CSCS Operatives Mock Test 6

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CSCS Operatives Test 6

1 / 50

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

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

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

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

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

2 / 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

3 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Wellington boots must be worn

Be aware of slip and trip hazards

No dirty footwear past this point

Safety footwear must be worn

4 / 50

What should you do if you see this label on a container or packaging?

Find out what hand cleaner you will need, as the substance will not wash off easily

Wash your hands with cold water after you have used the substance

Find out what protection you need, as the substance is corrosive

Do not use it, as the substance is poisonous and could harm you

5 / 50

Which two of the following are the employer's legal duties towards people at work?

Pay wages and overtime directly into the bank

Supply meals free of charge

Provide and maintain clean welfare facilities

Inform you of hazards and risks at work

Provide them with free transport home

6 / 50

What is the correct way to reach the working platform of a mobile access tower?

Climb up the outside of the diagonal bracing

Climb up the tower frame on the outside of the tower

Lean a ladder against the tower and climb up that

Climb up the ladder built into the tower

7 / 50

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

Environmental

Workplace

Maintenance

Health and safety

8 / 50

What should you use to clean very dirty hands?

Thinners

Soap and water

Paraffin

White spirit

9 / 50

What is the one thing a first aider cannot do?

Give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

Give you medicine without authorisation

Treat you if you are unconscious

Stop any bleeding

10 / 50

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

Borrow some work equipment from another job

Stop working immediately and report it to your supervisor

Work the problem out for yourself

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

11 / 50

Stress usually affects which type of person?

Anyone

Only managers

Older people

Those with poor budgeting skills

12 / 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 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

A work-restraint lanyard clipped to the hand rail of the basket

13 / 50

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

Use a portable residual current device (RCD)

Wear rubber boots and gloves

Put up safety screens around you

Use a generator which has been serviced

14 / 50

What additional rules might a person working alone be asked to follow?

Complete an additional time sheet

Carry two sets of personal protective equipment (PPE)

Never speak to the general public

Make regular radio or mobile phone contact

15 / 50

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

They are usually found in new buildings

They have an identifiable smell

They can be difficult to identify

They are quite simple to identify

16 / 50

Under what circumstance should a driver stop their vehicle immediately?

If they lose sight of their vehicle marshal

If they are operating in a one-way system

If the flashing beacon has stopped working

If the vehicle is low on fuel

17 / 50

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

Breathing in harmful dust

Not being able to hear colleagues

Goggles misting up, limiting vision

Back injury, from poor posture

18 / 50

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

Carry on and inspect the scaffolding

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

Ask a colleague to show them how to inspect the scaffolding

Inspect the scaffolding in tandem with another untrained worker

19 / 50

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

20 / 50

How should hazardous waste be dealt with on site? Give two answers.

Place it in the correctly labelled container

It can be put in any skip on site

Take it to the nearest Local Authority waste tip

Segregate it from other waste

Put it in a mixed waste skip

21 / 50

What is the most important reason for keeping your work area clean and tidy?

It saves time cleaning up at the end of the week

To help prevent slips, trips and falls

So that waste skips can be emptied more often

To recycle waste and help the environment

22 / 50

Which one of the following must be provided on site?

Snacks

Free transport home

Breakfast

Drinking water

23 / 50

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

A woolly hat

A jumper with a detachable hood

A manufacturer's attachment

A baseball cap

24 / 50

Who has legal duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974?

Employees only

Only self-employed people

All people at work

Employers only

25 / 50

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

The cost of the equipment

How long it will last

Can it be recycled

The type of hazard

26 / 50

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

Long-term staff retention rates

Increased productivity on site

Fewer accidents on site

High staff turnover rates

27 / 50

Breathing in dust while using a cutting disc to cut through concrete could result in which of the following diseases?

Leptospirosis

Silicosis

Asbestosis

Legionnaires

28 / 50

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

29 / 50

What can help to reduce fatigue?

Going to the gym less

Taking regular breaks at work

Eating larger meals during break times

Drinking alcohol after work

30 / 50

Which two actions could help minimise waste?

Use new materials at the beginning of each day

Only take what you need and return or reseal anything left over

Reuse off-cuts (such as half bricks) rather than discarding them

Always take more than required - just in case you need it

Leave bags of cement and plaster out in the rain, unprotected

31 / 50

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

Uncoil the whole cable

Only check the part of the cable you need for damage

Only uncoil the length of cable you need

Check the whole cable and connectors for damage

Clean the cable with a damp cloth

32 / 50

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

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

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

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

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

33 / 50

Which one of the following tasks would require a worker to wear safety wellington boots, to help protect from skin burns?

Lifting floor boards

Landscape gardening in the rain

Laying new concrete

Working indoors on fittings

34 / 50

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

By looking at your employer's health and safety policy

By looking at the company web page

By looking at the risk assessment

You will always need it

35 / 50

Which of the following best describes carbon monoxide?

Odourless, harmless gas

Another name for oxygen

Colourless, odourless, poisonous gas

A gas similar to methane

36 / 50

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

Hearing damage

Lung disease

Eye injuries

Weil's disease

37 / 50

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

38 / 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

39 / 50

What do green and white signs represent?

Mandatory signs - meaning you must do something

Prohibition signs - meaning you must not do something

Safe condition signs - giving you information

Warning signs - alerting you to hazards or danger

40 / 50

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

Guess what the crane operator will do next and squeeze past

Take another route so that you stay clear of the crane

Run to get past the crane quickly

Try to catch the attention of the crane operator

41 / 50

Where is the best place for a portable residual current device (RCD) to be fitted?

Near to the main fuse box

Between the plug of a 230 volt tool and the supply socket

Inside the main transformer

Anywhere in the 230 volt supply to the building

42 / 50

Which one of the following could cause back and musculoskeletal problems for a worker?

Reducing the maximum lifting weight

Using machines for lifting operations whenever possible

Positioning materials away from the work area

Good planning to reduce lifting heavy loads

43 / 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

Wait until you get home, then wash them

Nothing as the site does not have to provide washing facilities

Go to the local public toilets and use their washbasin

44 / 50

What is the most important reason why people should be trained and competent before they are allowed to enter a confined space?

Confined spaces always contain flammable or explosive gases

Confined spaces never contain breathable air

Confined space entrants need to understand the potential hazards

Confined spaces are only found on house-building sites

45 / 50

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

Shortness of breath

Hearing problems

Blurred vision

Headache or migraine

46 / 50

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

Less than two hours

Less than 90 minutes

Less than one hour

Less than 30 minutes

47 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Assembly point

Fire point

Accident and emergency department

First aid

48 / 50

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

Go straight to the assembly point

Report to the site office and then go home

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

Leave work for the day

49 / 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

50 / 50

What should you do if you run out of the water you are using to control dust?

Stop and refill the water

Put on additional respiratory protection

Carry on but get someone to sweep up afterwards

Ask everyone to clear the area and then carry on

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