CSCS Operatives Mock Test 6

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CSCS Operatives Test 6

1 / 50

What are two possible consequences for you if your employer does not prevent accidents and ill health at work?

You may suffer an injury, affecting your health and well-being

You will have worse welfare facilities on site while improvements are made

You won't get the training required to continue working on site

You will have to work longer hours to earn more money

You may not be able to work, which would affect your income and family life

2 / 50

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

Lead, solvents, cement, asbestos

Asbestos, cement, paints, noise levels

Noise levels, solvents, dust, paint

Vibration levels, noise levels, asbestos, cement

3 / 50

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

Not being able to hear colleagues

Back injury, from poor posture

Breathing in harmful dust

Goggles misting up, limiting vision

4 / 50

What is the most important reason why people should be trained and competent before they are allowed to enter a confined space?

Confined space entrants need to understand the potential hazards

Confined spaces are only found on house-building sites

Confined spaces never contain breathable air

Confined spaces always contain flammable or explosive gases

5 / 50

Which one of the following could cause back and musculoskeletal problems for a worker?

Good planning to reduce lifting heavy loads

Using machines for lifting operations whenever possible

Positioning materials away from the work area

Reducing the maximum lifting weight

6 / 50

When must an accident be recorded in the accident book?

Only if a person has to attend hospital

Only if a person suffers a broken bone

If a person has a day off work with a cold

If a person is injured in any way

7 / 50

What is the most important reason for keeping your work area clean and tidy?

It saves time cleaning up at the end of the week

To help prevent slips, trips and falls

So that waste skips can be emptied more often

To recycle waste and help the environment

8 / 50

What might happen if the level of oxygen drops below 8% in a confined space?

You could become unconscious

You might get dehydrated

Your hearing could be affected

There is a high risk of fire or explosion

9 / 50

If the first-aid kit on site is empty, what should you do?

Bring your own first-aid supplies into work

Find out who is taking all the first-aid supplies

Ignore the problem as it is always the same

Inform the person who looks after the first-aid kit

10 / 50

What is the safest way to get into and out of a deep excavation?

Use the shoring or trench supports

Use the buried services as steps

Use a fixed staircase

Use an excavator bucket

11 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Be aware of slip and trip hazards

No dirty footwear past this point

Safety footwear must be worn

Wellington boots must be worn

12 / 50

Which of the following best describes carbon monoxide?

A gas similar to methane

Another name for oxygen

Odourless, harmless gas

Colourless, odourless, poisonous gas

13 / 50

You need to use a 230 volt item of equipment. How should you protect yourself from an electric shock?

Use a generator which has been serviced

Use a portable residual current device (RCD)

Wear rubber boots and gloves

Put up safety screens around you

14 / 50

Why is over exposure to vibratory tools and equipment a serious issue?

The long-term effects of vibration are not known

There are no early warning signs of damage caused by vibration

Vibration can cause disabling health conditions that cannot be cured

There is no way that exposure to vibration can be prevented

15 / 50

What additional rules might a person working alone be asked to follow?

Make regular radio or mobile phone contact

Never speak to the general public

Carry two sets of personal protective equipment (PPE)

Complete an additional time sheet

16 / 50

What does this sign mean?

First aid

Assembly point

Accident and emergency department

Fire point

17 / 50

What is the one thing a first aider cannot do?

Give you medicine without authorisation

Treat you if you are unconscious

Give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

Stop any bleeding

18 / 50

Following what kind of risk assessment is the best way to prevent pollution on a construction site?

Workplace

Maintenance

Environmental

Health and safety

19 / 50

Stress usually affects which type of person?

Those with poor budgeting skills

Anyone

Only managers

Older people

20 / 50

What should you do if you run out of the water you are using to control dust?

Carry on but get someone to sweep up afterwards

Put on additional respiratory protection

Ask everyone to clear the area and then carry on

Stop and refill the water

21 / 50

What is the maximum length of time that a worker should work from a step ladder in one position?

Less than 90 minutes

Less than 30 minutes

Less than one hour

Less than two hours

22 / 50

A truck has to tip materials into a trench. Who should give signals to the truck driver?

Someone who knows the signals

Only the person who is trained and appointed for the job

Someone who is standing in the trench

Any person who is wearing a hi-vis coat

23 / 50

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

It should not be used under any circumstances

It must be mixed with water before it can be used

It is safe to use without personal protective equipment (PPE)

That it could cause allergic reactions when handled

24 / 50

Which of the following is the best method to help minimise the risk of injury when moving loads on-site?

Use lifting aids wherever possible on site

Remove all awkward-shaped loads from the site

Ask a trained person to carry the load

Make the area flatter before performing the task

25 / 50

When you start a new task, how will you know if you need any extra personal protective equipment (PPE)?

By looking at the company web page

By looking at the risk assessment

You will always need it

By looking at your employer's health and safety policy

26 / 50

What two things should you do if you need to use an extension cable?

