CSCS Operatives Mock Test 4

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CSCS Operatives Test 4

1 / 50

When can a mobile plant operator let people ride in, or on, the machine?

Only if it is designed to carry passengers and has a designated seat

Any time as long as the cab door is shut

Only if they have a long way to walk

Any time as long as the site speed limit is not exceeded

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What is the main reason for ensuring safe manual handling techniques in the workplace?

To prevent personal injury

To prepare for safety inspections

To complete the job quickly

To satisfy the client's requirements

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Where should vehicles be loaded and unloaded?

On uneven ground

On an upward slope

On a downward slope

On level ground

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What should you do if your permit to work in a confined space will run out before you finish the task you are carrying out?

Carry on working until the job is finished

Ask your supervisor to change the date on the permit

Leave the confined space before the permit runs out

Hand the permit over to the next shift

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Which of the following is true of lead?

It is safe to ingest

It is only poisonous for people over 25

It is safe if in contact with the skin

It is poisonous to ingest

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What should you do if someone near you is using noisy equipment and you have no hearing protection?

Ask them to stop what they are doing, as it is disrupting other workers on site

Leave the area until you have the correct personal protective equipment (PPE)

Carry on with your work, as you are not the person using the noisy equipment

Speak to the other person's supervisor to stop them making the noise

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When should emergency procedures be put in place?

At the beginning of each month

After the completion of the work

Before any work begins

Annually

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Which disease is most likely to be caught through cuts, grazes or puncture wounds?

Legionella

Tetanus

Cancer

Dermatitis

9 / 50

In which document should the safe way of carrying out a task be described?

Order Sheet

Work Programme

Method Statement

Instruction Manual

10 / 50

Which of the following two options are likely to cause the most dust exposure?

Using power tools without extraction

Working with wet or damp materials

Using power tools with extraction

Using hand tools outside

Working with dry materials

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What are the two main visual inspections you should carry out before using a power tool?

Make sure the manufacturer's label hasn't come off

Check switches, triggers and make sure the guard are adjusted and work correctly

Check the power lead, plug and casing are in good condition

Make sure the carry case isn't broken

Check it is marked with a security stamp

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

It can be refuelled at any time

When it is turned off and cooled down

While it is running slowly

As soon as it is completely empty

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What does it mean when a building has been issued with listed status?

Permission is needed to make any changes

It should not be entered, as it is hazardous

An entrance fee must be charged to visitors

The council must pay for the project

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How many people are allowed on a ladder at the same time?

A maximum of two people

One person on each section of an extension ladder

Only one person

Three people, if it is long enough

15 / 50

If you have a minor accident, who should report it?

You, if possible

Anyone who saw the accident

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

The sub-contractor

16 / 50

Which kind of personal protective equipment (PPE) equipment can protect your lungs from harmful vapours?

Respirator

Hard hat

Ear defenders

Goggles

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What must be done if an operator is driving plant equipment faster than site speed limits?

Wait until they stop and talk to them about it

Alert all other staff on site to be careful

Inform a supervisor or manager

Shout at the driver, telling them to slow down

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How would a well-organised site keep pedestrians away from traffic routes?

The site manager will direct all pedestrians away from traffic routes

There will be barriers between traffic and pedestrian routes

There is no need to keep traffic and pedestrians apart

The traffic routes will be shown on the health and safety law poster

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A work task results in cables from power tools running across a walkway. What action should be taken?

Think about cancelling the job because it is too dangerous

While working, look out for anyone approaching to warn them

Consider using cordless tools, or running the cables at high level

Put up signs that the fire escape is out of order temporarily

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Someone collapses with stomach pain and there is no first aider on site. What should you do first?

Help them to lie down in the recovery position

Ask someone to call the emergency services

Get them to take some painkillers

Ask them to sit down

21 / 50

The use of respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is most likely required in which environment?

Where there is dust or fumes

Where heavy manual labour is required

Where work at height is being carried out

Where there is excessive heat

22 / 50

What should you wear if there is a risk of materials flying into your eyes?

Laser safety glasses

Chemical-rated goggles

Impact-rated goggles

Tinted-welded goggles

23 / 50

Black band fire extinguishers have which of the following content?

Foam - for use on liquid fires

Carbon dioxide - for use on liquid and electrical fires

Powder - for use on liquid and electrical fires

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

24 / 50

What may be the result of a worker being fatigued?

A decrease in knowledge

A decrease in errors made

An increase in errors made

An increase in productivity

25 / 50

What should you do if you need to use a mobile access tower but the brakes don't work?

