Site Safe Passport Practice Test (NZ) 2026: Practice test 2

1. Question 1 of 25

   A business tests workers' hearing every year. Is this monitoring a control measure?

   • AYes, it is the best control
   • BYes, it removes the noise risk
   • CNo, monitoring does not replace a control measure
   • DOnly if workers sign the results
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   Answer: C. No, monitoring does not replace a control measure

   Health monitoring checks for harm. It is not a control measure and does not replace one.

2. Question 2 of 25

   Which of these is a psychological factor in the work environment that a business must consider?

   • ALighting
   • BDust
   • CVentilation
   • DFatigue
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   Answer: D. Fatigue

   WorkSafe lists psychological factors such as deadlines, stress, fatigue, and drugs and alcohol.

3. Question 3 of 25

   What is the most a worker can be fined for reckless conduct that exposes someone to risk of serious injury or death (s 47 HSWA)?

   • AA $500 fine
   • BA written warning only
   • C$3 million
   • D5 years' prison or a $300,000 fine, or both
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   Answer: D. 5 years' prison or a $300,000 fine, or both

   For an individual who is not a PCBU or officer, s 47 carries up to 5 years' prison or a $300,000 fine, or both.

4. Question 4 of 25

   What is the maximum fine for an organisation that is a PCBU for reckless conduct under s 47 HSWA?

   • A$50,000
   • B$300,000
   • C$10 million
   • D$3 million
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   Answer: D. $3 million

   The maximum fine for an organisation for the most serious offence is $3 million.

5. Question 5 of 25

   What must officers of a business, such as directors, do under HSWA?

   • ADo every risk assessment personally
   • BExercise due diligence so the business works in a healthy and safe way
   • CNothing; only the business has duties
   • DWear PPE at all times in the office
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   Answer: B. Exercise due diligence so the business works in a healthy and safe way

   Officers must exercise due diligence to make sure the business operates in a healthy and safe way.

6. Question 6 of 25

   What is the first step in managing work risks?

   • ABuy PPE for everyone
   • BWait for an incident
   • CWrite a long report
   • DIdentify what the health and safety risks are
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   Answer: D. Identify what the health and safety risks are

   Healthy and safe work starts with identifying and understanding your work risks.

7. Question 7 of 25

   If a risk cannot be eliminated, what must be done?

   • AAccept it and carry on
   • BMove the work to a different day
   • CTell workers to be careful
   • DMinimise it so far as is reasonably practicable
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   Answer: D. Minimise it so far as is reasonably practicable

   Risks must be eliminated if reasonably practicable; if not, they must be minimised so far as is reasonably practicable.

8. Question 8 of 25

   In the hierarchy of controls, which type of control is the most effective?

   • AElimination
   • BWarning signs
   • CPersonal protective equipment
   • DAdministrative controls
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   Answer: A. Elimination

   Elimination removes the source of harm, so it is the most effective control.

9. Question 9 of 25

   In the hierarchy of controls, which type of control is the least effective?

   • APersonal protective equipment (PPE)
   • BEngineering controls
   • CElimination
   • DSubstitution
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   Answer: A. Personal protective equipment (PPE)

   WorkSafe calls PPE the least effective type of control. It is used only if risk remains after other controls.

10. Question 10 of 25

    Fitting a guard to a saw is which kind of control?

    • AElimination
    • BAn administrative control
    • CPPE
    • DAn engineering control
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    Answer: D. An engineering control

    Guards on machinery are engineering controls, in the level after elimination.

11. Question 11 of 25

    Setting up an exclusion zone and a safe work procedure are examples of what?

    • AAdministrative controls
    • BPPE
    • CEngineering controls
    • DElimination
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    Answer: A. Administrative controls

    Safe work methods, procedures and exclusion zones are administrative controls.

12. Question 12 of 25

    A power lead runs across a walkway. Which action eliminates the trip risk?

    • ARe-route the lead so it no longer crosses the walkway
    • BPut up a sign saying "trip hazard"
    • CTell workers to watch their step
    • DGive everyone safety boots
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    Answer: A. Re-route the lead so it no longer crosses the walkway

    Removing the trip risk altogether is elimination, the most effective control.

13. Question 13 of 25

    Risk is made up of which two parts?

    • ACost and time
    • BLikelihood and consequence
    • CSpeed and size
    • DWeather and location
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    Answer: B. Likelihood and consequence

    Risk has two components: how likely it is to happen and how bad the harm could be.

