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Q1)What Should You Do When Using A Blowtorch Near To Flexible Pipe Lagging? Give One Answer

A) Remove just enough lagging to carry out the work
B) Remove the lagging at least 1 m either side of the work
C) Remove the lagging at least 3 m either side of the work
D) Wet the lagging but leave it in place

Correct Answer: B) Remove the lagging at least 1 m either side of the work

Q2)What Should You Do When Using A Blowtorch Near To Timber? Give One Answer

A) Carry out the work, taking care not to set fire to the timber
B) Point the flame away from the timber and have a bucket of sand ready to put out the fire
C) Use a non-combustible mat and have a fire extinguisher in the immediate work area
D) Wet the timber first and have a bucket of water handy

Correct Answer: C) Use a non-combustible mat and have a fire extinguisher in the immediate work area

Q3)Which Of These Is True In Relation To The Safe Working Load (SWL) Of Lifting Equipment? Give One Answer

A) It is never marked on the equipment but kept with the test certificates
B) It is provided for guidance only
C) It is the maximum safe working load
D) It may be exceeded by no more than 25%

Correct Answer: C) It is the maximum safe working load

Q4)When Carrying A Ladder On A Vehicle, What Is The Correct Way Of Securing The Ladder To The Roof Rack? Give One Answer

A) Bungee elastics
B) Copper wire
C) Ladder clamps
D) Rope

Correct Answer: C) Ladder clamps

Q5)What Is The Safest Method Of Transporting Long Lengths Of Copper Pipe By Van? Give One Answer

A) Putting the pipes inside the van with the ends out of the passenger window
B) Someone holding the pipes on the roof rack as you drive along
C) Tying the pipes to the roof with copper wire
D) Using a pipe rack fixed to the roof of the van

Correct Answer: D) Using a pipe rack fixed to the roof of the van

Q6)What Is The Safest Way To Move A Cast Iron Boiler Some Distance? Give One Answer

A) Drag it
B) Get a workmate to carry it with you
C) Roll it end-over-end
D) Use a trolley or other manual handling aid

Correct Answer: D) Use a trolley or other manual handling aid

Q7)During A Job You May Need To Work Below A Ground-Level Suspended Timber Floor. What Is The Most Important Question You Should Ask? Give One Answer

A) Can the work be performed from outside?
B) Could Weil's disease (leptospirosis) be a problem?
C) How many days will the work take to complete?
D) Will temporary lighting be used?

Correct Answer: A) Can the work be performed from outside?

Q8)How Should You Access A Roof To Install A Flexible Flue Liner Into An Existing Chimney? Give One Answer

A) Get your mate to do the job while you hold a rope tied to them
B) Scramble up the roof tiles to get to the chimney
C) Use an access scaffold designed for chimney works
D) Work from a roof ladder securely hooked over the ridge

Correct Answer: C) Use an access scaffold designed for chimney works

Q9)When Drilling A Hole For A Boiler Flue Outside, Which Type Of Working Platform Should You Use? Give One Answer

A) A long ladder
B) Borrowed scaffolding that you have erected
C) Packing cases to stand on
D) A mobile tower or fixed scaffold

Correct Answer: D) A mobile tower or fixed scaffold

Q10)What Is The Only Circumstance Where Stepladders Should Be Used? Give One Answer

A) If no other suitable equipment is available after works have been risk assessed
B) If they are less than 1.75 m high
C) If they are made of aluminium
D) Inside buildings

Correct Answer: A) If no other suitable equipment is available after works have been risk assessed

Q11)Who Can Solder A Fitting On An Isolated Copper Gas Pipe? Give One Answer

A) A Gas Safe registered engineer
B) A pipefitter
C) A plumber
D) A skilled welder

Correct Answer: A) A Gas Safe registered engineer

Q12)Why Is Temporary Continuity Bonding Carried Out Before Removing And Replacing Sections Of Metallic Pipework? Give One Answer

A) To maintain the live supply to the electrical circuit
B) To prevent any chance of blowing a fuse
C) To prevent any chance of corrosion to the pipework
D) To provide a continuous earth for the pipework installation

Correct Answer: D) To provide a continuous earth for the pipework installation

Q13)Which Type Of Power Drill Is Most Suitable For Fixing A Run Of Pipework Outside In Wet Weather? Give One Answer

