Steel the safe solution quiz

Please answer the following 10 multiple choice questions, then click 'submit' to check the result. The pass mark for a CPD certificate is 8 out of 10, and you may retake the quiz as many times as you wish, but the questions will vary! Please note that one, two, three or all of the possible answers presented for each question may be right, and to gain a mark for that question all correct answers must be identified.

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Steel the safe solution

When should fixing of metal decking start?

As soon as possible
As soon as the supporting beams are in place
After the steel frame is aligned and stable
Not until all steelwork is complete and grouted

Prior to the issue of tender documents for construction, which two of the following issues that affect steel erection will need resolving?

Soil conditions affecting the safe operation of plant
Exact methods of providing safe access to positions of work and safe working positions
Access to the site and within the site
The lifting devices necessary

During frame design which three of the following issues will need resolving that affect the development of the design basis outline method of erection?

The stability concept for the part-erected structure including any requirements for temporary bracing or propping
Experience from any trial erection undertaken
Timing and method of grouting foundation connections
Use of profiled steel sheeting to provide lateral restraint

Which two of these steps available during execution can most contribute towards making steel the safe solution?

Use of trial erection
Use of new cranes
Use of scaffolding
Use of the part-erected steelwork to gain access to subsequent working positions

Which one of the following would be beyond the scope of competence to be expected of a typical steelwork contractor?

Erection on a city centre site
Drilling concrete
Using bonding adhesives
Erection on a contoured site

How can frame designers contribute most effectively to ensuring steelwork is erected safely?

By having a dialogue with those responsible for planning and undertaking the work on site
By a comprehensive series of notes on the drawings issued for construction
By designing to keep the weight of each steel member as low as possible
By specifying that steel erectors should never exit the basket of a MEWP at height

Which two of the following statements are true?

Designers are not obliged to consider whether their schemes can be safely built
It is necessary to consider every conceivable scenario when planning for safe construction
The choice of building materials has a major influence on what is achievable in terms of safe construction
The benchmark of safe practice should be established by industry practitioners

Which of the following is the most important step that contributes towards safe practice?

Providing good canteen facilities on site
Only undertaking work during daylight hours
Ensuring that competent persons are mobilised to undertake the task in hand
Establishing a personal relationship with the site safety officer

Which three of these steps available to the designer can contribute towards making steel the safe solution?

Use of computers to model the erection sequence
Use of Eurocodes
Use of connection types that are standard wherever possible
Use of off-site prefabrication as far as practicable

Which of these items are the three important safety objectives that underpin the choice of erection methodology?

Choosing craneage to lift and place the steelwork
Maintaining the stability of the part-erected structure
Reducing the time taken for site operations
Providing safe access to working positions