CSCS Supervisor Practice Test 4

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cscs supervisor mock test 4

CSCS Supervisor Practice Test 4

1 / 50

Which sign means that a substance is corrosive?

A

D

C

B

2 / 50

In deciding what control measures to take, following a risk assessment that has revealed a risk, what measure should you always consider first?

Make sure personal protective equipment (PPE) is available

Avoid the risk altogether if possible

Adapt the work to the individual

Give priority to measures that protect the whole workforce

3 / 50

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

Dermatitis

Cancer

Tetanus

Legionella

4 / 50

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

During meal breaks

Only if the vehicle has a flashing yellow light

Only if necessary and if all pedestrians are excluded

If it is the shortest route

5 / 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 hard hat, hi-vis clothing and safety footwear

The relevant competency card

The right skills, knowledge, training and experience

A relevant qualification for the work to be undertaken

6 / 50

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

Whole body vibration

Noise from equipment

Falling from height

Inhaling dust and fumes

7 / 50

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

What health surveillance arrangements will be needed

How to monitor the exposure of workers in the workplace

How to minimise risk and control exposure

What instruction, training and supervision to provide

8 / 50

What is the advantage of using safety nets rather than a harness and fall-arrest lanyard?

Safety nets provide collective fall protection

Safety nets can be rigged by anyone

Safety nets do not need inspecting

Workers' lanyards can get entangled with other workers' lanyards

9 / 50

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

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

Speak openly and regularly with their manager or employer about workloads

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

Make sure they take medication before going to work

10 / 50

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

They take a while to develop

They always develop very quickly

They can be different for each individual

They are the same for everybody

11 / 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

12 / 50

When should you apply barrier cream to your skin?

Before you start work

As part of first-aid treatment

When you can't find your gloves

When you finish work

13 / 50

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

Method Statement

Instruction Manual

Order Sheet

Work Programme

14 / 50

At what decibel (dBA) level does it become mandatory for an employer to establish hearing protection zones?

95 decibels (dBA)

85 decibels (dBA)

80 decibels (dBA)

90 decibels (dBA)

15 / 50

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

Secure it at the top

Secure it at the bottom

Wedge the bottom of the ladder with blocks of wood

Ask someone to stand with their foot on the bottom rung

16 / 50

What is the purpose of using a permit to work system?

To enable tools and equipment to be properly checked before work starts

To establish a controlled, safe system of work

To ensure that the job is carried out quickly

To ensure that the job is carried out by the easiest method

17 / 50

How should cylinders containing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) be stored on site?

In a secure storage container at the back of the site

In a locked cage at least 3 m from any oxygen cylinders

Covered by a tarpaulin to shield the compressed cylinder from sunlight

In a locked cellar with clear warning signs

18 / 50

What is the maximum unprotected gap allowed between any guard-rail, toe board, barrier or other similar means of protection on a scaffold?

500 mm

470 mm

600 mm

400 mm

19 / 50

Who should you inform if someone tells you that they have work-related hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS)?

The person's doctor

The local Health Authority

The nearest hospital

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

20 / 50

Ideally, where should a safety net be rigged?

6 m below where you are working

Immediately below where you are working

2 m below where you are working

At any height below the working position

21 / 50

Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, which two of the following must you ensure workers have received before they start working on site?

A suitable site induction, specific to the work

Information on relevant hazards and control measures

Details of the designer's plan of work

Details of the client's brief and project expectations

Confirmation of their working hours and rest break

22 / 50

Why must a residual current device (RCD) be used in conjunction with 230-volt electrical equipment?

It lowers the voltage

It makes the tool run at a safe speed

It saves energy and lowers costs

It quickly cuts off the power if there is a fault

23 / 50

A mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) must not be used on what surface?

Soft or uneven ground

A smooth concrete path

A concrete road

An asphalt road

24 / 50

What danger is created by excessive oxygen in a confined space?

An increase in the breathing rate of workers

An increased working time inside the work area

An increased flammability of combustible materials

A false sense of security

25 / 50

What is the significance of a weekly or daily personal noise exposure of 87 decibels (dBA)?

It is the peak sound pressure and all work must stop

It is the exposure limit value and must not be exceeded

It is the upper action value and hearing protection must be issued

It is the lower action value and no action is necessary

26 / 50

Which is the most important reason for keeping work areas clean and tidy?

