Environmental Awareness Quiz

What should you do if the heaters inside the site cabin makes it too warm inside?

Do nothing

Open all windows

Open the door

Turn down the heating

Which activity is not good practice on site?

Trying to avoid spills

Limiting the risks of injury from trips and falls

Burning waste

Switching off machinery and other equipment

Is it your responsibility to reduce the amount of waste?

No, management on site take responsibility for the amount of waste

Yes. It's everybody's responsibility on site

No. It depends on the company's policy

Only when someone on your site tells you to do so

Who can be prosecuted for breaches of the environmental law?

Only the company can be prosecuted for not abiding by the laws

The company and its employees can be prosecuted for breaking the law

Only supervisors and employees can be prosecuted

Visitors to the site can be prosecuted

Which of the following is a type of hazardous waste?

Wood and timber

Oil-based paint

Cardboard boxes

Glass fibre insulation

Which is the best way to dispose of hazardous waste?

Take it to the local dump

Put it in a skip on any disposal site

Ask your site supervisor or contain in a correctly labelled container

Dispose of it in a safe place

What should you do with waste liquid on site?

Pour it into a nearby drain

Pour it down a sink

Use a sealed container to put it in and dispose in the general waste bin

Ask a site supervisor on the best way to dispose of it

What does this sign mean?

Harmful

Corrosive

It's Hallowe'en!

Toxic

You find a container unattended on the floor with this label on it. What should you do?

Dispose of it in a nearby skip

Follow the instructions on the label

Leave it for someone else to sort out

Put it in the bin

Which of these is hazardous waste?

Containers containg oil

Bricks and tiles

Plastic and polythene

Glass