CSCS Supervisor Practice Test 4

How can a worker check if a substance is hazardous to health?

A work task results in cables from power tools running across a walkway. What action should be taken?

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

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

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

When should emergency procedures be put in place?

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

Following a scaffold inspection under the Work at Height Regulations, how soon must a report be given to the person on whose behalf the inspection was made?

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?

Your new job involves some manual handling but an old injury means that you have a weak back. What should you do?

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?

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?

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

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?

What is the maximum vertical height that a fixed ladder can be climbed, before an intermediate landing place is required?

How would a well-organised site keep pedestrians away from traffic routes?

When can a mobile plant operator let people ride in, or on, the machine?

What is an 'inertia reel' ?

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

What does a COSHH assessment tell you?

Before allowing a lifting operation to be carried out, where should you ensure that the sequence of operations is recorded to enable a safe lift?

What should you do if your permit to work in a confined space will run out before you finish the task you are carrying out?

Where should an emergency escape route take you to?

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

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

When does an employer have to prepare a written health and safety policy?

Which of the following two options are likely to cause the most dust exposure?

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

Ideally, where should a safety net be rigged?

What must edge protection be designed to do?

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

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

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

On a scaffold, what must be the largest unprotected gap between any guard-rail, toe-board, barrier or other similar means of protection?

Which sign means that a substance is corrosive?

You are injured in an accident at work. When should you report it?

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

After watching you work, a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector issues an improvement notice. What does this mean?

What is the main reason for ensuring safe manual handling techniques in the workplace?

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

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

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

If a scaffold is not complete, which of the following actions should be taken by the supervisor?

What condition could be prevented if the correct gloves are worn while handling a hazardous substance?

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

Someone collapses with stomach pain and there is no first aider on site. What should you do first?

Evacuation routes should be:

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?

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

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