CSCS Fire Prevention and Control Mock Test

HS&E TEST

Fire Prevention and Control

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

Refuelling a diesel dump truck

Using the heaters in the drying room

Soldering pipework in a central heating system

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

Cutting steel with an angle grinder

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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

No more than the manual handling rules allow

Enough to carry out the immediate activity

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

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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 break or lunchtime

During overtime hours

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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

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

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

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Which one of the following is true about escape routes?

Escape routes should be narrow so people walk in single file

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 must have concrete walls to prevent fire

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Mobile plant on site should be refuelled by whom?

Only the driver

A supervisor or manager

Anyone who is asked to

Only authorised people

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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 add decoration to the walls of the construction site

To make sure the premises pass a safety inspection

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

Ignore the fire warden and the site manager

Follow the instructions given by the fire warden

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

Ignore the fire warden and follow your colleagues

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What are two common fire risks on construction sites?

Poor housekeeping and build up of waste

Timber racks

230 volt power tools

110 volt extension reels

Uncontrolled hot works

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

Contain - Stop - Notify

Notify - Contain - Stop

Stop - Contain - Notify

Stop - Notify - Contain

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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

Carbon dioxide - for use on liquid and electrical fires

Foam - for use on liquid fires

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Which two extinguishers should not be used on electrical fires?

Water (Red colour band)

Dry powder (blue colour band)

Carbon dioxide (Black colour band)

Foam (Cream colour band)

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

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

Deliberately drain the cylinder

Don't report it to anyone except the site manager

Pour water on the cylinder to keep it cool

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

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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 needs warm, protective clothing

Work in warm weather

Carry out work that could start a fire

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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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Black band fire extinguishers have which of the following content?

Powder - for use on liquid and electrical fires

Foam - for use on liquid fires

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

Carbon dioxide - for use on liquid and electrical fires

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Blue 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

Carbon dioxide - for use on liquid and electrical fires

Foam - for use on liquid fires

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Where should you go if you hear the fire alarm?

To the assembly point

To the site canteen

To the site office

To the site welfare facilities

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Red 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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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

The directors of the company

Everyone who is on site

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

When it is turned off and cooled down

While it is running slowly

It can be refuelled at any time

As soon as it is completely empty

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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 nearly empty

You must lay the cylinder on its side

The cylinder is full

The valve is leaking

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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

Raise the alarm

Try to put out the fire

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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

If the tools being used are spark-proof

That any tools and equipment do not block the route

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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 the designated fuel store

Outside the perimeter of the site

In a site vehicle

Close to the tool

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

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

Permits to work are only required by managers on large sites

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

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Why is it important to have emergency procedures on site?

They help stop workplace bullying

They help to control dangerous situations

They will stop all deaths on site

They assist in creating a happy workplace

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When should emergency procedures be put in place?

At the beginning of each month

After the completion of the work

Annually

Before any work begins

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

Make regular radio or mobile phone contact

Carry two sets of personal protective equipment (PPE)

Complete an additional time sheet

Never speak to the general public

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

They should not be clear and easily understandable

They should not be discussed with the workforce

They should not be changed without notice

They should not be updated and checked

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What is the fire assembly point?

Where people must go when the fire alarm sounds

Where the fire started

Where fire engines must go when they arrive on site

Where the fire extinguishers are kept

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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 your supervisor the next time that you see them

Look around for a spill kit and then tell your supervisor

Do nothing. The diesel will eventually seep into the ground

Tell the driver immediately and locate the spill kit

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

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

It is blue, odourless, and non-flammable

It is orange, odourless and highly flammable

It is colourless, odourless and non-flammable

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

Leave work for the day

Report to the site office and then go home

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

Go straight to the assembly point

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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

How to raise the alarm in case of an emergency

Where to go to leave valuables in an emergency

What to do if someone is injured on site

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

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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

Change their clothes immediately

Put some other clothes on top

Wipe it off with a cloth

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What does a permit to work authorise?

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

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

Untrained people to operate certain tools without supervision

Tasks to be carried out safely under strictly controlled conditions

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

Nitrogen

Oxygen

Carbon dioxide

Argon

Fuel

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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

Know where all the fire extinguishers are kept on site

Have a fire extinguisher close to the work

Check for signs of fire when you stop work

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