CSCS Mock Test For Managers and Professionals

Welcome to our Free CSCS Mock Test For Managers and Professionals. If you are working on a construction site in a managerial role you will have to take this test to get hold of your card, for example, the Black Managers card and the Academically or Professionally Qualified person cards.

We have included a wide range of questions in this test, there are over 150 questions selected at random to provide you with a 50 question mock test. So please take this a few times so you can view the different questions and answers.

The managers and professionals CSCS is the same length as the CSCS test for Operatives, it is 45 minutes long but you will need to score at least 46 out of 50 to pass the exam. There is a larger bank of questions to revise and 3 extra categories to learn:

• Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
• Demolition
• Highway works

CSCS Mock Test for Managers and Professionals

You have 45 mins to answer all the 50 questions and score at least 46 correct in the multiple-choice CSCS Mock Test For Managers and Professionals.

If you want to try out all 450 questions click here for the full bank of questions.

1. In order to carry out a structural inspection a worker needs to wear a full body harness. They have never used one before. What must happen before they start work?

Nothing, as they must work it out for themselves

Their employer must provide them with information, competent advice and training

They must read the instruction book and follow the advice that it contains

They must ask someone wearing a similar harness to show them what to do

2. What type of eye protection do workers need to wear when they are using a cartridge-operated tool or compressed gas tool (for example, a nail gun)?

Normal prescription glasses or sunglasses

Impact-rated eye protection

Light eye protection or safety glasses

Nothing, as there is a minimal risk of injury

3. What does this sign mean?

Do not touch

Use the handrail

Stop button

No gloves

4. You are in charge of a gang of workers who are about to start on a new site. What can you do to help minimise manual handling?

Make sure the risk assessment has included your workers

Hire in extra labour to carry the materials and equipment

Assess and agree with the site manager how the materials and equipment can be distributed close to the workplace

Remind them not to do any manual handling

5. If you suspect someone has been drinking alcohol, what should you do?

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

Tell them your concerns and see that they are safely removed from site

Get them to drink plenty of strong coffee before they go back to work

6. In the colour coding of electrical power supplies on site, what voltage does a blue plug represent?

400 volts

230 volts

50 volts

110 volts

7. Which two of these activities are likely to need a hot-work permit?

Replacing an empty liquefied petroleum gas cylinder with a full one

Using the heaters in the drying room

Soldering pipework in a central heating system

Refuelling a diesel dump truck

Cutting steel with an angle grinder

8. Which of these is the most accurate way to confirm the exact location of buried services?

Existing service drawings

Survey drawings

Architect drawings

Trial holes

9. Which of the following is the least important reason for recording all accidents?

Details have to be entered in the accident book

It might stop them happening again

To find out who is to blame and make sure they are prosecuted

Some types of accident have to be reported to the health and safety executive

10. The easiest way to the place you want to be on site is through a contractor’s vehicle compound. Which route should you take?

Around the compound every time

Straight through the compound if no vehicles appear to be moving

Around the compound if vehicles are moving

Through the compound but staying close to the edge away from vehicles

11. What does this sign mean?

Dispose of damaged safety helmets here

Only white safety helmets allowed in this area

Safety helmets must be worn

Remove safety helmets in this area

12. Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, when there is only one contractor working on a project, who must take the general principles of prevention into account?

The principal designer and the client

Designers and the principal contractor

Designers and the contractor

The principal designer

13. Who should you inform if someone reports to you that they have work-related hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS)?

