Health and Hygiene - Part Two

The extended use of powered hand-held tools and equipment may lead to which medical condition?
A: Vibration white finger
B: Weil’s disease
C: Asbestosis
D: Dermatitis

What must your employer do if the daily personal noise exposure is at or exceeds 85 db(A)?
A: Provide hearing protection to those employees who ask for it
B: Issue hearing protection to those exposed and ensure that it is worn
C: Tell employees to buy their own hearing protection
D: Report it to the Health and Safety Executive

What are the lower and upper action values with regard to daily personal noise exposure, as defined in the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005?
A: 85 dB(A) and 90dB(A)
B: 80 dB(A) and 85 dB(A)
C: 70 dB(A) and 80dB(A)
D: 75 dB(A) and 85dB(A)

At or above what level of daily personal noise exposure does an employer have to provide hearing protection if it is requested by an employee?
A: 90 dB(A)
B: 95 dB(A)
C: 80 dB(A)
D: 85 dB(A)

The effects of damage to your hearing by long-term exposure to high noise levels:
A: Can be corrected by an operation
B: Are permanent
C: Will be reduced when you change jobs
D: Can be reversed to near normal, with time

Hearing protection should be worn:
A: In designated areas
B: In noisy internal areas only
C: At any workplace
D: Only on building sites

Wearing suitable hearing protection:
A: Stops you hearing distracting conversations
B: Stops you hearing all noise
C: Brings noise down to an acceptable level
D: Repairs damaged hearing

Which of the following is one of the recommended means of protecting your hearing?
A: Rolled tissue paper
B: Cotton wool pads
C: Soft cloth pads
D: Ear defenders

Which of the following would not reduce the risks from hand-arm vibration when using a hammeraction tool?
A: Selecting the lowest vibration tool that is suitable and which can do the work efficiently
B: Wearing gloves to keep the hands warm
C Working as a team to share the work out
D: Making sure one person does all the work with the tool

Which of the following animals can carry Weil’s disease?
A: Snake
B: Sheep
C: Rat
D: Pig

You are most likely to catch Weil’s disease (Leptospirosis) if you:
A: Work near wet ground, waterways or sewers
B: Work near air conditioning units
C: Fix showers or baths
D: Drink water from a standpipe

What should you do if the toilets on your site are continually dirty?
A: Ignore the problem ñ its normal on a construction site
B: Make sure you tell someone who can sort it out
C: Find some cleaning materials and clean it up yourself
D: Ask in a nearby cafÈ or pub if you can use their toilets

Excessive sunlight on bare skin can cause which serious health problem?
A: Dermatitis
B: Rickets
C: Acne
D: Skin cancer