CSCS Operatives Mock Test 06

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HS&E TEST

CSCS Operatives Test 6

1 / 50

What should you do if there is nowhere on site to wash your hands?

Speak to your supervisor or the site manager about the problem

Go to the local public toilets and use their washbasin

Nothing as the site does not have to provide washing facilities

Wait until you get home, then wash them

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A wheel comes off a trolley you are using to move a heavy load a long distance. What should you do?

Find another way to move the load and complete the journey

Ask someone to help you pull the trolley for the rest of the journey

Drag the trolley on your own for the rest of the journey

Carry the load for the rest of the journey

3 / 50

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

There is no way that exposure to vibration can be prevented

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

4 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Accident and emergency department

Assembly point

First aid

Fire point

5 / 50

What should you use to clean very dirty hands?

White spirit

Soap and water

Thinners

Paraffin

6 / 50

What is the one thing a first aider cannot do?

Stop any bleeding

Give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

Treat you if you are unconscious

Give you medicine without authorisation

7 / 50

Which of the following statements best describes a near miss?

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 go to hospital

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

8 / 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 not be able to work, which would affect your income and family life

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

9 / 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

Laying new concrete

Lifting floor boards

Landscape gardening in the rain

10 / 50

What is the fire assembly point?

Where the fire extinguishers are kept

Where fire engines must go when they arrive on site

Where the fire started

Where people must go when the fire alarm sounds

11 / 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 treated as confidential under data protection laws

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 destroyed at the end of the job, due to confidentiality

12 / 50

Following what kind of risk assessment is the best way to prevent pollution on a construction site?

Environmental

Health and safety

Workplace

Maintenance

13 / 50

What should you do if you need to walk past someone operating a mobile crane?

Take another route so that you stay clear of the crane

Try to catch the attention of the crane operator

Guess what the crane operator will do next and squeeze past

Run to get past the crane quickly

14 / 50

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

Only the person who is trained and appointed for the job

Any person who is wearing a hi-vis coat

Someone who is standing in the trench

Someone who knows the signals

15 / 50

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

Fewer accidents on site

Long-term staff retention rates

Increased productivity on site

High staff turnover rates

16 / 50

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

Your workmates

Your supervisor

The contractor's supervisor

The contractor

17 / 50

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

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

Go straight to the assembly point

Leave work for the day

Report to the site office and then go home

18 / 50

What can help to reduce fatigue?

Taking regular breaks at work

Eating larger meals during break times

Drinking alcohol after work

Going to the gym less

19 / 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 work-restraint lanyard clipped to the hand rail of the basket

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

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

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

20 / 50

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

21 / 50

Which one of the following statements is true, with reference to asbestos containing materials (ACMs)?

They are usually found in new buildings

They are quite simple to identify

They can be difficult to identify

They have an identifiable smell

22 / 50

Which of the following best describes carbon monoxide?

Another name for oxygen

Colourless, odourless, poisonous gas

Odourless, harmless gas

A gas similar to methane

23 / 50

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

Damage to hearing

Dermatitis to skin

Breathing in harmful dust

Eye injuries

24 / 50

Stress usually affects which type of person?

Anyone

Older people

Those with poor budgeting skills

Only managers

25 / 50

Under environmental law, which of the following statements is true?

Only directors can be prosecuted if they do not follow the law

Only employees can be prosecuted if they do not follow the law

Companies and employees can be prosecuted if they do not follow the law

Only companies can be prosecuted if they do not follow the law

26 / 50

You see a lorry parking and it has a flat tyre. Why should you tell the driver?

The lorry can only carry small loads

It could be unsafe to drive the lorry

The driver will need to travel at a much slower speed

More fuel will be used by the lorry

27 / 50

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

Eye injuries

Lung disease

Weil's disease

Hearing damage

28 / 50

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

Less than 30 minutes

Less than one hour

Less than two hours

Less than 90 minutes

29 / 50

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

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

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

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

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

30 / 50

What is the most important information a vehicle marshaller should know before directing a vehicle?

The name and address of the driver for security reasons

The type of materials being delivered to the site

How to signal vehicles and any relevant safety procedures

The value of the materials, as they could be stole

31 / 50

Which one of the following must be provided on site?

Breakfast

Free transport home

Drinking water

Snacks

32 / 50

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

By looking at the company web page

By looking at your employer's health and safety policy

By looking at the risk assessment

You will always need it

33 / 50

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

Use a generator which has been serviced

Put up safety screens around you

Wear rubber boots and gloves

Use a portable residual current device (RCD)

34 / 50

When selecting appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), what is the most important factor to be taken into account?

How long it will last

Can it be recycled

The type of hazard

The cost of the equipment

35 / 50

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

A manufacturer's attachment

A baseball cap

A jumper with a detachable hood

A woolly hat

36 / 50

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

Goggles misting up, limiting vision

Not being able to hear colleagues

Back injury, from poor posture

Breathing in harmful dust

37 / 50

What should you do if you find lots of old bird nests and droppings in an area you are working in?

Carry on working and work around them

Stop working and speak to a supervisor to arrange for decontamination work

Check there are no live birds present, then carry working

Sweep them up and put them in a bin liner immediately

38 / 50

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

Work the problem out for yourself

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

Borrow some work equipment from another job

Stop working immediately and report it to your supervisor

39 / 50

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

Ask a colleague to show them how to inspect the scaffolding

Inspect the scaffolding in tandem with another untrained worker

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

Carry on and inspect the scaffolding

40 / 50

What do green and white signs represent?

Prohibition signs - meaning you must not do something

Mandatory signs - meaning you must do something

Safe condition signs - giving you information

Warning signs - alerting you to hazards or danger

41 / 50

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

Noise levels, solvents, dust, paint

Lead, solvents, cement, asbestos

Vibration levels, noise levels, asbestos, cement

Asbestos, cement, paints, noise levels

42 / 50

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

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

Tell everyone where the dangerous areas are

Mark the dangerous areas with red and white warning tape

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

43 / 50

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

Use an excavator bucket

Use the shoring or trench supports

Use a fixed staircase

Use the buried services as steps

44 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Wellington boots must be worn

No dirty footwear past this point

Safety footwear must be worn

Be aware of slip and trip hazards

45 / 50

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

46 / 50

What should you do if an extension cable has a cut in its outer cover?

Report the fault and make sure that no one else uses the cable

Put a bigger fuse in the cable plug

Check the copper wires aren't showing in the cut and then use the cable

Put electrical tape around the damaged part

47 / 50

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

Hearing problems

Headache or migraine

Shortness of breath

Blurred vision

48 / 50

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

Construction workers are not responsible for clearing waste

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

Clearing waste should be a continuous process

Construction sites are dirty anyway and do not need clearing

49 / 50

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

The local authority

The employer

The government

The union

50 / 50

What two things should you do if you need to use an extension cable?

Uncoil the whole cable

Clean the cable with a damp cloth

Check the whole cable and connectors for damage

Only check the part of the cable you need for damage

Only uncoil the length of cable you need

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