CSCS Fire Prevention and Control Mock Test

HS&E TEST

Fire Prevention and Control

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

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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

While it is running slowly

It can be refuelled at any time

When it is turned off and cooled down

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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

Outside the perimeter of the site

In the designated fuel store

Close to the tool

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

Refuelling a diesel dump truck

Soldering pipework in a central heating system

Using the heaters in the drying room

Cutting steel with an angle grinder

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

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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?

Nothing it will evaporate quickly

Put some other clothes on top

Wipe it off with a cloth

Change their clothes immediately

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What is the primary purpose of fire extinguishers?

To be available and ready for when the fire service arrive

To make sure the premises pass a safety inspection

To tackle small fires to prevent them becoming larger

To add decoration to the walls of the construction site

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Where should you go if you hear the fire alarm?

To the site office

To the assembly point

To the site canteen

To the site welfare facilities

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

Know how to refill fire extinguishers

Write a site evacuation plan

Have a fire extinguisher close to the work

Know where all the fire extinguishers are kept on site

Check for signs of fire when you stop work

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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

Foam - for use on liquid fires

Carbon dioxide - for use on liquid and electrical fires

Powder - for use on liquid and electrical fires

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

Carry out work that could start a fire

Work below ground in a confined space

Work in warm weather

Carry out work that needs warm, protective clothing

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Which two extinguishers should not be used on electrical fires?

Carbon dioxide (Black colour band)

Water (Red colour band)

Foam (Cream colour band)

Dry powder (blue colour band)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ignore the fire warden and the site manager

Ignore the fire warden and follow your colleagues

Follow the instructions given by the fire warden

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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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Red band fire extinguishers have which of the following content?

Powder - for use on liquid and electrical fires

Carbon dioxide - for use on liquid and electrical fires

Foam - for use on liquid fires

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

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

Pour water on the cylinder to keep it cool

Don't report it to anyone except the site manager

Deliberately drain the cylinder

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

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

Everyone who is on site

Visitors to the site only

Only the designated first aiders

The directors of the company

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Blue band fire extinguishers have which of the following content?

Powder - for use on liquid and electrical fires

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

Foam - for use on liquid fires

Carbon dioxide - for use on liquid and electrical fires

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Which one of the following is true about escape routes?

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

Escape routes should be kept clear and unobstructed at all times

Escape routes should be narrow so people walk in single file

Escape routes must have concrete walls to prevent fire

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

Enough to last a month, but inform the site manager

Enough to carry out the immediate activity

No more than the manual handling rules allow

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

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

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

Permits to work are only required by managers on large sites

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

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

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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 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

Try to make a dispensing nozzle yourself

Pour the petrol and wipe up any spillages

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

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Mobile plant on site should be refuelled by whom?

A supervisor or manager

Anyone who is asked to

Only authorised people

Only the driver

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

Stop - Notify - Contain

Contain - Stop - Notify

Notify - Contain - Stop

Stop - Contain - Notify

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

That any tools and equipment do not block the route

If the tools being used are spark-proof

That fire escape signs are removed before the work starts

If the doors into the corridor are locked

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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 statements, with reference to emergency procedures is correct?

They should not be changed without notice

They should not be discussed with the workforce

They should not be clear and easily understandable

They should not be updated and checked

30 / 41

When should emergency procedures be put in place?

Before any work begins

After the completion of the work

Annually

At the beginning of each month

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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

Leave work for the day

Go straight to the assembly point

Report to the site office and then go home

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What is the fire assembly point?

Where the fire started

Where fire engines must go when they arrive on site

Where the fire extinguishers are kept

Where people must go when the fire alarm sounds

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What are two common fire risks on construction sites?

Poor housekeeping and build up of waste

230 volt power tools

Uncontrolled hot works

110 volt extension reels

Timber racks

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

Within two weeks of start date

At the site induction

During overtime hours

During break or lunchtime

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Why is it important to have emergency procedures on site?

They assist in creating a happy workplace

They will stop all deaths on site

They help stop workplace bullying

They help to control dangerous situations

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Black band fire extinguishers have which of the following content?

Powder - for use on liquid and electrical fires

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

Foam - for use on liquid fires

Carbon dioxide - for use on liquid and electrical fires

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

Finish what you are doing

Put your tools away

Try to put out the fire

Raise the alarm

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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?

Tell the driver immediately and locate the spill kit

Do nothing. The diesel will eventually seep into the ground

Look around for a spill kit and then tell your supervisor

Tell your supervisor the next time that you see them

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

It is blue, odourless, and non-flammable

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

It is colourless, odourless and non-flammable

It is orange, odourless and highly flammable

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

The cylinder is full

The cylinder is nearly empty

The valve is leaking

You must lay the cylinder on its side

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The average score is 76%

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