Specific training, high risk: construction sites, working at height and machines
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For construction and manufacturing workers attending the high-risk specific training module (12 hours): construction sites, falls from height, machines, confined spaces, electrical risk. 14 questions, about 9 minutes. Translated from Italian: legal references remain the Italian ones (D.Lgs. 81/2008) Sources: D.Lgs. 81/2008 arts. 37, 66, 82, 83, 136; Accordo Stato-Regioni 21/12/2011; D.P.R. 177/2011; CEI 11-27 · Reviewed 21/10/2026 · Training support, not a certification.
How many hours of specific training does the State-Regions Agreement provide for workers in high-risk companies?
4 hours
32 hours
12 hours
8 hours
Question 2 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
According to art. 107 of D.Lgs. 81/08, when does work at height apply?
Only above 5 metres
From 50 centimetres upwards, in any case
When the worker is exposed to the risk of falling from a height of more than 2 metres above a stable surface
Only on roofs
Question 3 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
Who draws up the Safety and Coordination Plan (PSC)?
The works director (direttore dei lavori)
The ASL (local health authority)
Each contractor
The safety coordinator for the design phase (CSP)
Question 4 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
What is the POS?
The general plan drawn up by the client for all contractors
The register of medical examinations on the site
The operational safety plan that each contractor draws up for the individual site
The building permit issued by the municipality
Question 5 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
When must the client appoint the design-phase coordinator?
Only for public works
Never: the main contractor appoints them
When the presence of more than one contractor is expected on the site, even if not at the same time
Only on sites over 200 man-days
Question 6 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
What minimum height must a standard guardrail against falls into the void have?
1 metre
60 centimetres
80 centimetres
1.5 metres
Question 7 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
Which system protects against falls from height when collective protection is not possible?
Safety shoes with a non-slip sole
A full-body harness connected to a secure anchor point with a lanyard and energy absorber
A waist work-positioning belt without an anchor
A helmet with a chin strap
Question 8 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
What is the PiMUS?
The permit for electrical work
The scaffolding assembly, use and dismantling plan
The machine maintenance plan
The training programme for supervisors (preposti)
Question 9 · True / False · 20s · 1 pt
Erecting and dismantling scaffolding may only be carried out by workers who have received specific training.
True
False
Question 10 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
A workpiece gets jammed between the moving parts of a machine. What do you do?
Remove the piece by hand with the machine running, being careful
Keep working until the piece comes free on its own
Take off the guard and use a tool while the machine turns slowly
Stop the machine and make it safe before intervening, following the procedures
Question 11 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
On a sewer site a colleague loses consciousness in a manhole. What is the correct reaction?
Go down immediately to get them, holding your breath
Lower an FFP2 dust mask to your colleague
Wait for them to recover on their own
Do not enter without protection: raise the alarm and activate the rescue procedure with breathing apparatus and recovery equipment
Question 12 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
In electrical work under the CEI 11-27 standard, what does the abbreviation PES mean?
Skilled person in the electrical field (persona esperta)
Emergency and rescue plan
Safety expert supervisor
External supervision person
Question 13 · Multiple choice · 45s · 1 pt
Which documents or roles concern the safety of temporary or mobile construction sites? (2 answers)
The preliminary notification sent before work begins
The execution-phase safety coordinator (CSE)
The GDPR record of processing activities
The HACCP self-monitoring manual
Question 14 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
Why is practical training in the use of the fall-arrest harness mandatory?
Because the supplier requires it
It is not mandatory: reading the information leaflet is enough
Because it is a category III PPE, which protects against risks of death or serious and irreversible harm
Because it costs more than other PPE
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