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PPE and safety signs

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For all workers, in specific training: definition, categories, obligations and use of PPE (arts. 74-79 D.Lgs. 81/08) and safety signs (Title V). 14 questions, about 9 minutes. Translated from Italian: legal references remain the Italian ones (D.Lgs. 81/2008) Sources: D.Lgs. 81/2008 arts. 74, 75, 76, 78; Reg. (UE) 2016/425; Norme UNI EN 149 / 14387 · Reviewed 21/10/2026 · Training support, not a certification.

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Quiz questions

Question 1 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt

What is PPE according to art. 74 of D.Lgs. 81/08?

  • Any work clothing, even an ordinary uniform
  • A fixed installation that protects everyone present
  • A sign that indicates a hazard
  • Equipment intended to be worn and held by the worker to protect them against one or more risks

Question 2 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt

When is PPE used according to art. 75?

  • When risks cannot be avoided or sufficiently reduced by technical measures, collective protection or work reorganisation
  • Only at the worker's request
  • Only during ASL inspections
  • Always, as the first prevention measure

Question 3 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt

Which category includes PPE that protects against risks of death or irreversible damage to health, such as fall protection and self-contained breathing apparatus?

  • Second category
  • Special ADR category
  • Third category
  • First category

Question 4 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt

For which PPE is practical training always mandatory?

  • For no PPE: the information leaflet is enough
  • For third-category PPE and hearing protection devices
  • For disposable latex gloves
  • Only for safety shoes

Question 5 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt

Who pays for the PPE the worker needs?

  • The employer, who provides it free of charge
  • The worker, through a payroll deduction
  • Half the worker, half the company
  • INAIL

Question 6 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt

The toe cap of your safety shoes is damaged. What do you do?

  • Keep using them until the yearly issue
  • Report it immediately to the supervisor (preposto) or the employer and ask for a replacement
  • Take them off and work in normal shoes
  • Repair them yourself with glue

Question 7 · True / False · 20s · 1 pt

A worker may modify PPE on their own initiative to make it more comfortable.

  • True
  • False

Question 8 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt

Which marking must PPE placed on the European market bear?

  • Only the supplier's brand
  • The ADR marking
  • The CE marking
  • An INAIL sticker

Question 9 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt

A gas filter with a brown band (type A) protects against…

  • ammonia
  • dust and fibres
  • lack of oxygen
  • organic gases and vapours, such as many solvents

Question 10 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt

Among filtering facepieces against dust (UNI EN 149), which class offers the highest protection?

  • FFP2
  • They are all equivalent
  • FFP1
  • FFP3

Question 11 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt

What does a prohibition sign look like?

  • Round, with a white pictogram on a blue background
  • Square, with a white pictogram on a green background
  • Round, with a black pictogram on a white background, red border and red diagonal bar
  • Triangular, with a black pictogram on a yellow background

Question 12 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt

What does a round blue sign with a white pictogram indicate?

  • A mandatory action (requirement), for example wearing a helmet
  • A prohibition
  • A hazard
  • An emergency exit

Question 13 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt

What shape and colours does a warning sign have?

  • Square, with a white pictogram on a red background
  • Round, with a white pictogram on a green background
  • Round, with a black pictogram on a white background and red border
  • Triangular, with a black pictogram on a yellow background and black border

Question 14 · Multiple choice · 45s · 1 pt

Which of these are rescue or first aid signs? (2 answers)

  • Emergency exit
  • No smoking
  • Fire extinguisher
  • First aid

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