Do not use the tower

Use some wood to wedge the wheels and stop them moving

Only use the tower if the floor is level

Get someone to hold the tower while you use it

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

The product manufacturers

The employer

All workers on site

The designer

27 / 50

If standing on the back of a lorry during loading and unloading, what is the main hazard?

Noise from equipment

Inhaling dust and fumes

Whole body vibration

Falling from height

28 / 50

Evacuation routes should be:

Clear and unobstructed

Used as assembly points

Lit at all times of the day

Painted bright green

29 / 50

Asbestosis is associated with exposure to asbestos. Which part of the body does this disease affect?

Lungs

Brain

Hands

Feet

30 / 50

Which two topics should be covered in site induction?

Site emergency procedures

Holiday entitlement

Site rules

Local transportation links

Local amenities

31 / 50

Which two items are classed as hazardous waste?

Panes of glass

Fluorescent light tubes

Used spill kits

Untreated timber off-cuts

Broken bricks

32 / 50

You are using a generator to power some lighting when a lamp blows. You have a spare lamp. What should you do?

Carry on working in the dark

Replace the lamp without disconnecting the generator

Disconnect the lighting from the generator before replacing the lamp

Wait for a fully qualified electrician with a NICEIC card

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A worker is storing materials above toe-board height on a scaffold. How should people below be protected?

Use a brick guard or suitable mesh netting

Shout a warning to anyone passing below

Halt the work when people are approaching

Use string to secure the materials

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

If it is, the hazards should be shown in a COSHH risk assessment

Smell the substance, as odourless substances are safe

All hazardous substances have a large warning label on them

Ask the site manager for their opinion

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Why is it dangerous to run an abrasive wheel faster than its recommended maximum speed?

The motor could burst into flames

The safety guard cannot be used

The wheel could shatter into many pieces

The wheel will get clogged and stop

36 / 50

Which one of the following is true of a spill on site, involving just one litre of oil?

The main problem is that oil is expensive

It will contaminate the ground

It could cause serious air pollution

It is too small to cause a problem

37 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Stop button

Do not touch

No gloves

Use the handrail

38 / 50

When should you apply barrier cream to your skin?

When you can't find your gloves

When you finish work

As part of first-aid treatment

Before you start work

39 / 50

How should you be informed about what to do in an emergency? Give two answers.

By attending the site induction

By reading the site noticeboards

By asking at the local hospital

By looking in the health and safety file

By asking the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

40 / 50

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

Dermatitis

Hearing loss

Eczema

Silicosis

41 / 50

After watching you work, a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector issues an improvement notice. What does this mean?

You are not working fast enough

You are not working in a safe way

You need to improve the standard of your work

Your work has improved since the last visit

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If you are required to lift a heavy load, what must your employer do?

Nothing. Lifting loads is a part of your job

Complete a risk assessment of the task

Make sure that a supervisor is there to advise while you lift

Watch you while you lift the load

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Which of the following is a definition of work-related stress?

The adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or demands placed on them

The positive reaction people have to being given additional workload

The positive reaction people have to working excessive hours for extra overtime

The abnormal reaction to additional responsibilities being given at work

44 / 50

What does wearing hearing protection do?

Stops you hearing all noise in the workplace

Repairs your hearing if it is damaged

Reduces damaging noise to an acceptable level

Helps you to hear better

45 / 50

How should your employer provide you with information about site traffic rules?

Place a note on the site noticeboard

Ask other workers on site to tell you

Use a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector

During the site induction

46 / 50

When is site transport allowed to drive along a pedestrian route?

Only if necessary and if all pedestrians are excluded

During meal breaks

Only if the vehicle has a flashing yellow light

If it is the shortest route

47 / 50

What should you do if you have to raise your voice to make yourself heard on site?

Carry on working as it is not a problem

Stop work and raise it with your supervisor

Tell the person making the noise to stop work

Pack up and leave the site

48 / 50

When choosing vehicle routes around a site, what is the main factor that should be considered?

Could the ground conditions cause a vehicle to overturn

The width of the route

Is the driver experienced enough to drive the route

The medical history of the driver

49 / 50

Your new job involves some manual handling but an old injury means that you have a weak back. What should you do?

Tell your supervisor about your back if it gets injured again

Try some lifting then tell your supervisor about your back

Tell your supervisor you can lift anything on site

Tell your supervisor that lifting might be a problem

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Which one of the following is true of the symptoms of stress?

They take a while to develop

They are the same for everybody

They always develop very quickly

They can be different for each individual

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