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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

Refuelling carefully to avoid spills

Switching off plant and equipment when it is not in use

Storing materials safely

2 / 50

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

They get fired

They get injured

They get compensation

They get a promotion

3 / 50

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

After the RPE has been worn and used

At the beginning of each new year

In the morning before workers become sweaty

As part of the initial selection of RPE

4 / 50

What are round red and white signs with a diagonal line?

Mandatory signs - meaning you must do something

Safe condition signs - giving you information

Prohibition signs - meaning you must not do something

Warning signs - alerting you to hazards or danger

5 / 50

Who is responsible for reporting any unsafe conditions on site?

The Site Manager

The client or principal contractor

Everyone one the construction site

The Contracts Manager

6 / 50

What does a permit to work authorise?

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

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

Tasks to be carried out safely under strictly controlled conditions

Untrained people to operate certain tools without supervision

7 / 50

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

Dust or particle filters

Sound filters

Gas or vapour filters

Moisture filters

Smell or aroma filters

8 / 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

9 / 50

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

No, because the wheelbarrow is carrying the load

Only if the wheelbarrow is pulled instead of pushed

Yes, you are still manually handling the load

Only if the load slips out of the wheelbarrow

10 / 50

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

Breaking up concrete floors and screeds

Chasing out walls and mortar joints or sweeping up rubble

Cutting kerbs, stone, paving slabs, bricks and blocks

Sawing timber or plywood

11 / 50

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

D - C - A - B

D - C - B - A

C - D - A - B

C - D - B - A

12 / 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

The MEWP handrail

A designated anchor point within the platform or basket

13 / 50

A corrosive substance, such as wet cement, in direct contact with the skin will result in what?

Skin burns

Glaucoma

Back injury

Hair loss

14 / 50

In addition to heat, what are the other two factors that must be present to start a fire?

Argon

Carbon dioxide

Nitrogen

Fuel

Oxygen

15 / 50

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

Put on a disposable dust mask

Make sure that the space has been tested for gas

Have the correct training

Throw something into the sludge to see how deep it is

Identify what the sludge is

16 / 50

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

Recyclable waste

Any product containing asbestos

Plasterboard waste

Raw asbestos

Asbestos waste

17 / 50

A forklift truck is blocking the route you need to take on site. It is lifting materials onto a scaffold. What should you do?

Only walk under the raised load if you are wearing safety helmet

Start to run so that you are not under the load for very long

Wait or take another route, but never walk under a raised load

Catch the driver's attention and then walk under the raised load

18 / 50

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

It should be carried out by trained and authorised persons

Only supervisors can carry out this type of work

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

Any worker wearing an appropriate safety harness can do it

19 / 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?

The machine is hot so the diesel has expanded and overflowed

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

It is normal for fluids to vent after the machine stops

The machine has a leak and could be unsafe

20 / 50

Which sign is categorised as a mandatory sign?

21 / 50

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

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

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

It will shatter and send fragments flying into the air

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

22 / 50

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

A - D - C - B

A - C - D - B

B - C - D - A

B - D - C - A

23 / 50

A material that may hide fragile surfaces has been applied to a roof. What action should be taken?

The fragile areas should be painted green

Nothing workers should know to be careful

Nothing the material applied should be fine

The fragile areas should be clearly marked and protected

24 / 50

What should you be given information about emergency assembly points?

In the permit to work

In the risk assessment

In the method statement

At the site induction

25 / 50

Red band fire extinguishers have which of the following content?

Powder - for use on liquid and electrical fires

Carbon dioxide - for use on liquid and electrical fires

Foam - for use on liquid fires

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

26 / 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

By asking other workers to show you around

In a letter sent to your home

During the induction

27 / 50

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

Dermatitis

Legionella

Sun burn

Abrasions

28 / 50

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

Someone who has the right tools

Anyone who thinks they can do it

Anyone who is a project manager

A trained, competent and authorised person

29 / 50

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

Carefully directed site lighting

Dust and fumes from the site

Noise and vibration from the work

Lorries and heavy plant traffic

30 / 50

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

To prevent theft

To avoid pollution

To support recycling

To save money

To fill landfill

31 / 50

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

Ask their employer or doctor to arrange a hearing test

Take time off work, as they are unwell

Plug their ears with cotton wool to stop any more damage

Nothing, as the damage has already been done

32 / 50

Site rules and procedures are the responsibility of whom?

Work colleagues

Investors

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

The employer

33 / 50

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

Regular start and finish times

Random start and finish times

Rotating shift patterns

Early start times and a late finish

34 / 50

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

Get out of the confined space immediately

Carry on working but do not use electrical tools

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

Switch off the alarm

35 / 50

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

Driving with the lights on during the day

Speed signs and speed humps

Driving with the hand-brake on

Only driving with limited fuel

36 / 50

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

Tell the rest of the team about their problems

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

37 / 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?

Leave that detail out altogether

Only make the changes when they are approved in writing

Build it as you think it should be done

Keep quiet as it will mean more work for you

Raise the issue with your supervisor before you start the work

38 / 50

Mobile plant on site should be refuelled by whom?

A supervisor or manager

Only authorised people

Only the driver

Anyone who is asked to

39 / 50

Which of the following is an effective way to avoid causing harm to protected species?

Only working at night

Using manually operated machinery

Avoiding breeding season

Take them to the site office

40 / 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

Do not work in noisy areas until they are replaced

Take an ear pad from another set of ear defenders

Leave them off and work without any hearing protection

41 / 50

When should you wear safety footwear on site?

All the time

Only when working inside

Only when working at ground level

Until the site starts to look finished

42 / 50

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

Skin being irritated by overalls

Working indoors

Exposure to ultraviolet sun rays

Working in rainy conditions

43 / 50

Why should you report an accident?

It helps the site find out who caused it

So that your company will be held responsible

It is a legal requirement

So that everyone can find out what happened

44 / 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 employer

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

45 / 50

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

To ensure the mask looks right

To make sure that the mask fits the budget

The ensure the selected mask is the correct colour

To ensure the mask fits and functions correctly

46 / 50

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

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

The names of the next of kin for the people involved

47 / 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

48 / 50

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

Constantly the whole time the concrete is being cut

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

Enough to wet the surface of the concrete before cutting

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

49 / 50

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

Get the attention of the driver before you get too close

Ride on the plant

Keep to the designated pedestrian routes

Wear hi-vis clothing

50 / 50

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

The machine operator

The site manager

Pedestrians

Their supervisor

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