Using water suppression to reduce dust will be most effective for which one of the following?

Pneumatic chiselling of concrete

What is the correct way to clean up oil that has leaked from machinery onto the ground?

Put the oily soil into separate container for collection as hazardous waste

Why is it dangerous to run an abrasive wheel faster than its recommended maximum speed?

The wheel could shatter into many pieces

How can asbestos be correctly identified?

By getting a sample analysed in a laboratory

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

Keep them still until medical help arrives

In a construction health and safety checklist, which of these hazardous substances should be identified?

Lead, solvents, cement, asbestos

Employers must provide workers with instructions that meet which requirement?

In a format each worker understands

If someone has come into contact with a live cable, what should you do first?

Isolate the power and call for help

Which of the following can be an indicator of stress?

Inability to deal with usual workload

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CSCS Practice 2019 - A

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A selection of example questions for the CITB Health, Safety and Environment for Operatives. Taken from:- CITB, C., 2019. Health, safety and environment test - For operatives and specialists. 1st ed. King's Lynn: CITB.

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1
Using water suppression to reduce dust will be most effective for which one of the following?
Disc cutting steel
Steel Grinding
Pneumatic chiselling of concrete
Cutting plywood sheets
2
What is the correct way to clean up oil that has leaked from machinery onto the ground?
Wash the oil away with water and detergent
Put the oily soil into separate container for collection as hazardous waste
Put the oily soil into the general waste skip
Mix the soil up with other soils so the oil cannot be seen
3
When do you need to check tools and equipment for damage?
Once per week
Each time before use
At least once a year
Every day
4
On site, waste should be collected in what?
Bays and buckets
Bins and bays
General skips
Segregated skips
5
What does it mean if there is 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
6
Evacuation routes should be:
painted bright green
Lit at all times of the day
used as assembly points
clear and unobstructed
7
Which one of the following must be provided on site?
Free transport home
Snacks
Drinking water
Breakfast
8
Why is it dangerous to run an abrasive wheel faster than its recommended maximum speed?
The safety guard cannot be used
The wheel will get clogged and stop
The motor could burst into flames
The wheel could shatter into many pieces
9
A worker spills a large quantity of petrol when refuelling a dumper. What should they do?
Notify - Contain - Stop
Stop - Contain - Notify
Stop - Notify - Contain
Contain - Stop - Notify
10
After asbestos, which of the following causes the most ill health to construction workers?
Resin, solvent and paint vapours
Diesel fumes
Silica dust
Wood and MDF dust
11
How can asbestos be correctly identified?
The distinct colour of the dust
It is clear from the strong smell of the dust
By getting a sample analysed in a laboratory
By putting a piece in water and seeing if it dissolves
12
Someone has fallen from height and has no feeling in their legs. What should you do?
Roll them onto their side and bend their legs
Keep them still until medical help arrives
Raise their legs to see if any feeling comes back
Keep their legs straight and roll them onto their back
13
In a construction health and safety checklist, which of these hazardous substances should be identified?
Noise levels, solvents, dust, paint
Vibration levels, noise levels, asbestos, cement
Lead, solvents, cement, asbestos
Asbestos, cement, paints, noise levels
14
Employers must provide workers with instructions that meet which requirement?
Downloadable from the internet
Written in large print
In a format each worker understands
Available in audio
15
If someone has come into contact with a live cable, what should you do first?
Pull them away from the cable
Isolate the power and call for help
Phone the electricity company
Dial 999 and ask for an ambulance
16
Which of the following can be an indicator of stress?
Feelings of confidence at work
Feeling valued at work
Increased productivity
Inability to deal with usual workload

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CSCS Practice 2019 - A

16 termsStudBud Administration108 plays

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Questions 16

Answers

1
Using water suppression to reduce dust will be most effective for which one of the following?
Disc cutting steel
Steel Grinding
Pneumatic chiselling of concrete
Cutting plywood sheets
2
What is the correct way to clean up oil that has leaked from machinery onto the ground?
Wash the oil away with water and detergent
Put the oily soil into separate container for collection as hazardous waste
Put the oily soil into the general waste skip
Mix the soil up with other soils so the oil cannot be seen
3
When do you need to check tools and equipment for damage?
Once per week
Each time before use
At least once a year
Every day
4
On site, waste should be collected in what?
Bays and buckets
Bins and bays
General skips
Segregated skips
5
What does it mean if there is 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
6
Evacuation routes should be:
painted bright green
Lit at all times of the day
used as assembly points
clear and unobstructed
7
Which one of the following must be provided on site?
Free transport home
Snacks
Drinking water
Breakfast
8
Why is it dangerous to run an abrasive wheel faster than its recommended maximum speed?
The safety guard cannot be used
The wheel will get clogged and stop
The motor could burst into flames
The wheel could shatter into many pieces
9
A worker spills a large quantity of petrol when refuelling a dumper. What should they do?
Notify - Contain - Stop
Stop - Contain - Notify
Stop - Notify - Contain
Contain - Stop - Notify
10
After asbestos, which of the following causes the most ill health to construction workers?
Resin, solvent and paint vapours
Diesel fumes
Silica dust
Wood and MDF dust
11
How can asbestos be correctly identified?
The distinct colour of the dust
It is clear from the strong smell of the dust
By getting a sample analysed in a laboratory
By putting a piece in water and seeing if it dissolves
12
Someone has fallen from height and has no feeling in their legs. What should you do?
Roll them onto their side and bend their legs
Keep them still until medical help arrives
Raise their legs to see if any feeling comes back
Keep their legs straight and roll them onto their back
13
In a construction health and safety checklist, which of these hazardous substances should be identified?
Noise levels, solvents, dust, paint
Vibration levels, noise levels, asbestos, cement
Lead, solvents, cement, asbestos
Asbestos, cement, paints, noise levels
14
Employers must provide workers with instructions that meet which requirement?
Downloadable from the internet
Written in large print
In a format each worker understands
Available in audio
15
If someone has come into contact with a live cable, what should you do first?
Pull them away from the cable
Isolate the power and call for help
Phone the electricity company
Dial 999 and ask for an ambulance
16
Which of the following can be an indicator of stress?
Feelings of confidence at work
Feeling valued at work
Increased productivity
Inability to deal with usual workload