Assessment Sheet

Working at Height

Using the assessment sheet.

This short assessment is designed to give your trainer an idea of how well you have understood the
safety talk. The following will help.

1) It is a multiple choice assessment – no written answers are required.

2) Please complete the assessment, in the time allotted, by placing an ‘X’ in the box next to
the answer you consider to be the most correct.
3) Read the question and the answers carefully before making your selection.
4) Only give one answer to each question. There will be a most correct answer in each case.

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Qu 1. If roof work is required it is important to identify any fragile areas

and/or openings in the roof.

(a) True
(b) False

Qu 2. Working at Height should be planned. What should not
be included?

(a) Safe access and egress

(b) Fire Drills
(c) Edge protection

Qu 3. If it is impractical to fit guard rails what should be used?

(a) Nothing
(b) Fall Arrest Equipment
(c) Good Head Protection

Qu 4. Access Ladders should be:

(a) Aluminium
(b) Extendable
(c) Properly secured

Qu 5. Windy and icy weather conditions can have an impact on working

at height.

(a) True
(b) False

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Qu 6. If operators have not had sufficient training, we should:

(a) Continue with the job – it is important to get it done within schedule
(b) Ensure sufficient training is carried out before continuing
(c) Get one person trained who can take responsibility for the others

Qu 7. Falling from height is the major cause of fatalities in construction.

(a) True
(b) False

Qu 8. If guard rails, surface covers or void protections have to be

removed, there should be:

(a) Physical guarding in the interim

(b) Good signage put up
(c) Fall arrest supplied to all operators

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