CSCS Hazardous Substances Mock Test

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

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

Which one of the following statements about asbestos is true?

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

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

Identify the true statement about asbestos.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Exposure to asbestos fibres may result in which illness?

Where are you most likely to come across asbestos?

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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?

How can asbestos be correctly identified?

What does a COSHH assessment cover?

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

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

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

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

Identify the true statement about asbestos

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

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

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

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

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

Which of the following is true of lead?

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

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