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If you’re planning to work on a construction site in the UK, getting your CSCS Green Labourer Card is essential. And to get the card, you must pass the Health, Safety & Environment (HS&E) Test. The best way to get ready? Start with our CSCS Green Card Mock Tests — free, convenient, and created to reflect the real exam experience.

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HS&E TEST

CSCS Operatives Test 1

1 / 50

What should you do if you need to wear ear defenders but an ear pad is missing from one of the shells?

Take an ear pad from another set of ear defenders

Leave them off and work without any hearing protection

Do not work in noisy areas until they are replaced

Put them on and work with them as they are

2 / 50

If a person is struck by a falling object, what could be the negative consequence?

They get injured

They get compensation

They get fired

They get a promotion

3 / 50

If you have to work outdoors in a bad weather, why should your employer supply you with waterproof clothing?

To keep you warm and dry, so you take fewer breaks

To protect you from weather, which will reduce trips and falls

To keep you warm and dry, so you are less likely to catch Weil's disease (Leptospirosis)

To protect you from weather, as you are less likely to get muscle strains if you are warm and dry

4 / 50

Which two of the following are basic filter types used in respiratory protective equipment (RPE)?

Moisture filters

Gas or vapour filters

Smell or aroma filters

Sound filters

Dust or particle filters

5 / 50

Cement-based roofing sheets are a common material which can often contain what hazardous substance?

Termites

Dry rot

Asbestos

Rust

6 / 50

When workers use respiratory protective equipment (RPE) they should have a 'face fit' test. Why is this?

The ensure the selected mask is the correct colour

To ensure the mask fits and functions correctly

To ensure the mask looks right

To make sure that the mask fits the budget

7 / 50

What information should be gathered after a near miss incident occurs?

The names of the next of kin for the people involved

Where those involved lived at the time of the incident

The cost of the project at the time of the incident

The activities that were being carried out at the time

8 / 50

Who is responsible for reporting any unsafe conditions on site?

Everyone one the construction site

The client or principal contractor

The Contracts Manager

The Site Manager

9 / 50

Mobile plant on site should be refuelled by whom?

Only the driver

Anyone who is asked to

Only authorised people

A supervisor or manager

10 / 50

Which three of the following should be labelled with this sign?

Recyclable waste

Raw asbestos

Plasterboard waste

Asbestos waste

Any product containing asbestos

11 / 50

When signallers are used, who should they be in contact with at all times?

Pedestrians

The machine operator

The site manager

Their supervisor

12 / 50

When moving plant or machinery around site, what should the operator look out for?

Driving with the lights on during the day

Driving with the hand-brake on

Only driving with limited fuel

Speed signs and speed humps

13 / 50

A worker is suffering stress caused by their line manager. What should they do?

Find and follow the company procedures to address it

Get another job that will be less demanding

Complain to their manager

Try to work faster to keep the manager happy

14 / 50

You are using a wheelbarrow to move a heavy load. Is this manual handling?

Only if the load slips out of the wheelbarrow

Only if the wheelbarrow is pulled instead of pushed

No, because the wheelbarrow is carrying the load

Yes, you are still manually handling the load

15 / 50

When is the best time to conduct face fit testing for respiratory protective equipment (RPE)?

After the RPE has been worn and used

As part of the initial selection of RPE

In the morning before workers become sweaty

At the beginning of each new year

16 / 50

Which signal is being shown in this image?

Move backwards

Danger, emergency stop

Turn right or left

Move forwards

17 / 50

What does a permit to work authorise?

Untrained people to operate certain tools without supervision

Tasks to be carried out safely under strictly controlled conditions

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors to visit the site without warning

The emergency services to come on to the site after an accident

18 / 50

What should an employee do if they think noise at work may have damaged their hearing?

Take time off work, as they are unwell

Nothing, as the damage has already been done

Ask their employer or doctor to arrange a hearing test

Plug their ears with cotton wool to stop any more damage

19 / 50

If your respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is a bad fit, which one of the following is most likely to happen?

It will filter more air

It will get damaged

It will not protect you

It will break easily

20 / 50

How should absence records containing specific medical information relating to an employee be treated?

Confidentially, in accordance with data protection laws

As public information, in accordance freedom of information

The records can be shared with the workforce as long as they do not say anything

Provided to the rest of the workforce to prevent others taking time off

21 / 50

Someone has fallen from height and has no feeling in their legs. What should you do?

Keep their legs straight and roll them onto their back

Roll them onto their side and bend their legs

Keep them still until medical help arrives

Raise their legs to see if any feeling comes back

22 / 50

What is the best way to protect an extension cable and also reduce trip hazards?

Run the cable by the shortest route

Cover the cable with yellow tape

Run the cable above head height

Cover the cable with pieces of wood

23 / 50

What three things should you do before entering a confined space that has sludge at the bottom?

Make sure that the space has been tested for gas

Identify what the sludge is

Throw something into the sludge to see how deep it is

Put on a disposable dust mask

Have the correct training

24 / 50

Which of the following is the main cause of skin cancer?

Working indoors

Exposure to ultraviolet sun rays

Working in rainy conditions

Skin being irritated by overalls

25 / 50

So that workers can work at height safely, who is responsible for making sure they receive information and instruction?

The appointed first aider

The workers themselves

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

The employer

26 / 50

Which sign is categorised as a mandatory sign?

