lean a ladder against the tower and climb up that
- C.
Climb up the ladder built into the tower
- D.
Jump from the rigid structure on which you are working
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