Uncoil the whole cable

Check the whole cable and connectors for damage

Clean the cable with a damp cloth

Only uncoil the length of cable you need

Only check the part of the cable you need for damage

27 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Safety gloves must be carried at all times

Safety gloves must be worn

Safety gloves do not need to be worn

Safety glove disposal point

28 / 50

What is the fire assembly point?

Where people must go when the fire alarm sounds

Where the fire extinguishers are kept

Where fire engines must go when they arrive on site

Where the fire started

29 / 50

What should you do if there is nowhere on site to wash your hands?

Go to the local public toilets and use their washbasin

Speak to your supervisor or the site manager about the problem

Wait until you get home, then wash them

Nothing as the site does not have to provide washing facilities

30 / 50

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

Eye injuries

Breathing in harmful dust

Damage to hearing

Dermatitis to skin

31 / 50

Fire emergency and precaution is not associated with which of the following signs?

32 / 50

How should a roof be treated initially when considering its safety?

All roofs should be treated as fragile until a competent person has confirmed they are not

All roofs built before 1930 are considered fragile; all roofs built after 1930 are not considered fragile

All roofs built from timber are considered sturdy; all built from tile are considered fragile

All roofs should be treated as sturdy until a competent person has confirmed they are not

33 / 50

When selecting appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), what is the most important factor to be taken into account?

Can it be recycled

The type of hazard

The cost of the equipment

How long it will last

34 / 50

Who should you speak to if the work of another contractor is affecting your safety?

The contractor's supervisor

Your supervisor

The contractor

Your workmates

35 / 50

How should hazardous waste be dealt with on site? Give two answers.

Place it in the correctly labelled container

It can be put in any skip on site

Put it in a mixed waste skip

Segregate it from other waste

Take it to the nearest Local Authority waste tip

36 / 50

Under what circumstance should a driver stop their vehicle immediately?

If they lose sight of their vehicle marshal

If the flashing beacon has stopped working

If they are operating in a one-way system

If the vehicle is low on fuel

37 / 50

What should you use to clean very dirty hands?

Thinners

White spirit

Soap and water

Paraffin

38 / 50

You suffer an injury at work and the details are recorded in the accident book. What must happen to this accident record?

It must be treated as confidential under data protection laws

It must be sent to the insurance company at the end of the job

It must be kept in a place where anyone at work can read it

It must be destroyed at the end of the job, due to confidentiality

39 / 50

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

Working indoors on fittings

Laying new concrete

Lifting floor boards

Landscape gardening in the rain

40 / 50

What should you do if you need to walk past someone operating a mobile crane?

Guess what the crane operator will do next and squeeze past

Try to catch the attention of the crane operator

Run to get past the crane quickly

Take another route so that you stay clear of the crane

41 / 50

What should you do if you see this label on a container or packaging?

Find out what protection you need, as the substance is corrosive

Find out what hand cleaner you will need, as the substance will not wash off easily

Wash your hands with cold water after you have used the substance

Do not use it, as the substance is poisonous and could harm you

42 / 50

A wheel comes off a trolley you are using to move a heavy load a long distance. What should you do?

Drag the trolley on your own for the rest of the journey

Carry the load for the rest of the journey

Find another way to move the load and complete the journey

Ask someone to help you pull the trolley for the rest of the journey

43 / 50

A worker is wearing a harness in a boom type mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) (sometimes known as a cherry picker). Which one of the following should the harness have?

A work-restraint lanyard clipped to the hand rail of the basket

A work-restraint lanyard clipped to an attachment point in the basket

A fall-restraint lanyard clipped to the control box of the machine

A fall-arrest lanyard clipped to the structure being worked on

44 / 50

Using a grinder whilst wearing this personal protective equipment (PPE), could result in which of the following?

Lung disease

Hearing damage

Weil's disease

Eye injuries

45 / 50

What can help to reduce fatigue?

Taking regular breaks at work

Eating larger meals during break times

Drinking alcohol after work

Going to the gym less

46 / 50

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

They can be difficult to identify

They have an identifiable smell

They are quite simple to identify

They are usually found in new buildings

47 / 50

Which of the following statements best describes a near miss?

An incident where someone was injured and nearly had to go to hospital

An incident that nearly resulted in injury or damage

An incident where someone was injured and nearly had to take time off work

An incident where you were just too late to see what happened

48 / 50

You see a lorry parking and it has a flat tyre. Why should you tell the driver?

It could be unsafe to drive the lorry

The lorry can only carry small loads

More fuel will be used by the lorry

The driver will need to travel at a much slower speed

49 / 50

What should you do if you find lots of old bird nests and droppings in an area you are working in?

Stop working and speak to a supervisor to arrange for decontamination work

Sweep them up and put them in a bin liner immediately

Carry on working and work around them

Check there are no live birds present, then carry working

50 / 50

Which one of the following must be provided on site?

Breakfast

Snacks

Drinking water

Free transport home

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