CSCS Operatives Mock Test 01

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CSCS Operatives Test 1

1 / 50

Which of the following is a bad practice?

Storing materials safely

Switching off plant and equipment when it is not in use

Mixing all waste in one skip

Refuelling carefully to avoid spills

2 / 50

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

Date of the accident

Telephone number

National insurance number

Location of the hospital

Injuries sustained

3 / 50

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

It will filter more air

It will get damaged

It will not protect you

It will break easily

4 / 50

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

Use more force on the tool

Hold the tool more tightly

Hold the tool at arm's length

Do not grip the tool too tightly

5 / 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?

Your supervisor or employer

The site security people

A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector

The site first aider

6 / 50

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

Throat infections

Lung diseases

Aching muscles and painful joints

Dizziness and headaches

7 / 50

Mobile plant on site should be refuelled by whom?

Anyone who is asked to

Only the driver

A supervisor or manager

Only authorised people

8 / 50

In addition to heat, what are the other two factors that must be present to start a fire?

Nitrogen

Carbon dioxide

Argon

Oxygen

Fuel

9 / 50

Site rules and procedures are the responsibility of whom?

Work colleagues

The employer

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Investors

10 / 50

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

To make sure that the mask fits the budget

The ensure the selected mask is the correct colour

To ensure the mask looks right

To ensure the mask fits and functions correctly

11 / 50

What is best practice when using a power tool with a rotating blade?

Adjust the guard to expose the maximum amount of blade

Remove the guard but wear leather gloves to protect your hands

Remove the guard so that you can clearly see the blade

Adjust the guard to expose just enough blade to let you do the job

12 / 50

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

Working indoors

Skin being irritated by overalls

Working in rainy conditions

Exposure to ultraviolet sun rays

13 / 50

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

14 / 50

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

Yes, you are still manually handling the load

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

15 / 50

What does a permit to work authorise?

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

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

Untrained people to operate certain tools without supervision

Tasks to be carried out safely under strictly controlled conditions

16 / 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

Lift and move the load quickly to avoid injury

Try to lift it using the correct lifting methods

17 / 50

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

Skin burns

Glaucoma

Back injury

Hair loss

18 / 50

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

A safe system of work agreed with the employer

Direct orders from Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

The actions of their workmates

Their gut feeling on safe practices

19 / 50

What should you be given information about emergency assembly points?

In the permit to work

In the method statement

At the site induction

In the risk assessment

20 / 50

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

B - D - C - A

A - D - C - B

B - C - D - A

A - C - D - B

21 / 50

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

The fragile areas should be painted green

Nothing the material applied should be fine

Nothing workers should know to be careful

The fragile areas should be clearly marked and protected

22 / 50

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 for outdoor use; a fall-arrest lanyard is for indoor use

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

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

23 / 50

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

Cutting kerbs, stone, paving slabs, bricks and blocks

Sawing timber or plywood

Breaking up concrete floors and screeds

Chasing out walls and mortar joints or sweeping up rubble

24 / 50

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

A point on the structure or building you are working on

The MEWP handrail

A designated anchor point within the platform or basket

The control box

25 / 50

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

It will shatter and send fragments flying into the air

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

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

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

26 / 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

27 / 50

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

Make sure no one with a mental health issue gets hired

Avoid talking about it and the problem will resolve itself

Tell workmates that you are an expert in mental health issues

Talk and listen about mental health openly, and without judgement

28 / 50

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

The activities that were being carried out at the time

Where those involved lived at the time of the incident

The cost of the project at the time of the incident

The names of the next of kin for the people involved

29 / 50

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

Get another job that will be less demanding

Try to work faster to keep the manager happy

Complain to their manager

Find and follow the company procedures to address it

30 / 50

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

Recyclable waste

Any product containing asbestos

Asbestos waste

Plasterboard waste

Raw asbestos

31 / 50

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

Keep to the designated pedestrian routes

Wear hi-vis clothing

Get the attention of the driver before you get too close

Ride on the plant

32 / 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

Plug their ears with cotton wool to stop any more damage

Ask their employer or doctor to arrange a hearing test

33 / 50

Red band fire extinguishers have which of the following content?

Carbon dioxide - for use on liquid and electrical fires

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

Powder - for use on liquid and electrical fires

Foam - for use on liquid fires

34 / 50

If a person is struck by a falling object, what could be the negative consequence?

They get a promotion

They get fired

They get injured

They get compensation

35 / 50

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

In a letter sent to your home

By asking other workers to show you around

During the induction

By reading the health and safety policy

36 / 50

Which signal is being shown in this image?

Move backwards

Danger, emergency stop

Move forwards

Turn right or left

37 / 50

When should you wear safety footwear on site?

Only when working at ground level

Only when working inside

All the time

Until the site starts to look finished

38 / 50

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

Put on a disposable dust mask

Make sure that the space has been tested for gas

Throw something into the sludge to see how deep it is

Have the correct training

Identify what the sludge is

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

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

40 / 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

41 / 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 wearing a safety helmet and waits until everyone else has left the site

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

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

42 / 50

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

Gas or vapour filters

Smell or aroma filters

Moisture filters

Sound filters

Dust or particle filters

43 / 50

What is the best way to protect an extension cable and also reduce trip hazards?

Cover the cable with yellow tape

Cover the cable with pieces of wood

Run the cable by the shortest route

Run the cable above head height

44 / 50

Which sign is categorised as a mandatory sign?

45 / 50

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

46 / 50

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

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

Press the test button on the RCD

47 / 50

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

Operate the MEWP at breaktime when no-one is around

Ask a workmate how to operate the MEWP

Tell their supervisor that they have no training

Get the work done as quickly as possible

48 / 50

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

Asbestos

Termites

Dry rot

Rust

49 / 50

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

Replace it immediately

Report it at the end of the day

Put a sticker over the damaged area

Use it but keep checking it

50 / 50

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

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

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

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

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