10.2

27 / 50

Site rules and procedures are the responsibility of whom?

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Work colleagues

Investors

The employer

28 / 50

If you notice that a design detail can't be built in the way it has been drawn in the plans, what two things should you do?

Build it as you think it should be done

Keep quiet as it will mean more work for you

Only make the changes when they are approved in writing

Leave that detail out altogether

Raise the issue with your supervisor before you start the work

29 / 50

When referring to protection, what is a high UV rate cream designed to protect you from?

Abrasions

Legionella

Sun burn

Dermatitis

30 / 50

If you need to reach above your head to place a load or lower a load to the floor, which of these is not true?

You can safely handle more weight than usual

The load will be more difficult to control

You will put extra stress on your arms and your back

It will be more difficult to keep your back straight

31 / 50

How should water be used to reduce the level of dust when cutting concrete using a cut-off saw?

Enough to make the first cut, then no more will be required

Constantly the whole time the concrete is being cut

Enough to wet the surface of the concrete before cutting

Constantly until you are half way through the concrete cut, then stop

32 / 50

What should workers follow whilst at work to meet their health and safety duties?

The actions of their workmates

Direct orders from Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

A safe system of work agreed with the employer

Their gut feeling on safe practices

33 / 50

Who should explain the health risks and safe method of work you need to follow (the COSHH assessment) before you start work with a hazardous substance?

The site security people

The site first aider

Your supervisor or employer

A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector

34 / 50

What must happen before each shift starts when working in an excavation?

A competent person must inspect the excavation

A supervisor should watch from the top for the first hour

Someone must go in and sniff the air to see if it is safe

A supervisor should stay in the excavation for the first hour

35 / 50

With reference to the erection and dismantling of scaffolding, which of the following statements is correct?

Any worker wearing an appropriate safety harness can do it

Only supervisors can carry out this type of work

It should be carried out by trained and authorised persons

It should be carried out by trained people, but they do not need to be authorised

36 / 50

Which item of equipment would not require portable appliance testing (PAT)?

Plug-in breaker

110 volt transformer

Hammer and bolster

110 volt extension lead

37 / 50

A worker has been asked to operate a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP), but has no training. What should they do?

Get the work done as quickly as possible

Tell their supervisor that they have no training

Ask a workmate how to operate the MEWP

Operate the MEWP at breaktime when no-one is around

38 / 50

Which method is used to check if a residual current device (RCD) connected to a power tool is working?

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

Switch the tool on and off

Press the test button on the RCD

Use a hand-held RCD test meter

39 / 50

Which of the following is the correct order of signs with their categories?

A - C - D - B

A - D - C - B

B - C - D - A

B - D - C - A

40 / 50

Which of the following does not cause a nuisance to neighbours of a building site?

Lorries and heavy plant traffic

Dust and fumes from the site

Carefully directed site lighting

Noise and vibration from the work

41 / 50

Who should erect, dismantle or alter a tube and fitting scaffold?

Anyone who is a project manager

A trained, competent and authorised person

Anyone who thinks they can do it

Someone who has the right tools

42 / 50

Why should you report an accident?

So that everyone can find out what happened

It is a legal requirement

It helps the site find out who caused it

So that your company will be held responsible

43 / 50

What is one of the best ways to overcome negative workplace attitudes about mental health issues?

Make sure no one with a mental health issue gets hired

Avoid talking about it and the problem will resolve itself

Tell workmates that you are an expert in mental health issues

Talk and listen about mental health openly, and without judgement

44 / 50

If a worker is feeling symptoms or showing signs of stress at work, what should they do?

Eat or drink more during the day

Speak to someone they trust, like a friend or someone independent

Arrive and start work at a later time

Tell the rest of the team about their problems

45 / 50

What is best practice when using a power tool with a rotating blade?

Remove the guard but wear leather gloves to protect your hands

Adjust the guard to expose the maximum amount of blade

Adjust the guard to expose just enough blade to let you do the job

Remove the guard so that you can clearly see the blade

46 / 50

Identify the difference between a fall-arrest lanyard and a work-restraint lanyard.

A work-restraint lanyard prevents falls; a fall-arrest lanyard minimises the consequences of a fall

A work-restraint lanyard halts work entirely; a fall-arrest lanyard ensures falls do not occur

A work-restraint lanyard is for outdoor use; a fall-arrest lanyard is for indoor use

A work-restraint lanyard is designed for confined spaces; a fall-arrest lanyard is designed for MEWPS

47 / 50

After asbestos, which of the following causes the most ill health to construction workers?

Diesel fumes

Wood and MDF dust

Silica dust

Resin, solvent and paint vapours

48 / 50

When absorption granules from a spill kit have been used on oil, what action should be taken?

Use water to help clean up excess oil before specialist disposal

Clear them up straight away and put them into a general waste skip

Leave them on the oil for a few days before clearing into the general waste

Clear them up and place them in a sealed waste bag ready for specialist disposal

49 / 50

How can you help reduce the risk of hand-arm vibration when using a vibrating tool?

Hold the tool more tightly

Hold the tool at arm's length

Use more force on the tool

Do not grip the tool too tightly

50 / 50

What should you do if you are in a confined space when the gas alarm sounds?

Carry on working but take plenty of breaks in the fresh air

Get out of the confined space immediately

Switch off the alarm

Carry on working but do not use electrical tools

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Pass the Level 1 Health and Safety in a Construction Environment course
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