A) Any mains voltage drill with a power breaker
B) Battery-powered drill
C) Drill with 110 volt power supply
D) Drill with 240 volt power supply

Correct Answer: B) Battery-powered drill

Q14)What Would You Use To Find Out Whether A Wall Into Which You Are About To Drill Contains An Electric Supply? Give One Answer

A) A cable tracer
B) A hammer and chisel
C) A multimeter
D) A neon screwdriver

Correct Answer: A) A cable tracer

Q15)When Must You Wear Eye Protection While Drilling Through A Wall? Give One Answer

A) Always, whatever the circumstances
B) Only when drilling overhead
C) Only when drilling through concrete
D) Only when the drill bit exceeds 20 mm

Correct Answer: A) Always, whatever the circumstances

Q16)What Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Should You Wear When Using A Hammer Drill To Drill A 100 Mm Diameter Hole Through A Brick Wall? Give One Answer

A) Barrier cream, boots and respiratory protective equipment
B) Ear defenders, breathing apparatus and barrier cream
C) Ear defenders, respiratory protective equipment, boots and eye protection
D) Gloves, breathing apparatus and boots

Correct Answer: C) Ear defenders, respiratory protective equipment, boots and eye protection

Q17)What Should You Do When Using Pipe-Freezing Equipment To Isolate A Damaged Section Of Pipe? Give One Answer

A) Always work in pairs when using pipe-freezing equipment
B) Never allow the freezing gas to come into direct contact with surface water
C) Never use pipe-freezing equipment on plastic pipe
D) Wear gloves to avoid direct contact with the skin and read the COSHH assessment

Correct Answer: D) Wear gloves to avoid direct contact with the skin and read the COSHH assessment

Q18)If You Find A Dangerous Gas Fitting That Is Likely To Cause A Death Or Specified Injury, Who Must Be Sent A Formal Report? Give One Answer

A) The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
B) The client
C) The gas board
D) The health and safety manager

Correct Answer: A) The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Q19)When Using A Blowtorch To Join A Copper Tube And Fittings In A Domestic Property, How Should A Fire Extinguisher Be Made Available? Give One Answer

A) It should be available in the immediate work area
B) It should be available only if a property is occupied
C) It should be held over the joint while you are using the blowtorch
D) It should be kept away from the work area in case a spark causes it to explode

Correct Answer: A) It should be available in the immediate work area

Q20)If You Are Carrying Out Hot Works With A Blowtorch, When Should You Stop Using It? Give One Answer

A) At least four hours before you leave the site
B) At least one hour before you leave the site
C) At least two hours before you leave the site
D) Just before you leave the site

Correct Answer: B) At least one hour before you leave the site

Q21)You Are Required To Take Up A Length Of Floorboard To Install Pipework. Which Of The Following Tools Should You Use? Give One Answer

A) A chainsaw
B) A hammer and bolster
C) A hammer and screwdriver
D) A hammer and wood chisel

Correct Answer: B) A hammer and bolster

Q22)You Are Asked To Move A Cast-Iron Boiler Some Distance. What Is The Safest Method? Give One Answer

A) Drag it
B) Get a workmate to carry it with you
C) Roll it end-over-end
D) Use a trolley or other manual handling aid

Correct Answer: D) Use a trolley or other manual handling aid

Q23)During A Job You May Need To Work Below A Ground-Level Suspended Timber Floor. What Is The First Question You Should Ask? Give One Answer

A) Can the work be performed from outside?
B) Could Weil's disease (leptospirosis) be a problem?
C) How many days will the work take to complete?
D) Will temporary lighting be used?

Correct Answer: A) Can the work be performed from outside?

Q24)When Is The Only Circumstance That Stepladders Should Be Used? Give One Answer

A) If no other suitable equipment is available after works have been risk assessed
B) If they are less than 1.75 m high
C) If they are made of aluminium
D) Inside buildings

Correct Answer: A) If no other suitable equipment is available after works have been risk assessed

Q25)You Have Been Handling Sheet Lead. How Is Some Lead Most Likely To Get In Your Bloodstream? Give One Answer

A) By not changing out of your work clothes
B) By not using the correct respirator
C) By not washing your hands before eating
D) By not wearing safety goggles

Correct Answer: C) By not washing your hands before eating

Q26)How Should You Dismantle Lengths Of Cast Iron Soil Pipe At Height? Give One Answer

