Personal Protective Equipment At Work
When working in dusty conditions, what of the following would give you the LEAST level of protection?
Compressed airline breathing helmet
Positive pressure powered respirator
Self contained breathing apparatus
Half mask dust respirator
In hot weather which one of the following is correct with regard to safety helmets?
You can take off your helmet while working inside the building
You must continue to wear your helmet
You can drill holes in your safety hat for ventilation
You do not need to wear your helmet
Which one of the following should you do if your personal protective equipment (PPE) is damaged?
Obtain new equipment when available
Report to your supervisor without delay
Reduce the amount of time you use it
Carry on working
If personal protective equipment (PPE) is defective, what should you do?
Complain to the Health and Safety Inspector
Get your work mate to mend it if possible
Report it to your supervisor
Repair if possible and continue to use it
In normal use, what item of PPE is NOT essential for the operator of a cartridge-operated tool, such as a nail gun?
Safety eyewear
Hearing protection
Wellington boots
Safety helmet
Can you opt out of wearing personal protective equipment (PPE)?
Yes, by informing the site supervisor
Yes, by writing officially to your employer
No, you cannot opt out
Yes, if uncomfortable
What is the most important item of personal protective equipment (PPE) when working on or near a highway?
Safety footwear
Waterproof clothing
Hard hat
High visibility vest
If you are drilling into a concrete with a masonry drill, in which one of the following circumstances will you need to wear eye protection?
Always
Only when drilling overhead
Only if the drill is bigger than 10mm
Not if drilling into the floor
When must you wear all personal protective equipment (PPE) provided by your employer?
As instructed by your employer
Only if it fits
When you want to
Only when you need to
When MUST an employer provide their employees with personal protective equipment (PPE)?
When they may be exposed to a risk to their health & safety which cannot be controlled another way
Twice a year
If the client or main contractor specifies it in the contract
Every 5 years
What type of protection would you wear when using a cartridge-operated tool, such as a nail gun?
Impact goggles
Sun glasses
Safety spectacles
Chemical protection glasses
Which of the following must your safety helmet comply with to meet with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations?
It can be adjusted to suit your head size
It is a good visible colour
It has a label with your name on it
It is less than 1 year old
In which of the following ways should you wear your safety helmet?
With the peak raised to deflect falling material
With the helmet back to front
With the peak raised to give good vision
Square on your head, properly adjusted
When an employee has been issued with eye protection, what are their duties under the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations?
To ensure that they are the right type of protector
Not to loan the equipment to other operatives
To use the protection in accordance with training and instruction
To pay for replacement of lost eye protection
When should you wear safety footwear on site?
Only when working on scaffolds
When there is risk of a foot injury
Only when working outdoors
Only if the site conditions are wet
With regard to the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), which one of the following statements is true?
If you do not use the personal protective equipment (PPE) provided you will probably not come to any harm
Personal protective equipment (PPE) protects only the user from the dangers present
Personal protective equipment (PPE) need only be provided if it is not too expensive
Personal protective equipment (PPE) need only be used if it is available
Which of the following statements is TRUE when an employer issues personal protective equipment (PPE)?
The employer can charge you fir the full cost of it
The employer cannot charge you for it
The employer can charge you for us to half the cost of it
The employer can only charge you for it if you lose or damage it
Which one of the following must apply to any hard hat provided?
It is CE - marked
It is less than 5 years old
It is less than 1 year old
It is less than 2 years old
When using personal protective equipment (PPE) legally you must do which of the following?
Not interfere with it or misuse it
Replace it at your own expense if it is damaged
Return it to the manufacturer when damaged
Clean it properly once a week
It is necessary for an employee to use personal protective equipment, who has the duty to provide it?
The trade union
The employee
The employer
The principe contractor
When should a safety helmet be worn on site?
At all times unless there is no foreseeable risk of injury to the head other than by falling
When you are out in open air
When walking to and from a place of work
Only when something may fall off
A colleague has drilled holes in the top of their safety helmet because the weather is hot. Is this:
Acceptable if the holes are small
Their choice
Acceptable
In breach of legal requirements
Who has the duty to provide PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for use by an employee?
The employer
The principle contractor
The employee
The client
When would it be appropriate to wear a bump-cap instead of a safety helmet?
When there is no foreseeable risk of injury from falling or swinging objects
In warm weather
When working in excavations
When working on a ladder
How can you protect you eyesight while working on site?
By squinting
By not looking directly at what you are doing
By wearing the correct type of eye protection
By wearing sunglasses
When is head protection required to be worn on a construction site to comply with Personal Protection Equipment at Work Regulations?
At all times except by those who are self employed
Only when you feel like it
At all times unless you are working on scaffold
At all times there is no foreseeable risk of injury to the head other than by falling
Why should a high visibility vest be worn when working on roads?
So road users and plant operators can see you
Because you were told to do so
Because it will keep you warm
So that your mates can see you
When considering what measures to take to protect people's health and safety, PPE should always be regarded as:
The last resort
The first line of defence
The best way to tackle the job
The only practical measure
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