CSCS Supervisor Practice Test 4

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cscs supervisor mock test 4

CSCS Supervisor Practice Test 4

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What does the proactive monitoring of health and safety procedures involve?

Ensuring that staff always do the work that they have been instructed to do safely

Checking that all staff read and understand all health and safety notices

Looking at the work to be done, what could go wrong and how it could be done safely

Deciding how to prevent accidents similar to those that have already occurred

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Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, what must be provided before construction work starts, and then maintained until the end of the project?

Adequate welfare facilities

A car park or other parking facilities

A safety log book

A premises log book

3 / 50

Identify which of the following is best suited for accessing an excavation.

A secured ladder

A harness and pulley

A step ladder

A cherry picker

4 / 50

Where should you go if you hear the fire alarm?

To the site canteen

To the site welfare facilities

To the assembly point

To the site office

5 / 50

When the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 apply, what must be in place before construction work begins?

The health and safety file

The method statement

The construction phase plan

The construction contract agreement

6 / 50

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

Order Sheet

Instruction Manual

Method Statement

Work Programme

7 / 50

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

Make sure the carry case isn't broken

Check it is marked with a security stamp

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

8 / 50

Which of the following is true of lead?

It is only poisonous for people over 25

It is safe to ingest

It is poisonous to ingest

It is safe if in contact with the skin

9 / 50

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

Where heavy manual labour is required

Where there is dust or fumes

Where there is excessive heat

Where work at height is being carried out

10 / 50

How should access be controlled if people are working in a riser shaft?

By the main contractor

By a site security operative

By a permit to work system

By those who are working in it

11 / 50

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

Tinted-welded goggles

Laser safety glasses

Impact-rated goggles

Chemical-rated goggles

12 / 50

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

The sub-contractor

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

You, if possible

Anyone who saw the accident

13 / 50

Which of the following tasks would you expect the appointed person for first aid to carry out?

They should provide most of the care normally carried out by a first aider

They should contact the emergency services when required

They should only apply splints to broken bones

They should provide all of the care normally carried out by a first aider

14 / 50

How could a site worker check if the residual current device (RCD) through which a 230-volt hand tool is connected to the supply is working correctly?

Run the tool at top speed to see if it cuts out

Press the test button on the RCD unit

Switch the power on and off

Switch the tool on and off

15 / 50

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

The abnormal reaction to additional responsibilities being given at work

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

The positive reaction people have to being given additional workload

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

16 / 50

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

By looking in the health and safety file

By reading the site noticeboards

By asking at the local hospital

By attending the site induction

By asking the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

17 / 50

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

While it is running slowly

When it is turned off and cooled down

As soon as it is completely empty

It can be refuelled at any time

18 / 50

In considering what measures to take to protect workers against risks to their health and safety, when should personal protective equipment (PPE) be considered?

Never, as using PPE is bad practice

Only when the risks cannot be eliminated by other means

First, because it is an effective way to protect people

First, as the only practical measure

19 / 50

The Beaufort Scale is important when working at height externally. What does it measure?

Wind speed

Air temperature

The load-bearing capacity of a scaffold

The load-bearing capacity of a flat roof

20 / 50

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

It is too small to cause a problem

It could cause serious air pollution

The main problem is that oil is expensive

It will contaminate the ground

21 / 50

What should you do if you see the side supports move when you are working in an excavation?

Make sure that you and other workers get out quickly

Work in another part of the excavation instead

Keep working and watch to see if they move again

Nothing. The sides are expected to move all the time

22 / 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 that lifting might be a problem

Try some lifting then tell your supervisor about your back

Tell your supervisor about your back if it gets injured again

Tell your supervisor you can lift anything on site

23 / 50

Where should an emergency escape route take you to?

The open air

A first-aid room

A place of safety

The ground

24 / 50

What is the minimum height of the main guard-rail on a scaffold?

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950 mm

1000 mm

910 mm

875 mm

25 / 50

Which of the following should be the first consideration if you need to use a hazardous substance?

What instruction, training and supervision to provide

How to monitor the exposure of workers in the workplace

How to minimise risk and control exposure

What health surveillance arrangements will be needed

26 / 50

When drilling, cutting, sanding or grinding, what is the best way to protect your long-term health from harmful dust?

Wear FFP3-rated respiratory protective equipment (RPE)

Wear any disposable respiratory protective equipment (RPE)

Use dust extraction, or wet cut and wear a dust mask

Use dust extraction, or wet cut and wear FFP3-rated respiratory protective equipment (RPE)

27 / 50

Ideally, where should a safety net be rigged?

6 m below where you are working

At any height below the working position

Immediately below where you are working

2 m below where you are working

28 / 50

What is the purpose of the health and safety file that is handed to the client at the end of the project?

