CSCS Operatives Mock Test 06

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HS&E TEST

CSCS Operatives Test 6

1 / 50

What should you use to clean very dirty hands?

Thinners

White spirit

Paraffin

Soap and water

2 / 50

What is the most important reason for keeping your work area clean and tidy?

It saves time cleaning up at the end of the week

So that waste skips can be emptied more often

To recycle waste and help the environment

To help prevent slips, trips and falls

3 / 50

A large fire has been reported. You have not been trained to use fire extinguishers. What should you do?

Report to the site office and then go home

Go straight to the assembly point

Put away all your tools and then go to the assembly point

Leave work for the day

4 / 50

Which of the following is true of clearing waste to maintain a tidy site?

Construction workers are not responsible for clearing waste

Construction sites are dirty anyway and do not need clearing

Clearing waste should be carried out at the end of a shift

Clearing waste should be a continuous process

5 / 50

What is one sign that employees are feeling stressed at work?

Long-term staff retention rates

High staff turnover rates

Increased productivity on site

Fewer accidents on site

6 / 50

What additional measures can be worn under a hard hat in cold weather?

A jumper with a detachable hood

A baseball cap

A woolly hat

A manufacturer's attachment

7 / 50

Stress usually affects which type of person?

Older people

Only managers

Those with poor budgeting skills

Anyone

8 / 50

What should you do if you see this label on a container or packaging?

Wash your hands with cold water after you have used the substance

Find out what protection you need, as the substance is corrosive

Find out what hand cleaner you will need, as the substance will not wash off easily

Do not use it, as the substance is poisonous and could harm you

9 / 50

If an untrained worker has been asked by their supervisor to inspect some scaffolding, what should they do?

Carry on and inspect the scaffolding

Inspect the scaffolding in tandem with another untrained worker

Ask a colleague to show them how to inspect the scaffolding

Do not inspect the scaffolding, as they have not been trained

10 / 50

Which one of the following tasks would require a worker to wear safety wellington boots, to help protect from skin burns?

Working indoors on fittings

Lifting floor boards

Landscape gardening in the rain

Laying new concrete

11 / 50

What should you do if you feel that a task involving working at height is unsafe?

Stop working immediately and report it to your supervisor

Borrow some work equipment from another job

Carry on working and tell your supervisor when you next see them

Work the problem out for yourself

12 / 50

Which item of the personal protective equipment (PPE) is helping to protect the worker from nasal cancer?

13 / 50

Which one of the following could cause back and musculoskeletal problems for a worker?

Good planning to reduce lifting heavy loads

Reducing the maximum lifting weight

Using machines for lifting operations whenever possible

Positioning materials away from the work area

14 / 50

You need to use a 230 volt item of equipment. How should you protect yourself from an electric shock?

Wear rubber boots and gloves

Put up safety screens around you

Use a portable residual current device (RCD)

Use a generator which has been serviced

15 / 50

What is the most important reason why people should be trained and competent before they are allowed to enter a confined space?

Confined spaces never contain breathable air

Confined spaces are only found on house-building sites

Confined space entrants need to understand the potential hazards

Confined spaces always contain flammable or explosive gases

16 / 50

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

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

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

You will have to work longer hours to earn more money

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

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

17 / 50

What should you do if you run out of the water you are using to control dust?

Carry on but get someone to sweep up afterwards

Stop and refill the water

Put on additional respiratory protection

Ask everyone to clear the area and then carry on

18 / 50

Who has a duty to protect an individual from stress at work.

The government

The union

The employer

The local authority

19 / 50

What is the one thing a first aider cannot do?

Give you medicine without authorisation

Give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

Treat you if you are unconscious

Stop any bleeding

20 / 50

When must an accident be recorded in the accident book?

If a person is injured in any way

Only if a person suffers a broken bone

If a person has a day off work with a cold

Only if a person has to attend hospital

21 / 50

Which one of the following statements is true of a person who has fallen, and is suspended in a fall-arrest harness?

There will be no reason to call an ambulance

They will need to be rescued quickly

They should be left to rescue themselves

They will be safe in the harness for over an hour

22 / 50

How should a roof be treated initially when considering its safety?

All roofs should be treated as fragile until a competent person has confirmed they are not

All roofs built before 1930 are considered fragile; all roofs built after 1930 are not considered fragile

All roofs built from timber are considered sturdy; all built from tile are considered fragile

All roofs should be treated as sturdy until a competent person has confirmed they are not

23 / 50

What might happen if the level of oxygen drops below 8% in a confined space?

Your hearing could be affected

There is a high risk of fire or explosion

You could become unconscious

You might get dehydrated

24 / 50

Which one of the following must be provided on site?

Free transport home

Drinking water

Snacks

Breakfast

25 / 50

What is the main risk to this worker, wearing only these items of personal protective equipment (PPE)?

Dermatitis to skin

Eye injuries

Damage to hearing

Breathing in harmful dust

26 / 50

Which two actions could help minimise waste?