A) Crack the pipe at the joint and push it away, making sure the area is clear
B) Smash the pipe into sections using a hammer and remove it piece by piece
C) Tie a rope to the pipe and pull the section down. Shout 'below' to warn others
D) Work in pairs, break the length at the collar and remove the pipe section

Correct Answer: D) Work in pairs, break the length at the collar and remove the pipe section

Q27)If Breaking Up A Cast Iron Bath, Which Of The Following Is The Proper Way To Protect Your Hearing? Give One Answer

A) An MP3 player and earphones
B) Cotton wool pads
C) Ear defenders
D) Rolled-up tissue paper

Correct Answer: C) Ear defenders

Q28)Which One Of The Following Items Of PPE Is Designed To Protect Against Infrared Radiation Damage To The Eyes During Flame Cutting Or Welding? Give One Answer

A) Eye protection with a tinted or filter lens
B) Impact rated safety glasses
C) Reflective vest
D) Respiratory protective equipment

Correct Answer: A) Eye protection with a tinted or filter lens

Q29)If You Are Drilling A Hole To Receive A Pipe From A Radiator, When Do You Need To Wear Eye Protection? Give One Answer

A) Always, whatever the circumstances
B) Only when drilling overhead
C) Only when drilling through concrete
D) Only when the drill bit exceeds 20 mm

Correct Answer: A) Always, whatever the circumstances

Q30)When Working With Fibreglass Roof Insulation, Which Of The Following Items Of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Should You Wear? Give One Answer

A) Barrier cream, eye protection and face mask
B) Boots, eye protection and ear defenders
C) Ear defenders, face mask and boots
D) Gloves, mask and eye protection

Correct Answer: D) Gloves, mask and eye protection

Q31)Which Of The Following Makes It Essential To Take Great Care When Handling And Transporting Oxygen Cylinders? Give One Answer

A) They are filled to extremely high pressures
B) They contain highly flammable liquid gas
C) They contain poisonous gas
D) They contain poisonous gas

Correct Answer: A) They are filled to extremely high pressures

Q32)Which Of The Following Is The Safest Place To Store Oxyacetylene Gas-Welding Bottles When They Are Not In Use? Give One Answer

A) In company vehicles
B) In the immediate work area, ready for use the next day
C) Inside the building in a locked cupboard
D) Outside in a special storage compound

Correct Answer: D) Outside in a special storage compound

Q33)When Should You Stop Using A Blowtorch? Give One Answer

A) At least four hours before leaving the job
B) At least one hour before leaving the job
C) At least two hours before leaving the job
D) Immediately before leaving the job

Correct Answer: B) At least one hour before leaving the job

Q34)You Are Asked To Join Plastic Soil Pipes In The Roof Space Of A Building Using A Strong-Smelling Hazardous Solvent, But You Have Not Been Provided With Any Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE). What Should You Do? Give One Answer

A) Just get on and do the job
B) Sniff the solvent to see if it has any ill-effects on you
C) Stop what you are doing and get out
D) Use a dust mask

Correct Answer: C) Stop what you are doing and get out

Q35)You Are Required To Replace Below-Ground Drainage Pipework In An Excavation, Which Is Approximately 2.5 M Deep. The Trench Sides Show Signs Of Collapse. What Do You Do? Give One Answer

A) Ensure that you do the work with a rope around you so that you can be pulled out
B) Get a mate to help you so that they can pass the materials down to you
C) Get on with the work as quickly as possible
D) Refuse to do the work until the trench sides have been properly shored

Correct Answer: D) Refuse to do the work until the trench sides have been properly shored

Q36)Which Is The Safest Method Of Taking Long Lengths Of Copper Pipe By Van? Give One Answer

A) Putting the pipes inside the van with the ends out of the passenger window
B) Someone holding the pipes on the roof rack as you drive along
C) Tying the pipes to the roof with copper wire
D) Using a pipe rack fixed to the roof of the van

Correct Answer: D) Using a pipe rack fixed to the roof of the van

Q37)You Are Removing Guttering From A Large, Single-Storey, Metal-Framed And Cladded Building. The Job Is Likely To Take All Day. What Is The Most Appropriate Type Of Access Equipment You Could Use? Give One Answer