It will help you get more work in future

So you look organised to your supervisor

You will be less likely to have an accident

To stop the spread of infection

27 / 50

When is it advisable to take precautions to prevent people, plant or materials falling into an excavation?

When the excavation is 2 m or more deep

At all times

When there is a risk from an underground cable other service

When the excavation is 1.2 m or more deep

28 / 50

What is the best way for a supervisor or manager to make sure that the operatives doing a job have fully understood a method statement?

Put the method statement in a labelled ring-binder in the office

Make sure that those doing the job have read the method statement

Explain the method statement to those doing the job and test their understanding

Display the method statement on a noticeboard in the office

29 / 50

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

A harness and pulley

A cherry picker

A secured ladder

A step ladder

30 / 50

Where should vehicles be loaded and unloaded?

On an upward slope

On uneven ground

On level ground

On a downward slope

31 / 50

What does a COSHH assessment tell you?

How to assess noise levels to protect your hearing

How to use a substance safely in the environment in which it is to be used

How to lift heavy loads and how to protect yourself

How to work safely in confined spaces

32 / 50

What regulation contains details of the welfare facilities that must be provided on a construction site?

The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations

The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations

33 / 50

Why are battery-powered tools preferred over 110 volt tools in a construction environment?

They are more powerful

They are safer

They are cheaper to run

They are quieter

34 / 50

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

Watch you while you lift the load

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

Complete a risk assessment of the task

Nothing. Lifting loads is a part of your job

35 / 50

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

Ask other workers on site to tell you

Place a note on the site noticeboard

During the site induction

Use a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector

36 / 50

Which two of the following factors must be considered when providing first-aid facilities on site?

The number of people expected to be on site at any one time

The cost of first-aid equipment

The space in the site office to store the necessary equipment

The hazards, risks and nature of the work carried out

The difficulty in finding time to purchase the necessary equipment

37 / 50

Which of the following is a fall-arrest system?

Safety harness and lanyard

Mobile access tower

Mobile elevating work platform (MEWP)

Guard-rail and toe-board

38 / 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

Nothing. The sides are expected to move all the time

Keep working and watch to see if they move again

39 / 50

Which of the following precautions should be taken to prevent a dumper that is tipping material into an excavation from falling into it?

Dumpers should be kept 5 m away from the excavation

Dumper drivers are required to judge the distance carefully or be given stop signals by another person

Cones or signage should be erected to indicate the safe tipping point

Stop blocks should be provided, parallel to the trench and appropriate to the vehicle's wheel size

40 / 50

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

Only one person

A maximum of two people

Three people, if it is long enough

One person on each section of an extension ladder

41 / 50

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

The average background noise level

The noise level at which the worker can request hearing protection

The noise level at which the worker must wear hearing protection

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

42 / 50

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

The positive reaction people have to being given additional workload

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

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

The abnormal reaction to additional responsibilities being given at work

43 / 50

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

They may suffer loss of consciousness and further injury

The anchorage point may fail

It is a distraction for other workers

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

44 / 50

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

How long the job will take

How to avoid the need for operatives to enter the space

What personal protective equipment (PPE) will be needed

How many operatives will be required

45 / 50

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

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

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

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

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

46 / 50

Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, where would you find the arrangements for managing health and safety for the project you are working on?

In the construction phase plan

In the contract documentation

In the designer's risk assessment

In the health and safety file

47 / 50

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

Under the cabin

Inside the cabin next to the appliance

Outside the cabin

Inside the cabin in a locked cupboard

48 / 50

What is your least reliable source of information when assessing the level of vibration from a powered hand tool?

Vibration data from the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) master list

Your own judgement based upon observation or experience

Vibration figures taken from the tool manufacturer's handbook

In-use vibration measurement of the tool

49 / 50

What must happen if a prohibition notice is issued by an inspector of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) or Local Authority?

The work in hand can be completed, but no new works started

The work that is subject to the notice must stop

Work can continue, as long as a risk assessment is carried out

The work can continue if extra safety precaution are taken

50 / 50

What should you do if you notice that operatives working above a safety net are dropping off-cuts of material and other debris into the net?

Ensure that the net is cleared of debris weekly

Nothing, as the debris is all collecting in one place

Have the net cleared and inspected, then ensure it is not allowed to happen again

Ensure that the net is cleared of debris daily

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