CSCS Operatives Mock Test 03

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HS&E TEST

CSCS Operatives Test 3

1 / 50

What should you do if you see a dumper being driven too fast?

Keep out of its way and report it

Nothing, as dumpers are allowed to speed

Report it to the police

Try to catch the dumper and speak to the driver

2 / 50

How would you expect to find out the location of the emergency assembly point?

By reading your employer's health and safety policy

During the site induction

During a visit by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Your colleagues will tell you

3 / 50

If you are working on a flat roof, what is the best way to stop yourself from falling over the edge?

Ask someone to watch you and shout when you get too close to the edge

Protect the edge with a guard-rail and a toe-board

Put a large warning sign at the edge of the roof

Use red and white tape to mark the edge

4 / 50

Which image shows the worker correctly following these site safety signs?

5 / 50

Who should provide you with any personal protective equipment (PPE) you need, including the means to maintain it?

No one has a duty to provide it

You must buy your own

Anyone on site with a budget

Your employer

6 / 50

What must be checked before working in a corridor that is a fire escape route?

If the doors into the corridor are locked

That fire escape signs are removed before the work starts

If the tools being used are spark-proof

That any tools and equipment do not block the route

7 / 50

Who should be involved in planning the safe system of work for your manual handling?

Your supervisor or employer

You and your supervisor or employer

You and your colleagues

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

8 / 50

What can wearing respiratory protective equipment (RPE) prevent workers from?

Breathing in dusts and fumes

Breaking bones

Vertigo when working at height

Noise pollution

9 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Eye protection must be worn

Eye protection cleaning station

Goggles must be clean

Warning - bright light or lasers

10 / 50

If a worker is feeling stressed, when is the best time for them to address the issue?

Only after the stress level gets so bad it causes an accident

As soon as they realise they have symptoms of stress

When they have finished work and they are away from the workplace

In about six months, if the issue is still causing them stress

11 / 50

Which of the following is most likely to cause air pollution?

Excessive noise

Fuel spillage

Surface run-off

Using diesel engines

12 / 50

When must an entry be made in the accident book?

When a worker has been off sick for three days

When a compensation claim is completed

When an accident causes injury to any worker

Only if the accident involved broken bones

13 / 50

Fatigue could affect work rates of a worker. What does this mean?

They will work at the same rate but will need monitoring

They will be able to work faster as they will have lots of energy

They will work more slowly, as they will feel tired

They will work consistently as there are no issues

14 / 50

Where risk of overturning is significant, what should vehicles be fitted with?

Extra strength brakes

Roll-over protective structures (ROPS)

Heavy duty graded tyres

A winch and pulley system

15 / 50

If you need to wear disposable foam earplugs, how should you insert them so they protect your hearing from damage?

Do not roll or fold them, and insert them half way into your ear canal

Roll them up and insert them, while pulling the top of your ear up to open up the ear canal

Fold them in half, pull on your earlobe and wedge them half way into your ear

Soak them in water, squeeze them out and then insert them into your ear canal

16 / 50

What should you do if you are required to use access equipment that you have not been trained to use?

Do the job if it won't take long

Get a ladder instead

Stop work and speak to your supervisor

Ask someone else to do it

17 / 50

A first aider is required to have which one of the following?

They must be a qualified nurse

They should have a current, up-to-date first aid at work certificate

They must have a full and clean police check

They are expected to have doctor-level-certification

18 / 50

Which two factors determine the appropriate type of respiratory protective equipment (RPE) to be used for a job?

The amount of hazardous substances in the air

Whether the RPE is made of rubber or plastic

Whether the worker wants to wear RPE or not

The type of hazardous substance

The amount of time since a hazardous spill

19 / 50

Blue band fire extinguishers have which of the following content?

Water - for use on wood, paper, textile and solid material fires

Foam - for use on liquid fires

Carbon dioxide - for use on liquid and electrical fires

Powder - for use on liquid and electrical fires

20 / 50

Where are you most likely to come across asbestos?

In any industrial building built after the year 2000

In a house built between 1950 and 2005

Asbestos has now been removed from all houses and buildings

In any building built or refurbished before the year 2000

21 / 50

Which of the following is bad practice when organising site transport?

One-way systems for vehicles

Pedestrians and mobile plant using the same routes

Limiting the speed of vehicles on site

Barriers to keep pedestrians away from mobile plant and vehicles

22 / 50

If you find an injured person and you are on your own, what should you do first?

Move the injured person to a safe place, and then find your supervisor

Ask the injured person what happened, and then find your supervisor

Assess the situation -do not put yourself in danger

Inform your supervisor that someone has been injured

23 / 50

What are two recommended ways to protect your hearing?

Earplugs in your ears

Ear defenders over your ears

Rolled tissue paper in your ears

Soft cloth pads over your ears

Cotton wool pads over your ears

24 / 50

Which of these signs should be used to identify an emergency escape route?

25 / 50

When might people suffering with mental health issues need help at work?

They will regularly need help to avoid them having a panic attack

When their site supervisor or manager says so

Up to once a week to take some of the strain off them

As and when a situation arises in which help is needed

26 / 50

What must all workers do under the regulations for manual handling?