The local Health Authority

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

The nearest hospital

The tool manufacturer

14. If you find bats on site, which of the following statements is true?

You can move the shelters or resting places of bats as long as you do it at night when they are out hunting

All bat species and their roosts are protected. You cannot disturb them without licensed mitigation

You can disturb or destroy shelters or resting places of bats if they get in the way of building work

Bats are not a protected species so you can disturb or destroy their shelters or resting places

15. Which of these does not have to be recorded in the accident book?

The home address of the injured person

Details of the injury

The date and time of the accident

The injured person's National Insurance number

16. A bird is discovered on a nest in an area where work is to take place. What should you do?

Cover it with a bucket

Move it, do your work and then put it back

Scare it away

Protect the nest and seek specialist advice on how to proceed

17. A worker needs to carry out a task that involves manual handling of survey equipment in and out of vehicles. An old injury means that the worker has a weak back. What should you do?

Tell them they’ll have to find someone else to do the work if they cannot complete it

Tell them to try some lifting and then report back

Review the risk assessment and consider other means of carrying out the task

Tell them to take care

18. A foam extinguisher, identified by a cream band, should not be used on what type of fire?

Wood, paper and textile fires

Flammable liquids (fuel, oil, varnish, paints, etc.)

Electrical fires

Solid material fires

19. What is the best way to limit exposure to dust when using a power tool?

Provide adequate ventilation

Stop dust getting into the air

Find a way to do the work quickly to limit dust exposure

Only undertake the work during damp or wet weather

20. What duty of care documentation should you use for hazardous waste leaving your site?

A skip ticket that includes the vehicle registration number and waste carrier details

None, as long as the carrier is registered and has a waste carrier’s licence

A waste transfer note with a written description of the waste and transferrer details

A waste consignment note that includes details of the disposal or treatment facility

21. If a doctor gives an employee some medication, what should the employee ask the doctor?

Will it make them work more slowly and earn less money?

Will it cause them to oversleep and be late for work?

Will they fail a drugs test?

Will it make them drowsy or unsafe to work or operate machinery?

22. Which of the following is true in relation to the safe working load of lifting equipment, such as a cherry picker, lorry loader or excavator?

It is a guide figure that may be exceeded slightly

It must never be exceeded

It gives half the maximum weight to be lifted

It may be exceeded by 10% only

23. Why is it important for all workers to attend site induction?

Workers will get to know others new starters

Permits to work will be handed out

Risk assessments will be handed out

Site specific health and safety rules will be explained

24. What does wearing hearing protection do?

Stops you hearing all noise

Repairs your hearing if it is damaged

Reduces damaging noise to an acceptable level

Helps you to hear better

25. When should you wear safety footwear on site?

Until the site starts to look finished

Only when you are working inside

Only when you are working at ground level

All the time

26. What might happen if the level of oxygen drops below 8% in a confined space?

You could become unconscious

Your hearing could be affected

You might get dehydrated

There is a high risk of fire or explosion

27. Why are wet cement, mortar and concrete hazardous to your health?

They can cause skin burns and dermatitis

They can cause dizziness and headaches

They can cause muscle aches

They can cause arc eye

28. What do a yellow plug and a yellow supply cable fitted to an electrical hand tool indicate?

It shows that the tool has been PAT tested within the past 12 months

It shows that the tool is waterproof and can be used outdoors in wet conditions

It shows that the tool runs off a 110 volt supply

It shows that the tool runs off a 230 volt supply and should not be used on site

29. What are two recommended ways to protect your hearing?

Soft cloth pads over your ears

Earplugs in your ears

Cotton wool pads over your ears

Rolled up tissue paper in your ears

Ear defenders over your ears

30. What should a worker do if a fall-restraint lanyard has damaged stitching?

Do not use the damaged lanyard and work without one

Use the lanyard if the damaged stitching is less than 15 cm long

Use the lanyard if the damaged stitching is less than 5 cm long

Get a replacement lanyard before starting work

31. You have to use a new substance for the first time and need to carry out a COSHH assessment. What are the two main things you will need?

