Scaffolding and Shoring Quiz

An illustration depicting various scaffolding and shoring elements, with workers safely using them in a construction setting.

Scaffolding and Shoring Quiz

Test your knowledge on scaffolding, shoring, and lifting equipment with this comprehensive quiz. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned professional, this quiz will challenge your understanding of essential concepts and terminology.

You'll encounter questions covering:

Components of scaffolding
Types of lifting gear
Understanding shoring and its elements

15 Questions4 MinutesCreated by ConstructingSteel841

Shall mean the transverse member of shoring and timbering which directly resists pressure from sheating or wales.

Sheating

Brace

Strut

Wale

Shall mean the vertical member of shoring and timbering which directly resists pressure from side of an excavation.

Sheating

Brace

Strut

Wale

shall mean a scaffold member that holds standards or uprights in a fixed position to prevent any lateral movement

Sheating

Brace

Strut

Wale

Shall mean the longitudinal member of shoring and timbering which directly resists pressure from sheating.

Sheating

Brace

Strut

Wale

Shall mean a temporary structure of timber or metal work with a platform used in the construction, alteration or demolition of a building, or other maintenance work used to support workers or to allow the hoisting and lowering of workers, their tools and materials

Scaffolding

Column

Hoist

Putlogs

” shall mean the vertical member of scaffold transmitting the load to the ground or to a base plate.

Brace

Putlogs

Scaffolding

Standard or upright

shall mean a scaffold bracing, which extends horizontally from standard to standard forming right angles with the putlogs and forms a tie between the standards.

Putlogs

Standard or upright

Brace

Ledger/stringer

Shall mean a scaffold member spanning between a ledger and a building wall or between two ledgers upon which the platform rests

Putlogs

Ledger/stringer

Hoist

Standard or upright

Shall include any plant equipment gear, machinery, apparatus or appliances, or any part thereof.

Lifting gear

Plant or equipment

Mobile crane

Treshold

Shall mean a crab, winch, pulley block or gin wheel used for raising or lowering a hoist crane, sheer legs excavators, draglines, pile driver, or pile excavators.

Crab

Lifting gear

Plant or equipment

Lifting Appliance

Shall mean a chain sling, rope sling, ring, link, hook, shackle, swivel or eyebolt.

Plant or equipment

Mobile crane

Sling

Lifting gear

Shall mean a lifting machine with a carriage, platform or cage which moves on guides.

Host

Hoist

Hostle

Heist

Shall mean scaffolds in which the supports for the platform are step ladders, tripods or similar movable contrivances.

Suspended Scaffolding

Treshold Scaffolding

Ultimate scaffolding

Single scaffolding

shall mean a scaffold suspended by means of ropes or chains capable of being lowered or raised by winch, pulley, block or such other means.

Super scaffolding

Double scaffolding

Treshold scaffolding

Suspender scaffolding

Scaffolding and Shoring Quiz

Scaffolding and Shoring Quiz

More Quizzes