Quiz NETK01

The Health and Safety at Work Act:

• Affects employers only

• Highlights the duties of employers and employees

• Highlights the duties of employers

• Affects employees only

Within reason, who should ensure a workplace is risk free?

• Employer

• Employee

• Client

• Supervisor

A near miss is:

• An accident that could have had serious consequences

• An accident that could have had minor consequences

• An incident that could have had minor consequences

• An incident that could have had serious consequences

The first thing you should do when discovering a fire should be to:

• Open the windows and make your escape

• Close the windows and make your escape

• Raise the alarm

• Operate the nearest fire extinguisher

Which of the following voltage systems would be best to use for powered hand tools?

• Cordless

• 230V

• 55V

• 110V

Someone would receive an electric shock when they:

• Touch a cable

• Touch a conductor

• Touch some insulation

• Become part of a circuit

When working on an electrical installation, ensuring electrical safety is best achieved by:

• Switching off the supply

• Working during a night shift

• Fitting all live supplies with enclosures

• Isolating and securing the supply

When working at height for long periods of time the most appropriate piece of equipment to use would be:

• A ladder

• Scaffolding

• A mobile scaffold tower

• A stepladder

If the base of a ladder is placed at a distance of 2.5m from a wall, the top of the ladder should be positioned at a height of:

• 10m

• 7.5m

• 8m

• 6m

PPE can:

• Limit the effects of accidents

• Stop 100% of all injuries

• Stop all accidents

• Limit accidents