Congratulations - you have completed CSCS Mock Test 2019. You scored 34 points out of 46 points total. Your obtained grade is Your answers are shown below: 4. Who is responsible for managing health and safety on site? a Building inspector a Contracts manager Health and safety executive 5 Site manager 2. Aworker is using a wheelbarrow to move a heavy load. Is this manual handling? o barrow is carrying the load . Only if the load slips off the wheelbarrow . Yes, they are still manually handling the load “ . Only if the wheelbarrow is pulled instead of pushed 3. An excavator on site has overturned but no-one was injured. What MUST happen next? . Clear up as quickly as possible and resume. work . Investigate the incident “ . Make a report to the Health and Safety ecutive (HSE) . Report the incident in the accident book * 4, What isthe FIRST thing you should do if ou discover a fire? . Put any equipment away . Finish what you are doing, if it is safe to do so . ‘Try to put out the fire . Raise the alarm “ 5.Work in a confined space usually needs a risk assessment, a method statement and what other safety document? . Apermit to enter“ . ‘An up-to-date staff handbook . Awritten contract for the work . Acompany health and safety policy 6 If there is a fatal accident or reportable dangerous occurrence on site, when MUST the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) be informed? Immediately * Within five days Within seven days Within 10 days 7.You are visiting a project that involves removing paint from old iron work. Which of the following would enable the contractor to assess the foreseeable health risk of the work during the tender period? . Laboratory test results of a sample of paint that gives its lead content “ . The prevailing wind conditions . Fit testing of respiratory protective equipment (RPE) . Tests to determine the average paint thickness 8. What can cause occupational dermatitis? . Using tools that vibrate . Contact with another person who has dermatitis . Contact with some strong chemicals or substances 7 . Working in the sun without sun cream 9. A worker notices that contaminated water is entering a surface water drain. What is the FIRST thing they should do? Notify the Environment Agency Contain the pollution * Clean up the pollution Stop the pollution 10. What does a fire need to burn, in addition to heat and fuel? Oxygen ¥ Carbon dioxide ‘Argon Nitrogen 41. Why should white spirit or other solvents NOT be used to clean hands? They could strip the protective olls from the skin ” They will remove several layers of skin They could block the pores of the skin ‘They could carry harmful bacteria that attack the skin * 12. Ifa heavy load has been delivered to site, what is the FIRST thing that should be considered? a How far the load would have to be carried manually . How the risk of manual handling could be reduced a How many people are needed to lift the load . How the need to manually lift the load could be avoided ¥ 13. When using a leaning ladder what should the slope or angle of the ladder be? = 60° ee = 14. What is the MAXIMUM recommended gap between the scaffold and the structure? 225mm ¥ 350mm, 470mm * 600mm, 15. What is the MAXIMUM permitted gap between the guard-rails on a working platform? 350 mm % 470 mm 490 mm 510 mm, 16. Flammable materials have been left lying around site. What is this? Anear miss A hazard ¥ An incident A dangerous occurrence 17. A whole site has been issued with a prohibition notice. What does this mean during the period that the notice applies? a You must be on site A before work starts 4 ‘The site manager must check with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) before starting work . No-one must use any survey equipment, tools or machinery . All work must stop on site until the safety problem is rectified v 18. If adoctor gives an employee some medication, what should the employee ask the doctor? . Will it make them drowsy or unsafe to work or operate machinery?“ . Will it make them work more slowly and earn less money? . Will they fail a drugs test? . Will it cause them to oversleep and be late for work? 19. Which of the following can provide a good first impression of how well asite is being run? . How tidy and organised it is” . What the principal contractor says in the monthly site meeting . What the last RIDDOR report says . The number of signs displayed at the site entrance 20. How should you be informed about emergency assembly points? . By reading a risk assessment . By reading a method statement . By attending the site induction ¥ . By checking the permit to work 21, How can you tell if product is hazardous? . By warning symbols on the container or packaging ” . By the shape of the container . twill always be in a black container . It will always be in a cardboard box 22. What is the MOST important reason for keeping a working area on a construction site clean and tidy? . To help prevent slips, A trips and falls ¥ . To save time cleaning up at the end of the week . So that waste skips can be emptied more often . To recycle waste and help the environment 23, When leaving a site you have been visiting you notice that a contractor is working in an unsafe manner. What should you do? It is not your responsibility so leave site Return and speak to the site manager ¥ Contact the principal designer Contact the contractor's head office 24, If someone is injured at work, who should record it in the accident book? The site manager The Injured person or someone acting for them The first aider identified on site ‘Someone from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) 25. Which animal is the MOST likely carrier of Weil’s disease (leptospirosis) on construction sites? Rabbits Rats Squirrels Cats 26. What should you do if you find that the toilets on the site you are vi Ignore the problem, it is normal Tell the site manager who can sort it out Ask someone to find some cleaning materials and attend to it See if you can use the public toilets nearby 27.What danger is created