HVACR Ductwork Quiz

Welcome to the 'Specialists - HVACR - Ductwork'

This practice test will select 10 random questions, which you will be expected to complete within the allocated 10 minute time limit. You will be shown correct and incorrect answers at the end of the quiz.

Each question is representative of the type used in the Specialists Test.

Instructions:

The test will begin after you select the 'Start Quiz' button below.
For each question, choose from the multiple choice answers provided.
Some questions may have more than one answer, a note will be displayed when to do this.
After the last question, click 'Submit' to be shown your results.

Ready? Click 'Start Quiz' to begin.

If you discover an electrical plug with a coloured wire protruding from it, what is the correct action?

Deselect Answer

Pull the wire out fully and report it to your supervisor

Label the item as faulty and follow your company’s defective equipment procedure

Dismantle the plug and repair it yourself

Push the wire back in and continue using the plug

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What must you check before using a ladder?

Deselect Answer

That no one else has reserved it for another task

That it has been secured so it cannot slip outwards or move sideways

That the weather is expected to stay bright and clear

That a colleague or apprentice is nearby in case you fall

None

How should extension leads be arranged while being used on site?

Deselect Answer

Raised off the ground on bricks

Positioned so they do not create a tripping risk

Left coiled on a cable drum or cable tidy

Run along the shortest and most convenient route

None

What should you do if you notice that the lifting rope on a material hoist is frayed?

Deselect Answer

Carry on and finish the lift as quickly as possible

Try to straighten the cable with mole grips

Use the hoist carefully and proceed with caution

Stop using the hoist and report the defect

None

What information must be clearly displayed on all lifting equipment?

Deselect Answer

The manufacturer’s name

The next inspection date

The safe working load

The material specification

None

While installing a fire damper into ductwork, you discover a manufacturing defect that may stop it operating correctly. What should you do?

Deselect Answer

Do not install the damper and report the defect

Omit the damper from the system completely

Fit it anyway in its current condition

Fix it in the open position and then install it

None

What is the first requirement before any roof work begins?

Deselect Answer

Workers on the roof must be trained in harness use

A weather forecast must be checked

Permits to work must be issued only to authorised personnel

A risk assessment must be completed

None

When preparing a lifting operation, how should the step-by-step sequence for carrying out the lift safely be set out?

Deselect Answer

On a notice displayed in the canteen

In a method statement

In a radio or telephone message

By spoken instructions

None

Before painting the outside of ductwork, what should you do first?

Deselect Answer

Put on eye protection

Read the relevant COSHH assessment

Switch the system off

Clean the paintbrushes

None

While removing ductwork in an empty building, you find a hypodermic syringe hidden behind it. What should you do?

Deselect Answer

Wear gloves, use grips to place the syringe somewhere safe, and report what you found

Put on gloves, break the syringe up, and flush it down a drain

Check that the syringe is empty, then throw it away with the rubbish

Report it to your supervisor, isolate the area, and call the emergency services

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Specialists HVACR Ductwork Practice Test