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Junior Cycle Engineering: Health & safety

How often Health & safety comes up on the Engineering papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Health & safety, Common Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Health & safety.

(a)A round safety sign has a red border and a red diagonal bar across a picture. What does it mean?
  1. You must do this
  2. You must not do this
  3. Take care: hazard here
(b)Why must long hair be tied back before you use the pillar drill or the lathe?
  1. It could build up static and give a shock
  2. It could block your view of the work
  3. It could get caught in the spinning parts
(c)What is the main job of the chuck guard on a pillar drill?
  1. Shields you from the spinning chuck and swarf
  2. Keeps the drill bit cool so it stays sharp
  3. Holds the work down firmly while you drill
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(a) You must not do this

(b) It could get caught in the spinning parts

(c) Shields you from the spinning chuck and swarf

Your turn: Common Level questions on Health & safety.

Common Level

Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q1e
2025Q3c, Q4c
2024Not asked
2023Q2c
2022Q3e

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Health & safety questions

Health & safety, 3 marks

A classmate's sleeve gets caught in a running lathe. What should you do first?

  1. Pull the sleeve free with your hands
  2. Leave the room and look for help
  3. Press the emergency stop button
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Press the emergency stop button

The red emergency stop cuts the power at once. Know where the stops are before you use any machine. Then call the teacher. Never reach into moving parts yourself.

Health & safety, 2 marks

What is the safest way to remove swarf from a lathe or a drill?

  1. Wipe it off quickly with a bare hand
  2. Use a brush once the machine has stopped
  3. Blow it away while the spindle turns
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Use a brush once the machine has stopped

Swarf is the sharp, often hot, curls and chips of metal left by cutting. It can slice skin or fly into eyes, so stop the machine first and clear it with a brush, never your hand.

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