PPE Quiz

What does PPE stand for?

• Professional Personal Equipment

• Protective Practical Equipment

• Personal Protective Equipment

• Properly Protected Employee

Who is most likely to wear PPE?

• Quantity surveyor

• Painter

• Delivery driver

• Scaffolder

Which two of these do the PPE regulations require?

• Sufficient storage and maintenance of PPE

• PPE must always be worn at work whether there are health and safety risks or not

• You must learn how to use PPE independently

• PPE is provided free of charge to employees

• Eye protection must be worn at all times on building sites

What should employers make workers aware of?

• How expensive PPE is to replace

• What materials PPE is made from for protection

• Why certain PPE should be worn

• The risks PPE protects them from

When should eye protection be worn? Select three.

• Working with chemicals

• On muddy construction sites

• In dusty work shops

• Near radiation

• Working at heights

Which activities would require the use of a hard hat?

• Wiring electrical socket outlets

• Working with fork lifts

• Building surveying

• Heavy Goods Vehicle driving

• Brick laying

At which noise level should ear protection be worn?

• 80db

• 120db

• 130db

• 150db

What will gas mainly have an affect on which results in PPE requirements?

• Eyes

• Hands

• Breathing

• Hearing

What risks could affect arms and hands without suitable protection?

• Vapour

• Extreme temperatures

• Falling objects

• Oil spills

• Contamination

How might PPE make work more challenging?

• Harder to work at heights

• Reduced vision

• Itchy skin

• Reduced mobility

• Increased chance of slipping