CSCS Hazardous Substances Mock Test

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

Breathing in asbestos dust is most likely to cause which of the following?

Exposure to asbestos fibres may result in which illness?

Cement-based roofing sheets are a common material which can often contain what hazardous substance?

Where are you most likely to come across asbestos?

Identify the true statement about asbestos

Which of the following is true of lead?

How can asbestos be correctly identified?

Which one of the following ways is lead most likely to enter the body?

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

Identify which of the following signs is associated with a substance being toxic if swallowed or inhaled?

Who should explain the health risks and safe method of work you need to follow (the COSHH assessment) before you start work with a hazardous substance?

Which of the following is most likely to be caused by exposure to wet cement?

What is the main, immediate hazard from kneeling directly on wet cement?

How can a worker check if a substance is hazardous to health?

A corrosive substance, such as wet cement, in direct contact with the skin will result in what?

Why is it important to wash your hands after handling lead, or lead based paint, before eating or smoking?

Which of the following provides health and safety information about a hazardous substance?

What is the most appropriate course of action if a worker finds material they think is asbestos?

Wet cement, mortar and concrete are considered to be health hazards. Which of the following conditions could be caused by exposure to these substances?

What should employers check regularly if you are working with hazardous substances?

Exposure to which of the following is most likely to result in dermatitis?

Skin burns are most likely to occur when a worker works with which of the following?

Which of the following tasks could place a worker at the greatest risk of lead poisoning, if control measures were not put in place?

What is the first thing you should do if you find an unmarked container that you think might contain chemicals?

A worker is using a new substance when they start to feel ill. What should the worker do?

If warnings about how to work with hazardous substances are not followed, what is a likely consequence for workers?

Identify the true statement about asbestos.

How is it possible to tell that a product is hazardous?

In addition to putting controls in place when workers are working with hazardous substances, what else must employers do?

Which one of the following statements about asbestos is true?

When materials which look like asbestos are found on site, what action must be taken?

Why should you wear wellington boots when working in wet cement?

If you think you have found some asbestos, what is the first thing you should do?

What does a COSHH assessment cover?

Whose responsibility is it to ensure that exposure to substances which are hazardous to health is prevented or adequately controlled?

When working through a construction health and safety checklist, which of these hazardous substances should be identified?

What does the word sensitiser mean on the packaging of a substance?