CSCS Operatives Mock Test 04 | HS&E Test

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CSCS Operatives Test 4

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Your new job involves some manual handling but an old injury means that you have a weak back. What should you do?

Tell your supervisor about your back if it gets injured again

Tell your supervisor you can lift anything on site

Try some lifting then tell your supervisor about your back

Tell your supervisor that lifting might be a problem

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What is the main reason for ensuring safe manual handling techniques in the workplace?

To prevent personal injury

To complete the job quickly

To prepare for safety inspections

To satisfy the client's requirements

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Which sign means that a substance is corrosive?

C

A

B

D

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Identify which of the following is best suited for accessing an excavation.

A cherry picker

A harness and pulley

A secured ladder

A step ladder

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If you are required to lift a heavy load, what must your employer do?

Complete a risk assessment of the task

Make sure that a supervisor is there to advise while you lift

Watch you while you lift the load

Nothing. Lifting loads is a part of your job

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You are using a generator to power some lighting when a lamp blows. You have a spare lamp. What should you do?

Carry on working in the dark

Replace the lamp without disconnecting the generator

Disconnect the lighting from the generator before replacing the lamp

Wait for a fully qualified electrician with a NICEIC card

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Whose responsibility is it to ensure that exposure to substances which are hazardous to health is prevented or adequately controlled?

The employer

All workers on site

The product manufacturers

The designer

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When using a power tool to cut or grind materials, why should the dust be collected and not allowed to get into the air?

To save time and avoid having to clear up the mess

A machine guard is not needed if the dust is collected

Most dust can be harmful if breathed in

The tool will go faster if the dust is collected

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What should you do if your permit to work in a confined space will run out before you finish the task you are carrying out?

Carry on working until the job is finished

Hand the permit over to the next shift

Leave the confined space before the permit runs out

Ask your supervisor to change the date on the permit

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What does wearing hearing protection do?

Helps you to hear better

Stops you hearing all noise in the workplace

Reduces damaging noise to an acceptable level

Repairs your hearing if it is damaged

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When drilling, cutting, sanding or grinding, what is the best way to protect your long-term health from harmful dust?

Wear any disposable respiratory protective equipment (RPE)

Use dust extraction, or wet cut and wear FFP3-rated respiratory protective equipment (RPE)

Wear FFP3-rated respiratory protective equipment (RPE)

Use dust extraction, or wet cut and wear a dust mask

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Why is it dangerous to run an abrasive wheel faster than its recommended maximum speed?

The motor could burst into flames

The wheel will get clogged and stop

The safety guard cannot be used

The wheel could shatter into many pieces

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What does it mean when a building has been issued with listed status?

An entrance fee must be charged to visitors

It should not be entered, as it is hazardous

The council must pay for the project

Permission is needed to make any changes

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What should you do if you see the side supports move when you are working in an excavation?

Work in another part of the excavation instead

Nothing. The sides are expected to move all the time

Keep working and watch to see if they move again

Make sure that you and other workers get out quickly

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Where should vehicles be loaded and unloaded?

On a downward slope

On level ground

On an upward slope

On uneven ground

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Which of the following is true of lead?

It is safe to ingest

It is poisonous to ingest

It is only poisonous for people over 25

It is safe if in contact with the skin

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Which one of the following is true of a spill on site, involving just one litre of oil?

It could cause serious air pollution

The main problem is that oil is expensive

It will contaminate the ground

It is too small to cause a problem

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Which one of the following is true of the symptoms of stress?

They can be different for each individual

They are the same for everybody

They always develop very quickly

They take a while to develop

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What should you do if someone near you is using noisy equipment and you have no hearing protection?

Speak to the other person's supervisor to stop them making the noise

Carry on with your work, as you are not the person using the noisy equipment

Ask them to stop what they are doing, as it is disrupting other workers on site

Leave the area until you have the correct personal protective equipment (PPE)

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A work task results in cables from power tools running across a walkway. What action should be taken?

Put up signs that the fire escape is out of order temporarily

Consider using cordless tools, or running the cables at high level

While working, look out for anyone approaching to warn them

Think about cancelling the job because it is too dangerous

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What must be done if an operator is driving plant equipment faster than site speed limits?

Shout at the driver, telling them to slow down

Inform a supervisor or manager

Alert all other staff on site to be careful

Wait until they stop and talk to them about it

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You are injured in an accident at work. When should you report it?

At the end of the day, before you go home

Immediately, or as soon as possible

Only if you have to take time off work

The next day before you start work

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What should you do if you need to use a mobile access tower but the brakes don't work?

