CSCS Operatives Mock Test 2

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CSCS Operatives Test 2

1 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Open the door by sliding it to the right

One-way pedestrian route

Escape route or emergency exit is to the right

The site entrance is to the right

2 / 50

What should you do if you are in a deep trench and you start to feel dizzy?

Carry on working and hope that the feeling will go away

Sit down in the trench and take a rest

Get out, let your head clear and then go back in again

Make sure that you and any others get out quickly and report it

3 / 50

To reduce the risk of overturning and accidents when not in use, how should earth moving vehicles be parked?

With their buckets and blades facing the same way

With their buckets and blades raised in the air

With the buckets and blades facing opposite directions

With their buckets and blades lowered to the ground

4 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Do not use the tap

Not drinkable

Not for washing

Do not wash your vehicle

5 / 50

A mobile access tower must not be used on what surface?

A smooth concrete path

An asphalt road

Soft or uneven ground

A paved patio

6 / 50

How can the safe load rating for a scaffold platform be identified?

By asking the telehandler driver

The safe load is breached when the ledgers start to deflect

By asking the principal contractor

Referring to the handover certificate or signage

7 / 50

Under what circumstance is a worker allowed to operate a plant vehicle?

If they have been working for the company for over 6 months

If they have a full international driving licence

If they are the site manager or supervisor

If competent and authorised to do so

8 / 50

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

The cylinder is nearly empty

The cylinder is full

The valve is leaking

You must lay the cylinder on its side

9 / 50

What are two common fire risks on construction sites?

Timber racks

110 volt extension reels

Poor housekeeping and build up of waste

230 volt power tools

Uncontrolled hot works

10 / 50

What does it mean if you have to twist or turn your body when you lift and place a load?

You will be able to lift the same weight as usual

You must wear a back brace in this situation

The weight you can lift safely will be more than usual

The weight you can lift safely will be less than usual

11 / 50

Someone working in a deep inspection chamber has collapsed. What should you do first?

Ask someone to find your supervisor while you try to rescue the worker

Get someone to lower you into the inspection chamber on a rope

Raise the alarm and stay by the inspection chamber, but do not enter

Climb into the inspection chamber and give first-aid treatment

12 / 50

What action should shift workers take at work if they are taking time-dependent medication, such as insulin?

Not tell their colleagues each time they need to take their medication during their shift

Only work shifts after they have taken their require medication

Consult their doctor and inform their manager to help plan how to accommodate this

Ask colleagues to help them remember when to take their medication

13 / 50

What is the most important consideration when wearing respiratory protective equipment (RPE)?

It is the correct colour

It has a good seal

The weight is correct

Being able to smell

14 / 50

The effects of mental health issues at work can be managed by what?

Call in sick to work regularly

Talk about the issues with a supervisor or manage

Hide any difficulties from colleagues and your supervisor

Avoid personal discussions with our workmates

15 / 50

Which sign means that a substance could cause damage to organs if inhaled?

16 / 50

What is the main risk to this worker, wearing only these items of personal protective equipment (PPE)?

Back injury, from poor posture

Goggles misting up, limiting vision

Breathing in harmful dust

Not being able to hear colleagues

17 / 50

Hydrogen Sulphide is a gas given off by rotting organic substances. Which two statements are true about Hydrogen Sulphide?

It is a harmless natural gas

It can cause unconsciousness in a few breaths

It can safely be detected by using a naked flame

It is dangerous because it can disable the sense of smell

It is dark brown at room temperature

18 / 50

You need to walk past a 360° mobile crane. The crane is operating near a wall. What is the main danger?

Your hearing could be damaged by high noise levels from the crane

You could be crushed if you walk between the crane and the wall

The crane could crash into the wall

You could get whole-body vibration from the crane

19 / 50

What should you do if you need to carry a load down a steep slope?

Carry the load on your shoulder

Walk backwards down the slope to help you balance

Assess whether you can still carry the load safely

Put the load down and let gravity move it down the slope

20 / 50

Which two of the following are the best ways to reduce the risk of slips and trips for pedestrians?

Adequate lighting

Adequate heating

Good housekeeping

Warning sirens

Audio messaging being played

21 / 50

Why should you not walk behind a lorry when it is reversing?

Most lorry drivers aren't very good at reversing

Most lorries are not fitted with mirrors

The driver is unlikely to know you are there

You will need to run, not walk, to get past it in time

22 / 50

What should all risk assessments identify?

How to report accidents

The employer

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

The hazards in the work environment

23 / 50

You need to use an air-powered tool. What three hazards are likely to affect you?

Airborne dust and flying fragments

Radiation

Hand-arm vibration

Being struck by a poorly secured hose

An electric shock

24 / 50

What should you do if the guard is missing from a power tool?

Use the tool but work carefully and slowly

Use the tool but try to work quickly

Try to make another guard

Do not use the tool until a proper guard has been fitted

25 / 50

Exposure to asbestos fibres may result in which illness?

