CSCS General Responsibilities Test

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CSCS General Responsibilities Mock Test

General Responsibilities

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What does the word hazard mean?

The construction site accident rate

The likelihood of something happening

A type of removable barrier or machine guard

Anything that could cause harm

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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

3 / 42

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

Order Sheet

Work Programme

Instruction Manual

Method Statement

4 / 42

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

Their gut feeling on safe practices

The actions of their workmates

A safe system of work agreed with the employer

Direct orders from Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

5 / 42

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

The site manager will be sacked immediately

The employee could get a large fine

The company could go out of business through neglect

The near miss could be a serious accident next time

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Who is responsible for managing health and safety on site?

Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Contracts Manager

Site Manager

Building Inspector

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What should you do if the safety rules given in your site induction seem out of date as work progresses?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

Make up your own safety rules to suit the changing conditions

Nothing, as safety is the site manager's responsibility

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

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What is a toolbox talk?

Your first training session when you arrive on site

A short training session on a particular safety topic

A talk that tells you where to buy tools

A sales talk given by a tool supplier

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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 states how to make legal claims after an accident

It tells employers who is working on site

It puts legal duties on all employees

It puts legal duties on all employers

It lets workers know how to carry out a task

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What is the main reason for attending a site induction?

Permits to work will be written and handed out

To create the method statements for the site

To get to know other new employees

Site rules and hazards will be explained

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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

Inform you of hazards and risks at work

Provide them with free transport home

Supply meals free of charge

Provide and maintain clean welfare facilities

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

The seriousness of harm that could occur

The likelihood of the hazard occuring

The financial impact of the assessment

Name and address of the workers

Potential negative publicity associated with incidents

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Employers must provide workers with instructions that meet which requirement?

Written in large print

Downloadable from the internet

Available in audio

In a format each worker understands

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

You must be authorised and given a site induction

The health and safety officer must have given you permission

You must have a trade skill to be allowed to enter

Your site supervisor must have given you permission

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

Guess what the presenter was saying

Attend another site induction

Ask the presenter to explain it again

Wait until the end then ask someone else to explain

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

Continue with the site work

Stop work because the site is unsafe

Do not use any power tools

Finish the job and go home

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

To help you to get time off work in an emergency

To stop anyone leaving site in an emergency

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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

Raise the issue with your supervisor before you start the work

Leave that detail out altogether

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

Only self-employed people

Employees only

All people at work

Employers only

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

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

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

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

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

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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 act as an incident register

To find out who was responsible for an accident

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

You are not working fast enough

You are not working in a safe way

You need to improve the standard of your work

Your work has improved since the last visit

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

It states how employees should carry out a task

It puts legal duties on all employers

It puts legal duties on all employees

It states how to make legal claims after an accident

It tells employers who is working where on site

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

Site induction procedures

Name and addresses of workers

Near miss and accident reporting

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

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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?

Continue to follow the safe system of work for the task

Get their work done more quickly so they can leave early

Get more work done so they can earn more money

Inform work colleagues so they can work this way

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

In the method of work

On the site plan

In an accident book or record

On the safe system of work plan

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

Ask other workers how they think it should be done

Contact the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Do not start work until you have talked to your supervisor

Make up a better way to do it and carry on

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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?

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

Carry on working if others are doing so

Stop working immediately and inform the supervisor

Carry on working, because they are following the method statement

29 / 42

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

To continue to work until all tasks are completed

To report anything thought to be dangerous

To write method statements for site tasks

To write risk assessments for site tasks

30 / 42

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

Your supervisor

Your workmates

The contractor's supervisor

The contractor

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What should all risk assessments identify?

The employer

How to report accidents

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

The hazards in the work environment

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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?

Ask your supervisor what you should tell the inspector

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

Co-operate and tell the inspector what exactly you saw

Ask other workers what you should tell the inspector

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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

Enter the site by the easiest and start work

Make sure that the site team knows they are there

Get there tools out of the store and start work

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

Public transport timetable

The name of the company owner

Overtime payment schedule

Emergency procedures

Welfare facilities

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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 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

They could be fined or imprisoned

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

By asking other workers to show you around

In a letter sent to your home

During the induction

By reading the health and safety policy

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

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

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

Security clearance

Outline of the hazards

Criminal records check

Sequence of work

National insurance numbers

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Which two topics should be covered in site induction?

Site rules

Local amenities

Local transportation links

Holiday entitlement

Site emergency procedures

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

The likelihood of harm occuring

The cost of injury or harm

The area of the construction site

The number of workers on site

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

The health and safety officer

Everyone working on site

Only the client of the project

The site supervisor

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Site rules and procedures are the responsibility of whom?

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Investors

Work colleagues

The employer

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CSCS General Responsibilities Test – Free Practice Questions

Are you preparing for the CSCS General Responsibilities Test? This quiz is designed to help you understand the key responsibilities of workers and employers on a construction site, ensuring a safe and compliant work environment.

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