Work at Height Quiz

Welcome to the 'Specialists - Work at Height'

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.

While carrying out work at height, what is the safest way to remove waste and lower it to ground level?

Deselect Answer

Set up barriers around the area where the waste will fall

Put the waste into bags and then throw it down

Send the waste down through a rubbish chute straight into a skip

Tell someone below to keep people clear, then drop the waste down

None

If you need to lean over an unprotected edge while working at height, how should your safety helmet be worn?

Deselect Answer

Tilted backwards on your head so it does not slip off

Worn backwards while leaning over the edge

Removed while leaning over and put back on afterwards

Worn normally with the chinstrap fastened

None

If you need to inspect high-level pipework above an asbestos roof, how should access be provided?

Deselect Answer

By climbing onto the roof and walking along the sheet fixings

By using an extension ladder with a crawling board across the roof

By using suitable mobile access equipment designed for the job

By reporting the pipework as unsafe and leaving it at that

None

When, if ever, is it permissible to climb or jump from a MEWP basket onto a raised work area?

Deselect Answer

When the operator remains inside the basket

It is never acceptable under any circumstances

When the receiving platform has edge protection in place

When the MEWP is being controlled from ground level

None

In ideal conditions, where should a safety net be installed in relation to the work area?

Deselect Answer

2 metres below the work position

6 metres below the work position

Anywhere below the work area, regardless of distance

As close as possible, directly beneath the area where work is being done

None

In what circumstances may someone other than a scaffolder remove components from a scaffold?

Deselect Answer

Only where the scaffold is no higher than two lifts

Provided a scaffolder reinstates the removed parts after the job

Never; scaffold parts may only be removed by a competent scaffolder

Only where they believe the scaffold will remain stable

None

What should a method statement for work at height set out?

Deselect Answer

The price of the job and the expected duration

The precautions that will stop people from falling

The order the job will be done in and the equipment required

The amount of insurance needed for the work

None

What should you consider first if you are using a cherry picker and conditions become very windy?

Deselect Answer

Whether the machine is likely to remain stable

Securing lightweight items to the basket handrails

Attaching your lanyard to the structure being worked on

Tying the basket to the structure

None

What must happen before a mobile access tower is repositioned?

Deselect Answer

Approval must be given by the principal contractor

The forklift truck driver must be consulted and arrangements made

The platform must be emptied of both workers and equipment

A permit to work must be obtained first

None

How often should road signs and guarding equipment already in place on the highway be checked?

Deselect Answer

On a routine basis, with a minimum of once each day, including during unattended periods

At intervals of no more than once per week

Only immediately after installation or use

Every hour, unless nobody is on site

None

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Specialists Work at Height Practice Test