To record the accident statistics of the construction project

To help people who have to carry out work on the structure in the future

To record the health and safety standards of the structure

To help prepare the final accounts for the structure

29 / 50

What is the best way for a worker to avoid becoming stressed because of an overload of work?

Speak openly and regularly with their manager or employer about workloads

Put up with the extra work but make sure overtime is paid

Only do what is manageable because someone else will pick up the extra

Make sure they take medication before going to work

30 / 50

Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, when the contractor sets a person to work on a construction site, what must they ensure that person has, or be in the process of, obtaining?

A relevant qualification for the work to be undertaken

The relevant competency card

A hard hat, hi-vis clothing and safety footwear

The right skills, knowledge, training and experience

31 / 50

When using a power tool to cut or grind materials, why should the dust be collected and not allowed to get into the air?

The tool will go faster if the dust is collected

A machine guard is not needed if the dust is collected

To save time and avoid having to clear up the mess

Most dust can be harmful if breathed in

32 / 50

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

The motor could burst into flames

The wheel could shatter into many pieces

The wheel will get clogged and stop

The safety guard cannot be used

33 / 50

What is the main danger of leaving someone who has fallen suspended in a harness for too long?

The anchorage point may fail

They may try to climb back up the structure and fall again

It is a distraction for other workers

They may suffer loss of consciousness and further injury

34 / 50

On the site electrical distribution system, which colour plug indicates a 400-volt supply?

Black

Blue

Red

Yellow

35 / 50

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

The employer

The product manufacturers

All workers on site

The designer

36 / 50

Under the requirements of the Work at Height Regulations, what must the minimum width of a working platform be?

Four scaffold boards wide

Three scaffold boards wide

Suitable and sufficient for the job in hand

Two scaffold boards wide

37 / 50

What does the term lower exposure action value (80 decibels (dBA)) mean, when referring to noise?

The noise level at which the worker can request hearing protection

The average background noise level

The level of noise which must not be exceeded on the site boundary

The noise level at which the worker must wear hearing protection

38 / 50

What is the best way to make sure that a ladder is secure and will not slip?

Ask someone to stand with their foot on the bottom rung

Wedge the bottom of the ladder with blocks of wood

Secure it at the bottom

Secure it at the top

39 / 50

What is regarded as the last resort in the hierarchy of control for operatives' safety when working at height?

Mobile access tower

Mobile elevating work platform (MEWP)

Safety harness

Access tower scaffold

40 / 50

Where should liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders supplying an appliance in a site cabin be positioned?

Inside the cabin next to the appliance

Outside the cabin

Inside the cabin in a locked cupboard

Under the cabin

41 / 50

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

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

While working, look out for anyone approaching to warn them

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

42 / 50

From a safety point of view, which of the following should be considered first when deciding on the number and location of access and egress points on a site?

Access for heavy vehicles

Access for the emergency services

Site security

Off-road parking for cars and vans

43 / 50

A design feature of some airbags used for fall arrest is a controlled leak rate. If you are using these, what must you ensure about the inflation pump?

It must be switched off when the airbags are full

It must be switched off from time to time to avoid over-inflation

It must run all the time while work is carried out at height

It must be electrically powered

44 / 50

When do the Work at Height Regulations require a working platform to be inspected by a competent person?

After it has been erected and then at monthly intervals

After it has been erected and then at intervals not exceeding 10 days

After it has been erected and then at intervals not exceeding seven days

Only after it has been erected

45 / 50

Why may a young person be more at risk of having an accident?

Legislation does not apply to anyone under 18 years of age

They have less experience and may not recognise danger or understand fully what could go wrong

They are less likely to wear personal protective equipment (PPE)

They are usually left to work alone to gain experience

46 / 50

Which of the following is a fall-arrest system?

Guard-rail and toe-board

Mobile elevating work platform (MEWP)

Mobile access tower

Safety harness and lanyard

47 / 50

When planning possible work in a confined space, what should be the first consideration?

How long the job will take

How many operatives will be required

What personal protective equipment (PPE) will be needed

How to avoid the need for operatives to enter the space

48 / 50

When should you apply barrier cream to your skin?

Before you start work

When you finish work

When you can't find your gloves

As part of first-aid treatment

49 / 50

Do you have any responsibility for minimising the amount of waste created?

Only if you are told to do so during your site induction

No, it is the responsibility of site management

Yes, everyone on site has a responsibility to do this

Only during the site clean up at the end of the project

50 / 50

A worker finds a way of working that is quicker than the method statement they have been given. What should they do?

Continue to follow the safe system of work for the task

Inform work colleagues so they can work this way

Get their work done more quickly so they can leave early

Get more work done so they can earn more money

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