1. Who is responsible for reporting any unsafe conditions on site?
a) the site manager
b) the client
c) health & safety executive inspectors
d) everyone on site

2. A risk assessment tells you?
a) how to report accidents
b) the site working hours
c) how to do the job safely
d) where the first aid box is kept

3. during site induction, you do not understand something the presenter says.
 What should you do?
a) attend another site induction
b) ask the presenter to explain the point again
c) guess what the presenter was trying to tell you
d) wait until the end then ask someone else to explain

4. now that work on site is moving forward, the safety rules given in your site induction seem out of date. What should you do?
a) do nothing. you are not responsible for safety on site
b) speak to your supervisor about your concerns
c) speak to your workmates to see if they have any new rules
d) make up your own safety rules to suit the changing conditions

5. the health and safety at work act places legal duties on:
a) employers only
b) operatives only
c) all people at work
d) self employed people only

6. as an employee you do not have a legal duty to:
a) use all equipment safely and as instructed.
b) write your own risk assessments.
c) speak to your supervisor if you are worried about safety on site.
d) report any equipment that is faulty or defective.

7. you will often hear the word Hazard mentioned on site and during safety talks. What does it mean?
a) anything at work that can harm you
b) the site accident rate
c) a type of barrier or machine guard
d) all of the answers

8. Why is the Health and Safety at work act important to you?
a) it tells which parts of the site are dangerous
b) it must be learned before commencing work
c) it requires your employer to provide a safe place to work and puts legal duties upon you as an employee
d) it tells you how to do your job

9. it is important to see your employers health and safety policy because it tells you ?
a) how to do your job safely
b) how to write risk assessments
c) how health and safety is managed
d) how to use tools and safety equipment

10. you are using some equipment. It has just been given a prohibition Notice. What does this mean?
a) you must not use it unless your supervisor is present
b) you must not use it until it is made safe
c) you can use it so long as you take more care
d) only supervisors can use it

11. you are about to start a job. how will you know if it needs a permit to work?
a) you will be given a permit to work at the site induction
b) the health and safety executive will tell you
c) you will not be allowed to start work until the permit to work has been issued
d) you don't need to know as permits to work only affect managers

12. as an employee, which of these is NOT your duty under the health and safety at work act?
a) to look after your own health and safety
b) to look after the health and safety of anyone else who may be affected by your work
c) to write your own risk assessments
d) not to interfere with anything provided by health and safety

13. you find you cannot do a job as the method statement says you should. what should you do?
a) make up your own way of doing the job
b) do not start work until you have talked to your supervisor
c) ask your workmates how they think you should do the job
d) contact the health and safety executive

14. why do you need to know the health and safety regulations that deal with your type of work?
a) they tell you how to write risk assessments
b) they explain how health and safety is managed on your site
c) they tell you when health and safety executive inspections will take place
d) they place legal duties on you

15. the whole site has been issued with a prohibition notice. what does this mean to you?
a) you must check with your supervisor before starting work
b) you must check with the health and safety executive before starting work
c) you must not use any tools or machinery
d) you must stop work

16. after watching your work, a health and safety executive inspector issues an improvement notice. what does this mean?
a) you are not working fast enough
b) you need to improve the standards of your work
c) you are not working in a safe way
d) all of the answers

17. you have been told that a health and safety executive inspector is on site. what should you do?
a) stop work and report to your supervisor
b) stop work and go to the assembly point
c) carry on working unless you are asked to stop
d) finish what you are doing and go home

18. who is responsible for managing health and safety on construction sites?
a) the police
b) the health and safety executive
c) the client
d) the site manager

19. if you discover children playing on site. what should you do?
a) tell your supervisor
b) phone the police
c) make sure the children are taken to a place of safety
d) find out how they got into the site

20. what is a toolbox talk?
a) a short training session on a particular safety topic
b) a talk that tells you where to buy tools
c) your first training session when you arrive on site
d) a sales talk given by a tool supplier

21. when should you report environmental incidents and near misses?
a) never
b) during your next break
c) as soon as practical
d) at the end of the day

22. if you have any rubbish or left over materials at the end of the job, you should?
a) leave it where it is
b) pick it up and throw it with the rubbish left by other people
c) put it in the designated waste area
d) pick it up and dump it outside the site

23. a permit to work allows?
a) the emergency services to come to the site after an accident
b) certain jobs to be carried out under controlled conditions
c) health and safety executive inspectors to visit the site
d) untrained people to work without supervision