Lung cancer

Heart disease

Skin cancer

Dermatitis

26 / 50

What type of work is most likely to result in fatigue?

Quiet and interesting

Repetitive and monotonous

New and challenging

Exciting and enjoyable

27 / 50

What system is a method of dust control?

On-tool extraction system

Ducted heating system

Damp extraction system

Humidifying system

28 / 50

When someone feels they may have mental health issues, which of the following is a good thing to do?

Wait until your symptoms are worse before telling your manager

Wait until your appraisal to tell your manager you are worried about your mental health

Never ask for assistance

Ask for help as early as possible

29 / 50

The risk of a materials handling vehicle (telehandler) overturning is increased when?

Reversing into a loading bay

Lifting loads on even ground

Driving at excessive speeds around corners

Raising loads whilst stationary

30 / 50

The acronym T.I.L.E. stands for what?

Temperature, Individual, Lighting, Evaluate

Treat, Individual, Lower, Evaluate

Task, Individual, Load, Environment

Train, Individual, Lift, Environment

31 / 50

If you have been given a dust mask to protect you against hazardous fumes, what should you do?

Start work without a mask but take regular breaks outside

Wear a second dust mask on top of the first one, in order to increase the protection

Do the job wearing the mask but work as quickly you can

Do not start work until you have the correct respiratory protective equipment (RPE)

32 / 50

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

33 / 50

Which of the following is the correct order of signs with their categories?

A - C - D - B

B - C - D - A

A - C - B - D

B - C - A - D

34 / 50

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

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

It is orange, odourless and highly flammable

It is blue, odourless, and non-flammable

It is colourless, odourless and non-flammable

35 / 50

Which one of the following describes the role of a vehicle marshaller?

Manage incident response documentation

Control the movement of cranes on site

Support safe vehicle movements on site

Provide training on how to drive manual plant

36 / 50

What is the correct way to climb a ladder?

Having two points of contact with the ladder at all times

By having two people on the ladder at all times

Having three points of contact with the ladder at all times

Only using the ladder when wearing a safety harness

37 / 50

When an employee returns to work after an absence due to illness, what should they speak about with their employer?

The details of the illness to make sure no one else can catch it

The number of times they have visited their doctor before returning to work

Any treatment costs they have to pay to help them get back to work

The effects of medication they are taking which could affect safety at work

38 / 50

Certain species of plants and animals in England are protected by law. A worker is breaking the law if they do which two things to the plant or animal?

Remove it

Feed it

Destroy its habitat

Photograph it

Report it

39 / 50

Showing considerations to the neighbours of the site and members of the public is whose responsibility?

Everyone working on site

Only the client of the project

The health and safety officer

The site supervisor

40 / 50

Which of the following is a recognised control measure when reversing a vehicle?

Turning the site radio off

Standing on the back to direct it

Turning on all the vehicle lights

Using a vehicle marshal

41 / 50

How can excessive noise levels affect your hearing? Give two answers.

Permanent hearing loss

Ear infections

Temporary hearing loss

Hearing improvement

Dizziness and nausea

42 / 50

While working on site you cut one of your fingers. What should you do?

Clean it and tell your supervisor about it later

Report it and get first aid if necessary

Report it at the end of the day or the end of the shift

Wash it, and if it is not a problem carry on working

43 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Toilets and shower facilities

Fire sprinklers above

Emergency shower

Emergency eye wash

44 / 50

You need to work near an electric cable but the cable has bare wires. What should you do?

Tell your supervisor and keep well away from the cable

Push the cable out of the way so that you can start work

Check there are no sparks coming from the cable and then start work

Quickly touch the cable to see if it is live

45 / 50

In what situation are you most likely to catch Weil's disease (leptospirosis)?

If you work near wet ground, waterways or sewers

If you work fixing showers or baths

If you drink water from a standpipe

If you work near air-conditioning units

46 / 50

Before you enter a construction site, what actions must be in place?

You must be authorised and given a site induction

The health and safety officer must have given you permission

You must have a trade skill to be allowed to enter

Your site supervisor must have given you permission

47 / 50

Which one of the following surfaces is not likely to be fragile?

A fibre cement sheet roof

A glass panel roof

A reinforced concrete roof

A slate tiled roof

48 / 50

Which two of the following should be provided when working on a fragile roof?

A safe working platform

Safe access to the working area

Thick rubber gloves

A crash mat

A safety harness

49 / 50

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

Assume the material is asbestos and report it to a supervisor

Remove the material only if you are wearing gloves and a face mask

Assume the material is safe until further notice

Assume the material is asbestos and take it to landfill

50 / 50

What should you do if you cannot do a job in a way described in the method statement?

Do not start work until you have talked to your supervisor

Contact the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Make up a better way to do it and carry on

Ask other workers how they think it should be done

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