CSCS Operatives Mock Test 01

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HS&E TEST

CSCS Operatives Test 1

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Red band fire extinguishers have which of the following content?

Carbon dioxide - for use on liquid and electrical fires

Powder - for use on liquid and electrical fires

Water - for use on wood, paper, textile and solid material fires

Foam - for use on liquid fires

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Who should explain the health risks and safe method of work you need to follow (the COSHH assessment) before you start work with a hazardous substance?

Your supervisor or employer

The site security people

A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector

The site first aider

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When workers use respiratory protective equipment (RPE) they should have a 'face fit' test. Why is this?

To ensure the mask fits and functions correctly

To ensure the mask looks right

The ensure the selected mask is the correct colour

To make sure that the mask fits the budget

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Which of the following is an effective way to avoid causing harm to protected species?

Only working at night

Using manually operated machinery

Avoiding breeding season

Take them to the site office

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Which of the following is the correct order of signs with their categories?

D - C - A - B

C - D - A - B

D - C - B - A

C - D - B - A

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What should a harness' s lanyard be attached to when working in a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP)?

A designated anchor point within the platform or basket

The MEWP handrail

A point on the structure or building you are working on

The control box

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When moving plant or machinery around site, what should the operator look out for?

Only driving with limited fuel

Speed signs and speed humps

Driving with the lights on during the day

Driving with the hand-brake on

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How can you help reduce the risk of hand-arm vibration when using a vibrating tool?

Do not grip the tool too tightly

Hold the tool at arm's length

Hold the tool more tightly

Use more force on the tool

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Which of the following activities does not create harmful silica dust?

Cutting kerbs, stone, paving slabs, bricks and blocks

Chasing out walls and mortar joints or sweeping up rubble

Sawing timber or plywood

Breaking up concrete floors and screeds

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An excavator has just stopped work. Liquid is dripping and forming a small pool under the back of the machine. What could this mean?

It is normal for fluids to vent after the machine stops

The machine is hot so the diesel has expanded and overflowed

The machine has a leak and could be unsafe

Someone put too much diesel into the machine before it started work

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Identify the difference between a fall-arrest lanyard and a work-restraint lanyard.

A work-restraint lanyard prevents falls; a fall-arrest lanyard minimises the consequences of a fall

A work-restraint lanyard is designed for confined spaces; a fall-arrest lanyard is designed for MEWPS

A work-restraint lanyard halts work entirely; a fall-arrest lanyard ensures falls do not occur

A work-restraint lanyard is for outdoor use; a fall-arrest lanyard is for indoor use

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When absorption granules from a spill kit have been used on oil, what action should be taken?

Use water to help clean up excess oil before specialist disposal

Clear them up straight away and put them into a general waste skip

Leave them on the oil for a few days before clearing into the general waste

Clear them up and place them in a sealed waste bag ready for specialist disposal

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When is the best time to conduct face fit testing for respiratory protective equipment (RPE)?

After the RPE has been worn and used

As part of the initial selection of RPE

In the morning before workers become sweaty

At the beginning of each new year

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What should you be given information about emergency assembly points?

In the permit to work

In the risk assessment

In the method statement

At the site induction

15 / 50

Breathing in asbestos dust is most likely to cause which of the following?

Throat infections

Aching muscles and painful joints

Dizziness and headaches

Lung diseases

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What should an employee do if they think noise at work may have damaged their hearing?

Plug their ears with cotton wool to stop any more damage

Nothing, as the damage has already been done

Ask their employer or doctor to arrange a hearing test

Take time off work, as they are unwell

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How should absence records containing specific medical information relating to an employee be treated?

Provided to the rest of the workforce to prevent others taking time off

As public information, in accordance freedom of information

Confidentially, in accordance with data protection laws

The records can be shared with the workforce as long as they do not say anything

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A forklift truck is blocking the route you need to take on site. It is lifting materials onto a scaffold. What should you do?

Start to run so that you are not under the load for very long

Catch the driver's attention and then walk under the raised load

Wait or take another route, but never walk under a raised load

Only walk under the raised load if you are wearing safety helmet

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A material that may hide fragile surfaces has been applied to a roof. What action should be taken?

Nothing the material applied should be fine

Nothing workers should know to be careful

The fragile areas should be painted green

The fragile areas should be clearly marked and protected

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Which sign is categorised as a mandatory sign?

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So that workers can work at height safely, who is responsible for making sure they receive information and instruction?

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

The workers themselves

The appointed first aider

The employer

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What are round red and white signs with a diagonal line?

Mandatory signs - meaning you must do something

Prohibition signs - meaning you must not do something

Safe condition signs - giving you information

Warning signs - alerting you to hazards or danger

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Site rules and procedures are the responsibility of whom?

The employer

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Work colleagues

Investors

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Which method is used to check if a residual current device (RCD) connected to a power tool is working?

Use a hand-held RCD test meter

Switch the tool on and off

Press the test button on the RCD

Run the tool at top speed to see if it cuts out

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What three things should you do before entering a confined space that has sludge at the bottom?

Have the correct training

Make sure that the space has been tested for gas

Throw something into the sludge to see how deep it is

Put on a disposable dust mask

Identify what the sludge is

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When should you wear safety footwear on site?

