CSCS Hazardous Substances Mock Test

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HS&E TEST

Hazardous Substances

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Where are you most likely to come across asbestos?

In any building built or refurbished before the year 2000

Asbestos has now been removed from all houses and buildings

In a house built between 1950 and 2005

In any industrial building built after the year 2000

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

Aching muscles and painful joints

Dizziness and headaches

Throat infections

Lung diseases

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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 designer

All workers on site

The product manufacturers

The employer

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If warnings about how to work with hazardous substances are not followed, what is a likely consequence for workers?

Good health

Ill health

Decreased fitness levels

Increased fitness level

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Which one of the following ways is lead most likely to enter the body?

Via the skin pores

Via injection

Via the eyes (absorption)

Via the mouth (ingestion)

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How can a worker check if a substance is hazardous to health?

Ask the site manager for their opinion

All hazardous substances have a large warning label on them

Smell the substance, as odourless substances are safe

If it is, the hazards should be shown in a COSHH risk assessment

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Which of the following provides health and safety information about a hazardous substance?

The delivery note

The Manual Handling assessment

The site diary

The COSHH assessment

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Which of the following tasks could place a worker at the greatest risk of lead poisoning, if control measures were not put in place?

Plastering a ceiling in a new build home

Sanding down some old paintwork

Building a wall out of old stone

Cutting timber in a roof construction

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What does the word sensitiser mean on the packaging of a substance?

It is safe to use without personal protective equipment (PPE)

It must be mixed with water before it can be used

That it could cause allergic reactions when handled

It should not be used under any circumstances

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How is it possible to tell that a product is hazardous?

By warning symbols on the container or packaging

It will always be in a black container

By the shape of the container or packaging

It will always be in a cardboard box

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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

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

They are quite simple to identify

They have an identifiable smell

They can be difficult to identify

They are usually found in new buildings

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

Termites

Asbestos

Rust

Dry rot

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Identify the true statement about asbestos

Asbestos is made up of hazardous microscopic fibres

Buildings containing asbestos must always be demolished

Asbestos is best disposed of by burning it

If safety goggles are worn, asbestos is harmless

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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

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Which one of the following statements about asbestos is true?

Asbestos fibres are most likely to enter the body through inhalation

Asbestos fibres only cause health problems for smokers

Asbestos fibres are most likely to enter the body through the skin

Asbestos in buildings must always be removed regardless of condition

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Exposure to asbestos fibres may result in which illness?

Dermatitis

Lung cancer

Skin cancer

Heart disease

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What does a COSHH assessment cover?

Lifting heavy loads and how to protect yourself

The assessment of noise levels and how to protect your hearing

Hazardous substances and how to protect yourself when using them

Working safely in confined spaces

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How can asbestos be correctly identified?

By getting a sample analysed in a laboratory

The distinct colour of the dust

It is clear from the strong smell of the dust

By putting a piece in water and seeing if it dissolves

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Which of the following is true of lead?

It is safe if in contact with the skin

It is only poisonous for people over 25

It is poisonous to ingest

It is safe to ingest

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Skin burns are most likely to occur when a worker works with which of the following?

Emulsion paint

Wet cement

Dry wood

Glass products

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A worker is using a new substance when they start to feel ill. What should the worker do?

Nothing - it is acceptable to feel ill with certain substances

Continue with the work but report it to the supervisor later

Enter the details into an incident report and continue to work with the substance

Stop work and report it to a supervisor or manager on site immediately

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

Vibration levels, noise levels, asbestos, cement

Lead, solvents, cement, asbestos

Noise levels, solvents, dust, paint

Asbestos, cement, paints, noise levels

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What is the first thing you should do if you find an unmarked container that you think might contain chemicals?

Ensure that it remains undisturbed and report it

Smell it to see what the chemical is

Put the container in a bin to get rid of it

Move the container to somewhere safe

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

Hair loss

Back injury

Glaucoma

Skin burns

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Which of the following is most likely to be caused by exposure to wet cement?

Dermatitis

Silicosis

Eczema

Hearing loss

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What is the main, immediate hazard from kneeling directly on wet cement?

Dermatitis

Eczema

Skin burns

Skin rash

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Identify the true statement about asbestos.

Asbestos is only found in loft spaces and textured coatings

Asbestos fibres are always blue in colour

Asbestos is always found in buildings built before 1995

Asbestos is hazardous when fibres are disturbed and released into the air

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Why is it important to wash your hands after handling lead, or lead based paint, before eating or smoking?

It can transfer to your mouth and can be addictive

It can transfer to your mouth and make your breath smell bad

It can transfer to your mouth and is toxic

It can transfer to your mouth and taste bad

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Exposure to which of the following is most likely to result in dermatitis?

Dry wood

Heavy brick

Wet cement

Glass

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If you think you have found some asbestos, what is the first thing you should do?

Take a sample to your supervisor

Put it in a bin and carry on with your work

Stop work and warn others

Find the first aider

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When materials which look like asbestos are found on site, what action must be taken?

Assume the material is asbestos and take it to landfill

Assume the material is safe until further notice

Assume the material is asbestos and report it to a supervisor

Remove the material only if you are wearing gloves and a face mask

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Why should you wear wellington boots when working in wet cement?

To allow you to walk faster through the cement

To keep your feet warm

To prevent dermatitis and skin burns

To stop your trousers getting wet

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Identify which of the following signs is associated with a substance being toxic if swallowed or inhaled?

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In addition to putting controls in place when workers are working with hazardous substances, what else must employers do?

Monitor the controls

Keep the controls secret

Change the controls every month

Change the controls weekly

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Wet cement, mortar and concrete are considered to be health hazards. Which of the following conditions could be caused by exposure to these substances?

Skin burns and dermatitis

Arc eye

Muscle aches

Dizziness and headaches

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What is the most appropriate course of action if a worker finds material they think is asbestos?

Pull it out and take it to landfill

Remove the material and bury it immediately

Assume it is asbestos until a laboratory report is received

Tell other workers not to disturb it too much

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What should employers check regularly if you are working with hazardous substances?