by excessive oxygen in a confined space? . An increase in the breathing rate of workers . Combustible materials are more likely to catch fire ¥ . A decreased working time in: area . A false sense of security le the work 28. Whats the purpose of an on-site risk assessment? . To save time completing documentation To review hazards and risks to ensure that any planned safety system is still applicable a To ensure that the work can be carried out in a reasonable timeframe . To protect the company from prosecution 29. What are the legal MINIMUM facilities that should be provided on site for washing your hands? . There is no need to provide washing facilities . Running hot water and electric hand-dryers * . ‘A.cold water standpipe and paper towels, . Hot and cold water (or warm water), soap, and a way to dry hands 7 30. In what situation is a worker MOST likely to catch Weil's disease (leptospirosis)? . If they work near wet ground, waterways or sewers ¥ . If they work near air-conditioning units . If they work fixing showers or baths . If they drink water from a standpipe 31. Who should undertake a planned task that involves significant risk? Acompetent person ¥ Aworker A supervisor Ahealth and safety professional 32. What action could employees take if they feel a construction company has discriminated against them at work? . ‘Take the employer to a tribunal ~ . Action can only been taken if the employee has a recognised disability . Nothing, if a contract of employment has been signe . Report the company to the Health and ‘Safety Executive (HSE) * 33, What happens to the nozzle of a carbon dioxide (CO2) ire extinguisher when tis used? It gets very cold ¥ It gets very hot It gets very warm It gets very heavy 34. Where MUST an emergency route or routes ensure safe access to? The ground The open air Aplace of safety The first-aid room 35. What colour are emergency and safe condition signs, such as fire exit and first aid points? Blue and white Red and white Green and white ¥ Red and yellow 36. A member of the public has been injured by work activities and taken to hospital for treatment. What should happen next? . The accident should be reported by the responsible person to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) ¥ . The responsible person should send the member of the public some flowers and ask them to keep quiet . ‘The member of the public should be reminded by the responsible person to take greater care and attention near a site . The accident should only be reported to the site health and safety manager by the responsible person * 37. What MUST all workers do under the regulations for manual handling? . Only exceed the weights identified in the risk ‘assessment if they know they are capable of lifting them . Make a list of all the heavy things they have tocarry . Lift any size of load they feel comfortable with . Follow the requirements of their employer's safe systems of work 38. When using portable or pole ladders for access, what is the MAXIMUM vertical distance between landings? 2m* 5m omy 30m 39. What is the MINIMUM height of the main guard-rail on a working platform? 750 mm * 850 mm. 950 mm ¥ 1,050 mm 40. What should you do if you are in a confined space when the gas alarm sounds? . Switch off the alarm . 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 41. While on site you see a contractor working in a way that presents an imminent danger to yourself and others around you. What should you do immediately? a Move to another area of the site and continue with your work a Before you leave site ensure that you inform the project manager a ‘Speak directly to the contractor and tell them to stop work ¥ a Ensure that you inform the client and the principal designer 42. What type of fire extinguisher should NOT be provided where petrol or diesel is being stored? Foam Water ¥ Dry powder Carbon dioxide 43. How far should a ladder extend above the stepping-off point if there is no alternative, firm handhold? Two rungs Three rungs Four rungs or half a metre Five rungs or one metre ~ 44, A scaffold has collapsed and you sawit happen. What should you say when you are asked about the accident? a As little as possible, as you are not a scaffold expert a As little as possible because you don’t want. to get people into trouble a Exactly what you saw, giving as much detail as possible a Who you think is to blame and how they should be punished 45. If you suspect someone has been drinking alcohol, what should you do? . Get them to drink plenty of strong coffee before they go back to work . Tell them your concerns and see that they are safely removed from site” . Ask them to stay away an hour and then go back to work . Get them to eat and drink something, wait ‘30 minutes and then go back to work 46. What does it mean if you see frost around the valve on a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder? The cylinder is nearly empty The cylinder is full The valve is leaking ¥ You must lay the cylinder on its side 47. Who MUST be legally notified of a death, specified injury, dangerous occurrence or over seven-day injury on a site? ‘The company's insurance company The local health centre The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) ” No-one 48. When MUST you record an accident in the accident book? If you are injured in any way ¥ oniy if you have to be off work Only if you have suffered a broken bone Only if you have to go to hospital 49. Ifyou have a minor accident, who is responsible for making sure itis reported? ‘Anyone who saw the accident ‘Aworkmate You, if possible The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) 50. How does tetanus (an infection you can catch from contaminated land or water) get into your body? Through your nose when you breathe Through an open cut in your skin Through your mouth when you eat or drink ‘Through the pores in your skin Use this handy link to book your CSCS test online. We also offer the Level 1 Award in Health and Safety (one day health and safety course) completely on-line.