White Card (Construction Induction) Practice Test — All Questions
4 questions
What is consistently one of the leading causes of death on Australian construction sites?
- a.Loud music
- b.Slippery floors only
- c.Falls from height✓
- d.Paper cuts
Falls from height are a leading cause of construction fatalities. Controls include edge protection, guard rails, safe scaffolds, and fall-arrest systems when higher-order controls are not reasonably practicable.
Before digging or excavating, what must you do about underground services such as gas, electricity and water?
- a.Locate them first, for example by using 'Before You Dig' information and on-site location, before excavation begins✓
- b.Assume there are none
- c.Dig quickly to avoid them
- d.Only check after you hit something
Striking underground services can cause electrocution, explosion or flooding. Services must be located and marked before excavation, using utility plans (such as the national Before You Dig service) and safe digging practices.
When working near overhead powerlines or with electrical leads on site, a key safety practice is to:
- a.Run leads through puddles
- b.Use damaged leads to finish faster
- c.Ignore the powerlines
- d.Keep clear of powerlines, use tested-and-tagged equipment and RCDs (safety switches), and never use damaged leads✓
Electricity is a major construction hazard. Maintain safe clearances from overhead lines, protect circuits with residual current devices (safety switches), use equipment that is tested and tagged, and remove damaged leads from service.
To keep workers safe around mobile plant such as excavators and trucks, sites commonly use:
- a.Exclusion zones, spotters and separation of pedestrians from moving plant✓
- b.Bright clothing only
- c.Workers standing behind reversing vehicles
- d.No controls at all
People being struck by mobile plant is a serious risk. Controls include exclusion zones, trained spotters, traffic management plans, reversing alarms and physically separating pedestrians from operating plant.