Safe Pass practice questions: the law and your duties (Ireland)
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Safety awareness for Irish construction sites in 15 questions: the Safe Pass card, CSCS tasks, employee duties, the safety statement, safety representatives and accident reporting. Free quiz with instant feedback and a short explanation citing the rule for every answer. Based on Irish law (Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and its regulations) and HSA guidance. Practice material written by Quizhat: these are not the questions of any official test or assessment, and Quizhat is not affiliated with SOLAS, the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) or any training provider. Sources: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005; Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 291/2013), regs 4 and 25, Schedules 4 and 5; Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Reporting of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences) Regulations 2016; SOLAS, Safe Pass; HSA, Accident and Dangerous Occurrence Reporting.
Which regulations require construction workers to hold a valid safety awareness card?
The Construction Regulations 2013
The Building Control Act 2007
The Road Traffic Act 1961
The Planning and Development Act 2000
Question 3 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
Who does the Safe Pass requirement apply to?
Visitors and delivery drivers on the site
Architects and engineers visiting the site
Office staff of construction companies
Construction and site security workers
Question 4 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
On your first day on a site, who must ask to see your card?
A Garda from the local station
The HSA inspector, every morning
The contractor under whose direct control you work
Nobody: it is your own business
Question 5 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
Which of these tasks needs a CSCS card as well as Safe Pass?
Sweeping the site
Slinging and signalling
Carrying blocks by hand
Making tea in the canteen
Question 6 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
Under the 2005 Act, which is an employee's duty at work?
Not to be intoxicated to a degree that endangers anyone
To buy their own safety boots and helmet
To write and sign the site safety statement
To carry out the written risk assessment for the whole workplace
Question 7 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
You spot a damaged ladder that could injure someone. What does the law say you must do?
Use it carefully, keeping three points of contact
Hide it behind the site cabin so nobody uses it
Leave it for the weekly inspection to find
Report it to your employer as soon as practicable
Question 8 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
What is the safety statement based on?
The company's annual accounts and insurance
The number of employees on the payroll
Hazard identification and risk assessment
A standard template text issued by the HSA
Question 9 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
How often must the employer bring the safety statement to employees' attention?
Every five years, or after a serious accident
Yearly, and after any amendment
After each reportable accident
Every two years
Question 10 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
When may a safety representative inspect the workplace without giving notice?
Immediately after an accident or dangerous occurrence
Once a month, on a date set by the employer
Whenever an HSA inspector is on site
At the quarterly safety committee meeting
Question 11 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
Can an employer penalise you for raising a safety concern or acting as a safety representative?
Yes, if the concern was wrong
Yes, with a written warning
Yes, during a probation period
No, penalisation is prohibited
Question 12 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
Who pays for the safety training your employer requires?
You, out of your wages
SOLAS, through a training grant
The employer, with no loss of pay
Your trade union, from member fees
Question 13 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
An employee hurt at work cannot do their normal work. When must the accident be reported to the HSA?
For every accident, even a minor cut or bruise
When off normal work over three days in a row
After a single full day off normal work
After more than two weeks off normal work
Question 14 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
Within how long should a non-fatal reportable accident be reported to the HSA?
Within ten working days
Within one year
Within 24 hours, by phone
There is no deadline
Question 15 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
A worker removes a guard-rail to save time and does not put it back. Under the 2005 Act this is:
Allowed if the supervisor is busy at the time
Allowed for experienced workers who know the risk
A matter for the client, not the worker
Prohibited interference with a safety provision
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