Until the site starts to look finished

Only when working at ground level

Only when working inside

All the time

27 / 50

Which two of the following are basic filter types used in respiratory protective equipment (RPE)?

Moisture filters

Smell or aroma filters

Sound filters

Gas or vapour filters

Dust or particle filters

28 / 50

Which of the following is the correct order of signs with their categories?

B - C - D - A

A - C - B - D

B - C - A - D

A - C - D - B

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You are using a wheelbarrow to move a heavy load. Is this manual handling?

Only if the load slips out of the wheelbarrow

No, because the wheelbarrow is carrying the load

Only if the wheelbarrow is pulled instead of pushed

Yes, you are still manually handling the load

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Someone has fallen from height and has no feeling in their legs. What should you do?

Keep them still until medical help arrives

Raise their legs to see if any feeling comes back

Keep their legs straight and roll them onto their back

Roll them onto their side and bend their legs

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If you need to reach above your head to place a load or lower a load to the floor, which of these is not true?

The load will be more difficult to control

You will put extra stress on your arms and your back

You can safely handle more weight than usual

It will be more difficult to keep your back straight

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Why should you report an accident?

So that everyone can find out what happened

So that your company will be held responsible

It helps the site find out who caused it

It is a legal requirement

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What does a permit to work authorise?

Untrained people to operate certain tools without supervision

The emergency services to come on to the site after an accident

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors to visit the site without warning

Tasks to be carried out safely under strictly controlled conditions

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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?

Only make the changes when they are approved in writing

Keep quiet as it will mean more work for you

Build it as you think it should be done

Leave that detail out altogether

Raise the issue with your supervisor before you start the work

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What is the main danger when using a chisel or bolster with a mushroomed head?

The hammer could slip off the head of the bolsters or chisel

The shaft of the chisel will bend, putting a strain on your wrist

It will shatter and send fragments flying into the air

You are more likely to hit your hand with the chise head

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What would be a good way of reducing fatigue in the workforce?

Random start and finish times

Regular start and finish times

Rotating shift patterns

Early start times and a late finish

37 / 50

If you have to work outdoors in a bad weather, why should your employer supply you with waterproof clothing?

To protect you from weather, as you are less likely to get muscle strains if you are warm and dry

To keep you warm and dry, so you are less likely to catch Weil's disease (Leptospirosis)

To protect you from weather, which will reduce trips and falls

To keep you warm and dry, so you take fewer breaks

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What should you do if you are in a confined space when the gas alarm sounds?

Carry on working but do not use electrical tools

Carry on working but take plenty of breaks in the fresh air

Get out of the confined space immediately

Switch off the alarm

39 / 50

After asbestos, which of the following causes the most ill health to construction workers?

Diesel fumes

Resin, solvent and paint vapours

Wood and MDF dust

Silica dust

40 / 50

Who should erect, dismantle or alter a tube and fitting scaffold?

A trained, competent and authorised person

Anyone who thinks they can do it

Someone who has the right tools

Anyone who is a project manager

41 / 50

You need to move a load that might be too heavy for you. You cannot divide it into smaller parts and there is no one to help you. What should you do?

Do not move the load until you have a safe way of doing it

Get a forklift truck, even though you have not been trained to use it

Try to lift it using the correct lifting methods

Lift and move the load quickly to avoid injury

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How should water be used to reduce the level of dust when cutting concrete using a cut-off saw?

Enough to make the first cut, then no more will be required

Enough to wet the surface of the concrete before cutting

Constantly the whole time the concrete is being cut

Constantly until you are half way through the concrete cut, then stop

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If a worker is feeling symptoms or showing signs of stress at work, what should they do?

Eat or drink more during the day

Tell the rest of the team about their problems

Arrive and start work at a later time

Speak to someone they trust, like a friend or someone independent

44 / 50

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

During the induction

In a letter sent to your home

By reading the health and safety policy

By asking other workers to show you around

45 / 50

Which of the following is the correct order of signs with their categories?

B - C - D - A

A - D - C - B

B - D - C - A

A - C - D - B

46 / 50

What should you do if you need to wear ear defenders but an ear pad is missing from one of the shells?

Do not work in noisy areas until they are replaced

Put them on and work with them as they are

Take an ear pad from another set of ear defenders

Leave them off and work without any hearing protection

47 / 50

Which three of the following should be labelled with this sign?

Recyclable waste

Any product containing asbestos

Asbestos waste

Plasterboard waste

Raw asbestos

48 / 50

Which item of equipment would not require portable appliance testing (PAT)?

110 volt extension lead

Plug-in breaker

110 volt transformer

Hammer and bolster

49 / 50

Which of the following does not cause a nuisance to neighbours of a building site?

Lorries and heavy plant traffic

Noise and vibration from the work

Dust and fumes from the site

Carefully directed site lighting

50 / 50

Under which one of the following circumstances is it safe for a worker to remove a protective cover from a deep service hole on site?

The worker has placed a safety cone by the hole people will avoid the area

The worker is authorised to do so and is protected from falling whilst the cover is not in place

The worker is wearing a safety helmet and waits until everyone else has left the site

The worker is wearing hi-vis and has told a few people on site that the cover will be removed

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