ECS Sit a mock test

1.

Which types of fire extinguishers should be used on electrical fires?

Foam and water.

Carbon dioxide and dry powder.

Dry powder and foam.

Water and carbon dioxide.

2.

A scaffold tower must be erected by:

A trained and competent person.

The hire company who supply it.

The site foreman.

Senior site staff.

3.

Which action will help to minimise waste?

Only take or open what you need and return or reseal anything left over.

Use new materials/packs at the beginning of each day.

Leave materials unprotected in the rain.

Always order much more than usually required — just in case you need it.

4.

What should you do if your supervisor asks you to move something that you find is too heavy to lift?

Give it a try using correct lifting methods.

Ask your mates to assist in the lift.

Inform your supervisor that it is too heavy.

Get a forklift truck or lifting tackle.

5.

Any damaged equipment must be:

Reported to your supervisor.

Thrown away immediately.

Labelled as “damaged” before use.

Locked up so no one can use it.

6.

What is the ideal angle for a ladder against a wall and floor?

One metre up for every metre out from the wall.

One metre up for every two metres out from the wall.

Two metres up for every metre out from the wall.

Four metres up for every metre out from the wall.

7.

An entry must be made in the accident book when:

The person has been off sick for over seven days.

Management thinks it is appropriate.

An accident causes personal injury to an employee.

The severity of the accident may result in a compensation claim.

8.

Which of the following statements is correct?

The duty for health and safety falls only on the employer.

All employees must take reasonable care, not only to protect themselves but also their colleagues.

Employees have no responsibility for Health and Safety on site.

Only the client is responsible for safety on site.

9.

The nominal single phase voltage in the UK is?

230 volts.

240 volts.

415 volts.

400 volts.

10.

Which one of the following accounts for most accidents each year on construction sites?

Strikes by moving vehicles.

Electrocution.

Trench collapses.

Slips, trips and falls.

11.

At work who would you report a dangerous occurrence to?

The emergency services.

Your supervisor or employer.

Another employee.

The client for the project.

12.

An employee has a fall and is obvicusly unconscious. What is the FIRST thing you should do?

Send someone for the first-aider.

Find out if there were any witnesses.

Try to protect them from any further injury.

Put them in the recovery position.

13.

What colour is a water filled fire extinguisher, or its label?

Black.

Cream.

Red.

Green.

14.

What must your employer do if the daily personal nolise exposure is at or exceeds 85 db(A)?

Provide hearing protection to those employees who ask for it.

Issue hearing protection to those exposed and ensure that it is worn.

Tell employees to buy their own hearing protection.

Report it to the Health and Safety Executive.

15.

Which of the following is advisable when lifting a load manually?

Keep legs straight, bend back, use power of legs.

Bend the knees, keep the back straight, use power of back.

Bend the knees, keep the back as straight as possible, use power of legs.

Keep legs and back straight, use power of legs.

16.

What precaution should you take before adjusting an electrical tool?

Check the lead is not twisted or knotted.

Wear safety footwear with steel toecaps.

Disconnect from the power source.

Wear the correct personal protective equipment.

17.

Under which of the following circumstances should an accident be recorded in the site’s accident book?

When an accident causes damage to plant or equipment.

Only when a person is injured and will be off work for more than seven days.

When the injury is serious enough for first aid to be needed..

When an accident causes injury to an employee while at work.

18.

Why should the end of an optical fibre cable never be pointed towards your own or anyone else’s eyes?

The beam can transfer a strong electric current.

The colour of the beam is very hypnotic.

The beam can bore a hole through the skin.

The beam can damage the eyes.

19.

What do the letters HSE stand for?

Highly Safe Electrician.

Health and Safety Exercise.

Health and Safety Examiner.

Health and Safety Executive.

20.

When moving a load fitted with wheels which of the following is generally true?

Pushing and pulling are equally risky.

Pulling is preferable to pushing.

Pushing is preferable to pulling.

It is safer to pick it up and carry it.

21.

Why should a serious accident be reported to the enforcing authority?

It helps the site find out what caused it.

It is a legal requirement.

So that the site manager can see who is to blame.

So that the company will be held responsible.

22.

Exposure to asbestos fibres may cause which one of the following?

Dermatitis.

Asthma.

Glandular fever.

Asbestosis.

23.

What should you do if the toilets on your site are continually dirty?

Ignore the problem — its normal on a construction site.

Make sure you tell sormeone who can sort it out.

Find some cleaning materials and clean it up yourself.

Ask in a nearby café or pub if you can use their toilets.

24.

What is an “Improvement Notice”?

A notice issued by the site principal contractor to tidy up the site.

A notice from the client to the principal contractor to speed up the work.

A notice issued by a Building Control Officer to deepen foundations.

A notice issued by an HSE/local authority Inspector to enforce compliance with health and safety legislation.

25.

An electrical Permit to Work is primarily a statement that:

Someone else has taken responsibility for the work.

The circuit or equipment is live.

Certain instructions need to be followed.

The circuit or equipment has been isolated and is safe to work on.

26.

On a mobile elevating work platform, what should you attach your safety harness to?

A secure anchorage point inside the platform.

A strong part of the structure you are working on.

