CSCS Operatives Mock Test 6

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CSCS Operatives Test 6

1 / 50

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

Check there are no live birds present, then carry working

Carry on working and work around them

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

Sweep them up and put them in a bin liner immediately

2 / 50

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

The type of hazard

The cost of the equipment

Can it be recycled

How long it will last

3 / 50

Which of the following statements best describes a near miss?

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

An incident that nearly resulted in injury or damage

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

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

4 / 50

What is the correct way to reach the working platform of a mobile access tower?

Climb up the ladder built into the tower

Climb up the outside of the diagonal bracing

Lean a ladder against the tower and climb up that

Climb up the tower frame on the outside of the tower

5 / 50

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

6 / 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

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

Mark the dangerous areas with red and white warning tape

Tell everyone where the dangerous areas are

7 / 50

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

To help prevent slips, trips and falls

So that waste skips can be emptied more often

It saves time cleaning up at the end of the week

To recycle waste and help the environment

8 / 50

What is the one thing a first aider cannot do?

Give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

Stop any bleeding

Treat you if you are unconscious

Give you medicine without authorisation

9 / 50

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

Lifting floor boards

Working indoors on fittings

Landscape gardening in the rain

Laying new concrete

10 / 50

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

Shortness of breath

Headache or migraine

Hearing problems

Blurred vision

11 / 50

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

Breathing in harmful dust

Dermatitis to skin

Damage to hearing

Eye injuries

12 / 50

What is one sign that employees are feeling stressed at work?

Fewer accidents on site

Increased productivity on site

High staff turnover rates

Long-term staff retention rates

13 / 50

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

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

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

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

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

14 / 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 suffers a broken bone

Only if a person has to attend hospital

15 / 50

Under environmental law, which of the following statements is true?

Only employees can be prosecuted if they do not follow the law

Companies and employees can be prosecuted if they do not follow the law

Only directors can be prosecuted if they do not follow the law

Only companies can be prosecuted if they do not follow the law

16 / 50

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

Lead, solvents, cement, asbestos

Vibration levels, noise levels, asbestos, cement

Noise levels, solvents, dust, paint

Asbestos, cement, paints, noise levels

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

Put up safety screens around you

Use a portable residual current device (RCD)

Use a generator which has been serviced

18 / 50

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

Eye injuries

Weil's disease

Lung disease

Hearing damage

19 / 50

Which two of the following are the employer's legal duties towards people at work?

Supply meals free of charge

Provide them with free transport home

Pay wages and overtime directly into the bank

Inform you of hazards and risks at work

Provide and maintain clean welfare facilities

20 / 50

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

Workplace

Maintenance

Health and safety

Environmental

21 / 50

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

Construction sites are dirty anyway and do not need clearing

Clearing waste should be a continuous process

Construction workers are not responsible for clearing waste

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

22 / 50

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

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

Bring your own first-aid supplies into work

23 / 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 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 treated as confidential under data protection laws

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

24 / 50

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

They will need to be rescued quickly

They will be safe in the harness for over an hour

They should be left to rescue themselves

There will be no reason to call an ambulance

25 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Safety footwear must be worn

No dirty footwear past this point

Wellington boots must be worn

Be aware of slip and trip hazards

26 / 50

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

Borrow some work equipment from another job

Work the problem out for yourself

Stop working immediately and report it to your supervisor

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

27 / 50

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

Stop and refill the water

Carry on but get someone to sweep up afterwards

Ask everyone to clear the area and then carry on

Put on additional respiratory protection

28 / 50

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

Reducing the maximum lifting weight

Good planning to reduce lifting heavy loads

Positioning materials away from the work area

Using machines for lifting operations whenever possible

29 / 50

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

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

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

30 / 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

Only uncoil the length of cable you need

Clean the cable with a damp cloth

Only check the part of the cable you need for damage

31 / 50

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

Only the person who is trained and appointed for the job

Any person who is wearing a hi-vis coat

Someone who is standing in the trench

Someone who knows the signals

32 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Safety glove disposal point

Safety gloves must be carried at all times

Safety gloves do not need to be worn

Safety gloves must be worn

33 / 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 should not be used under any circumstances

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

That it could cause allergic reactions when handled

34 / 50

What do green and white signs represent?

Prohibition signs - meaning you must not do something

Safe condition signs - giving you information

Warning signs - alerting you to hazards or danger

Mandatory signs - meaning you must do something

35 / 50

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

It can be put in any skip on site

Place it in the correctly labelled container

Put it in a mixed waste skip

Take it to the nearest Local Authority waste tip

Segregate it from other waste

36 / 50

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

The type of materials being delivered to the site

The value of the materials, as they could be stole

How to signal vehicles and any relevant safety procedures

The name and address of the driver for security reasons

37 / 50

What is the fire assembly point?

Where fire engines must go when they arrive on site

Where the fire started

Where the fire extinguishers are kept

Where people must go when the fire alarm sounds

38 / 50

What should you use to clean very dirty hands?

Thinners

Soap and water

White spirit

Paraffin

39 / 50

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

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

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

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

You will have to work longer hours to earn more money

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

40 / 50

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

41 / 50

Who has a duty to protect an individual from stress at work.

The union

The government

The local authority

The employer

42 / 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 are only found on house-building sites

Confined spaces never contain breathable air

Confined spaces always contain flammable or explosive gases

Confined space entrants need to understand the potential hazards

43 / 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

Leave work for the day

Report to the site office and then go home

44 / 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

Make the area flatter before performing the task

Ask a trained person to carry the load

45 / 50

Under what circumstance should a driver stop their vehicle immediately?

If they are operating in a one-way system

If they lose sight of their vehicle marshal

If the flashing beacon has stopped working

If the vehicle is low on fuel

46 / 50

Which of the following best describes carbon monoxide?

Odourless, harmless gas

A gas similar to methane

Another name for oxygen

Colourless, odourless, poisonous gas

47 / 50

Stress usually affects which type of person?

Anyone

Older people

Only managers

Those with poor budgeting skills

48 / 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 company web page

By looking at the risk assessment

You will always need it

49 / 50

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

Less than two hours

Less than one hour

Less than 90 minutes

Less than 30 minutes

50 / 50

Which one of the following must be provided on site?

Drinking water

Snacks

Free transport home

Breakfast

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