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

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

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 the following are the necessary steps in getting a site task done safely?

Reporting back to company head office on progress
Setting out what is involved in the task in hand
Completing each task as quickly as possible to reduce the time at risk
Identifying who is to undertake the task

When erecting a single storey building which is the type of crane that would most generally be used?

Tower crane
Mobile telescopic crane
Crawler crane
Gantry crane

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

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

How does BCSA provide information on the competence of its member companies?

In terms of categories of steelwork
In terms of the recommended maximum size of contracts to be resourced
In terms of the identities of each company’s directors
In terms of numbers of HSE prosecutions

BCSA’s assessment of its member companies meets SSIP requirements, what does SSIP stand for?

Safety Schemes in Procurement
Steelwork Safety is Promotion
Safe Steel in Practice
Single Source in Procurement

When should steel erectors be allowed to climb on to the steelwork?

Never
Any time that an experienced erector decides
Only after a suitable method has been established in advance
Only whilst two safety lanyards are both attached, one to a MEWP and one to the steelwork

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