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

National insurance number

Injuries sustained

Location of the hospital

Telephone number

Date of the accident

2 / 50

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

Get another job that will be less demanding

Find and follow the company procedures to address it

Complain to their manager

Try to work faster to keep the manager happy

3 / 50

What must happen before each shift starts when working in an 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

A competent person must inspect the excavation

4 / 50

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

They get a promotion

They get compensation

They get fired

They get injured

5 / 50

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

Confidentially, in accordance with data protection laws

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

As public information, in accordance freedom of information

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

6 / 50

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

Only if the load slips out of the wheelbarrow

Yes, you are still manually handling the load

Only if the wheelbarrow is pulled instead of pushed

No, because the wheelbarrow is carrying the load

7 / 50

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

Raise their legs to see if any feeling comes back

Keep their legs straight and roll them onto their back

Keep them still until medical help arrives

Roll them onto their side and bend their legs

8 / 50

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

As part of the initial selection of RPE

In the morning before workers become sweaty

At the beginning of each new year

After the RPE has been worn and used

9 / 50

Which of the following is a bad practice?

Mixing all waste in one skip

Switching off plant and equipment when it is not in use

Refuelling carefully to avoid spills

Storing materials safely

10 / 50

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

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

Use water to help clean up excess oil before specialist disposal

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

11 / 50

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

Asbestos

Termites

Rust

Dry rot

12 / 50

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

Do not grip the tool too tightly

Hold the tool more tightly

Hold the tool at arm's length

Use more force on the tool

13 / 50

Mobile plant on site should be refuelled by whom?

Only authorised people

Anyone who is asked to

Only the driver

A supervisor or manager

14 / 50

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

It will break easily

It will get damaged

It will not protect you

It will filter more air

15 / 50

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

Their supervisor

Pedestrians

The machine operator

The site manager

16 / 50

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

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

It will shatter and send fragments flying into the air

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

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

17 / 50

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

The activities that were being carried out at the time

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

18 / 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

19 / 50

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

They should not be discussed with the workforce

They should not be changed without notice

They should not be updated and checked

They should not be clear and easily understandable

20 / 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

The machine has a leak and could be unsafe

It is normal for fluids to vent after the machine stops

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

21 / 50

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

Take them to the site office

Avoiding breeding season

Using manually operated machinery

Only working at night

22 / 50

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

Plug-in breaker

110 volt extension lead

110 volt transformer

Hammer and bolster

23 / 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 is for outdoor use; a fall-arrest lanyard is for indoor use

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

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

24 / 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

Tell the rest of the team about their problems

Arrive and start work at a later time

25 / 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

Switch off the alarm

Get out of the confined space immediately

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

26 / 50

Workers are likely to suffer the highest levels of fatigue due to what?

Appropriately designed shift work schedules and short working hours

Poorly designed shift work schedules and reduce production targets

Appropriately designed shift work schedules and reduced production targets

Poorly designed shift work schedules and long working hours

27 / 50

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

During the induction

By reading the health and safety policy

By asking other workers to show you around

In a letter sent to your home

28 / 50

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

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

Use a hand-held RCD test meter

29 / 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

Plug their ears with cotton wool to stop any more damage

Take time off work, as they are unwell

Nothing, as the damage has already been done

30 / 50

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

Prohibition signs - meaning you must not do something

Warning signs - alerting you to hazards or danger

Mandatory signs - meaning you must do something

Safe condition signs - giving you information

31 / 50

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

Hair loss

Glaucoma

Back injury

Skin burns

32 / 50

Which sign is categorised as a mandatory sign?

10.2

33 / 50

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

Plasterboard waste

Asbestos waste

Recyclable waste

Raw asbestos

Any product containing asbestos

34 / 50

When should you wear safety footwear on site?

Until the site starts to look finished

Only when working inside

Only when working at ground level

All the time

35 / 50

Red band fire extinguishers have which of the following content?

Foam - for use on liquid fires

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

Carbon dioxide - for use on liquid and electrical fires

Powder - for use on liquid and electrical fires

36 / 50

What should a worker do if the helmet they are using is damaged?

Put a sticker over the damaged area

Use it but keep checking it

Replace it immediately

Report it at the end of the day

37 / 50

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

C - D - A - B

D - C - B - A

D - C - A - B

C - D - B - A

38 / 50

Why should you report an accident?

It helps the site find out who caused it

It is a legal requirement

So that everyone can find out what happened

So that your company will be held responsible

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

Constantly the whole time the concrete is being cut

Enough to wet the surface of the concrete before cutting

40 / 50

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

Dermatitis

Sun burn

Abrasions

Legionella

41 / 50

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

Carefully directed site lighting

Noise and vibration from the work

Lorries and heavy plant traffic

Dust and fumes from the site

42 / 50

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

Dizziness and headaches

Aching muscles and painful joints

Throat infections

Lung diseases

43 / 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

44 / 50

What should you be given information about emergency assembly points?

In the risk assessment

In the method statement

At the site induction

In the permit to work

45 / 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

46 / 50

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

Dust or particle filters

Sound filters

Smell or aroma filters

Gas or vapour filters

Moisture filters

47 / 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

Your supervisor or employer

The site security people

The site first aider

48 / 50

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

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

Only supervisors can carry out this type of work

It should be carried out by trained and authorised persons

Any worker wearing an appropriate safety harness can do it

49 / 50

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

To avoid pollution

To support recycling

To prevent theft

To fill landfill

To save money

50 / 50

Who is responsible for reporting any unsafe conditions on site?

The client or principal contractor

The Site Manager

The Contracts Manager

Everyone one the construction site

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