CSCS Operatives Mock Test 01

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HS&E TEST

CSCS Operatives Test 1

1 / 50

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

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

Confidentially, in accordance with data protection laws

As public information, in accordance freedom of information

2 / 50

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

A - C - D - B

B - D - C - A

B - C - D - A

A - D - C - B

3 / 50

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

Nothing, as the damage has already been done

Take time off work, as they are unwell

Ask their employer or doctor to arrange a hearing test

Plug their ears with cotton wool to stop any more damage

4 / 50

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

Avoiding breeding season

Using manually operated machinery

Only working at night

Take them to the site office

5 / 50

Waste materials should be segregated into different types. What are the two main reasons for this?

To save money

To support recycling

To avoid pollution

To prevent theft

To fill landfill

6 / 50

Cement-based roofing sheets are a common material which can often contain what hazardous substance?

Asbestos

Termites

Dry rot

Rust

7 / 50

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

8 / 50

Who is responsible for reporting any unsafe conditions on site?

Everyone one the construction site

The Contracts Manager

The client or principal contractor

The Site Manager

9 / 50

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

Anyone who is a project manager

Anyone who thinks they can do it

A trained, competent and authorised person

Someone who has the right tools

10 / 50

Which of the following is the main cause of skin cancer?

Exposure to ultraviolet sun rays

Skin being irritated by overalls

Working indoors

Working in rainy conditions

11 / 50

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

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

Constantly the whole time the concrete is being cut

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

Enough to wet the surface of the concrete before cutting

12 / 50

A worker is suffering stress caused by their line manager. What should they do?

Find and follow the company procedures to address it

Get another job that will be less demanding

Complain to their manager

Try to work faster to keep the manager happy

13 / 50

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?

The site security people

Your supervisor or employer

The site first aider

A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector

14 / 50

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

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

It will shatter and send fragments flying into the air

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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?

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

The machine has a leak and could be unsafe

The machine is hot so the diesel has expanded and overflowed

It is normal for fluids to vent after the machine stops

16 / 50

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

The appointed first aider

The workers themselves

The employer

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

17 / 50

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

Mandatory signs - meaning you must do something

Safe condition signs - giving you information

Warning signs - alerting you to hazards or danger

Prohibition signs - meaning you must not do something

18 / 50

What is one of the best ways to overcome negative workplace attitudes about mental health issues?

Tell workmates that you are an expert in mental health issues

Avoid talking about it and the problem will resolve itself

Make sure no one with a mental health issue gets hired

Talk and listen about mental health openly, and without judgement

19 / 50

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

The actions of their workmates

Direct orders from Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Their gut feeling on safe practices

A safe system of work agreed with the employer

20 / 50

When should you wear safety footwear on site?

Only when working at ground level

All the time

Only when working inside

Until the site starts to look finished

21 / 50

Which signal is being shown in this image?

Move forwards

Move backwards

Danger, emergency stop

Turn right or left

22 / 50

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

Nothing workers should know to be careful

The fragile areas should be clearly marked and protected

The fragile areas should be painted green

Nothing the material applied should be fine

23 / 50

Which of these statements, with reference to emergency procedures is correct?

They should not be changed without notice

They should not be updated and checked

They should not be discussed with the workforce

They should not be clear and easily understandable

24 / 50

Red band fire extinguishers have which of the following content?

Powder - for use on liquid and electrical fires

Carbon dioxide - for use on liquid and electrical fires

Foam - for use on liquid fires

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

25 / 50

When referring to protection, what is a high UV rate cream designed to protect you from?

Dermatitis

Legionella

Sun burn

Abrasions

26 / 50

When you walk across the site, what is the best way to avoid an accident with mobile plant?

Ride on the plant

Wear hi-vis clothing

Keep to the designated pedestrian routes

Get the attention of the driver before you get too close

27 / 50

What must happen before each shift starts when working in an excavation?

A supervisor should stay in the excavation for the first hour

Someone must go in and sniff the air to see if it is safe

A supervisor should watch from the top for the first hour

A competent person must inspect the excavation

28 / 50

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

It will be more difficult to keep your back straight

You can safely handle more weight than usual

You will put extra stress on your arms and your back

29 / 50

Which of the following is a bad practice?

Switching off plant and equipment when it is not in use

Mixing all waste in one skip

Storing materials safely

Refuelling carefully to avoid spills

30 / 50

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

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

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

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

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

31 / 50

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

Dizziness and headaches

Aching muscles and painful joints

Lung diseases

Throat infections

32 / 50

Which sign is categorised as a mandatory sign?

33 / 50

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

Recyclable waste

Raw asbestos

Plasterboard waste

Any product containing asbestos

Asbestos waste

34 / 50

Workers are likely to suffer the highest levels of fatigue due to what?

Appropriately designed shift work schedules and reduced production targets

Appropriately designed shift work schedules and short working hours

Poorly designed shift work schedules and long working hours

Poorly designed shift work schedules and reduce production targets

35 / 50

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

Carefully directed site lighting

Noise and vibration from the work

Lorries and heavy plant traffic

Dust and fumes from the site

36 / 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

Leave them off and work without any hearing protection

Take an ear pad from another set of ear defenders

Put them on and work with them as they are

37 / 50

What information should be gathered after a near miss incident occurs?

Where those involved lived at the time of the incident

The cost of the project at the time of the incident

The activities that were being carried out at the time

The names of the next of kin for the people involved

38 / 50

Site rules and procedures are the responsibility of whom?

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

The employer

Investors

Work colleagues

39 / 50

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

D - C - A - B

C - D - B - A

C - D - A - B

D - C - B - A

40 / 50

With reference to the erection and dismantling of scaffolding, which of the following statements is correct?

Any worker wearing an appropriate safety harness can do it

It should be carried out by trained and authorised persons

It should be carried out by trained people, but they do not need to be authorised

Only supervisors can carry out this type of work

41 / 50

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

110 volt extension lead

110 volt transformer

Plug-in breaker

Hammer and bolster

42 / 50

A corrosive substance, such as wet cement, in direct contact with the skin will result in what?

Skin burns

Glaucoma

Hair loss

Back injury

43 / 50

Which two of the following items should be recorded in the ancient book?

National insurance number

Injuries sustained

Date of the accident

Location of the hospital

Telephone number

44 / 50

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

Put on a disposable dust mask

Have the correct training

Identify what the sludge is

Throw something into the sludge to see how deep it is

Make sure that the space has been tested for gas

45 / 50

A worker has been asked to operate a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP), but has no training. What should they do?

Tell their supervisor that they have no training

Get the work done as quickly as possible

Ask a workmate how to operate the MEWP

Operate the MEWP at breaktime when no-one is around

46 / 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 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

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

47 / 50

What does a permit to work authorise?

Untrained people to operate certain tools without supervision

Tasks to be carried out safely under strictly controlled conditions

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

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

48 / 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?

Try to lift it using the correct lifting methods

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

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

Lift and move the load quickly to avoid injury

49 / 50

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

Arrive and start work at a later time

Tell the rest of the team about their problems

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

Eat or drink more during the day

50 / 50

If your respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is a bad fit, which one of the following is most likely to happen?

It will break easily

It will get damaged

It will not protect you

It will filter more air

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