CSCS General Responsibilities Test

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CSCS General Responsibilities Mock Test

General Responsibilities

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Which of the following two factors should be considered first when conducting a risk assessment?

The financial impact of the assessment

Potential negative publicity associated with incidents

The likelihood of the hazard occuring

The seriousness of harm that could occur

Name and address of the workers

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If you notice that a design detail can't be built in the way it has been drawn in the plans, what two things should you do?

Raise the issue with your supervisor before you start the work

Only make the changes when they are approved in writing

Build it as you think it should be done

Leave that detail out altogether

Keep quiet as it will mean more work for you

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Who is responsible for managing health and safety on site?

Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Contracts Manager

Building Inspector

Site Manager

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General site rules would not normally include information about which one of the following?

Near miss and accident reporting

Site induction procedures

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Name and addresses of workers

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Employers must provide workers with instructions that meet which requirement?

Available in audio

Written in large print

Downloadable from the internet

In a format each worker understands

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In which document should the safe way of carrying out a task be described?

Method Statement

Instruction Manual

Work Programme

Order Sheet

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The whole site has been issued with a prohibition notice. What does this mean?

Finish the job and go home

Continue with the site work

Stop work because the site is unsafe

Do not use any power tools

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During the site induction you do not understand something the presenter says. What should you do?

Ask the presenter to explain it again

Guess what the presenter was saying

Wait until the end then ask someone else to explain

Attend another site induction

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When workers arrive on site what is the first thing they should do?

Walk around the site to inspect the work from the day before

Make sure that the site team knows they are there

Enter the site by the easiest and start work

Get there tools out of the store and start work

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What should a worker do if the helmet they are using is damaged?

Replace it immediately

Put a sticker over the damaged area

Report it at the end of the day

Use it but keep checking it

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How would you expect to find out about health and safety rules when you first arrive on site?

By reading the health and safety policy

During the induction

By asking other workers to show you around

In a letter sent to your home

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Which two of the following are the employer's legal duties towards people at work?

Pay wages and overtime directly into the bank

Supply meals free of charge

Provide and maintain clean welfare facilities

Provide them with free transport home

Inform you of hazards and risks at work

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Showing considerations to the neighbours of the site and members of the public is whose responsibility?

Everyone working on site

The site supervisor

Only the client of the project

The health and safety officer

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If a worker fails to report a near miss, what could happen?

The near miss could be a serious accident next time

The employee could get a large fine

The site manager will be sacked immediately

The company could go out of business through neglect

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Which of the following is your legal duty as a worker?

To write risk assessments for site tasks

To continue to work until all tasks are completed

To report anything thought to be dangerous

To write method statements for site tasks

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What should all risk assessments identify?

The hazards in the work environment

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

How to report accidents

The employer

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When creating a risk assessment, the severity of harm is multiplied by what?

The likelihood of harm occuring

The area of the construction site

The cost of injury or harm

The number of workers on site

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Site rules and procedures are the responsibility of whom?

Investors

Work colleagues

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

The employer

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What should you do if you cannot do a job in a way described in the method statement?

Do not start work until you have talked to your supervisor

Contact the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Make up a better way to do it and carry on

Ask other workers how they think it should be done

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A worker finds a way of working that is quicker than the method statement they have been given. What should they do?

Get more work done so they can earn more money

Continue to follow the safe system of work for the task

Get their work done more quickly so they can leave early

Inform work colleagues so they can work this way

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A risk assessment is undertaken for what purpose?

A way of reporting risks to the client

To identify hazards and control risks at work

To find out who was responsible for an accident

To act as an incident register

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If someone is injured on site, where should this be recorded?

On the safe system of work plan

On the site plan

In an accident book or record

In the method of work

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Why is it the employer's legal responsibility to discuss matters of health and safety with employees?

