PPE

Question 1

It is ___ and in most cases ___ to eliminate hazards rather than to provide personal protective equipment.

Answer 1

safer, cheaper

Question 2

Where adequate protection against the risk of accident or injury to health, including exposure to adverse conditions, cannot be ensured by other means, suitable _________ and protective clothing, having regard to the type of work and risks, should be provided and maintained by the ___, without cost to the workers, as may be prescribed by national laws or regulations.

Answer 2

personal protective equipment, employer

Question 3

A competent person having a full understanding of the nature of the hazard and the type, range and performance of the protection required should:

Answer 3

(a) select suitable items of personal protective equipment and protective
clothing;
(b) arrange that they are properly stored, maintained, cleaned and, if
necessary for health reasons, disinfected or sterilised at suitable intervals.

Question 4

Workers working alone on construction sites in confined spaces, enclosed premises or in remote or inaccessible places should be provided with an
appropriate ___ and the means of rapidly summoning assistance in an
emergency.

Answer 4

alarm

Question 5

______ or ______ to protect the head from injury due to
falling or flying objects, or due to striking against objects or
structures

Answer 5

Safety helmets, hard hats

Question 6

A small tool or bolt falling from _________ high can cause
serious injuries or even death if it strikes an unprotected head.

Answer 6

10 or 20 m

Question 7

Safety helmets protect the head effectively against most of
these hazards, and should be worn whenever a person is on
site and particularly when in an area where overhead work is
going on.

Answer 7

Hard hat areas

Question 8

Safety helmets are easy to ___ and relatively ___.

Answer 8

obtain, cheap

Question 9

Some helmets contain ______ giving them great resilience and
resistance to impact.

Answer 9

Kevlar fibres

Question 10

For example, many trades - such as ___ - find that helmets with
a very short ___ are easier to wear because they do not get in the
way.

Answer 10

scaffolders, peak

Question 11

Your safety helmet protects
you only if you _________.

Answer 11

have it on

Question 12

______ of all eye
injuries can be prevented by
suitable eye protection

Answer 12

90%

Question 13

_________ or other suitable device when likely to be exposed to eye or face injury from airborne dust or flying particles, dangerous substances, harmful heat, light or other radiation, and in particular during welding, flame cutting, rock drilling, concrete mixing or other hazardous work.

Answer 13

Clear or coloured goggles, a screen, a face shield

Question 14

Many eye injuries occur as a result of _________ when the following jobs are being carried out

Answer 14

flying material, dust or radiation

Question 15

In some industrial processes there may also be a risk from the _________ of hot or corrosive liquids.

Answer 15

spillage, leakage or splashing

Question 16

Hazard Types

Answer 16

Impact
Heat
Chemicals
Dust
Optical Radiation

Question 17

can protect eyes from low energy impacts and depending on
the lens characteristics glare, UV and IR radiation

Answer 17

Safety spectacles

Question 18

can protect eyes against medium impacts and depending
on design and marking against droplets and coarse dust, as they
form a seal around the entire periphery of the face

Answer 18

Goggles

Question 19

Can protect eyes and face against impacts, liquid
splash and hazards like molten metal splash or electric arcs etc.

Answer 19

Face shields

Question 20

___ is an absolutely prime human sensory ability.

Answer 20

Eyesight

Question 21

Noise which is continuous at a level of ______ (dB(A)) or more is
injurious to hearing.

Answer 21

85-90 decibels

Question 22

Use appropriate ______ if you work with or near a noisy machine
and make sure they fit properly and are comfortable.

Answer 22

earmuffs or ear plugs

Question 23

It is ______ that ear
protectors make it more difficult to understand speech or hear warning signals, as they also reduce unwanted noise; the signal can actually be heard more
easily.

Answer 23

not true

Question 24

Keep your hearing protection clean and in a safe place when you
are not using it and insert ear plugs with ______

Answer 24

clean hands

Question 25

Look out for damage: if the earmuffs no longer fit properly or the seals have become hard or damaged, ask for a ___.

Answer 25

replacement

Question 26

If you have to shout to make yourself heard by someone about 1m away there is a ______ requiring action.

Answer 26

noise problem

Question 27

___ are extremely vulnerable to accidental injury, and in construction more injuries are caused to hands and wrists than to any other part of the body.