Leave bags of cement and plaster out in the rain, unprotected

Only take what you need and return or reseal anything left over

Use new materials at the beginning of each day

Always take more than required - just in case you need it

Reuse off-cuts (such as half bricks) rather than discarding them

27 / 50

When working through a construction health and safety checklist, which of these hazardous substances should be identified?

Asbestos, cement, paints, noise levels

Vibration levels, noise levels, asbestos, cement

Noise levels, solvents, dust, paint

Lead, solvents, cement, asbestos

28 / 50

A truck has to tip materials into a trench. Who should give signals to the truck driver?

Any person who is wearing a hi-vis coat

Only the person who is trained and appointed for the job

Someone who knows the signals

Someone who is standing in the trench

29 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Be aware of slip and trip hazards

Wellington boots must be worn

No dirty footwear past this point

Safety footwear must be worn

30 / 50

Why is over exposure to vibratory tools and equipment a serious issue?

There are no early warning signs of damage caused by vibration

The long-term effects of vibration are not known

Vibration can cause disabling health conditions that cannot be cured

There is no way that exposure to vibration can be prevented

31 / 50

What is the fire assembly point?

Where the fire extinguishers are kept

Where the fire started

Where fire engines must go when they arrive on site

Where people must go when the fire alarm sounds

32 / 50

What can help to reduce fatigue?

Drinking alcohol after work

Going to the gym less

Taking regular breaks at work

Eating larger meals during break times

33 / 50

What is the maximum length of time that a worker should work from a step ladder in one position?

Less than two hours

Less than 90 minutes

Less than one hour

Less than 30 minutes

34 / 50

What is the best way to stop people falling through voids, holes or fragile roof panels?

Place secure, load-bearing covers over the dangerous areas and add warning signage

Cover the dangerous areas with safety netting and tell everyone to be careful

Mark the dangerous areas with red and white warning tape

Tell everyone where the dangerous areas are

35 / 50

You suffer an injury at work and the details are recorded in the accident book. What must happen to this accident record?

It must be destroyed at the end of the job, due to confidentiality

It must be kept in a place where anyone at work can read it

It must be sent to the insurance company at the end of the job

It must be treated as confidential under data protection laws

36 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Fire point

Accident and emergency department

Assembly point

First aid

37 / 50

Fire emergency and precaution is not associated with which of the following signs?

38 / 50

A worker is wearing a harness in a boom type mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) (sometimes known as a cherry picker). Which one of the following should the harness have?

A fall-arrest lanyard clipped to the structure being worked on

A work-restraint lanyard clipped to an attachment point in the basket

A work-restraint lanyard clipped to the hand rail of the basket

A fall-restraint lanyard clipped to the control box of the machine

39 / 50

If the first-aid kit on site is empty, what should you do?

Inform the person who looks after the first-aid kit

Bring your own first-aid supplies into work

Ignore the problem as it is always the same

Find out who is taking all the first-aid supplies

40 / 50

How should hazardous waste be dealt with on site? Give two answers.

Segregate it from other waste

Put it in a mixed waste skip

Place it in the correctly labelled container

Take it to the nearest Local Authority waste tip

It can be put in any skip on site

41 / 50

Using a grinder whilst wearing this personal protective equipment (PPE), could result in which of the following?

Weil's disease

Hearing damage

Lung disease

Eye injuries

42 / 50

A construction worker has been exposed to concrete dust for a long period of time. What are they most likely to suffer from?

Headache or migraine

Shortness of breath

Blurred vision

Hearing problems

43 / 50

Where is the best place for a portable residual current device (RCD) to be fitted?

Near to the main fuse box

Anywhere in the 230 volt supply to the building

Between the plug of a 230 volt tool and the supply socket

Inside the main transformer

44 / 50

What additional rules might a person working alone be asked to follow?

Complete an additional time sheet

Carry two sets of personal protective equipment (PPE)

Make regular radio or mobile phone contact

Never speak to the general public

45 / 50

Under what circumstance should a driver stop their vehicle immediately?

If they lose sight of their vehicle marshal

If they are operating in a one-way system

If the flashing beacon has stopped working

If the vehicle is low on fuel

46 / 50

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

Employees only

Employers only

All people at work

Only self-employed people

47 / 50

Which of the following statements best describes a near miss?

An incident where someone was injured and nearly had to go to hospital

An incident that nearly resulted in injury or damage

An incident where you were just too late to see what happened

An incident where someone was injured and nearly had to take time off work

48 / 50

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

The contractor

Your supervisor

The contractor's supervisor

Your workmates

49 / 50

What is the safest way to get into and out of a deep excavation?

Use the shoring or trench supports

Use a fixed staircase

Use an excavator bucket

Use the buried services as steps

50 / 50

When you start a new task, how will you know if you need any extra personal protective equipment (PPE)?

You will always need it

By looking at the company web page

By looking at the risk assessment

By looking at your employer's health and safety policy

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