CHAPTER 1 WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY 43

WORKSHEETS
WORKSHEET 1 To be completed by teachers
Satisfactory
Student name: Not satisfactory

Enrolment year:

Class code:

Competency name/Number:

Task: Read through the sections beginning at the start of the chapter down to Hazard control procedures, then
complete the following.

1 WHS self-regulation wasnt working. Approximately how many people were dying per year throughout Australia
before WHS legislation came into being? (Circle the correct answer below.)

200 250 300 4400 500 600

2 Name the organisation that oversees WHS at the national level:

3 Name the organisation that controls WHS in your state or territory:

4 What is required by the WHS Regulations 2011 (Commonwealth) prior to a person carrying out construction
work?

5 What is a hazard?

6 What is a chronic hazard?

7 What is risk?

8 List four (4) workplace hazards.

4
 44 BASIC BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SKILLS

9 List the five (5) hazard categories.

WORKSHEETS

10 Using the fifth answer from Question 9, list the two (2) main issues found in this hazard group.

2
 CHAPTER 1 WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY 45

WORKSHEETS
WORKSHEET 2 To be completed by teachers
Satisfactory
Student name: Not satisfactory

Enrolment year:

Class code:

Competency name/Number:

Task: Read through the sections beginning at Hazard control procedures down to and including Identify hazards,
then complete the following.

1 What must be done once the hazard is identified and its potential to do damage is measured?

2 List the five (5) levels under the hierarchy of hazard control:

3 Which hierarchy of hazard control do guards on power tools belong to?

4 Which hierarchy of hazard control does using scaffolding to work at heights belong to?

5 When should PPE and safety signs be used as the main method of protection against a hazard?

6 List the body parts that may be protected by using PPE.

 46 BASIC BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SKILLS

7 List four (4) physical hazards that PPE may be used to protect the wearer from.
WORKSHEETS

8 List four (4) chemical hazards that PPE may be used to protect the wearer from.

4
 CHAPTER 1 WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY 47

WORKSHEETS
WORKSHEET 3 To be completed by teachers
Satisfactory
Student name: Not satisfactory

Enrolment year:

Class code:

Competency name/Number:

Task: Read through the sections beginning at PPE equipment down to Safety signs and tags, then complete the
following.

1 List two (2) reasons why a safety helmet must be worn on a construction site:

2 When wearing a safety helmet, is it acceptable to wear a helmet without the helmet harness fitted? Circle the
correct answer.

YES NO

3 How is the back of the neck protected from sunburn when wearing a safety helmet?

4 List the three hazard categories that eye protection is designed for:

5 List the two main PPE methods used to protect your hearing:

6 How can you recognise a disposable nuisance dust mask?

7 Write down a suitable use for P2 class filters:

 48 BASIC BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SKILLS

8 What hazards do rubberised chemical-resistant long gloves protect the wearer from?
WORKSHEETS

9 List the main requirements that safety footwear must have to provide maximum protection:
 CHAPTER 1 WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY 49

WORKSHEETS
WORKSHEET 4 To be completed by teachers
Satisfactory
Student name: Not satisfactory

Enrolment year:

Class code:

Competency name/Number:

Task: Read through the sections beginning at Safety signs and tags down to Assessing and controlling hazardous
materials, then complete the following.

1 Briefly describe the three main categories of common safety signage used in the building industry:

1 Picture signs

2 Word-only signs

3 Combined picture and word signs

2 Briefly describe the shape, colours and the detail/symbol found on a sign used to indicate a toxic hazard
warning.

Shape:

Colours:

Detail/symbol:

3 Briefly describe the background, colours and the detail/symbol found on a sign used to indicate an emergency
exit sign.

Background:

Symbol:

Border:

4 What is the purpose of fitting a Warning or DANGER safety tag/accident prevention tag to an electric tool
machine?
 50 BASIC BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SKILLS

5 Signs should be placed in a position that allows them to be clearly seen. State the preferred position for safety
WORKSHEETS

signs:

6 Identify the following signs, stating what they represent:

kevin brine/Shutterstock.com
iStock.com/alessandro0770

northallertonman/Shutterstock.com
DeiMosz/Shutterstock.com
YegoeVdo22/Shutterstock.com

Stephen Marques/Shutterstock.com
 CHAPTER 1 WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY 51

WORKSHEETS
WORKSHEET 5 To be completed by teachers
Satisfactory
Student name: Not satisfactory

Enrolment year:

Class code:

Competency name/Number:

Task: Read through the sections beginning at Assessing and controlling hazardous materials down to Dangerous
goods, then complete the following.

