CSCS Hazardous Substances Mock Test

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

How can asbestos be correctly identified?

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

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

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

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

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

Which one of the following statements about asbestos is true?

Which of the following is true of lead?

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

Identify the true statement about asbestos.

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 does a COSHH assessment cover?

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

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

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

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

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?

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

Where are you most likely to come across asbestos?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Exposure to asbestos fibres may result in which illness?

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

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

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

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

Identify the true statement about asbestos

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?

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

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