Do not use the tower

Use some wood to wedge the wheels and stop them moving

Only use the tower if the floor is level

Get someone to hold the tower while you use it

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Which of the following two options are likely to cause the most dust exposure?

Using power tools with extraction

Using hand tools outside

Using power tools without extraction

Working with dry materials

Working with wet or damp materials

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

Work Programme

Order Sheet

Instruction Manual

Method Statement

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Why are battery-powered tools preferred over 110 volt tools in a construction environment?

They are cheaper to run

They are more powerful

They are quieter

They are safer

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What does this sign mean?

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Warning - high voltage

Warning - radioactive material

Warning - rotating object

Warning - laser beams

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Which is the most important reason for keeping work areas clean and tidy?

It will help you get more work in future

To stop the spread of infection

You will be less likely to have an accident

So you look organised to your supervisor

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When should you apply barrier cream to your skin?

When you finish work

As part of first-aid treatment

When you can't find your gloves

Before you start work

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What is the best way to make sure that a ladder is secure and will not slip?

Wedge the bottom of the ladder with blocks of wood

Secure it at the bottom

Secure it at the top

Ask someone to stand with their foot on the bottom rung

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What are the two main visual inspections you should carry out before using a power tool?

Check it is marked with a security stamp

Make sure the manufacturer's label hasn't come off

Check the power lead, plug and casing are in good condition

Check switches, triggers and make sure the guard are adjusted and work correctly

Make sure the carry case isn't broken

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How should your employer provide you with information about site traffic rules?

During the site induction

Ask other workers on site to tell you

Use a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector

Place a note on the site noticeboard

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A mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) must not be used on what surface?

A smooth concrete path

Soft or uneven ground

An asphalt road

A concrete road

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What should you do if your personal protective equipment (PPE) gets damaged?

Stop work and continue only when it has been replaced

Try to repair it then carry on working

Throw it away and work without it

Carry on wearing it but work more quickly

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When is site transport allowed to drive along a pedestrian route?

During meal breaks

If it is the shortest route

Only if the vehicle has a flashing yellow light

Only if necessary and if all pedestrians are excluded

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What does this sign mean?

Do not touch

No gloves

Use the handrail

Stop button

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Which one of the following is good advice for helping to cope with stress?

Get enough rest

Drink more alcohol

Work longer hours

Keep it to yourself

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A worker is storing materials above toe-board height on a scaffold. How should people below be protected?

Use string to secure the materials

Shout a warning to anyone passing below

Halt the work when people are approaching

Use a brick guard or suitable mesh netting

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Someone collapses with stomach pain and there is no first aider on site. What should you do first?

Ask someone to call the emergency services

Help them to lie down in the recovery position

Get them to take some painkillers

Ask them to sit down

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What should you wear if there is a risk of materials flying into your eyes?

Impact-rated goggles

Tinted-welded goggles

Laser safety glasses

Chemical-rated goggles

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Which sign means harmful to the environment?

D

B

A

C

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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

Your work has improved since the last visit

You need to improve the standard of your work

You are not working in a safe way

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Which kind of personal protective equipment (PPE) equipment can protect your lungs from harmful vapours?

Hard hat

Ear defenders

Respirator

Goggles

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Where should you go if you hear the fire alarm?

To the assembly point

To the site canteen

To the site welfare facilities

To the site office

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Evacuation routes should be:

Clear and unobstructed

Lit at all times of the day

Painted bright green

Used as assembly points

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How would a well-organised site keep pedestrians away from traffic routes?

The traffic routes will be shown on the health and safety law poster

The site manager will direct all pedestrians away from traffic routes

There is no need to keep traffic and pedestrians apart

There will be barriers between traffic and pedestrian routes

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Which disease is most likely to be caught through cuts, grazes or puncture wounds?

Cancer

Dermatitis

Tetanus

Legionella

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What is the best way for a worker to avoid becoming stressed because of an overload of work?

Make sure they take medication before going to work

Only do what is manageable because someone else will pick up the extra

Put up with the extra work but make sure overtime is paid

Speak openly and regularly with their manager or employer about workloads

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Do you have any responsibility for minimising the amount of waste created?

Only if you are told to do so during your site induction

Only during the site clean up at the end of the project

Yes, everyone on site has a responsibility to do this

No, it is the responsibility of site management

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What is an 'inertia reel' ?

A rope-based fall arrester

A horizontal fall arrester

A pulley-operated fall arrester

A retractable fall arrester

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