Freelancer Basic Event Safety

Your basic event safety knowledge is assessed by answering these 40 questions.
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1. How do you promote a good safety culture?

I force staff to work safely.

Create set of rules.

Promote a positive attitude toward safety.

2. How much does water weigh per cubic meter?

1 ton

3 tons

2 tons

When do you need a staff member trained in first aid on your event site.

Only during night time hours when ambulance services are not available.

At all times personnel are present on my event site.

Only during the build phase.

4. Before placing heavy objects on an exhibition floor, what do you ask the venue?

I must ask for the floor load rating capacity.

I must ask the venue to place the object for me.

I must ask for permission to place the object on the floor.

5. When does your staff need to wear a helmet on site?

When the sun is shining.

Always.

When overhead works are ongoing.

6. Which document is necessary when a temporary structure is completed?

A No Objection Certificate.

A Certificate Of Completion.

An invoice stating that the structure was delivered completely.

7. What mainly determines the circuit breaker rating?

The size of the power supply.

The minimum size of the cable connected.

The power rating of the attached equipment.

8. Must a risk assessment be available to staff on site?

No, the have been inducted.

Yes the risk assessment must always be available on site.

No, they have been shown the risk assessment at the warehouse.

9. When do you have the highest dynamic loads in a rig?

When a rig is complete and hanging in position.

When a rig begins to move.

When a rig is in movement.

10.

Why should you avoid waste buildup on your event site?

To keep the site smelling clean.

To save myself being ticketed for environmental violations.

To reduce the risk of fire breaking out.

11. When setting up generators, the following is true.

Generators must be at least 10 meters away from any structures.

Generators should be close to structures for shorter cable lengths.

Generators must be 5 meters away from any structures.

12. How do you know a fire extinguisher is usable?

All of these

I look at the hose to see if it’s cracked or broken.

I look if the safety pin is still intact showing the extinguisher hasn’t been used.

I look at the inspection sticker to see if the last inspection isn’t later than a year ago.

13. What are RCD’s or ELCB’s for?

Protecting cables from heating up and catching fire.

Keeping generators running.

Protecting persons from shock

14. What is the maximum height to base ratio of a scaffold?

Height is 3 times maximum base measurement.

Height is 3 times minimum base measurement.

Height isn’t important when outriggers are used.

15. How must a generator fuel tank be constructed?

Must be made of aluminum.

Must be a bunded construction meaning a tank within a tank.

Must have hooks for transport.

16. Why must cables always have the proper rating?

To avoid trip hazards.

So they don’t get damaged.

To reduce the risk of fire breaking out.

17. What can you use to keep an object(such as a lamp) from falling, should the primary fastening fail?

A Safety

This isn’t necessary

Cable Tie

18. When coming on site, what should a supervisor do first?

Immediately start working to save time.

Find the best place for materials in the boneyard.

Hold a site safety induction for his/her staff.

19. What do you need to do during the summer time in the UAE when working outside?

Take a break between 12:00 and 4 PM.

Take a break between 12:30 and 3 PM.

Watch out that no one works in the sun.

20. What kind of force is a dynamic load?

A dynamic load exerts a constant force.

A dynamic load is already calculated into the static load.

A dynamic load exerts different forces at different times.

21. On a drawing, you see 1:200. What does this mean?

One millimeter on the drawing equals 200 cm in reality.

One centimeter on the drawing equals 200 cm in reality.

200 centimeters on the drawing equals 1 meter in reality.

22. What hazards exist when using a CO2 extinguisher?

The fire can reignite.

Freeze burns.

All of the above

A person suffocating.

23. Are knots allowed in wire ropes?

No they reduce the load bearing capacity.

Yes they do not reduce load bearing capacity.

Yes they are good for shortening the wire rope to a required length.

24. When using power tools, what’s the first thing you should do?

Make sure the correct voltage is used.

Ask for the instructions on how to use the power tool.

Inspect the power tool for damaged or missing parts.

25. What is a hot works permit?

A permit to cook over an open fire.

A permit to operate machines that generate heat.

A permit to do grinding, welding and other hot works.

26. You see a worker in flip flops working on a stage. What do you do?

I start screaming at him to get his steel toed shoes on.

I immediately send him home without pay for the day.

I stop him from working and tell him he will not continue until he has his steel toed shoes on.

27. How many newtons are 100 kg?

ca. 100 newtons

ca. 1kN

ca. 2000 newtons

28.
What is a risk assessment?

The only document event suppliers need to be allowed to work.

A document describing how a specific task is done safely.

A document describing hazards that pose a risk to specific persons at an event.

29. Which 3 conditions are necessary to start a fire?

A combustable material, gas, oxygen

A combustable material, a source of ignition, oxygen

A combustable material, a source of ignition, fuel

30.

Which fire extinguisher should be used for diesel fires?

A CO2 extinguisher.

A foam extinguisher.

A powder extinguisher.

31. What is "lock out tag out"?

A way to secure power connectors.

A process to protect persons working on electrical equipment.

A lock on the door to the generator.

32. Who must supply PPE?

The employer must supply PPE for their staff.

The event organizer.

Staff must supply their own.

33. What is the safest way to access a lighting fixture that is 10 meters high?

A ladder

A scaffold

A cherry picker

34. When working at night, what must you do?

Work at night is not allowed.

Make sure the site has enough illumination.

A sleep area must be provided.

35. What are circuit breakers for?

Protecting cables from heating up and catching fire.

Protecting lamps from overloading.

Protecting persons from shock

36. During a site inspection, what should you ask for if you want to hang a lighting rig?

I must ask where I can hang the rig.

I must ask for the rating of rigging points.

I must ask for a non objection certificate.

37.

What license does the driver of a cherry picker need?

A CSEP license.

A PASS license.

An IPAF license or PAL card.

38. When leaning a ladder against a wall, what ratio must be applied?

For every 4 meters of height the ladder should be 1.5 meters out.

For every 4 meters of height the ladder should be 0.5 meters out.

For every 4 meters of height the ladder should be 1 meter out.

39. What does not belong in a site induction?

Information on where the canteen is.

Information on payment of staff.

Information on staff welfare.

40. When planning a small exhibition in a hotel, which document is most important for the planning process?

A to scale floor plan.

A third party liability insurance policy.

A non objection certificate.

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Bruno

Freelancer Basic Event Safety

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