SSSTS Risk Assessment

Question 1

What are the five steps of the HSE's recommended risk assessment process?

Accepted Answer

Identify hazards, decide who might be harmed, evaluate risks and decide on precautions, record findings, and review and update

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Plan, do, check, act, review

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Observe, report, investigate, implement, close

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Design, build, test, deploy, maintain

Question 2

What is the difference between a hazard and a risk in the context of construction site safety?

Accepted Answer

A hazard is something with the potential to cause harm, while a risk is the likelihood that harm will occur combined with the severity of that harm

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They are the same thing

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A hazard is a minor issue and a risk is a major issue

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A risk is physical and a hazard is financial

Question 3

When must a risk assessment be reviewed on a construction site?

Accepted Answer

When there is a significant change in the work, after an incident, when new information becomes available, or at regular planned intervals

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Only at the start of the project

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Only when the HSE inspects the site

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Only if a worker requests it

Question 4

What does the hierarchy of control measures specify as the most effective method of controlling risk?

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Eliminating the hazard entirely

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Providing personal protective equipment

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Putting up warning signs

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Training workers to be more careful

Question 5

A generic risk assessment has been prepared for bricklaying. When is a site-specific risk assessment also required?

Accepted Answer

When the site conditions differ from those assumed in the generic assessment, such as working at height, near live services, or in confined spaces

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Never — generic assessments are always sufficient

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Only if the client demands one

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Only for projects worth more than £500,000

Question 6

Who should be consulted when carrying out a risk assessment on a construction site?

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Workers who carry out the tasks, safety representatives, competent persons, and any specialists relevant to the hazards identified

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Only the project manager

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Only the health and safety officer

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No consultation is required