A) A ladder
B) A mobile tower scaffold
C) A putlog scaffold
D) A trestle scaffold

Correct Answer: B) A mobile tower scaffold

Q38)What Should You Do If You Arrive At A Job Which Involves Using Ladder Access To The Roof And Notice That The Ladder Has Been Painted? Give One Answer

A) Not use the ladder, and report the matter to your supervisor
B) Only use the ladder if it is made of metal
C) Only use the ladder if it is made of wood
D) Only use the ladder if wearing rubber-soled boots to prevent slipping

Correct Answer: A) Not use the ladder, and report the matter to your supervisor

Q39)What Happens If A Prohibition Notice Is Issued By A Health And Safety Executive (HSE) Inspector Or Local Authority? Give One Answer

A) The work currently in progress can be completed, but no new work can be started
B) The work that is subject to the notice must stop until the safety problem is rectified
C) Work can continue if extra safety precautions are taken
D) Work can continue, as long as a risk assessment is carried out

Correct Answer: B) The work that is subject to the notice must stop until the safety problem is rectified

Q40)When Using A Blowtorch To Joint Copper Tube And Fittings In A Domestic Property, How Should A Fire Extinguisher Be Made Available? Give One Answer

A) It should be available in the immediate work area
B) It should be available only if a property is occupied
C) It should be held over the joint while you are using the blowtorch
D) It should be kept away from the work area in case a spark causes it to explode

Correct Answer: A) It should be available in the immediate work area

Q41)You Have To Drill Through A Wall Panel That You Suspect Contains An Asbestos Material. What Should You Do? Give One Answer

A) Put on an FFP3-rated dust mask before drilling
B) Spray it with water as you drill
C) Stop work and report it
D) Use a low speed drill setting

Correct Answer: C) Stop work and report it

Q42)Who Can Change A Gas Valve On A Gas Boiler? Give One Answer

A) A Gas Safe registered engineer
B) A pipefitter
C) A skilled engineer
D) Anybody

Correct Answer: A) A Gas Safe registered engineer

Q43)Why Is Temporary Continuity Bonding Carried Out Before Removing And Replacing Sections Of Metallic Pipework? Give One Answer

A) To prevent any chance of corrosion to the pipework
B) To maintain the live supply to the electrical circuit
C) To prevent any chance of blowing a fuse
D) To provide a continuous earth for the pipework installation

Correct Answer: D) To provide a continuous earth for the pipework installation

Q44)What Would You Use To Find Out Whether A Wall Into Which You Are About To Drill Contains An Electric Supply? Give One Answer

A) A cable tracer
B) A hammer and chisel
C) A multimeter
D) A neon screwdriver

Correct Answer: A) A cable tracer

Q45)Where Should Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Cylinders Be Positioned When Supplying An Appliance In A Site Cabin? Give One Answer

A) Inside the cabin in a locked cupboard
B) Inside the cabin next to the appliance
C) Outside the cabin
D) Under the cabin

Correct Answer: C) Outside the cabin

Q46)You Spill Some Oil On The Floor And You Do Not Have Any Absorbent Material To Clean The Area. What Should You Do? Give One Answer

A) Do nothing, as it will eventually soak into the floor
B) Keep people out of the area and inform your supervisor
C) Spread it about to lessen the depth
D) Warn other people as they tread through it

Correct Answer: B) Keep people out of the area and inform your supervisor

Q47)What Is The Colour Of Propane Gas Cylinders? Give One Answer

A) Black
B) Blue
C) Maroon
D) Red or orange

Correct Answer: D) Red or orange

Q48)What Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Should You Wear When Using A Hammer Drill To Drill A 100 Mm Diameter Hole Through A Brick Wall? Give One Answer

A) Barrier cream, boots and respiratory protective equipment
B) Ear defenders, breathing apparatus and barrier cream
C) Ear defenders, respiratory protective equipment, boots and eye protection
D) Gloves, breathing apparatus and boots

Correct Answer: C) Ear defenders, respiratory protective equipment, boots and eye protection

Q49)Which One Of These Is True In Relation To The Safe Working Load (SWL) Of Lifting Equipment? Give One Answer

A) It is never marked on the equipment but kept with the test certificates
B) It is provided for guidance only
C) It is the maximum safe working load
D) It may be exceeded by no more than 25%

Correct Answer: C) It is the maximum safe working load