The boorn of the machine.

A nearby pipe or scaffold.

27.

The Health and Safety at Work Act requires employers to provide what for their employees?

Adequate rest periods.

Payment for work done.

A safe place of work.

Suitable transport to work.

28.

For all live working activities it is necessary to:

Carry out a risk assessment as required by the EAW Regulations.

Wear rubber gloves only.

Be accompanied.

Keep your fingers crossed.

29.

A workmate tells you that he witnessed an accident the previous day and the victim was taken to hospital. He asks you for advice on what he should do. Do you tell them to:

Speak to the site nurse about what he saw.

Tell their supervisor that they saw what happened.

Telephone the hospital to find out how the injured person is.

Say nothing to anyone in case they get someone in trouble.

30.

If you have been handling lead, how is it most likely to get into your blood stream?

By not wearing safety goggles.

By not reporting the matter to the HSE.

By not using the correct safety footwear.

By not washing your hands before eating.

31.

The probes of voltage detectors and test instruments used on electrical systems should be:

Manufactured in the UK.

Accompanied by a calibration certificate.

Shaped or have barriers to prevent finger contact with the tips.

Coloured red.

32.

Where there is no local means of isolation for equipment or circuits to be worked on, which of the following is the preferred method of isolation?

Isolation of the main switch or DB switch-disconnector.

Isolation of the individual circuit breaker or fuse.

Pulling out the distributor’s cut-out fuse.

Disconnecting the individual circuit from the DB.

33.

Why may a confined space be dangerous to work in?

There may not be sufficient working space.

Air in the space may be unbreathable due to poisonous gas.

Temperature and poor ventilation may affect the worker.

All of the hazards mentioned.

34.

Why would your supervisor ask you to read the method statement and risk assessment before you start your next job?

They think you have got nothing better to do.

The documents contain information on how to carry out the job in a safe manner.

They wouldn”t as they think they are a waste of time.

As someone has taken the time and trouble to write them, you might as well read them.

35.

A Cable Avoidance Tool (C.A.T.) and a ‘Genny’ (generator) can be used successfully to locate undergmund cables by whom:

Anyone.

A competent person after training.

Any electricity company employee.

The site foreman.

36.

If you have to work at height and it is not possible to erect a scaffold, or use any other type of working platform or mobile elevating work platform, then you should:

Work without fall protection, provided you have a mate with you.

Wear a harness and lanyard at all times.

Work without fall protection, provided the weather is not too windy.

Work without fall protection at all times when no one else is about.

37.

Half the deaths on construction sites are caused by which one of the following?

Falls from heights.

Electrical misuse.

Working in trenches/confined spaces.

Misuse of plant and machinery.

38.

Which of the following is not required to be provided under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations?

Toilet Facilities.

Washing Facilities.

Hot Food.

Drinking Water.

39.

Under the Electricity at Work Regulations, live working is considered:

As entirely acceptable.

To be normally permitted.

Only to be allowed in exceptional circumstances.

Never to be allowed.

40.

Which of the following is not a requirement of low voltage safe isolation practice?

Ensuring that the correct point of isolation is identified.

The person carrying out the work is issued with insulating gloves.

A caution notice should be applied at the point of isolation.

The conductors are proved to be dead at the point of work.

41.

Which is the correct way to lift a load?

Squat near load, bend back and use leg muscles.

Squat near to the load, keeping the back as straight as possible and using leg muscles.

Keep feet apart and bend back.

Keep feet together and bend back.

42.

When should visual checks of portable hand-held equipment be made by the user?

When a replacement is needed.

Monthly.

Weekly.

Each time it is used.

43.

A portable electric generator on site has two power outlets, 1o volts and 230 volts. What colour would the 110 volt outlet be?

Black.

Yellow.

Red.

Blue.

44.

From an environmental point of view, why should materials be reused, where possible?

To save the client money.

A lot of energy and raw materials go into making most construction products.

It makes less mess on site.

It’s a European Union Law.

45.

You have witnessed a serious accident on your site and are interviewed by an HSE inspector. Should you:

Tell the inspector what your mates said you should say.

Ask your supervisor what you should say to the inspector.

Co-operate fully with the inspector and tell them exactly what you saw.

Don’t tell them anything.

46.

Before entering an excavation to start work, it must first be:

Inspected by a competent person.

Covered over and left overnight.

Filled with water then drained.

Inspected by the HSE.

47.

A person nearly collapses complaining of stomach pains. What should you do?

Send someone for the first-aider.

Go and find them something to drink.

Help them to find somewhere comfortable to sit.

Ask them if they want something to eat.

48.

When must you wear all personal protective equipment (PPE) provided by your employer?

As instructed by your employer.

Only if it fits.

When you warnt to.

Only when you need to.

49.

Which of the following items should not be in a firstaid box?

Safety pins.

Pain killers.

Disposable gloves.

Triangular bandages.

50.

Which of the following would not reduce the risks from hand-arm vibration when using a hammeraction tool?

Selecting the lowest vibration tool that is suitable and which can do the work efficiently.

Wearing gloves to keep the hands warm.

Working as a team to share the work out.

Making sure one person does all the work with the tool.

ECS Sit a mock test

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