Unit 6 Health and safety

Identify warning signs.

Complete a vehicle safety checklist.
Explain injuries.
Talk about waste disposal colour codes.
 Warning signs
Vocabulary 1. Look at these signs. What do they mean?
Complete the sentence for signs 1-6 with
the words in the box.
1

1. You must wear 2. You must wear 3. You must wear

Protective clothing A harness Ear protection

4. You must wear 5. You must wear 6. You must wear

Safety glasses A mask Gloves

A harness A mask Ear protection Gloves

Protective clothing Safety glasses
2. Here are some other signs. What is the difference
between these signs and the signs in 1?

Danger Warning Stand

Caution Slippery Warning Falling
Scaffolding clear of
surface objects
incomplete suspended load

Caution
Caution Trip Warning Fork Caution Guard
Overhead
hazard lift trucks dogs on patrol
cables
The signs in 1 say , you must. You have to follow these rules.
They are all to do with clothing and personal equipment. The
signs in 2 are warning signs. They say, be careful.
3. Read these sentence. What sign is needed ? Look at
the signs in 2 and write the sign letter for 1-8.

1. There are men working on the roof today. Warning falling object D

2. The new security company uses dogs.Caution Guard dogs on patrol H

3. There are power cables near the fence.Caution Overhead cables E

4. Theres a lot of debris on the ground.Caution Trip hazard F

5. Were erecting the scaffolding this afternoon.Danger Scaffolding incomplete A

6. Were using the crane today. Warning Stand clear of suspended load C

7. Were moving the timber today. Warning fork lift trucks G

8. Therere oil on the ground. Caution Slippery surface B

4. Use clues 1-9 to fill in the squares. What health
and safety advice do you read un the column?
Clues:

1. Overhead C A B L E S

2. surface S L I P P E R Y

3. Falling O B J E C T S

4. Suspended L O A D
5. hazard T R I P
6. Stand C L E A R
7. lift truck F O R K
8. dog G U A R D
9. Safety G L A S S E S
Listening 5. Listen to eight conversations and match
them to the signs in 2.
1. Conversation 1 a) A
2. Conversation 2 b) B
3. Conversation 3 c) C
4. Conversation 4 d) D
5. Conversation 5 e) E
6. Conversation 6 f) F
7. Conversation 7 g) G
8. Conversation 8 h) H
1-G 2-D 3-A 4-B 5-C 6-E 7-F 8-H
6 . Look at these photos. What are A-E called?
Listen again and check your answers.

Pallet Guard dog Scaffolding

Crane Construction site

Speaking 7 .Work in pairs. What other safety signs do
you know/see on site? Discuss with your
partner. Take turns to say what signs mean.
 Site safety
Vocabulary 1. Look at this illustration. Circle the
health and safety problems you see.
 2. You are an inspector. Look at the illustration
in 1 again. Tick () good or cross () bad for 1-6
in this report. Then write the problem for each
using the words in the box.
Boots children fall helmet ladder mask oil skip trip welding

Skip too full.

No helmet, incorrect footwear, welding masks
missing.

Children playing, trip hazard.

Badly maintained excavator, truck crane load
too heavy .
No sign on scaffolding, no sign near hole,
fall hazard.

Ladder too short.

Speaking 3. Work in pairs. Compare your
reports in 2.

4. Find a new partner. Take turns to describe a

problem on a construction site. Is the problem
in the illustration in 1?
Vocabulary 5. Look at this illustration. Say the words
aloud. Then close your book, draw an
illustration of a fork lift truck and label it.
Warning
lights
Mirror

Seat belt

Seat

Tyre
Listening 6. Listen to this conversation. Write the
vehicle number then complete the checklist
with a tick () or cross ().

BH324

7. Listen again and describe the three problems
with the vehicle.

- One mirror is broken.

- Theres liquid under the battery and theres crack.
- The documents are missing./ There are no documents.
Speaking 8. Work in pairs. Student A look at the
information on this page. Student B look at
the information on page 70.
Student A
Read the list of vehicle GH675 and explain them to
Student B. Then make notes about the faults for
vehicle JK893.

