CSCS Mock Test For Operatives

Welcome to this free CSCS Mock test for Operatives, which is also known as the CITB Health, Safety and Environment test. If you are a labourer or wish to work in the construction industry in a similar position, the green CSCS card is what you are looking for.

You will need to take this test in order to gain your green CSCS Card. The CSCS Mock Test for Operatives is made up of 50 multiple choice questions and you will need to score at least 45 out of 50 to pass.

To read more about the pass mark for the CSCS test read here.

You will have 45 minutes to complete the test in the real exam. Once you are ready begin the exam below.

CSCS Mock Test for Operatives

This CSCS Test for Operatives is multiple choice and consists of 50 questions, you will need to score 45 correct answers to pass. Good Luck!

1. How can noise affect your health? Give TWO answers

Hearing loss

Vibration white finger

Ear infections

Headaches

Waxy ears

2. The whole site has been issued with a prohibition notice What does this mean to you?

You can finish what you are doing and then go home

You are not allowed to use any power tools

You can carry on working because it was nothing to do with you

You must stop work because the site is unsafe

3. If you want to be a first aider, you should:

buy a book on first aid and start treating people

ask if you can do a first-aider's course

speak to your doctor about it

watch a first aider treating people then try it yourself

4. What is the best way to protect an extension cable while you work, as well as minimising trip hazards?

Run the cable above head height

Cover the cable with yellow tape

Run the cable by the shortest route

Cover the cable with pieces of wood

5. Before work starts in a confined space, how should the air be checked?

The air should be tested with a match to see if it stays alight

Someone should go in and sniff the air

The air should be tested with a meter

Someone should look around to see if there is toxic gas

6. Which of the following is NOT true when using podium steps?

Podiums are work equipment and must be inspected every seven days

Podiums are safe and can't topple over

The 'wheels' must be locked before you get on to them

Podiums can easily topple if you over reach sideways

7. How can asbestos be correctly identified?

By putting a piece in water and seeing if it dissolves

By getting a sample analysed in a lab

The dust gives off a strong smell

By the colour of the dust

8. What does this sign mean?

Wear flameproof hand protection

Fire alarm call point

Emergency light switch

Hot surface, do not touch

9. What training do you need to work with or remove asbestos cement products?

Having a CSCS card tells me all I need to know

Training for non-licensable asbestos work

General asbestos awareness training

None – anyone can work with asbestos cement

10. You have to lift a heavy load. What must your employer do?

Do a risk assessment of the task

Watch you while you lift the load

Nothing, it is part of your job to lift loads

Make sure your supervisor is there to advise while you lift

11. What does this sign mean?

You must wear hearing protection

Wear hearing protection if you want to

No personal stereos or MP3 players

Caution, noisy machinery

12. Someone goes to the pub at lunchtime and has a couple of pints of beer What should they do next?

Stay away for an hour and then go back to work

Eat something, wait 30 minutes and then go back to work

Drink plenty of strong coffee then go back to work

Stay away from the site for the rest of the day

13. You should only clean very dirty hands with:

white spirit

soap and water

thinners

paraffin

14. You think the noise at work may have damaged your hearing What should you do?

Plug your ears with cotton wool to stop any more damage

Go off sick

Nothing, the damage has already been done

Ask your employer or doctor to arrange a hearing test

15. What is the MAIN objective of carrying out an accident investigation?

To record what injuries were sustained

To find out the cost of any damage that occurred

To find out who is at fault

To find out the causes in order to prevent it happening again

16. If there is sludge at the bottom of a confined space, you should:

go in and then step into the sludge to see how deep it is

have the correct respiratory protective equipment (RPE) and training before you go in

throw something into the sludge to see how deep it is

put on a disposable facemask before you go in

17. A mobile plant operator can let people ride in or on the machine:

if the cab door is shut

as long as the site speed limit is not exceeded

only if it is designed to carry passengers and has a designated seat

if they have a long way to walk

18. You need to lift a load that is not heavy, but it is so big that you cannot see in front of you. What should you do?

Move the load on your own because it is so large that anyone in your way is sure to see it

Get someone to walk next to you and give directions

Get someone to walk in front of you and tell others to get out of the way

Ask someone to help carry the load so that you can both see ahead

19. A ladder should not be painted because:

the paint could damage the metal parts of the ladder

the paint will make it slippery to use

the paint may hide any damaged parts

it will need regular re-painting

20. When must you record an accident in the accident book?

Only if you have to be off work

If you are injured in any way

Only if you have to go to hospital

Only if you have suffered a broken bone

21. Where might you come across asbestos?

Asbestos has now been removed from all buildings

In a house built between 1950 and 1990

In industrial buildings built between 1920 and 1990

In any building built or refurbished before the year 2000

22. Untidy leads and extension cables are responsible for many trips and lost work time injuries What TWO things should you do to help?

