CSCS Supervisor Practice Test 3

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CSCS Supervisor Practice Test 3

1 / 50

Which two of the following factors must be considered when providing first-aid facilities on site?

The hazards, risks and nature of the work carried out

The cost of first-aid equipment

The difficulty in finding time to purchase the necessary equipment

The number of people expected to be on site at any one time

The space in the site office to store the necessary equipment

2 / 50

What danger is created by excessive oxygen in a confined space?

A false sense of security

An increased working time inside the work area

An increase in the breathing rate of workers

An increased flammability of combustible materials

3 / 50

Who should be involved in planning the safe system of work for your manual handling?

You and your supervisor or employer

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Your supervisor or employer

You and your colleagues

4 / 50

Personal protective equipment (PPE) should be worn at work for what reason?

It prevents workers from getting their uniforms dirty

To protect workers from physical injury or ill health

It prevents any exposure to hazardous chemicals

To protect the company against potential lawsuits

5 / 50

Do simple hand tools like trowels, screwdrivers, saws and hammers need to be inspected?

No, it is not necessary to check such tools

Only if the tools have not been used for a few weeks

Yes, the tools should be checked each time they are used

Only if someone else has borrowed the tools

6 / 50

Where should accidents that cause any injury be recorded?

In the building inspector's diary

In the accident report book

In the site engineer's day book

In the main contractor's diary

7 / 50

Why must a residual current device (RCD) be used in conjunction with 230-volt electrical equipment?

It saves energy and lowers costs

It makes the tool run at a safe speed

It lowers the voltage

It quickly cuts off the power if there is a fault

8 / 50

What is the purpose of using a permit to work system?

To establish a controlled, safe system of work

To enable tools and equipment to be properly checked before work starts

To ensure that the job is carried out quickly

To ensure that the job is carried out by the easiest method

9 / 50

You think a load is about to fall from a moving forklift truck. What should you do?

Run alongside the machine and try to hold on to the load

Run and tell your supervisor

Sound the nearest fire alarm bell

Keep clear but try to warn the driver and others in the area

10 / 50

What must be checked before working in a corridor that is a fire escape route?

If the doors into the corridor are locked

That fire escape signs are removed before the work starts

That any tools and equipment do not block the route

If the tools being used are spark-proof

11 / 50

If a scaffold is not complete, which of the following actions should be taken by the supervisor?

Prevent access to the scaffold and add warning signage

Display a warning notice and tell operatives to use the scaffold with care

Tell operatives not to use the scaffold

Make sure that the scaffolders complete the scaffold

12 / 50

Which of the following is a fall-arrest system?

Mobile access tower

Guard-rail and toe-board

Safety harness and lanyard

Mobile elevating work platform (MEWP)

13 / 50

What does a COSHH assessment tell you?

How to use a substance safely in the environment in which it is to be used

How to work safely in confined spaces

How to lift heavy loads and how to protect yourself

How to assess noise levels to protect your hearing

14 / 50

What is the minimum height of the main guard-rail on a scaffold?

950 mm

875 mm

1000 mm

910 mm

15 / 50

Why should engines be turned off before leaving a site vehicle? Select two answers.

Construction machines are not designed to be constantly left running

Drivers may accidentally operate levers when climbing into or out of the vehicle

The sound of the engine may give other workers a headache if left on for too long

Members of the public are likely to jump into the vehicle and steal it

Leaving the engine running is a waste of fuel and is therefore a waste of construction budget

16 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Goggles must be clean

Eye protection must be worn

Warning - bright light or lasers

Eye protection cleaning station

17 / 50

In considering what measures to take to protect workers against risks to their health and safety, when should personal protective equipment (PPE) be considered?

First, as the only practical measure

Only when the risks cannot be eliminated by other means

Never, as using PPE is bad practice

First, because it is an effective way to protect people

18 / 50

From a safety point of view, which of the following should be considered first when deciding on the number and location of access and egress points on a site?

Access for heavy vehicles

Site security

Access for the emergency services

Off-road parking for cars and vans

19 / 50

A first aider is required to have which one of the following?

They must be a qualified nurse

They should have a current, up-to-date first aid at work certificate

They must have a full and clean police check

They are expected to have doctor-level-certification

20 / 50

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

B - C - D - A

A - C - B - D

B - C - A - D

A - C - D - B

21 / 50

Who should provide you with any personal protective equipment (PPE) you need, including the means to maintain it?

You must buy your own

Your employer

Anyone on site with a budget

No one has a duty to provide it

22 / 50

If you need to move a load that is heavier on one side than the other, how should you pick it up?

With the heavy side towards you

With the heavy side on your strong arm

With the heavy side away from you

With the heavy side on your weak arm

23 / 50

Fatigue could affect work rates of a worker. What does this mean?

They will be able to work faster as they will have lots of energy

They will work more slowly, as they will feel tired

They will work at the same rate but will need monitoring

They will work consistently as there are no issues

24 / 50

What should you do if you have to work in a confined space but there is no rescue plan?

Do not enter until a rescue plan is in place

Assume that a rescue team or plan is not necessary and do the job

Carry out the job in short spells

Get someone to stand at the opening with a rope

25 / 50

Following a scaffold inspection under the Work at Height Regulations, how soon must a report be given to the person on whose behalf the inspection was made?

