CSCS Operatives Mock Test 01

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HS&E TEST

CSCS Operatives Test 1

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

Ask their employer or doctor to arrange a hearing test

Plug their ears with cotton wool to stop any more damage

Take time off work, as they are unwell

Nothing, as the damage has already been done

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Mobile plant on site should be refuelled by whom?

Only authorised people

Only the driver

Anyone who is asked to

A supervisor or manager

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

Date of the accident

Location of the hospital

National insurance number

Telephone number

Injuries sustained

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

C - D - B - A

C - D - A - B

D - C - A - B

D - C - B - A

5 / 50

What should you be given information about emergency assembly points?

In the risk assessment

In the method statement

In the permit to work

At the site induction

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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

Switch off the alarm

Get out of the confined space immediately

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

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

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

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

8 / 50

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

Silica dust

Wood and MDF dust

Resin, solvent and paint vapours

Diesel fumes

9 / 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

Take an ear pad from another set of ear defenders

Put them on and work with them as they are

Leave them off and work without any hearing protection

10 / 50

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

Get the attention of the driver before you get too close

Ride on the plant

Wear hi-vis clothing

Keep to the designated pedestrian routes

11 / 50

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

Only if the wheelbarrow is pulled instead of pushed

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

12 / 50

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

13 / 50

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

Hammer and bolster

Plug-in breaker

110 volt extension lead

110 volt transformer

14 / 50

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

They should not be clear and easily understandable

They should not be discussed with the workforce

They should not be updated and checked

They should not be changed without notice

15 / 50

Who is responsible for reporting any unsafe conditions on site?

The Site Manager

The client or principal contractor

The Contracts Manager

Everyone one the construction site

16 / 50

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

Driving with the lights on during the day

Driving with the hand-brake on

Only driving with limited fuel

Speed signs and speed humps

17 / 50

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)

18 / 50

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?

Leave that detail out altogether

Build it as you think it should be done

Only make the changes when they are approved in writing

Keep quiet as it will mean more work for you

Raise the issue with your supervisor before you start the work

19 / 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 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 is authorised to do so and is protected from falling whilst the cover is not in place

20 / 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

21 / 50

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

The employer

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

The appointed first aider

The workers themselves

22 / 50

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

Anyone who thinks they can do it

A trained, competent and authorised person

Anyone who is a project manager

Someone who has the right tools

23 / 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?

Catch the driver's attention and then walk under the 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

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

24 / 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 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 keep you warm and dry, so you take fewer breaks

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

25 / 50

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

They get a promotion

They get injured

They get compensation

They get fired

26 / 50

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

Eat or drink more during the day

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

Tell the rest of the team about their problems

Arrive and start work at a later time

27 / 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?

Lift and move the load quickly to avoid injury

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

28 / 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

29 / 50

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

Poorly designed shift work schedules and reduce production targets

Appropriately designed shift work schedules and short working hours

Poorly designed shift work schedules and long working hours

Appropriately designed shift work schedules and reduced production targets

30 / 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?

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

It is normal for fluids to vent after the machine stops

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

Keep their legs straight and roll them onto their back

Keep them still until medical help arrives

Raise their legs to see if any feeling comes back

Roll them onto their side and bend their legs

32 / 50

Which sign is categorised as a mandatory sign?

33 / 50

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

Dust or particle filters

Gas or vapour filters

Moisture filters

Sound filters

Smell or aroma filters

34 / 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

Make sure no one with a mental health issue gets hired

Talk and listen about mental health openly, and without judgement

Avoid talking about it and the problem will resolve itself

35 / 50

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

Recyclable waste

Any product containing asbestos

Plasterboard waste

Asbestos waste

Raw asbestos

36 / 50

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

Use it but keep checking it

Replace it immediately

Put a sticker over the damaged area

Report it at the end of the day

37 / 50

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

Constantly the whole time the concrete is being cut

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

Enough to wet the surface of the concrete before cutting

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

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

Throw something into the sludge to see how deep it is

Make sure that the space has been tested for gas

Have the correct training

Identify what the sludge is

39 / 50

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

Dust and fumes from the site

Lorries and heavy plant traffic

Noise and vibration from the work

Carefully directed site lighting

40 / 50

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

Random start and finish times

Regular start and finish times

Early start times and a late finish

Rotating shift patterns

41 / 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 filter more air

It will not protect you

It will get damaged

42 / 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

43 / 50

Which of the following is a bad practice?

Storing materials safely

Switching off plant and equipment when it is not in use

Refuelling carefully to avoid spills

Mixing all waste in one skip

44 / 50

Why should you report an accident?

It is a legal requirement

It helps the site find out who caused it

So that everyone can find out what happened

So that your company will be held responsible

45 / 50

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

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

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

46 / 50

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

Warning signs - alerting you to hazards or danger

Safe condition signs - giving you information

Prohibition signs - meaning you must not do something

Mandatory signs - meaning you must do something

47 / 50

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

Legionella

Dermatitis

Abrasions

Sun burn

48 / 50

Site rules and procedures are the responsibility of whom?

The employer

Investors

Work colleagues

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

49 / 50

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

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

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

50 / 50

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

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

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

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