CSCS Operatives Mock Test 6

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CSCS Operatives Test 6

1 / 50

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

Confined spaces never contain breathable air

Confined spaces are only found on house-building sites

Confined spaces always contain flammable or explosive gases

Confined space entrants need to understand the potential hazards

2 / 50

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

Ask everyone to clear the area and then carry on

Carry on but get someone to sweep up afterwards

Put on additional respiratory protection

Stop and refill the water

3 / 50

What is the most important information a vehicle marshaller should know before directing a vehicle?

How to signal vehicles and any relevant safety procedures

The value of the materials, as they could be stole

The type of materials being delivered to the site

The name and address of the driver for security reasons

4 / 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 usually found in new buildings

They are quite simple to identify

5 / 50

What should you do if you feel that a task involving working at height is unsafe?

Stop working immediately and report it to your supervisor

Borrow some work equipment from another job

Carry on working and tell your supervisor when you next see them

Work the problem out for yourself

6 / 50

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

Noise levels, solvents, dust, paint

Vibration levels, noise levels, asbestos, cement

Lead, solvents, cement, asbestos

Asbestos, cement, paints, noise levels

7 / 50

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

Use the shoring or trench supports

Use an excavator bucket

Use a fixed staircase

Use the buried services as steps

8 / 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

9 / 50

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

To help prevent slips, trips and falls

To recycle waste and help the environment

So that waste skips can be emptied more often

It saves time cleaning up at the end of the week

10 / 50

What do green and white signs represent?

Safe condition signs - giving you information

Mandatory signs - meaning you must do something

Warning signs - alerting you to hazards or danger

Prohibition signs - meaning you must not do something

11 / 50

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

Check the whole cable and connectors for damage

Only uncoil the length of cable you need

Uncoil the whole cable

Only check the part of the cable you need for damage

Clean the cable with a damp cloth

12 / 50

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

13 / 50

Stress usually affects which type of person?

Those with poor budgeting skills

Anyone

Only managers

Older people

14 / 50

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

Workplace

Environmental

Maintenance

Health and safety

15 / 50

Who has legal duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974?

All people at work

Only self-employed people

Employers only

Employees only

16 / 50

What should you do if an extension cable has a cut in its outer cover?

Put electrical tape around the damaged part

Check the copper wires aren't showing in the cut and then use the cable

Report the fault and make sure that no one else uses the cable

Put a bigger fuse in the cable plug

17 / 50

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

Wear rubber boots and gloves

Use a generator which has been serviced

Put up safety screens around you

Use a portable residual current device (RCD)

18 / 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

Ask a trained person to carry the load

Make the area flatter before performing the task

Remove all awkward-shaped loads from the site

19 / 50

A large fire has been reported. You have not been trained to use fire extinguishers. What should you do?

Put away all your tools and then go to the assembly point

Go straight to the assembly point

Report to the site office and then go home

Leave work for the day

20 / 50

If an untrained worker has been asked by their supervisor to inspect some scaffolding, what should they do?

Do not inspect the scaffolding, as they have not been trained

Inspect the scaffolding in tandem with another untrained worker

Ask a colleague to show them how to inspect the scaffolding

Carry on and inspect the scaffolding

21 / 50

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

Breathing in harmful dust

Back injury, from poor posture

Not being able to hear colleagues

Goggles misting up, limiting vision

22 / 50

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

By looking at your employer's health and safety policy

By looking at the risk assessment

You will always need it

By looking at the company web page

23 / 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

Nothing as the site does not have to provide washing facilities

Wait until you get home, then wash them

Speak to your supervisor or the site manager about the problem

24 / 50

When must an accident be recorded in the accident book?

If a person is injured in any way

If a person has a day off work with a cold

Only if a person has to attend hospital

Only if a person suffers a broken bone

25 / 50

What is the fire assembly point?

Where the fire extinguishers are kept

Where people must go when the fire alarm sounds

Where the fire started

Where fire engines must go when they arrive on site

26 / 50

A construction worker has been exposed to concrete dust for a long period of time. What are they most likely to suffer from?

Hearing problems

Headache or migraine

Blurred vision

Shortness of breath

27 / 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 an attachment point in the basket

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

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

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

28 / 50

Which one of the following statements is true of a person who has fallen, and is suspended in a fall-arrest harness?

They should be left to rescue themselves

There will be no reason to call an ambulance

They will need to be rescued quickly

They will be safe in the harness for over an hour

29 / 50

Where is the best place for a portable residual current device (RCD) to be fitted?

Inside the main transformer

Near to the main fuse box

Between the plug of a 230 volt tool and the supply socket

Anywhere in the 230 volt supply to the building

30 / 50

Which of the following best describes carbon monoxide?

Another name for oxygen

A gas similar to methane

Odourless, harmless gas

Colourless, odourless, poisonous gas

31 / 50

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

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

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

Find another way to move the load and complete the journey

Carry the load for the rest of the journey

32 / 50

What additional measures can be worn under a hard hat in cold weather?

A woolly hat

A baseball cap

A jumper with a detachable hood

A manufacturer's attachment

33 / 50

What is the one thing a first aider cannot do?

Give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

Give you medicine without authorisation

Treat you if you are unconscious

Stop any bleeding

34 / 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

35 / 50

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

Hearing damage

Eye injuries

Lung disease

Weil's disease

36 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Wellington boots must be worn

No dirty footwear past this point

Safety footwear must be worn

Be aware of slip and trip hazards

37 / 50

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

It must be mixed with water before it can be used

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

It should not be used under any circumstances

That it could cause allergic reactions when handled

38 / 50

What is the best way to stop people falling through voids, holes or fragile roof panels?

Place secure, load-bearing covers over the dangerous areas and add warning signage

Mark the dangerous areas with red and white warning tape

Cover the dangerous areas with safety netting and tell everyone to be careful

Tell everyone where the dangerous areas are

39 / 50

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

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

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

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

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

40 / 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 from timber are considered sturdy; all built from tile are considered fragile

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

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

41 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Fire point

Assembly point

First aid

Accident and emergency department

42 / 50

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

How long it will last

Can it be recycled

The type of hazard

The cost of the equipment

43 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Safety gloves must be worn

Safety glove disposal point

Safety gloves do not need to be worn

Safety gloves must be carried at all times

44 / 50

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

Eye injuries

Breathing in harmful dust

Dermatitis to skin

Damage to hearing

45 / 50

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

Someone who is standing in the trench

Any person who is wearing a hi-vis coat

Someone who knows the signals

Only the person who is trained and appointed for the job

46 / 50

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

Run to get past the crane quickly

Guess what the crane operator will do next and squeeze past

Try to catch the attention of the crane operator

Take another route so that you stay clear of the crane

47 / 50

Which of the following is true of clearing waste to maintain a tidy site?

Construction workers are not responsible for clearing waste

Clearing waste should be a continuous process

Clearing waste should be carried out at the end of a shift

Construction sites are dirty anyway and do not need clearing

48 / 50

Under what circumstance should a driver stop their vehicle immediately?

If the vehicle is low on fuel

If they are operating in a one-way system

If the flashing beacon has stopped working

If they lose sight of their vehicle marshal

49 / 50

Which item of the personal protective equipment (PPE) is helping to protect the worker from nasal cancer?

50 / 50

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

Landscape gardening in the rain

Lifting floor boards

Working indoors on fittings

Laying new concrete

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