Within 24 hours

Within 6 hours

Within 12 hours

Within 2 hours

26 / 50

When is it advisable to take precautions to prevent people, plant or materials falling into an excavation?

When there is a risk from an underground cable other service

At all times

When the excavation is 2 m or more deep

When the excavation is 1.2 m or more deep

27 / 50

Which of the following is a significant hazard when excavating alongside a building or structure?

Excavating too deeply into soft ground

Noise and vibration affecting the occupiers of the building

Damaging the surface finish of the building or structure

Undermining or weakening the foundations of the building

28 / 50

What is the maximum vertical height that a fixed ladder can be climbed, before an intermediate landing place is required?

9 m

8.5 m

8 m

7.5 m

29 / 50

What is the maximum unprotected gap allowed between any guard-rail, toe board, barrier or other similar means of protection on a scaffold?

400 mm

470 mm

500 mm

600 mm

30 / 50

Where are you likely to be exposed to the highest quantities of dust when drilling, cutting, sanding or grinding?

Inside a large space

Outside on a windy day

Outside on a still day

Inside a small room

31 / 50

What should be the capacity of a spillage bund around a fuel storage tank, in addition to the volume of the tank?

75% (175% of the total content)

30% (130% of the total content)

50% (150% of the total content)

10% (110% of the total content)

32 / 50

What regulation contains details of the welfare facilities that must be provided on a construction site?

The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations

The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations

The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

33 / 50

How do residual current devices (RCDs) work?

By storing electric charge

By cutting power quickly if there is a fault

Giving an audible warning

By showing a flashing light

34 / 50

What does the proactive monitoring of health and safety procedures involve?

Ensuring that staff always do the work that they have been instructed to do safely

Looking at the work to be done, what could go wrong and how it could be done safely

Deciding how to prevent accidents similar to those that have already occurred

Checking that all staff read and understand all health and safety notices

35 / 50

Where must the number of people who may be carried in a passenger hoist on site be displayed?

On a legible notice handed to the hoist operator

On a legible notice displayed during the site induction

On a legible notice in the site welfare area

On a legible notice within the cage of the hoist

36 / 50

If you need to wear disposable foam earplugs, how should you insert them so they protect your hearing from damage?

Soak them in water, squeeze them out and then insert them into your ear canal

Do not roll or fold them, and insert them half way into your ear canal

Fold them in half, pull on your earlobe and wedge them half way into your ear

Roll them up and insert them, while pulling the top of your ear up to open up the ear canal

37 / 50

When putting people to work above public areas, what should be your first consideration?

To prevent complaints from the public

To prevent anything falling onto people below

To minimise the number of people below at any one time

To let the public know what you are doing

38 / 50

You have to use a new substance for the first time and need to carry out a COSHH assessment. What are the two main things you will need?

The delivery note

The safety data sheet

The details of where, who and how you will be using the substance

Your company's safety policy

The age of the people doing the work

39 / 50

How should access be controlled if people are working in a riser shaft?

By the main contractor

By a site security operative

By those who are working in it

By a permit to work system

40 / 50

What should be included in a method statement for working at height? Give three answers.

The sequence of operations and the equipment to be used

How much insurance cover will be required

Who will supervise the job on site

The cost of the job and the time it will take

How falls are to be prevented

41 / 50

If there is a fatal accident or a reportable dangerous occurrence on site, when must the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) be informed?

Immediately

Within seven days

Within ten days

Within five days

42 / 50

Who can enter a confined space?

Only site managers and supervisors of the company

Only competent machine drivers who have the correct licence

Anyone who is trained, competent and authorised

Anyone who has completed an apprenticeship

43 / 50

Preserving old buildings is important for contributing to an area's what?

Historical record

House prices

Cost of living

Infrastructure

44 / 50

Why do building sites use a 110 volt electricity supply instead of a 230 volt supply?

It is safer for the environment

It is less likely to kill you

It is cheaper

It moves faster along the cables

45 / 50

What are yellow and black signs?

Prohibition signs - meaning you must not do something

Safe condition signs - giving you information

Mandatory signs - meaning you must do something

Warning signs - alerting you to hazards or danger

46 / 50

Which image shows the worker correctly following these site safety signs?

47 / 50

A personal fall-arrest system is designed to protect whom?

All workers on site

Workers over the age of 55

The general public

An individual worker

48 / 50

If you are working on a flat roof, what is the best way to stop yourself from falling over the edge?

Ask someone to watch you and shout when you get too close to the edge

Protect the edge with a guard-rail and a toe-board

Use red and white tape to mark the edge

Put a large warning sign at the edge of the roof

49 / 50

Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, what must be provided before construction work starts, and then maintained until the end of the project?

A car park or other parking facilities

Adequate welfare facilities

A safety log book

A premises log book

50 / 50

What should be done if there is an oil or diesel spill on site?

Ignore it. Oil or diesel spills do not have serious, long-term effects

Stop work, contain the spill, notify the supervisor and then clean up the spill

Call the Environment agency immediately so they can arrange to have it cleaned up

Use a spill kit to clean it up before the end of the day

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