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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

Which of the following is a bad practice?

Mixing all waste in one skip

Storing materials safely

Switching off plant and equipment when it is not in use

Refuelling carefully to avoid spills

2 / 50

Site rules and procedures are the responsibility of whom?

The employer

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Investors

Work colleagues

3 / 50

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

Keep them still until medical help arrives

Keep their legs straight and roll them onto their back

Roll them onto their side and bend their legs

Raise their legs to see if any feeling comes back

4 / 50

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

Smell or aroma filters

Sound filters

Dust or particle filters

Moisture filters

Gas or vapour filters

5 / 50

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

Pedestrians

The site manager

The machine operator

Their supervisor

6 / 50

How would you expect to find out about health and safety rules when you first arrive on site?

By reading the health and safety policy

In a letter sent to your home

During the induction

By asking other workers to show you around

7 / 50

When you walk across the site, what is the best way to avoid an accident with mobile plant?

Ride on the plant

Get the attention of the driver before you get too close

Wear hi-vis clothing

Keep to the designated pedestrian routes

8 / 50

What is the main danger when using a chisel or bolster with a mushroomed head?

It will shatter and send fragments flying into the air

The hammer could slip off the head of the bolsters or chisel

You are more likely to hit your hand with the chise head

The shaft of the chisel will bend, putting a strain on your wrist

9 / 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

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

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

10 / 50

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

A supervisor should watch from the top for the first hour

A competent person must inspect the excavation

A supervisor should stay in the excavation for the first hour

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

11 / 50

Which sign is categorised as a mandatory sign?

10.2

12 / 50

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

A - C - B - D

A - C - D - B

B - C - A - D

B - C - D - A

13 / 50

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

Dermatitis

Abrasions

Legionella

Sun burn

14 / 50

Mobile plant on site should be refuelled by whom?

A supervisor or manager

Only the driver

Anyone who is asked to

Only authorised people

15 / 50

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

Carry on working but do not use electrical tools

Get out of the confined space immediately

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

Switch off the alarm

16 / 50

Breathing in asbestos dust is most likely to cause which of the following?

Throat infections

Dizziness and headaches

Lung diseases

Aching muscles and painful joints

17 / 50

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

C - D - B - A

D - C - A - B

D - C - B - A

C - D - A - B

18 / 50

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

Nothing, as the damage has already been done

Plug their ears with cotton wool to stop any more damage

Take time off work, as they are unwell

Ask their employer or doctor to arrange a hearing test

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

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

20 / 50

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

Direct orders from Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

The actions of their workmates

A safe system of work agreed with the employer

Their gut feeling on safe practices

21 / 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?

A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector

The site first aider

Your supervisor or employer

The site security people

22 / 50

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

110 volt extension lead

Hammer and bolster

Plug-in breaker

110 volt transformer

23 / 50

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

Have the correct training

Identify what the sludge is

Throw something into the sludge to see how deep it is

Make sure that the space has been tested for gas

Put on a disposable dust mask

24 / 50

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

Put them on and work with them as they are

Take an ear pad from another set of ear defenders

Do not work in noisy areas until they are replaced

Leave them off and work without any hearing protection

25 / 50

Who is responsible for reporting any unsafe conditions on site?

Everyone one the construction site

The Site Manager

The Contracts Manager

The client or principal contractor

26 / 50

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

B - D - C - A

A - D - C - B

A - C - D - B

B - C - D - A

27 / 50

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

Plasterboard waste

Recyclable waste

Asbestos waste

Any product containing asbestos

Raw asbestos

28 / 50

Why should you report an accident?

It helps the site find out who caused it

It is a legal requirement

So that your company will be held responsible

So that everyone can find out what happened

29 / 50

What should you be given information about emergency assembly points?

In the method statement

At the site induction

In the risk assessment

In the permit to work

30 / 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?

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

Build it as you think it should be done

Keep quiet as it will mean more work for you

31 / 50

Which two of the following items should be recorded in the ancient book?

National insurance number

Telephone number

Date of the accident

Injuries sustained

Location of the hospital

32 / 50

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

At the beginning of each new year

As part of the initial selection of RPE

In the morning before workers become sweaty

After the RPE has been worn and used

33 / 50

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

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

Remove the guard but wear leather gloves to protect your hands

Adjust the guard to expose the maximum amount of blade

Remove the guard so that you can clearly see the blade

34 / 50

Which of the following activities does not create harmful silica dust?

Sawing timber or plywood

Breaking up concrete floors and screeds

Cutting kerbs, stone, paving slabs, bricks and blocks

Chasing out walls and mortar joints or sweeping up rubble

35 / 50

Which of these statements, with reference to emergency procedures is correct?

They should not be discussed with the workforce

They should not be clear and easily understandable

They should not be changed without notice

They should not be updated and checked

36 / 50

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

Cover the cable with pieces of wood

Run the cable above head height

Run the cable by the shortest route

Cover the cable with yellow tape

37 / 50

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

Do not grip the tool too tightly

Use more force on the tool

Hold the tool at arm's length

Hold the tool more tightly

38 / 50

When should you wear safety footwear on site?

Until the site starts to look finished

All the time

Only when working at ground level

Only when working inside

39 / 50

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

Operate the MEWP at breaktime when no-one is around

Ask a workmate how to operate the MEWP

Tell their supervisor that they have no training

Get the work done as quickly as possible

40 / 50

Waste materials should be segregated into different types. What are the two main reasons for this?

To fill landfill

To avoid pollution

To prevent theft

To save money

To support recycling

41 / 50

An excavator has just stopped work. Liquid is dripping and forming a small pool under the back of the machine. What could this mean?

It is normal for fluids to vent after the machine stops

Someone put too much diesel into the machine before it started work

The machine is hot so the diesel has expanded and overflowed

The machine has a leak and could be unsafe

42 / 50

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

Use a hand-held RCD test meter

Press the test button on the RCD

Switch the tool on and off

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

43 / 50

What would be a good way of reducing fatigue in the workforce?

Regular start and finish times

Rotating shift patterns

Random start and finish times

Early start times and a late finish

44 / 50

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

Talk and listen about mental health openly, and without judgement

Avoid talking about it and the problem will resolve itself

Make sure no one with a mental health issue gets hired

Tell workmates that you are an expert in mental health issues

45 / 50

What does a permit to work authorise?

Tasks to be carried out safely under strictly controlled conditions

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

Untrained people to operate certain tools without supervision

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

46 / 50

What should a harness' s lanyard be attached to when working in a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP)?

The control box

A point on the structure or building you are working on

A designated anchor point within the platform or basket

The MEWP handrail

47 / 50

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

Enough to wet the surface of the concrete before cutting

Constantly the whole time the concrete is being cut

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

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

48 / 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?

The load will be more difficult to control

It will be more difficult to keep your back straight

You can safely handle more weight than usual

You will put extra stress on your arms and your back

49 / 50

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

Resin, solvent and paint vapours

Diesel fumes

Silica dust

Wood and MDF dust

50 / 50

Under which one of the following circumstances is it safe for a worker to remove a protective cover from a deep service hole on site?

The worker is wearing a safety helmet and waits until everyone else has left the site

The worker has placed a safety cone by the hole people will avoid the area

The worker is authorised to do so and is protected from falling whilst the cover is not in place

The worker is wearing hi-vis and has told a few people on site that the cover will be removed

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