Answer 27

Hands

Question 28

They are largely preventable by better manual handling techniques and equipment, and by wearing suitable hand protection such as ______.

Answer 28

protective gloves and gauntlets

Question 29

Contact with or splashes from hot, corrosive or toxic substances such as ______

Answer 29

bitumen and resins

Question 30

Working with vibratory machines such as ______ where some cushioning of the vibrations is desirable

Answer 30

pneumatic drills

Question 31

___ are one of the cheapest and most obvious items of PPE yet they can serve an important function in OS&H.

Answer 31

Gloves

Question 32

Gloves with a _________, can be used for work requiring dexterity, such as bricklaying and component assembly

Answer 32

thin plastic coating

Question 33

Some gloves have an antibacterial treatment to reduce ___.

Answer 33

odours

Question 34

Use of _________ for steel-fixing

Answer 34

heavy duty gloves

Question 35

Foot injuries fall into two broad types: 1.Those due to ___ of the sole by sharp objects such as nails which have not been knocked down or removed.

Answer 35

penetration

Question 36

Foot injuries fall into two broad types: 2.Those due to ___ by falling materials, which can be minimized by wearing protective footwear.

Answer 36

crushing

Question 37

Light, low-cut leather safety shoes for ______

Answer 37

climbing jobs

Question 38

Normal safety shoes or boots for ______

Answer 38

heavy-duty work

Question 39

Rubber or plastic safety wellingtons or gumboots which provide protection against _________

Answer 39

corrosive substances, chemicals and water

Question 40

The two main requirements of a safety boot: 1.Resistant to crushing and penetration through the ___.

Answer 40

sole

Question 41

The two main requirements of a safety boot: 2.Boots should have ___ to identify their specification.

Answer 41

labels

Question 42

Provision of ______ makes economic sense to the employer because it allows work to continue in wet conditions (assuming of course that workers are not forced to work in these conditions anyway).

Answer 42

waterproof clothing

Question 43

______ are also light and strong, so they are much easier to work in than those available a couple of decades ago.

Answer 43

Modern fabrics

Question 44

Modern waterproof clothing is also usually ______

Answer 44

high visibility (‘hi-viz’).

Question 45

Whenever there is doubt about the presence of toxic substances in the atmosphere, a ___must be worn.

Answer 45

respirator

Question 46

The simplest masks are ______ types.

Answer 46

disposable paper

Question 47

The simplest masks are disposable paper types. Remember that these are only effective against ______.

Answer 47

nuisance dusts

Question 48

Three types of half-face mask with filters:

Answer 48

Prefilter - Dust filter Gas Filter Combination Filter

Question 49

For protection against airborne particles, e.g. stone dust, with a coarse filter fitted in the cartridge (note, these filters have a specific lifetime and should be changed as necessary).

Answer 49

Prefilter - Dust filter

Question 50

For protection against gases and fumes, e.g. when using paints containing solvents, with a filter containing activated carbon.

Answer 50

Gas filter

Question 51

Α combination filter containing both a dust and a gas filter. Cartridges must be replaced regularly.

Answer 51

Combination filter

Question 52

The majority of fatal accidents in construction are due to falls from ___.

Answer 52

heights

Question 53

Another common situation in which a safety harness may be used – sometimes supplemented by the use of a safety net – is maintenance work on ______ such as bridges and pylons.

Answer 53

steel structures

Question 54

A full safety harness should always be used in preference to a ______.

Answer 54

safety belt

Question 55

A safety harness and its lanyard must: * Limit a fall to a drop of not more than ___ by means of an ______.

Answer 55

2m, inertia device

Question 56

A safety harness and its lanyard must: * Βe attached to a strong structure through a firm ___ point above the person.

Answer 56

anchorage

Question 57

safety harnesses also called as ______

Answer 57

‘fall arresters

Question 58

One of the real problems with currently available PPE is that most of it seems to have been designed for quite strongly built ___.

Answer 58

males

Question 59

If you are wearing a harness, ___ it to something!

Answer 59

attach

Question 60

factors may limit the widespread use of PPE

Answer 60

Cost Gets in th way of working Only suitable for well-built males Not suitable for hot and/or humid climates