The company’s safety policy

The safety data sheet

The material delivery note

Details of where, who and how the substance will be used

The age of the people doing the work

32. What does this warning sign mean?

High voltage

Electrical appliance

Risk of radiation

Risk of lightning

33. Which of the following is true in relation to the safe working load of a piece of equipment?

It gives half the maximum weight to be lifted

It may be exceeded by 10% only

It must never be exceeded

It is a guide figure that may be exceeded slightly

34. What is the recommended safe voltage for electrical equipment on building sites?

12 volts

24 volts

110 volts

230 volts

35. A scaffold has collapsed and you saw it happen. What should you say when you are asked about the accident?

Exactly what you saw

Nothing, as you are not a scaffold expert

Who you think is to blame and how they should be punished

As little as possible because you don't want to get people into trouble

36. What does a risk assessment tell you?

How significant risks are being created

What risks may exist and how they should be controlled

What legislation should be applied to control risks

The generic risks associated with an activity

37. How should you be informed about emergency assembly points?

By attending the site induction

By reading a method statement

By reading a risk assessment

By checking the permit to work

38. What happens to the nozzle of a carbon dioxide (CO2) fire extinguisher when it is used?

It gets very cold

It gets very hot

It gets very heavy

It gets very warm

39. What is the main issue with using barrier cream to protect the skin?

It can irritate your skin

It can be broken down by some substances

It is difficult to wash off

There may be none available on site

40. What are two effects of under-inflated tyres on the operation of a machine?

It causes increased tyre wear

It causes decreased tyre wear

It can make the machine unstable

It increases the operating speed of the engine

It decreases the operating speed of the engine

41. You need to walk past a 360° mobile crane. The crane is operating near a wall. What is the main danger?

You could be crushed if you walk between the crane and the wall

The crane’s diesel exhaust fumes could build up near the wall and become a hazard to you

You may put the crane driver off if they suddenly see you

Noise levels may increase above safe levels as they echo off the wall

42. A skip-lorry driver hands you a copy of the hazardous waste consignment note with Section C (carrier’s details) signed. If you are responsible for the waste, what is the first thing you need to do with it?

Refuse to take the note as you do not need a copy

As the waste is on his truck it is not your responsibility to sign the note

Check that the details in Sections A, B and C are correct before you sign Section D (producer’s details)

Take the note and file it for future reference

43. How should workers find out what to do if they are injured on site?

By attending a first-aid course

By attending the site induction

By looking for the first-aid sign

By asking someone on site

44. A worker has been asked to move a load that might be too heavy for them. They cannot divide it into smaller parts and there is no-one to help them. What should you do?

Tell them to try to lift it using the correct lifting methods

Make sure that they do not move the load until a safe method is identified

Tell them to lift and move the load quickly to avoid injuring themselves

Ask another worker to get a forklift truck

45. Which of the following does not help save energy and resources on site?

Ensuring the site connects to the electricity supply as early as possible to avoid running on fuel powered generators

Use of cheaper products and materials to reduce costs

Use of alternative or recycled products for site set-up, logistics and enabling works

Installation of more energy efficient site accommodation and adoption of low energy technology for site and task lighting

46. What should you do if a worker needs to wear ear defenders but an ear pad is missing from one of the shells?

Tell them to put them on and go on to site with them as they are

Tell them to take an ear pad from another set of ear defenders

Tell them they cannot work in any noisy area until they are replaced

Tell them not to wear them, and to work without any hearing protection

47. Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, who must make suitable arrangements for managing a project, including the allocation of sufficient time and other resources?

The designer

The contractor

The client

The principal designer

48. How should site-based staff and visitors be informed of the location of first-aid facilities on site?

By searching the site office

By attending the site induction

By walking around site, looking for the first-aid sign

By reading the health and safety law poster

49. When is it most appropriate to use a safety harness and lanyard for working at height?

Only when crossing a flat roof with clear roof lights

Only when all other options for fall prevention have been ruled out

Only when the roof has a steep pitch

Only when materials are stored at height

50. Which one of the following signs would indicate the location of an automated external defibrillator (AED)?

First aid

AED

Stretcher

First-aid emergency telephone

Your email address:

Your name:

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