Run cables and leads above head height and over the top of doorways and walkways rather than across the floor

Tie any excess cables and leads up into the smallest coil possible

Keep cables and leads close to the wall and not in the middle of the floor or walkway

Unplug the nearest safety lighting and use these sockets instead

Make sure your cables go where you want them to and not worry about others

23. Safety footwear with a protective mid-sole will protect you against:

twisting your ankle

nails or sharp objects puncturing the underside of your foot if you stand on them

getting blisters

chemicals burning your feet

24. A large fire has been reported. You have not been trained to use fire extinguishers. You should:

report to the site office and then go home

go straight to the assembly point

put away all your tools and then go to the assembly point

leave work for the day

25. You have been asked to do some work that will create dust. What should you do?

You should not do the work. Dust is highly dangerous

Start work – no controls are needed as it's only dust

Use equipment that will eliminate or reduce the amount of dust whilst wearing correct personal protective equipment (PPE)

Work for short periods at a time

26. Does your employer have to provide a first-aid box?

Only if more than 25 people work on site

No, there is no legal duty to provide one

Yes, every site must have one

Only if more than 50 people work on site

27. What does this sign mean?

Fire hose reel located here

Do not use if there is a fire

Turn key to open fire door

Press here to sound the fire alarm

28. You are using some equipment It has just been given a prohibition notice What does this mean?

Only supervisors can use it

You must not use it until it is made safe

You must not use it unless your supervisor is present

You can use it as long as you take more care

29. When using power tools it is important to:

do the work quickly to limit dust exposure

stand downwind of any dust

stop dust getting into the air

only undertake the work during damp or wet weather

30. Which of the following should be disposed of as hazardous waste?

Glass fibre insulation

Damaged hard hat

Softwood timber off-cuts

Part full tins of oil-based paint

31. Why is methane gas dangerous in confined spaces? Give TWO answers.

You may not have enough oxygen to breathe

It makes you hyperactive

You will not be able to see because of the dense fumes

It can explode

It makes you dehydrated

32. You need to move a load that might be too heavy for you. What should you do?

Get someone to help you

Use an aid, such as a trolley or wheelbarrow

Divide the load into smaller loads if possible

All of these answers

33. A hot work permit allows you to:

work in hot weather

carry out work that could start a fire

light a bonfire

carry out work that needs warm, protective clothing

34. What do you need before you can supervise any lift using a crane?

You must be trained and assessed as competent

Nothing, the crane driver will tell you what to do

Written instructions from the crane hire company

Nothing, you make it up as you go along

35. How many people should be on a ladder at the same time?

One on each section of an extension ladder

One

Three, if it is long enough

Two

36. You have witnessed a serious accident on your site and are to be interviewed by a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector Should you:

ask your supervisor what you should say to the inspector

tell the inspector what your workmates have told you

not tell the inspector anything

co-operate and tell the inspector exactly what you saw

37. Someone near you is using noisy equipment and you have no hearing protection What should you do?

Speak to the other person’s supervisor

Ask them to stop what they are doing

Carry on with your work because it is always noisy on site

Leave the area until you have the correct personal protective equipment (PPE)

38. If you get a hazardous substance on your hands, it can pass from your hands to your mouth when you eat Give TWO ways to stop this

Wash your work gloves then put them on again before eating

Wear protective gloves then turn them inside-out before eating

Wash your hands before eating

Wear protective gloves while you are working

Put barrier cream on your hands before eating

39. You are using water as part of dust control and run out. Should you:

carry on as you have nearly finished

carry on but get someone to sweep up afterwards

ask everyone to clear the area and then carry on

stop and refill with water

40. You can catch an infection called tetanus from contaminated land or water How does it get into your body?

ople

It doesn't, it only infects animals and not

Through your nose when you breathe

Through an open cut in your skin

Through your mouth when you eat or drink

41. You need to use a grinder, cut-off saw, cartridge tool or nail gun What type of eye protection will you need?

Impact-resistant goggles or full face shield

Reading glasses or sunglasses

Welding goggles

Light eye protection (safety glasses)

42. What does a hot work permit NOT tell you?

Where the local fire station is located

How you must prevent sparks or heat travelling

When you can start and when you must stop the hot work

What fire extinguisher or fire watch you need

43. When should you wear safety footwear on site?

Only when working at ground level or outside

All the time

When you are working all day on site and not just visiting

Until the site starts to look finished

44. Which of the following should be classed as hazardous waste?

Fluorescent light tubes

Glass

Broken ceramic tiles or bricks

Polythene and shrink wrap

45. You need to walk past someone using a mobile crane. You should:

try to catch the attention of the crane operator

take another route so that you stay clear of the crane

run to get past the crane quickly

guess what the crane operator will do next and squeeze by

46. If an extension cable has a cut in its outer cover, you should:

report the fault and make sure no-one else uses the cable

check the copper wires aren't showing in the cut and then use the cable

put electrical tape around the damaged part

put a bigger fuse in the cable plug

47. How should you get rid of hazardous waste?

Put it only in a mixed waste skip

Place it in the correctly labelled container or ask your supervisor

Take it to the nearest local authority waste tip

If the waste has a hazardous symbol on it, then it can be put in any skip on site

48. When would you expect eyewash bottles to be provided?

Only on demolition sites where asbestos has to be removed

On all sites where people could get something in their eyes

On all sites where showers are needed

Only on sites where refurbishment is being carried out

49. The first-aid box on site is always empty What should you do?

Find out who looks after the first-aid box and let them know

Bring your own first-aid supplies into work

Find out who is taking all the first-aid supplies

Ignore the problem, it is always the same

50. The work of another contractor is affecting your safety You should stop work and:

go home

speak to the contractor's supervisor

speak to the contractor who is doing the job

speak to your supervisor

Your email address:

Your name:

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