Vocabulary 1. Listen to six conversations about injuries
on site and match 1-6 to a-f to complete the
sentences.
1. He sprained a) his arm.
2. He broke b) his back.
3. He burnt c) her finger.
4. He hurt d) his hand.
5. She cut e) his ankle.
6. The pallet crushed f) his knee.

1-e 2-a 3-f 4-b 5-c 6-d

Language
Past simple: be
We use the past simple of be to talk I/He/She/It was/wasnt in the site
about the past. managers office yesterday.
We/You/They were/werent here
this morning.
Past simple
We use the past simple to talk about actions and situations
that started and finished in the past.
To form the past simple of regular I sprained my ankle.
verb, we add ed. to the verb. The pallet crushed his hand.
Some verbs do not form the past He fell off the scaffolding. ( fall
simple with ed. They are irregular fell)
(e.g. go went , buy bought, meet He broke his arm. (break broke)
met , etc.).
2. Read this extract from an accident report and
underline the verbs in the past simple. Which
verbs are regular?
Vocabulary 3. Tick () the items you need to treat
a cut finger.

4. Put these sentences for the treatment of a cut
finger in the correct order.

3 Clean the cut under running water.

5 Cover the cut with a dressing or plaster.
2 Put on disposable gloves.
1 Wash your hands.
4 Dry the cut using a dressing or cotton wool.
5. Imagine a worker cut his finger yesterday. Write
down how you treated it. Use the verbs in the box
to help you.

Cleaned Covered Dried Put on Washed

The first I washed my hand then I cleaned the cut

under a tube of antiseptic cream. I dried the cut
using cotton wool then I covered the cut with a
plaster. And the last I put on disposable gloves. And
that was it, all finished.
Listening 6. Listen and compare. Is anything different
to the way you treated the finger in 5?

7. Listen to a health and safety officer ordering

supplies from a medical supplies for the first
aid kit and complete this list.
Two rolls of (1) Tape
One tube of antiseptic (2) Cream
Three boxes of (3) Plasters
A couple of packets of (4) Cotton wool
A bottle of (5) Disinfectant
Speaking 8. Work in pairs and take turns. Choose one
of the injuries in 1. Tell your partner about
the injury and explain how it happened.
Your partner explains what to do using the
phrases in the box.
Call an ambulance Get the first aid kit Go to
hospital See the doctor Take an X-ray

A: I was burnt on my arm.

B: Ok. First I need to check the burnt then washed it
by using antiseptic cream cover it with a dressing and
you need to go to hospital.
 Waste disposal

Vocabulary 1. Read this waste disposal notice and write

the name of the container for items 1-7.

1. Manuals: Packaging 5. Old sheeting: Mixed

2. Left-over food: Biohazard 6. Tarmac: Hazardous
3. Broken steel pipe: Metal 7. Painted wood: Hazardous
4. Paint tins: Hazardous
 2. Listen and check your answers to 1.

Speaking 3. Work in small groups. Talk about waste

disposal in your area.

A: We have three skips. One is for paint and one is

for general waste.
B: What about glass?
A: Glass goes in general waste.
 Review
Writing 1. Write the meanings of these signs.

1. You must wear a harness. 3. You must wear safety glasses.

2. You must wear ear protection. 4. You must wear a mask.

5. Warning- Stand clear of suspended load. 7. Warning- Trip hazard.

6. Warning- Falling objects. 8. Warning- Fork lift trucks.
2. Describe the faults on a vehicle you inspected.
Use the words in the box.
Broken Cracked Dirty Flat Leaking Missing

There was a cracked mirror, broken lights, a flat tyre,

missing documents, a dirty windscreen and a leaking
battery.

3. Write the items you need to treat a cut

finger. Then write how to treat it.
4. Read this email about accidents on the Mill Street
site and correct the words.

had
cut broke
burnt fell

5. Use the chart on page 50 to complete this email

about waste disposal on a construction site.

inert hazardous
glass mixed