So that your employer will not have any legal responsibility for employees' health and safety

So that employees are informed of things that will protect their health and safety

So that employees will never have to attend any other health and safety training

So that employees do not have any responsibilities for health and safety

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What are two possible consequences for you if your employer does not prevent accidents and ill health at work?

You may not be able to work, which would affect your income and family life

You will have worse welfare facilities on site while improvements are made

You will have to work longer hours to earn more money

You may suffer an injury, affecting your health and well-being

You won't get the training required to continue working on site

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Which two topics should be covered in site induction?

Holiday entitlement

Local transportation links

Local amenities

Site rules

Site emergency procedures

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You have witnessed a serious accident on your site and are to be interviewed by a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector. What should you do?

Co-operate and tell the inspector what exactly you saw

Ask your supervisor what you should tell the inspector

Ask other workers what you should tell the inspector

Not tell the inspector anything, and ask them to talk to your supervisor

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Who has legal duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974?

Only self-employed people

All people at work

Employees only

Employers only

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What should a worker do if they feel the task they are doing is no longer safe because of weather conditions?

Stop working immediately and inform the supervisor

Carry on working if others are doing so

Carry on working, because they are following the method statement

Work until the end of the day, then tell the supervisor

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What are two possible consequences for employers of not taking measures to prevent accidents and ill health at work?

They will damage the environment

They will need to employ more people

They could be fined or imprisoned

They will have to change the site layout for emergency vehicles

They will lose time and money due to the cost of any accident or ill health

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What is the main reason for understanding the fire and emergency procedures on site?

To know what tools and equipment can be used during an emergency

To help you to get time off work in an emergency

To know where the fire exits and assembly point are in an emergency

To stop anyone leaving site in an emergency

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Which two of the following would be found in a safe system of work?

National insurance numbers

Criminal records check

Security clearance

Sequence of work

Outline of the hazards

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What is a toolbox talk?

A short training session on a particular safety topic

Your first training session when you arrive on site

A talk that tells you where to buy tools

A sales talk given by a tool supplier

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After watching you work, a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector issues an improvement notice. What does this mean?

You need to improve the standard of your work

Your work has improved since the last visit

You are not working in a safe way

You are not working fast enough

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What is the main reason for attending a site induction?

To get to know other new employees

Site rules and hazards will be explained

To create the method statements for the site

Permits to work will be written and handed out

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What does the word hazard mean?

A type of removable barrier or machine guard

Anything that could cause harm

The likelihood of something happening

The construction site accident rate

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Which two things should workers be briefed about when starting work on site for the first time?

Emergency procedures

Public transport timetable

Overtime payment schedule

Welfare facilities

The name of the company owner

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Before you enter a construction site, what actions must be in place?

Your site supervisor must have given you permission

You must have a trade skill to be allowed to enter

The health and safety officer must have given you permission

You must be authorised and given a site induction

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What should workers follow whilst at work to meet their health and safety duties?

Direct orders from Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Their gut feeling on safe practices

The actions of their workmates

A safe system of work agreed with the employer

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Why is the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act important to you as a worker? Give two answers.

It puts legal duties on all employees

It states how employees should carry out a task

It tells employers who is working where on site

It states how to make legal claims after an accident

It puts legal duties on all employers

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What are two of the main reasons why the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 is important to construction employers?

It tells employers who is working on site

It puts legal duties on all employers

It lets workers know how to carry out a task

It states how to make legal claims after an accident

It puts legal duties on all employees

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Who should you speak to if the work of another contractor is affecting your safety?

The contractor

The contractor's supervisor

Your supervisor

Your workmates

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What should you do if the safety rules given in your site induction seem out of date as work progresses?

Speak to your workmates to see if they have any new rules

Nothing, as safety is the site manager's responsibility

Make up your own safety rules to suit the changing conditions

Speak to your supervisor about your concerns

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CSCS General Responsibilities Test – Free Practice Questions

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✅ Topics include reporting hazards, use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), site rules, and emergency procedures.
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