CSCS Fire Prevention and Control Mock Test

HS&E TEST

Fire Prevention and Control

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What does a permit to work authorise?

Untrained people to operate certain tools without supervision

Tasks to be carried out safely under strictly controlled conditions

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors to visit the site without warning

The emergency services to come on to the site after an accident

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Which of these signs should be used to identify an emergency escape route?

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Which of the following options best describes liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)?

It is colourless, odourless and non-flammable

It is blue, odourless, and non-flammable

It is orange, odourless and highly flammable

It is colourless, has a distinctive smell and is highly flammable

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Cream band fire extinguishers have which of the following content?

Water - for use on wood, paper, textile and solid material fires

Powder - for use on liquid and electrical fires

Foam - for use on liquid fires

Carbon dioxide - for use on liquid and electrical fires

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Why is it important to have emergency procedures on site?

They assist in creating a happy workplace

They help stop workplace bullying

They help to control dangerous situations

They will stop all deaths on site

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A worker needs to use a flammable liquid. How much should be taken from the store?

Enough to carry out the immediate activity

Enough to last a week to save time going to the store

Enough to last a month, but inform the site manager

No more than the manual handling rules allow

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When should emergency procedures be put in place?

Annually

Before any work begins

At the beginning of each month

After the completion of the work

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What should you do if you need to refuel a petrol-driven saw, but the container is missing its nozzle?

Find the correct dispensing nozzle

Pour as quickly as possible

Pour the petrol and wipe up any spillages

Try to make a dispensing nozzle yourself

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Black band fire extinguishers have which of the following content?

Water - for use on wood, paper, textile and solid material fires

Foam - for use on liquid fires

Powder - for use on liquid and electrical fires

Carbon dioxide - for use on liquid and electrical fires

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Which one of the following groups needs to be aware of emergency procedures on site?

Only the designated first aiders

Visitors to the site only

Everyone who is on site

The directors of the company

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Information about emergency procedures on site should be explained at which point?

During overtime hours

Within two weeks of start date

During break or lunchtime

At the site induction

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

Never speak to the general public

Make regular radio or mobile phone contact

Carry two sets of personal protective equipment (PPE)

Complete an additional time sheet

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Which of these statements, with reference to emergency procedures is correct?

They should not be changed without notice

They should not be clear and easily understandable

They should not be discussed with the workforce

They should not be updated and checked

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What does it mean if there is frost around the valve on a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder?

You must lay the cylinder on its side

The valve is leaking

The cylinder is full

The cylinder is nearly empty

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Which of the following statements about gas leaking from a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder is true?

It is only dangerous if there is a heat source very close to the cylinder

It's not a problem if a risk assessment has been carried out beforehand

It can catch fire at some distance from the original leak and flash back to the source

Any leak will always cause a fire and evacuation should be immediate

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If you discover a fire, what is the first thing that you should do?

Try to put out the fire

Raise the alarm

Put your tools away

Finish what you are doing

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A worker spills a large quantity of petrol on their clothes when refuelling a piece of equipment. What should they do?

Put some other clothes on top

Change their clothes immediately

Nothing it will evaporate quickly

Wipe it off with a cloth

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If a fire occurs, how should you interact with the designated fire warden?

Ignore the fire warden and follow your colleagues

Follow the site manager as they will know their way around the site

Ignore the fire warden and the site manager

Follow the instructions given by the fire warden

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Which one of the following is true about escape routes?

Escape routes must have concrete walls to prevent fire

Stored materials should be kept covered if stored on an escape route

Escape routes should be narrow so people walk in single file

Escape routes should be kept clear and unobstructed at all times

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A worker spills a large quantity of petrol when refuelling a dumper. What should they do?

Contain - Stop - Notify

Stop - Contain - Notify

Stop - Notify - Contain

Notify - Contain - Stop

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Which two extinguishers should not be used on electrical fires?

Water (Red colour band)

Dry powder (blue colour band)

Foam (Cream colour band)

Carbon dioxide (Black colour band)

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Red band fire extinguishers have which of the following content?

Foam - for use on liquid fires

Carbon dioxide - for use on liquid and electrical fires

Powder - for use on liquid and electrical fires

Water - for use on wood, paper, textile and solid material fires

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Which emergency procedures should be explained in the site induction? Give three answers.

How to avoid leaving site in case it's a false alarm

Where to go if the fire alarm is activated

Where to go to leave valuables in an emergency

What to do if someone is injured on site

How to raise the alarm in case of an emergency

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What are two common fire risks on construction sites?

Timber racks

110 volt extension reels

230 volt power tools

Uncontrolled hot works

Poor housekeeping and build up of waste

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What is the fire assembly point?

Where the fire started

Where the fire extinguishers are kept

Where fire engines must go when they arrive on site

Where people must go when the fire alarm sounds

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Mobile plant on site should be refuelled by whom?

A supervisor or manager

Only the driver

Only authorised people

Anyone who is asked to

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What is the primary purpose of fire extinguishers?

To be available and ready for when the fire service arrive

To tackle small fires to prevent them becoming larger

To make sure the premises pass a safety inspection

To add decoration to the walls of the construction site

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You are about to start a job. How will you know if you need a permit to work?

Permits to work are only required by managers on large sites

Information will be given during the site induction, before any work starts

Other workers on site will pass them on after they have finished with them

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will give them out

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

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If your job needs a hot-work permit, what two things would you expect to have to do?

Know where all the fire extinguishers are kept on site

Know how to refill fire extinguishers

Write a site evacuation plan

Check for signs of fire when you stop work

Have a fire extinguisher close to the work

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You see a driver refuelling an excavator but most of the diesel is spilling onto the ground. What is the first thing that you should do?

Look around for a spill kit and then tell your supervisor

Tell your supervisor the next time that you see them

Do nothing. The diesel will eventually seep into the ground

Tell the driver immediately and locate the spill kit

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When is it safe for a worker to refuel a petrol-powered saw that they are using?

As soon as it is completely empty

When it is turned off and cooled down

While it is running slowly

It can be refuelled at any time

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Blue band fire extinguishers have which of the following content?

Foam - for use on liquid fires

Water - for use on wood, paper, textile and solid material fires

Powder - for use on liquid and electrical fires

Carbon dioxide - for use on liquid and electrical fires

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What action should be taken if you notice a cylinder of liquid petroleum gas (LPG) is leaking?

Deliberately drain the cylinder

Don't report it to anyone except the site manager

Pour water on the cylinder to keep it cool

Turn the supply off immediately, if it is safe to do so

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In addition to heat, what are the other two factors that must be present to start a fire?

Fuel

Oxygen

Carbon dioxide

Argon

Nitrogen

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Where should you go if you hear the fire alarm?

To the site welfare facilities

To the site canteen

To the site office

To the assembly point

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What does a hot-work permit allow you to do?

Work below ground in a confined space

Carry out work that could start a fire

Work in warm weather

Carry out work that needs warm, protective clothing

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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

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Which two of these activities are likely to need a hot-work permit?

Cutting steel with an angle grinder

Soldering pipework in a central heating system

Replacing an empty liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder with a full one

Using the heaters in the drying room

Refuelling a diesel dump truck

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

If the tools being used are spark-proof

That fire escape signs are removed before the work starts

That any tools and equipment do not block the route

If the doors into the corridor are locked

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If a power tool being used on site needs refuelling several times a day, where should the fuel be stored?

In a site vehicle

Close to the tool

Outside the perimeter of the site

In the designated fuel store

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