ECS (Electrotechnical Certification Scheme) Quiz 4

The assessment will be made up from 288 questions covering ten topics. The 40 questions in the ECS test is made up from the following topics:

General Health and Safety at Work 5   Manual Handling Operations 4
Reporting Accidents 3   Personal Protective Equipment at Work 4
Health and Hygiene 3   Fire and Emergency 4
Work at Height 5   Work Equipment 4
Special Site Hazards 3   Electrotechnical 5

Listed below are the areas of knowledge that will be assessed.

1. General Health & Safety - (Total 40 Questions) You should have a basic understanding of:

  • How the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Regulations and Approved Codes of Practice affect you
  • Employer’s responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act
  • Your responsibilities to yourself and to others under the Health and Safety at Work Act
  • How health and safety law is enforced
  • The powers of Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors
  • The key features of health and safety signs in the workplace
  

2. Manual Handling Operations - (Total 27 Questions) You should have a basic understanding of:

  • What manual handling operations mean in the context of an employee and what employers must do to protect employees from injury
  • The types of injury you could suffer from carrying out manual handling tasks
  • The parts of your body most likely to be affected by manual handling injuries
  • How to decide whether a manual handling activity is safe
  • What must be taken into account when making a manual handling risk assessment
  • The principles of good manual handling techniques

3. Reporting Accidents - (Total 32 Questions) You should have a basic understanding of:

  • The need to report injuries, accidents, certain diseases and dangerous occurrences to the Health and Safety Executive
  • Why you must report accidents to your employer
  • The need to record in the accident book all accidents that cause any injury whatsoever
  • What reportable injuries, dangerous occurrences and reportable diseases are
  

4. Personal Protective Equipment at Work - (Total 28 Questions) You should have a basic understanding of:

  • When PPE should be worn
  • Why your employer must provide you with PPE
  • Why you must use the PPE provided by the employer
  • Why you must take care of PPE supplied for your use
  • Why you must report lost or damaged PPE to your immediate superior
  • The possible effects of not wearing PPE
  • The limitations of PPE

5. Health and Hygiene - (Total 27 Questions) You should have a basic understanding of:

  • The dangers of exposure to substances, such as asbestos
  • The importance of good personal hygiene when working with hazardous substances
  • How to reduce the risks of diseases carried by vermin
  • The welfare facilities required to be provided on construction sites.
  • How to reduce the risks from hand-arm vibration and noise at work
  

6. Fire and Emergency - (Total 32 Questions) You should have a basic understanding of:

  • What to do in the event of an emergency at work
  • The types of fire extinguishers available and the types of fires they can each be used on
  • The importance of first aid following an accident

7. Work at Height - (Total 28 Questions) You should have a basic understanding of:

  • The importance of using the most suitable access equipment for the task
  • Only working from ladders or stepladders when the task is of low risk and short duration
  • Safety precautions to be taken when using scaffolds, mobile elevated work platforms, safety harnesses etc.
  

8. Work Equipment - (Total 24 Questions) You should have a basic understanding of:

  • Only using work equipment you have been trained and authorised to use
  • The importance of carrying out checks on equipment before use
  • Reporting any defects and not using defective equipment
  • The voltage limitations on electrical equipment used on site
  • The safe use of extension cables

9. Special Site Hazards - (Total 16 Questions) You should have a basic understanding of:

  • The safety precautions to be taken before working in a confined space
  • The precautions to be taken when carrying out excavation work to reduce the risks from contact with underground services, falling materials etc.
  • The precautions to be taken when working near overhead power lines
  • The dangers to pedestrians from vehicles on site
  

10. Electrotechnical - (Total 34 Questions) You should have an understanding of:

  • The effects of electric current on the body
  • The types of socket outlets used on construction sites
  • The need for persons working on electrical systems to be competent to do so
  • The use of residual current devices for supplementary protection against electric shock
  • Safe isolation procedures when working on electrical systems and equipment
  • Only working ‘live’ in exceptional circumstances
  • Safe working with optical fibres

All Personal Protective Equipment at Work (28 Questions in total but only 4 random questions will be choosen for the test by the computer)

1. When working in dusty conditions, what of the following would give the LEAST level of protection?
a) Compressed airline breathing helmet
b) Positive pressure powered respirator
c) Self contained breathing apparatus
d) Half mask dust respirator

2. In hot weather which one of the following is correct with regard to safety helmets?
a) You can take off your helmet while working inside the building
b) You must continue to wear your helmet
c) You can drill holes in your safety hat for ventilation
d) You do not need to wear your helmet

3. Which one of the following should you do if your personal protective equipment (PPE) is damaged?
a) Obtain new equipment when available
b) Report to your Supervisor without delay
c) Reduce the amount of time you use it
d) Carry on working

4. If personal protective equipment (PPE) is defective, what should you do?
a) Complain to the Health and Safety Inspector
b) Get your work mate to mend it if possible
c) Report it to your supervisor
d) Repair if possible and continue to use it

