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Junior Cycle Wood Technology: Workshop health & safety

How often Workshop health & safety comes up on the Wood Technology papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

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

Workshop health & safety, Common Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Workshop health & safety.

(a)Which piece of PPE protects your whole face from flying chips when woodturning?
  1. Dust mask
  2. Face shield
  3. Ear defenders
(b)Why should gloves not be worn when using a pillar drill or a lathe?
  1. Sawdust sticks to them and they then have to be washed
  2. They stop you from reading the speed chart properly
  3. A spinning part can snag them and pull your hand in
(c)Why are dust extractors fitted to sanders and saws in the wood room?
  1. To stop fine dust harming your lungs
  2. To make the machine run more quietly
  3. To stop the machine from overheating
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(a) Face shield

(b) A spinning part can snag them and pull your hand in

(c) To stop fine dust harming your lungs

Your turn: Common Level questions on Workshop health & safety.

Common Level

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

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q1d
2025Q1e
2024Q1c, Q5b
2023Q3d
2022Q2c

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

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