14. Question 14 of 25

    When should controls be reviewed, apart from scheduled reviews?

    • AOnly after a death
    • BOnly once when the job starts
    • CNever, once they are in place
    • DWhen something changes, such as new equipment or processes
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    Answer: D. When something changes, such as new equipment or processes

    Review controls regularly and when work changes, such as new equipment, new processes or more workload.

15. Question 15 of 25

    Why should near misses be reviewed?

    • AThey must be hidden from WorkSafe
    • BThey prove the site is safe
    • CThey show whether controls are working before someone is hurt
    • DThey are only useful for insurance
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    Answer: C. They show whether controls are working before someone is hurt

    Review incidents and near misses and talk to workers to check that controls work.

16. Question 16 of 25

    Who must make sure WorkSafe is notified of a notifiable event?

    • AThe local council
    • BThe PCBU
    • CThe hospital
    • DThe injured worker
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    Answer: B. The PCBU

    A business must ensure the regulator, usually WorkSafe, is notified.

17. Question 17 of 25

    Which injury is a notifiable injury?

    • AA worker has a sore back from lifting
    • BA worker gets a bruise from a ladder
    • CA worker loses part of a finger in a saw
    • DA worker gets a small cut that needs a plaster
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    Answer: C. A worker loses part of a finger in a saw

    Amputation of any body part, including a finger, is a notifiable injury.

18. Question 18 of 25

    A worker is admitted to hospital as an inpatient after a fall at work. Is this notifiable?

    • ANo, unless it happens twice
    • BOnly if the worker asks
    • CYes
    • DNo, because the worker survived
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    Answer: C. Yes

    Any injury or illness that needs admission to hospital as an inpatient is notifiable.

19. Question 19 of 25

    Which event is NOT notifiable to WorkSafe?

    • AA worker is hurt in a crash while driving to work in their own car
    • BThe walls of a trench collapse
    • CA worker loses consciousness after a head injury
    • DA worker's finger is amputated
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    Answer: A. A worker is hurt in a crash while driving to work in their own car

    Commuting in a private car is not part of the work, so it is not a notifiable event.

20. Question 20 of 25

    Which is a notifiable incident, even if nobody is hurt?

    • AA worker forgets their lunch
    • BA delivery truck arrives late
    • CThe shoring of an excavation fails
    • DA worker gets a minor splinter
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    Answer: C. The shoring of an excavation fails

    Failure of an excavation or its shoring is a notifiable incident because it seriously endangers people.

21. Question 21 of 25

    How quickly must a notifiable event be notified?

    • AAs soon as possible after the business becomes aware of it
    • BBy the end of the year
    • CWithin 30 days
    • DOnly if the media find out
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    Answer: A. As soon as possible after the business becomes aware of it

    Notify as soon as possible by the fastest means, even if emergency services attend.

22. Question 22 of 25

    Which number do you phone straight away to notify WorkSafe of a work-related death?

    • A0800 030 040
    • B105
    • C*555
    • D0800 844 431
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    Answer: A. 0800 030 040

    Deaths must be notified immediately by phoning 0800 030 040, 24/7. In an emergency, call 111 first.

23. Question 23 of 25

    After a notifiable event, why may the site be disturbed before an inspector says work can resume?

    • ATo clean up before the inspector arrives
    • BTo help an injured person or make the site safe
    • CTo remove evidence of the event
    • DTo keep the job on schedule
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    Answer: B. To help an injured person or make the site safe

    The site must not be disturbed, except to help the injured, remove a deceased person, make it safe, follow Police directions or with permission.

24. Question 24 of 25

    How long must records of notifiable events be kept?

    • AUntil the building is finished
    • B1 year
    • C6 months
    • DAt least 5 years
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    Answer: D. At least 5 years

    Records must be kept for at least five years from the date the regulator was notified.

25. Question 25 of 25

    Paperwork such as safety plans is useful. What does WorkSafe say about it?

    • AIt replaces training
    • BIt is all the law requires
    • CIt is not a substitute for good processes and control measures
    • DIt means risks no longer exist
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    Answer: C. It is not a substitute for good processes and control measures

    Paperwork is not a substitute for having good processes and controls in place.

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The real test: The course ends with a multiple-choice Review of Understanding. Site Safe does not publish the number of questions or a pass mark.