Scaffolding and Shoring Quiz

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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
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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 crane capable of traveling under its own power.
Genesis
Mobile crane
Boom truck
Airplane
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
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