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Assessment Sheet Use of Hoists

This assessment sheet contains 10 multiple choice questions to test understanding of safety procedures for using hoists. The questions cover topics like who should erect, alter and handle hoists; what information hoists should display like safe working load; who should operate hoists; when braking devices must be used; required inspection frequency for personnel hoists; limitations on transporting people and exceeding safe working loads; how hoist design should prevent falling materials; securing hoists to prevent unauthorized use; when hoists are preferable to ladders; and what SWL stands for.

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Assessment Sheet Use of Hoists

This assessment sheet contains 10 multiple choice questions to test understanding of safety procedures for using hoists. The questions cover topics like who should erect, alter and handle hoists; what information hoists should display like safe working load; who should operate hoists; when braking devices must be used; required inspection frequency for personnel hoists; limitations on transporting people and exceeding safe working loads; how hoist design should prevent falling materials; securing hoists to prevent unauthorized use; when hoists are preferable to ladders; and what SWL stands for.

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Assessment Sheet

Use of Hoists

Using the assessment sheet.


This short assessment is designed to give your trainer an idea of how well you have understood the
safety talk. The following will help.

1) It is a multiple choice assessment – no written answers are required.


2) Please complete the assessment, in the time allotted, by placing an ‘X’ in the box next to
the answer you consider to be the most correct.
3) Read the question and the answers carefully before making your selection.
4) Only give one answer to each question. There will be a most correct answer in each case.

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Assessment Sheet
Use of Hoists

Qu 1. The erection, alteration and handling of hoists should be


carried out by:

(a) Anyone who is available


(b) Suitably trained and qualified personnel
(c) A manager

Qu 2. Which is most correct? Hoists should be clearly marked showing:

(a) Whether they are for people or materials or both and with the
Safe Working Load
(b) Showing what height they are suitable for
(c) Showing size dimensions

Qu 3. Hoists should be operated by:

(a) Any worker


(b) Any worker over 21
(c) Suitably trained and competent personnel

Qu 4. Which is most correct? Hoists must be fitted with a braking device


to be used:

(a) In the event of a lifting gear failure


(b) During break times
(c) All the time

Qu 5. Personnel hoists must be subject to periodic thorough


examinations:

(a) At least once a year


(b) At least once a week
(c) At least once every six months

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Qu 6. Which is most correct?

(a) People can travel in hoist designed for materials


(b) Materials can occasionally exceed SWL’s
(c) Materials should never exceed SWL’s

Qu 7. Which is most correct? Hoist design and construction should:

(a) Aid the fall of materials from a platform or cage


(b) Prevent the fall of materials from a platform or cage
(c) Facilitate the fall of materials from a platform or cage

Qu 8. Which is most correct? Hoists should be suitably secured to


prevent use:

(a) By management
(b) By workers
(c) By unauthorised people

Qu 9. Which is most correct?

(a) Hoists are preferable to ladders as a means of access and egress


(b) Hoists are preferable to ladders as a means of carrying loads
(c) Hoists should always be used to carry loads instead of ladders

Qu 10. When used in connection with hoists, SWL stands for:

(a) Safe Working Load


(b) Social Welfare Lottery
(c) Structured Workplace Learning

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