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 attaching your lanyard to an anchor point, you find that the locking mechanism is faulty. What should you do?

Deselect Answer

Continue the task and mention it later

Continue working without using it

Stop the job and report the defect to your supervisor

Knot the lanyard around the anchor point

None

What must be completed before any work starts on a roof?

Deselect Answer

A risk assessment using the hierarchy of control measures

Obtaining a weather forecast

Issue of permits to everyone going onto the roof

Training for all roof workers in safety harness use

None

What is the 'safety zone'?

Deselect Answer

The gap between a fence and any excavation

A clear pathway to protect workers and the traffic from each other

Anywhere outside the CDM area

The site CDM area

None

When is it unsafe to use a cherry picker for working at height?

Deselect Answer

Without a fitted roll-over cage

Without fitted weather protection

Whenever an operator is clipped to an anchor point in the basket.

When used on uneven and sloping ground

None

When can a MEWP be used safely on soft or yielding ground?

Deselect Answer

When the surface is dry

When scaffold boards are placed beneath the machine

Only after the ground’s load-bearing capacity has been checked and found suitable

Never

None

What should you do if a cherry picker does not quite reach the area where work is needed?

Deselect Answer

Stop using the machine and switch to a long extension ladder

Do not proceed until a safe alternative means of access is available

Use a stepladder placed on the platform

Fully extend the machine and stand on the guard-rails

None

You notice a ladder has a missing rung near the top before climbing it. What should you do?

Deselect Answer

Try to replace the rung yourself with a piece of wood

Do not use the ladder and report the fault immediately

Turn the ladder around so the missing rung is lower down, then use it

Use the ladder carefully and step over the missing rung

None

What must happen before a mobile access tower is repositioned?

Deselect Answer

A permit to work must be obtained first

The platform must be emptied of both workers and equipment

The forklift truck driver must be consulted and arrangements made

Approval must be given by the principal contractor

None

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

Deselect Answer

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

Set up barriers around the area where the waste will fall

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

Put the waste into bags and then throw it down

None

If a scaffold tie is obstructing the work you are doing, what should you do?

Deselect Answer

Raise the issue with your supervisor

Take it out yourself and refit it afterwards

Remove it yourself, but arrange for a scaffolder to put it back later

Get a scaffolder to remove it

None

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Specialists Work at Height Practice Test