Basis VCA proefexamen in het Engels

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1. Question 1 of 12 · Regulations and safety rules An inspector with the Labour Inspectorate sees employees working on a roof without edge protection. They are in serious danger. What may the inspector do?

   A. Stop the work. Correct answer Your answer B. Nothing, because he may only come after an accident. Correct answer Your answer C. Only give the employees advice. Correct answer Your answer

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   The correct answer is A: Stop the work.

   Explanation: The Labour Inspectorate may stop work if people are in serious danger. The inspectorate also supervises compliance with the rules when there has been no accident.

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2. Question 2 of 12 · Working safely, consultation and inspections What is a consequence of drinking alcohol during work?

   A. You can concentrate better. Correct answer Your answer B. You are less likely to have an accident. Correct answer Your answer C. You are less able to judge risks. Correct answer Your answer

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   The correct answer is C: You are less able to judge risks.

   Explanation: Alcohol reduces your alertness and your judgement. You overestimate yourself more easily, which increases the risk of accidents.

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3. Question 3 of 12 · Prevention You work with a hazardous substance. The substance cannot be replaced by a less hazardous substance, so the source approach does not work. According to the occupational hygiene strategy, what is the next step?

   A. Take collective measures, such as installing extraction Correct answer Your answer B. Immediately hand out personal protective equipment (PPE) Correct answer Your answer C. Take individual measures, such as job rotation Correct answer Your answer

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   The correct answer is A: Take collective measures, such as installing extraction

   Explanation: After the source approach come collective measures, such as extraction. Only then follow individual measures, and PPE comes last.

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4. Question 4 of 12 · Workplace You have to repair a conveyor belt. The belt has been switched off. What must you do before you start?

   A. Ask a colleague to keep an eye on the switch. Correct answer Your answer B. Work quickly, so that the belt is not stopped for long. Correct answer Your answer C. Lock the switch with a padlock and a tag. Correct answer Your answer

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   The correct answer is C: Lock the switch with a padlock and a tag.

   Explanation: To make the installation safe, you isolate it from all energy and secure it against being switched on again, for example with a padlock and a tag (LOTOTO). Then you have it checked that everything is safe.

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5. Question 5 of 12 · Personal protective equipment (PBM's) Your safety helmet has fallen off a scaffold. It took a hard knock, but you cannot see any damage. What should you do?

   A. Keep using the helmet, because you cannot see any damage. Correct answer Your answer B. Replace the helmet. Correct answer Your answer C. Adjust the inner harness more tightly and keep using the helmet. Correct answer Your answer

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   The correct answer is B: Replace the helmet.

   Explanation: After a fall, a knock or a falling object, you replace the helmet. Even if you cannot see anything, the helmet may protect less well.

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6. Question 6 of 12 · Work Equipment Your colleague is driving a forklift truck to another hall. You need to go there too. Which of these is correct?

   A. You may only ride along on a specially fitted seat. Correct answer Your answer B. You may ride along if you stand on the forks and hold on tight. Correct answer Your answer C. You may ride along if the forklift truck drives slowly. Correct answer Your answer

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   The correct answer is A: You may only ride along on a specially fitted seat.

   Explanation: You may only ride along on a forklift truck if there is a specially fitted seat. Riding on the forks is never allowed.

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7. Question 7 of 12 · Specific work and circumstances You have to move a mobile scaffold to another place in the hall. There are still tools on the scaffold floor. What should you do?

   A. Move the mobile scaffold slowly with the tools on it. Correct answer Your answer B. Have a colleague stay on the mobile scaffold to hold the tools. Correct answer Your answer C. First remove the tools from the mobile scaffold. Correct answer Your answer

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   The correct answer is C: First remove the tools from the mobile scaffold.

   Explanation: You must not move a mobile scaffold while something or someone is still on it. Remove the tools first.

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8. Question 8 of 12 · Hazardous substances You are drilling holes in the roof of an old shed. The roof is made of corrugated sheets. Your colleague says they may contain asbestos. What should you do?

   A. Carry on working wearing a dust mask. Correct answer Your answer B. Stop immediately and warn your supervisor and the client. Correct answer Your answer C. Wet the corrugated sheets and then carry on drilling. Correct answer Your answer

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   The correct answer is B: Stop immediately and warn your supervisor and the client.

   Explanation: If you suspect asbestos, you stop work immediately. You warn the supervisor and the client. An expert has the material examined.

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9. Question 9 of 12 · Electricity and radiation What is an example of physical shielding against electricity?

   A. A residual current device. Correct answer Your answer B. An earthed plug. Correct answer Your answer C. A closed switch cabinet. Correct answer Your answer

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   The correct answer is C: A closed switch cabinet.

   Explanation: With physical shielding, a guard or enclosure makes the live parts unreachable. Examples are a switch cabinet and the casing of a washing machine.

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10. Question 10 of 12 · Fire and explosion You try to put out a small fire, but the fire gets bigger. What do you do?

    A. Carry on until the extinguisher is empty. Correct answer Your answer B. Stop extinguishing and evacuate. Correct answer Your answer C. Open a window so the smoke can escape. Correct answer Your answer

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    The correct answer is B: Stop extinguishing and evacuate.

    Explanation: If you cannot put out a fire, you stop and evacuate. Opening a window gives the fire extra oxygen.

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11. Question 11 of 12 · Accidents A scaffold tube falls from a scaffold and lands in the street right next to a passer-by. Nobody is injured and there is no damage. What is this event called?

    A. An accident. Correct answer Your answer B. A near miss. Correct answer Your answer C. An emergency. Correct answer Your answer

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    The correct answer is B: A near miss.

    Explanation: A near miss is an undesired event without damage or injury which, in other circumstances, could have led to damage or injury. You also report a near miss.

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12. Question 12 of 12 · Emergencies You work at a client. The evacuation signal sounds. You yourself know a quick exit, but the client has designated a different evacuation route. What do you do?

    A. You follow the client's designated evacuation route. Correct answer Your answer B. You take your own quick exit to get outside. Correct answer Your answer C. You stay at your workplace until someone comes to get you. Correct answer Your answer

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    The correct answer is A: You follow the client's designated evacuation route.

    Explanation: When the evacuation signal sounds, you stop work and follow the client's instructions. You go to the assembly point according to the evacuation plan.

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