Wear back-support belts when lifting things at work

Follow their employer' s safe systems of work

Make a list of all the heavy things they have to carry

Lift any size of load once the risk assessment has been done

27 / 50

If a worker fails to report a near miss, what could happen?

The employee could get a large fine

The site manager will be sacked immediately

The company could go out of business through neglect

The near miss could be a serious accident next time

28 / 50

If you need to move a load that is heavier on one side than the other, how should you pick it up?

With the heavy side on your strong arm

With the heavy side on your weak arm

With the heavy side away from you

With the heavy side towards you

29 / 50

The seal of your respiratory protective equipment (RPE) can be broken by which two things?

Earrings

Facial hair

A hearing aid

Make-up

Facial scarring

30 / 50

What should be done if there is an oil or diesel spill on site?

Call the Environment agency immediately so they can arrange to have it cleaned up

Use a spill kit to clean it up before the end of the day

Stop work, contain the spill, notify the supervisor and then clean up the spill

Ignore it. Oil or diesel spills do not have serious, long-term effects

31 / 50

Preserving old buildings is important for contributing to an area's what?

House prices

Infrastructure

Historical record

Cost of living

32 / 50

How do residual current devices (RCDs) work?

By showing a flashing light

By storing electric charge

By cutting power quickly if there is a fault

Giving an audible warning

33 / 50

Personal protective equipment (PPE) should be worn at work for what reason?

To protect the company against potential lawsuits

It prevents any exposure to hazardous chemicals

To protect workers from physical injury or ill health

It prevents workers from getting their uniforms dirty

34 / 50

Do simple hand tools like trowels, screwdrivers, saws and hammers need to be inspected?

Yes, the tools should be checked each time they are used

Only if someone else has borrowed the tools

No, it is not necessary to check such tools

Only if the tools have not been used for a few weeks

35 / 50

Why do building sites use a 110 volt electricity supply instead of a 230 volt supply?

It is cheaper

It is less likely to kill you

It is safer for the environment

It moves faster along the cables

36 / 50

What other illness can be easily confused with the early signs of Weil's disease (leptospirosis)?

Influenza (flu)

Diabetes

Dermatitis

Hay fever

37 / 50

When should an oil spill be cleaned up?

Immediately - it could cause someone to slip

At the end of the shift

When it has dried

Never it will be absorbed into the ground

38 / 50

What two things should you do to reduce trips and injuries caused by untidy leads and extension cables?

Run cables and leads above head height and over the top of doorways and walkways

Keep trailing cables and leads close to the wall

Make sure your cables have not been used before

Tie any excess cables and leads up into the smallest coil possible

Only use thinner 230 volt extension cables

39 / 50

Where are you likely to be exposed to the highest quantities of dust when drilling, cutting, sanding or grinding?

Inside a large space

Outside on a windy day

Inside a small room

Outside on a still day

40 / 50

Which of the following two factors should be considered first when conducting a risk assessment?

Potential negative publicity associated with incidents

The likelihood of the hazard occuring

The seriousness of harm that could occur

The financial impact of the assessment

Name and address of the workers

41 / 50

Where should accidents that cause any injury be recorded?

In the main contractor's diary

In the site engineer's day book

In the accident report book

In the building inspector's diary

42 / 50

Which statement about mental health is true?

It always has an obvious cause

It is always caused by stress

It is never caused by stress

It can have no obvious cause

43 / 50

If you think you have found some asbestos, what is the first thing you should do?

Put it in a bin and carry on with your work

Take a sample to your supervisor

Stop work and warn others

Find the first aider

44 / 50

You think a load is about to fall from a moving forklift truck. What should you do?

Run and tell your supervisor

Keep clear but try to warn the driver and others in the area

Sound the nearest fire alarm bell

Run alongside the machine and try to hold on to the load

45 / 50

Which of the following statements about wearing a safety helmet in hot weather is true?

You can modify it to keep your head cool

You can wear it back-to-front if it is more comfortable that way

You must take it off during the hottest part of the day

You must wear it at all times and in the right way

46 / 50

What is the main hazard when working in an excavation?

Crushing, if the sides are not supported

Cuts and abrasions from the trench sides

Trips and falls due to the space restriction

Breathing-in hazardous dust from the earth

47 / 50

Which of the following tasks could place a worker at the greatest risk of lead poisoning, if control measures were not put in place?

Sanding down some old paintwork

Cutting timber in a roof construction

Plastering a ceiling in a new build home

Building a wall out of old stone

48 / 50

Which of the following is the main cause of hand-arm vibration?

Avoiding using equipment that vibrates

Using low-vibration equipment for short periods of time

Taking part in training using vibrating equipment

Regular use of hand held tools and equipment that vibrate

49 / 50

Which one of the following statements about respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is true?

Employers must supply it free of charge when it is needed

Employers must supply it at cost when it is needed

Workers should share the cost with the employer

Workers should provide their own

50 / 50

If your doctor says that you contracted Weil' s disease (leptospirosis) on site, why do you need to tell your employer?

Your employer has to warn your colleagues not to go near you

It must be reported to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

The site on which you contracted it will have to be closed down

Your employer will need to call pest control to remove rats on site

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