1 What do the letters SDS mean?

2 List the six (6) reasons for using an SDS (what can an SDS help you with)?

3 What are the two (2) subheadings on an SDS under the heading Health hazards?

4 Using the full copy of the Blue circle general purpose cement SDS, name the 16 major headings:

8
 52 BASIC BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SKILLS

9
WORKSHEETS

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

5 Using the full copy of the Blue circle general purpose cement SDS, name the four (4) items of PPE that
must be used when handling this product:

4
 CHAPTER 1 WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY 53

WORKSHEETS
WORKSHEET 6 To be completed by teachers
Satisfactory
Student name: Not satisfactory

Enrolment year:

Class code:

Competency name/Number:

Task: Read through the sections beginning at Dangerous goods down to Safe work practices, then complete the
following.

1 How many classes of dangerous goods are there? (Circle the correct answer below.)

7 8 9 10 11 13

2 Link the dangerous good to its correct class number by drawing a line from one to the other.

1 flammable liquids

2 flammable solids

3 gases

4 explosives

3 In hazardous chemical areas it is important to have good hygiene. Name three (3) of the four (4) precautions
that you should do adopt.

4 In hazardous chemical areas it is important to have good hygiene. Describe what should happen in regards to
asbestos dust.

5 Name the three (3) diseases that may be caused by breathing in asbestos dust.

6 You are undertaking an extension on a house built in 2005. Is it likely that you will find asbestos-containing
material in the section of the building you have to deconstruct? (Circle the correct answer below.)

YES NO
 54 BASIC BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SKILLS

7 List four (4) products, and where they are located on or in a house, that may contain asbestos.
WORKSHEETS

product location
1

8 When removing asbestos cement sheeting, what must never be used on the sheets?
 CHAPTER 1 WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY 55

WORKSHEETS
WORKSHEET 7 To be completed by teachers
Satisfactory
Student name: Not satisfactory

Enrolment year:

Class code:

Competency name/Number:

Task: Read through the sections beginning at Safe work practices down to Rights and responsibilities of PCBU/
employers and employees/workers, then complete the following.

1 What does the acronym SWMS mean?

2 A SWMS is a document that:

3 Since the introduction of the national model of SWMS, what type of work legally requires a SWMS?

4 List three (3) examples of work where a SWMS is required.

5 When filling in a SWMS document, what are the headings or names of the three main columns in the first
section?

3
 56 BASIC BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SKILLS

6 What needs to be listed in the column Personal qualifications, experience?

WORKSHEETS
 CHAPTER 1 WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY 57

WORKSHEETS
WORKSHEET 8 To be completed by teachers
Satisfactory
Student name: Not satisfactory

Enrolment year:

Class code:

Competency name/Number:

Task: Read through the sections beginning at Emergency procedures down to Fire, then complete the following.

1 If a person is seriously injured who must be notified immediately?

2 In the event of an emergency on a small building site who in the building company must be notified? (List 2
possible people.)

3 In the event of an emergency (e.g. a fire) where should all the workers on that site go? (Circle the correct
answer/s.)

A Go to the local shops

B Get in the car/truck and go home

C Assemble in the middle of the street

D Assemble at evacuation assembly point

4 What are four (4) items that are shown on an evacuation diagram?

5 What type of first aid kit is required for construction sites at which fewer than 25 persons work? (Circle the
correct answer/s.)

A First Aid Kit A

B First Aid Kit B

C First Aid Kit C

 CHAPTER 1 WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY 59

WORKSHEETS
WORKSHEET 9 To be completed by teachers
Satisfactory
Student name: Not satisfactory

Enrolment year:

Class code:

Competency name/Number:

Task: Read through the sections beginning at Fire down to and including Other fire-fighting equipment, then
complete the following.

1 What are the three (3) basic elements necessary for combustion to begin?

2 List three common causes of fires on a site:

3 List three ordinary combustible materials that may be used as fuel for a Class A fire:

4 State the source or fuel and most suitable types of fire extinguishers for use on the following classes of fires:

Class A

Source/Fuel

Most suitable extinguishers

Class B

Source/Fuel

Most suitable extinguishers

 60 BASIC BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SKILLS

Class E
WORKSHEETS

Source/Fuel

Most suitable extinguishers

5 What type of extinguishers should never be used for Class E fires?

6 Fire extinguishers come in a variety of easily identifiable colours. State the common colour used to identify a
foam-type extinguisher:

7 Relating to fire extinguishers, what does the acronym PASS mean?

8 Name two (2) other items that can be used to fight a fire: