CSCS test by MJA | May 5, 2021 | 0 comments Welcome to your CSCS test 1. Which of these is not your legal duty as a worker?Give one answerA. Not to interfere with anything provided for health and safetyB. To look after the health and safety of anyone else who might be affected by your workC. To look after your own health and safetyD. To write your own risk assessments 2. What does a risk assessment identify?Give one answerA. How to report accidentsB. The hazards and safe way of doing the jobC. The site working hoursD. Where the first-aid box is kept 3. What does the word hazard mean?Give one answerA. A type of barrier or machine guardB. Anything at work that could harm youC. The likelihood that something might happenD. The site accident rate 4. What is the main objective of carrying out an accident investigation?Give one answerA. To find out the causes in order to prevent it happening againB. To find out the cost of any damage that occurredC. To find out who is at faultD. To record what injuries were sustained 5. What should you do if you have witnessed a serious accident on your site?Give one answerA. Ask your workmates what they think you should doB. Say nothing in case you get someone into troubleC. Telephone the local hospitalD. Tell your supervisor that you saw what happened 6. If someone burns their hand, what is the best thing you can do?Give one answerA. Put the hand into cold water or under a cold running tapB. Rub barrier cream or Vaseline into the burnC. Tell them to carry on working to exercise the handD. Wrap your handkerchief around the burn 7. When should you apply skin barrier cream?Give one answerA. As part of first-aid treatmentB. Before you start workC. When you can't find your glovesD. When you finish work 8. You need to use a grinder, cut-off saw, cartridge tool or nail gun. What type of eye protection will you need?Give one answerA. Impact-resistant goggles or full face shieldB. Light eye protection (safety glasses)C. Reading glasses or sunglassesD. Welding goggles 9. What will safety footwear with a protective mid-sole protect you from?Give one answerA. Getting blisters in warm, wet conditionsB. Nails or sharp objects puncturing the sole of your foot if you stand on themC. Spillages which may burn the sole of your footD. Twisting your ankle 10. How should you wear your safety helmet to get maximum protection from it?Give one answer 11. How should you wear your safety helmet to get maximum protection from it?Give one answerA. No, your employer must pay for itB. Only if you need to replace lost or damaged PPEC. Yes, but you only have to pay half the costD. Yes, you must pay for all of it 12. Which of these statements about personal protective equipment (PPE) is not true?Give one answerA. You must pay for any damage or lossB. You must report any damage or loss to your supervisorC. You must store it correctly when you are not using itD. You must use it as instructed 13. If you use a power tool to cut or grind materials, why must the dust be collected and not allowed to get into the air?Give one answerA. Most dust can be harmful if breathed inB. The tool will go faster if the dust is collectedC. To save time and avoid having to clear up the messD. You do not need a machine guard if the dust is collected 14. What can cause occupational asthma?Give one answerA. Breathing in hazardous dust, fumes or vapoursB. Exposure to loud noiseC. Exposure to rat urineD. Skin contact with any hazardous substance 15. What should you do if you find pigeon droppings and nests in an area where you are required to work?Give one answerA. Carry on with your work carefully, so you don't disturb themB. Stop work and seek adviceC. Try to catch the pigeonsD. Wait for the pigeons to fly away before carrying on with your work 16. You have been using a vibrating tool. The ends of your fingers are starting to tingle. What does this mean?Give one answerA. You can carry on using the tool but you must hold it tighterB. You can carry on using the tool but you must loosen your gripC. You must not use this tool, or any other vibrating tool ever againD. You need to report your symptoms before they cause a problem 17. If you need to use a vibrating tool, even for a short time, how can you help reduce the risk of hand-arm vibration?Give one answerA. Do not grip the tool too tightlyB. Hold the tool away from you, at arm's lengthC. Hold the tool more tightlyD. Use more force 18. If you have to use a vibrating tool, how can you help reduce the effects of hand-arm vibration?Give one answerA. Do the work in one long burstB. Do the work in short spellsC. Hold the tool tightlyD. Only use one hand at a time on the tool 19. How can asbestos be correctly identified?Give one answerA. By getting a sample analysed in a labB. By putting a piece in water and seeing if it dissolvesC. By the colour of the dustD. The dust gives off a strong smell 20. You need to use a hazardous substance. Who should explain the health risks and safe method of work you need to follow (the COSHH assessment) before you start?Give one answerA. An Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectorB. The site first aiderC. The site security peopleD. Your supervisor or employer 21. Which of the following is a manual handling task?Give one answerA. Activities involving pushing, pulling, lowering and liftingB. Climbing ladders or stairsC. Getting in and out of a vehicle used at workD. Lifting materials with a crane 22. What should you do if you have to carry a load down a steep slope?Give one answerA. Assess whether you can still carry the load safelyB. Carry the load on your shoulderC. Put the load down and let gravity move it down the slopeD. Walk backwards down the slope to help you balance 23. Your job requires you to move the same sized load several times a minute from one place to another. Could this be a problem?Give one answerA. No, it won't need a risk assessment if the load is lightB. Not if the load is below the recommended weight for liftingC. Only if, as work progresses, the load cannot be moved as often as requiredD. Yes, as repetition introduces additional strain to the body 24. Which of the following is the best method to help minimise the risk of injury when manual handling?Give one answerA. Asking a trained person to carry the loadB. Making the area of site flatter before performing the taskC. Not having any heavy objects on siteD. Safely using lifting aids 25. What does this sign mean?Give one answerA. Dispose of damaged safety helmets hereB. Only white safety helmets allowed in this areaC. Remove safety helmets in this areaD. Safety helmets must be worn 26. What are green and white signsGive one answerA. Mandatory signs - meaning you must do somethingB. Prohibition signs - meaning you must not do somethingC. Safe condition signs - giving you informationD. Warning signs - alerting you to hazards or danger 27. What does this sign mean?Give one answerA. Accident and emergency departmentB. Emergency assembly pointC. Fire pointD. First aid 28. What are two common fire risks on construction sites?Give two answers A. 110 volt extension reels B. 230 volt power tools C. Poor housekeeping and build up of waste D. Timber racks E. Uncontrolled hot works 29. What is the fire assembly point?Give one answerA. Where fire engines must go when they arrive on siteB. Where people must go when the fire alarm soundsC. Where the fire extinguishers are keptD. Where the fire started 30. If you discover a fire, what is the first thing you should do?Give one answerA. Finish what you are doing, if it is safe to do soB. Put your tools awayC. Raise the alarmD. Try to put out the fire 31. What must you check if you need to work in a corridor that is a fire escape route?Give one answerA. That all doors into the corridor are lockedB. That you only use spark-proof toolsC. That you remove all fire escape signs before you startD. That your tools and equipment do not block the route 32. What does a hot work permit allow you to do?Give one answerA. Carry out work that could start a fireB. Carry out work that needs warm, protective clothingC. Light a bonfireD. Work in hot weather 33. What does a hot work permit not tell you?Give one answerA. How you must prevent sparks or heat travellingB. What fire extinguisher or fire watch you needC. When you can start and when you must stop the hot workD. Where the local fire station is located 34. What is the main danger of using a chisel or bolster with a mushroomed head?Give one answerA. It will shatter and send fragments flying into the airB. The chisel will have a sharp, jagged edge that can cut your handC. The shaft of the chisel will bend, putting a strain on your wristD. You are more likely to hit your hand with the chisel head 35. What criteria must you meet to operate a power tool?Give one answerA. You must be over 16 years oldB. You must be trained and competentC. You must have a gold CSCS cardD. You must only operate it when your supervisor is present 36. You need to use an air-powered tool. What three hazards are likely to affect you?Give three answers A. Airborne dust and flying fragments B. Electric shock C. Hand-arm vibration D. Leaking hoses E. Radiation 37. Why should you never store batteries loose in your tool bag?Give one answerA. If the terminals short out, they could cause a fireB. They give off a poisonous gas in a confined spaceC. You might forget to charge themD. Your tool bag will be heavy and damage your back 38. Why should you try to use battery-powered tools rather than electrical ones?Give one answerA. They are cheaper to runB. They do not need to be tested or servicedB. They do not need to be tested or servicedD. They will not give you hand-arm vibration 39. What is the recommended safe voltage for electrical equipment on building sites?Give one answerA. 110 voltsB. 12 voltsC. 230 voltsD. 24 volts 40. How do you check if a RCD (residual current device) connected to a power tool is working?Give one answerA. Press the test button on the RCDB. Run the tool at top speed to see if it cuts outC. Switch the tool on and offD. Use a hand-held RCD test meter 41. When can you use a ladder at work?Give one answerA. If it is long enoughB. If other people do not need to use it for accessC. If you are doing light work for a short timeD. You must never use a ladder on site 42. How do you identify the safe load rating for a scaffold platform?Give one answerA. Ask the site managerB. Ask the telehandler driverC. Refer to the handover certificate or signageD. The safe load is breached when the ledgers start to deflect 43. What should you do if you see the side supports move when you are working in an excavation?Give one answerA. Do nothing as the sides move all the timeB. Keep watching to see if they move againC. Make sure that you and others get out quicklyD. Work in another part of the excavation 44. What should you do if you are in a confined space when the gas alarm sounds?Give one answerA. Carry on working but do not use electrical toolsB. Carry on working but take plenty of breaks in the fresh airC. Get out of the confined space immediatelyD. Switch off the alarm 45. When digging you find a run of coloured marker tape. What does it mean?Give one answerA. The excavation now needs side supportsB. The soil is contaminated and you must wear respiratory protective equipment (RPE)C. There are buried human remains and you must tell your supervisorD. There is a buried service and further excavation must be carried out with care 46. Do you have any responsibility for minimising the amount of waste created?Give one answerA. No, it is the responsibility of site managementB. Only during the site clean up at the end of the projectC. Only if you are told to do so during your site inductionD. Yes, everyone on site has a responsibility to do this 47. Which of the following activities is not good practice on site? Give one answerGive one answerA. Burning wasteB. Refuelling carefully to avoid spillsC. Storing materials safelyD. Switching off plant and equipment when it is not in use 48. Which two of the following should be classed as hazardous waste?Give two answers A. Broken ceramic tiles or bricks B. Fluorescent light tubes C. Glass D. Polythene and shrink wrap E. Used spill kit pads containing oil 49. When a product has either of these labels, how should you dispose of the container or any residue?Give one answer A. Follow specific instructions on the label or in work instructionsB. If it is a liquid and less than one litre you can pour it down a drainC. Leave it somewhere for other people to deal withD. Put it in any skip or bin 50. What should you do if there is an oil or diesel spill on site?Give one answerA Call the Department for the Environment immediately, so they can arrange to have it cleaned upB Ignore it, oil or diesel spills do not have serious long-term effectsC Stop work, contain the spill, notify your supervisor and then clean up the spillD Use a spill kit to clean it up before the end of the day Time is Up!