5. In normal use, what item of PPE is NOT essential for the operator of a cartridge-operated tool?
a) Safety eyewear
b) Hearing protection
c) Wellington boots
d) Safety helmet

6. Can you opt out of wearing personal protective equipment (PPE)?
a) Yes, by informing the site supervisor
b) Yes, by writing officially to your employer
c) No, you cannot opt out
d) Yes, if it is uncomfortable

7. What is the most important item of personal protective equipment (PPE) when working on or near a highway?
a) Safety footwear
b) Waterproof clothing
c) Hard hat
d) High visibility vest

8. If you are drilling into concrete with a masonry drill, in which one of the following circumstances will you need to wear eye protection?
a) Always
b) Only when drilling overhead
c) Only if the drill is bigger than 10mm
d) Not if drilling into the floor

9. When must you wear all personal protective equipment (PPE) provided by your employer?
a) As instructed by your employer
b) Only if it fits
c) When you want to
d) Only when you need to

10. When MUST an employer provide personal protective equipment (PPE)?
a) To protect against a risk of harm that cannot be controlled another way
b) Twice a year
c) If the client or main contractor specifies it in the contract
d) Every 5 years

11. What type of eye protection would you wear when using a cartridge-operated tool?
a) Impact goggles
b) Sun glasses
c) Safety spectacles
d) Chemical protection glasses

12. Which of the following must your safety helmet comply with to meet with the requirements of the Construction (Head Protection) Regulations?
a) Be suitable for you
b) Be a good visible colour
c) Be stamped with the maker’s name
d) Be less than 1 year old

13. In which of the following ways should you wear your safety helmet?
a) With the peak raised to deflect falling material
b) With the helmet back to front
c) With the peak raised to give good vision
d) Square on your head, properly adjusted

14. When an employee has been issued with eye protection, what are their duties under the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations?
a) To ensure that they are the right type of protector
b) Not to loan the equipment to other operatives
c) To use the protection in accordance with training and instruction
d) To pay for replacement of lost eye protection

15. When should you wear safety footwear on site?
a) Only when working on scaffolds
b) When there is a risk of a foot injury
c) Only when working outdoors
d) Only if the site conditions are wet

16. With regard to the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), which one of the following statements is true?
a) If you do not use the personal protective equipment (PPE) provided you will probably not come to any harm
b) Personal protective equipment (PPE) protects only the user from the dangers present
c) Personal protective equipment (PPE) need only be provided if it is not too expensive
d) Personal protective equipment (PPE) need only be used if it is available

17. Which of the following statements is TRUE when an employer issues personal protective equipment (PPE)?
a) The employer can charge you for the full cost of it
b) The employer cannot charge you for it
c) The employer can charge you for up to half the cost of it
d) The employer can only charge you for it if you lose or damage it

18. Which one of the following must apply to any hard hat provided?
a) It is CE -marked
b) It is less than 5 years old
c) It is less than 1 year old
d) It is less than 2 years old

19. When using personal protective equipment (PPE) legally you must do which of the following?
a) Not interfere with it or misuse it
b) Replace it at your own expense if it is damaged
c) Return it to the manufacturer when damaged
d) Clean it properly once a week

20. If it is necessary for an employee to use personal protective equipment, who has a duty to provide it?
a) The trade union
b) The employee
c) The employer
d) The principal contractor

21. When should a safety helmet be worn on site?
a) At all times unless there is no foreseeable risk of injury to the head other than by falling.
b) When you are out in the open air
c) When walking to and from a place of work
d) Only when something may fall

22. 22 A colleague has drilled holes in the top of his safety helmet because the weather is hot. Is this:
a) acceptable if the holes are small
b) his choice
c) acceptable
d) in breach of legal requirements

23. Who has a duty to provide PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for use by an employee?
a) the employer
b) the principal contractor
c) the employee
d) the client

24. When would it be appropriate to wear a bump-cap instead of a safety helmet?
a) When there is no foreseeable risk of injury from falling or swinging objects
b) In warm weather
c) When working in excavations
d) When working on a ladder

25. How can you protect your eyesight while working on site?
a) By squinting
b) By not looking directly at what you are doing
c) By wearing the correct type of eye protection
d) By wearing sunglasses

26. When should head protection be worn on a construction site?
a) At all times except by those who are self employed
b) Only when you feel like it
c) At all times unless you are working on scaffold
d) At all times unless there is no foreseeable risk of injury to the head other than by falling.

27. Why should a high visibility vest be worn when working on roads?
a) So road users and plant operators can see you
b) Because you were told to do so
c) Because it will keep you warm
d) So that your mates can see you

28. When considering what measures to take to protect people’s health and safety, PPE should always be regarded as:
a) the last resort
b) the first line of defence
c) the best way to tackle the job
d) the only practical measure


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