VIL VCU proefexamen in het Engels

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1. Question 1 of 12 · Regulations and safety rules A temporary employment agency sends an operational temporary worker to a VCA-certified hiring company. Which diploma does this temporary worker need as a minimum?

   A. Safety for Operational Supervisors VCA (VOL-VCA) Correct answer Your answer B. Basic Safety VCA (B-VCA) Correct answer Your answer C. Safety for Recruitment Consultants and Supervisors VCU (VIL-VCU) Correct answer Your answer

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   The correct answer is B: Basic Safety VCA (B-VCA)

   Explanation: A temporary worker at a VCA-certified hiring company needs at least Basic Safety VCA. VOL-VCA is for supervisors, VIL-VCU for recruitment consultants.

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2. Question 2 of 12 · Working safely, consultation and inspections What is a task of the recruitment consultant regarding temporary workers?

   A. They guide the temporary worker during the work at the workplace. Correct answer Your answer B. They determine the job requirements of the assignment themselves. Correct answer Your answer C. They evaluate the temporary worker after the assignment ends. Correct answer Your answer

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   The correct answer is C: They evaluate the temporary worker after the assignment ends.

   Explanation: The recruitment consultant selects the right temporary worker and evaluates them after the assignment ends. The job requirements come from the hiring company's request.

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3. Question 3 of 12 · Prevention You are a placement officer at a temporary employment agency. A temporary worker is going to carry out risky tasks. Who do you inform about these risky tasks?

   A. The temporary worker Correct answer Your answer B. The hirer Correct answer Your answer C. The safety expert Correct answer Your answer

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   The correct answer is A: The temporary worker

   Explanation: As a placement officer you inform the temporary worker about the risky tasks. With the hirer you agree how the temporary worker is informed.

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4. Question 4 of 12 · Workplace You see a triangular yellow sign with a black border and a black symbol. What does this sign mean?

   A. It indicates that something is prohibited. Correct answer Your answer B. It requires the wearing of personal protective equipment (PBM). Correct answer Your answer C. It warns of a hazard. Correct answer Your answer

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   The correct answer is C: It warns of a hazard.

   Explanation: A triangular yellow sign with a black border is a warning sign. Prohibition signs are round with a red border, and mandatory signs are round and blue.

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5. Question 5 of 12 · Personal protective equipment (PBM's) You work with your hands close to a rotating machine. The machine has unguarded rotating parts. Which gloves do you wear here?

   A. Tight-fitting gloves Correct answer Your answer B. Loose-fitting leather gloves Correct answer Your answer C. Insulating gloves against heat Correct answer Your answer

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   The correct answer is A: Tight-fitting gloves

   Explanation: Near rotating parts you only wear tight-fitting gloves. That way the rotating parts cannot catch your hand.

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6. Question 6 of 12 · Work Equipment You want to work with a grinding machine. During the check beforehand you see that the guard is missing. What do you do?

   A. You use the grinding machine carefully without the guard. Correct answer Your answer B. You do not use the grinding machine, because the moving parts must be guarded. Correct answer Your answer C. You use the grinding machine only very briefly without the guard. Correct answer Your answer

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   The correct answer is B: You do not use the grinding machine, because the moving parts must be guarded.

   Explanation: Moving parts of a machine must be guarded. If the guard is missing, you do not use the machine, not even briefly.

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7. Question 7 of 12 · Specific work and circumstances On a construction site there is a floor opening in an intermediate floor. On the floor below, your colleagues are walking. What is the best measure against objects falling down through the opening?

   A. You place a warning sign on the lower floor and leave the opening open otherwise. Correct answer Your answer B. You cover the floor opening with load-bearing material that is firmly connected to the surface. Correct answer Your answer C. You agree with your colleagues that they do not walk under the opening. Correct answer Your answer

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   The correct answer is B: You cover the floor opening with load-bearing material that is firmly connected to the surface.

   Explanation: Cover the floor opening with load-bearing material that is firmly connected to the surface. That way nothing can fall through the opening onto your colleagues.

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8. Question 8 of 12 · Hazardous substances In your team, hazardous welding fumes arise during welding. The substance cannot be removed or substituted at the source. Which measure do you take next according to the priority order?

   A. Install local extraction at the source. Correct answer Your answer B. Immediately hand out respiratory protection to the welders. Correct answer Your answer C. Have the welders medically examined more often. Correct answer Your answer

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   The correct answer is A: Install local extraction at the source.

   Explanation: If the hazard cannot be removed at the source, you first take technical measures, such as local extraction. Respiratory protection comes last.

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9. Question 9 of 12 · Electricity and radiation An employee on your project is not electrotechnically skilled. He has also not had any instruction about electricity. Which qualification does he have and what may he do?

   A. He is an Adequately Instructed Person and may carry out carefully defined tasks Correct answer Your answer B. He is a Skilled Person and may carry out electrotechnical work independently Correct answer Your answer C. He is a layperson and has no authorizations Correct answer Your answer

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   The correct answer is C: He is a layperson and has no authorizations

   Explanation: Someone who is not electrotechnically skilled and has had no instruction is a layperson. A layperson has no authorizations.

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10. Question 10 of 12 · Fire and explosion You work in a workshop. A fire breaks out in a supply of magnesium. Which extinguishing agent do you choose?

    A. Extinguishing with specific extinguishing powder. Correct answer Your answer B. Extinguishing with ordinary ABC extinguishing powder. Correct answer Your answer C. Extinguishing with water. Correct answer Your answer

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    The correct answer is A: Extinguishing with specific extinguishing powder.

    Explanation: Magnesium is a metal and falls into fire class D. You extinguish a metal fire with specific extinguishing powder.

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11. Question 11 of 12 · Accidents You see a near-accident: a hoisting load swings narrowly past a colleague. There is no damage and no injury. You stop the action and report it to the supervisor. According to the correct procedure, what else still needs to happen?

    A. Accompany the victim to the medical service. Correct answer Your answer B. Immediately draw up a plan of approach. Correct answer Your answer C. Record the near-accident. Correct answer Your answer

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    The correct answer is C: Record the near-accident.

    Explanation: You also record a near-accident. That way the company can learn from it and take measures to prevent recurrence.

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12. Question 12 of 12 · Emergencies The information about the company emergency plan for operational and temporary workers is divided into three parts: the evacuation plan, the intervention and the reporting. Which part does 'alerting the emergency services' belong to?

    A. The intervention. Correct answer Your answer B. The reporting. Correct answer Your answer C. The evacuation plan. Correct answer Your answer

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    The correct answer is B: The reporting.

    Explanation: Reporting emergencies and alerting the emergency services belong to the reporting. Intervention is giving first aid and removing the cause.

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