CSCS Gold Card Mock Test - Full 50 Questions (updated 2026)

This is a free CSCS Gold Card mock test. It contains 50 questions to help you familiarise yourself with the types of asked in the CIBT Health, Safety & Environment test. You need to pass this test to get a CSCS Gold Card for a supervisory role on the construction sites. Start this test once you’re ready.

What is the upper exposure action value for noise?

80 decibels (dBA)

85 decibels (dBA)

90 decibels (dBA)

95 decibels (dBA)

What must happen if a prohibition notice is issued by an inspector of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) or local authority?

The work that is subject to the notice must cease.

The work in hand can be completed, but no new works started.

Work can continue, provided that a risk assessment is carried out.

The work can continue if extra safety precautions are taken.

What must be done if a scaffold guard rail needs to be removed temporarily?

The safety manual issued by the provider must be consulted in order to carry out the activity safely.

Warning signs must be put up.

Permission must be acquired, and a trained and competent person found to carry out the job.

This must never happen.

What can cause occupational asthma?

Breathing in hazardous dust, fumes, or vapours.

Exposure to rat urine.

Exposure to loud noise.

Skin contact with any hazardous substance.

If a worker tells you they have work-related hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS), it should be reported to:

The police

The hospital

The worker’s GP

The HSE

Which of these is a fall arrest system?

Mobile elevating work platform.

Mobile access tower.

Safety harness and lanyard.

Guardrail and toe board.

Which equipment is used in conjunction with a Cable Avoidance Tool (CAT) to detect cables?

Compressor

Metal detector

Signal generator

Gas detector

If you discover a fire, what is the first thing you should do?

Put your tools away.

Try to put out the fire.

Raise the alarm.

Try to put out the fire.

What is the main objective of carrying out an accident investigation?

To find out who is at fault.

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

To record what injuries were sustained.

To find out the cost of any damage that occurred.

Welding is about to start on your site. What should be used to protect passers-by from getting arc eye?

Warning signs

Personal protective equipment

Screens

Nothing

Which of the following is considered a biological hazard in the workplace?

Exposed wiring

Contaminated needles

Slippery floors

Loud noise

How many people must be employed before it becomes necessary to record the significant findings of risk assessments?

At least one

At least two

At least three

Five or more

Which of the following is the best way of carrying out chimney work?

Directly from the roof.

From a fixed access scaffold.

From a mobile elevating work platform.

From a ladder rested against the chimney stack.

Which of the following weather conditions might dangerously impact the stability of an excavation?

Fog

Heavy rain

Wind

Winter

What is the primary purpose of an emergency escape route?

It directs visitors to a safe place.

It directs people to a safe place.

It directs people to emergency equipment like first aid kits and fire extinguishers.

It directs people off site.

When is it advisable to take precautions to prevent the fall of persons, plant, or materials into an excavation?

When the excavation is 2 meters or more deep.

When there is a risk from an underground cable or other service.

When the excavation is 1.2 meters or more deep.

At all times.

Under the Work at Height Regulations, how often must a working platform be inspected by a competent person?

Daily

Every two weeks

Immediately following any accident.

Before its first use and subsequently every seven days.

What time period is used to compare daily dose noise exposure?

6 hours

8 hours

10 hours

The length of a standard on-site shift (variable)

When might you use oxygen to enrich an atmosphere?

When the atmosphere is filled with fumes.

When the atmosphere becomes stale.

When the atmosphere becomes too hot.

Never

On a scaffold the unprotected gap between any guard-rail, toe-board, barrier or other similar means of protection should NOT exceed:

400 mm

470 mm

500 mm

600 mm

Under what conditions might nuisance dust masks be used as RPE?

When no other RPE is available.

When working in enclosed spaces.

When sanding wood.

They are not classed as RPE or PPE, and offer little protection.

Ideally, how should a safety net be rigged?

2 meters below where you are working.

6 meters below where you are working.

At any height below the working position.

Immediately below where you are working.

Under the current Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, how long must inspection records be kept on-site?

Not at all, the records need only be kept at company head offices.

Until the project is completed.

For a period of three months.

For a period of six months.

What should a supervisor do if a scaffold is not complete?

Ensure the scaffolders finish the job.

Tell workers not to use the scaffold.

Ensure warning signs are in place and warn workers to take care when working on the scaffold.

Prevent access to the scaffold and ensure warning signs are in place.

What does the word hazard mean?

The likelihood that something might happen.

A type of barrier or machine guard.

Anything at work that could harm you.

To provide instructions for using machinery.

To prevent electrical shock, what safety device must be used when operating a 230-volt power tool?

Flashback arrestor.

Insulating gloves.

Shut-off switch.

Residual Current Device (RCD)

What item should be regarded as a last resort for a worker’s safety if he/she is working at height?

Safety harness

Mobile access tower

Mobile elevating work platform

Access tower scaffold

According to the Work at Height Regulations, what must be the minimum width of a working platform?

2 scaffold boards wide

4 scaffold boards wide

6 scaffold boards wide

Suitable and sufficient to carry out the job safely.

How can asbestos be correctly identified?

By getting a sample analysed in a lab.

By the colour of the dust.

By putting a piece in water and seeing if it dissolves.

The dust gives off a strong smell.

What does this sign indicate?

Accident and emergency department.

Emergency assembly point.

First aid.

Fire point.

What must be taken into account regarding the use of LMI units?

They must be regularly reset.

They only measure latitudinal instability.

They are the only way to track lift capacity.

They should never be used.

What special measure must be taken if an assessment determines that there may be a risk of asphyxia?

Secondary communications must be provided.

Lifelines must be provided.

Fall arrest harnesses and lanyards must be provided.

Resuscitation equipment must be provided.

What does this sign mean?

Only white safety helmets allowed in this area.

Dispose of damaged safety helmets here.

Remove safety helmets in this area.

Safety helmets must be worn.

You are looking for the 400-volt supply on your site’s electrical distribution equipment. How can you identify it?

It will be closest to the generator.

It will be red.

It will be yellow.

It will be blue.

What is the primary hazard associated with excessive oxygen levels in a confined space?

It increases the breathing rate of workers.

It allows for longer working times inside the area.

It enhances the flammability of combustible materials.

It creates a false sense of security.

When MUST the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) be informed of fatal accidents or dangerous occurrences on-site?

Within 7 days

Within 30 days

Immediately

Within 14 days

According to the Work at Height Regulations, when must a scaffold inspection report be given following an inspection?

Within 1 hour

Within 4 hour

Within 12 hour

Within 24 hour

When should the boundary of a site be secured?

Immediately following possession.

Only at the client’s request.

Only if there is a risk to public safety.

Only when construction is about to commence.

What does the term ‘lower exposure action value’ mean when referring to noise?

The average background noise level.

The level of noise which must not be exceeded on the site boundary which causes noise nuisance.

The noise level at which the worker must wear hearing protection.

The noise level at which the worker can request hearing protection.

A competent person must routinely inspect a working platform:

After it is erected and then at intervals not exceeding 10 days.

After it is erected and then at monthly intervals.

After it is erected and at intervals not exceeding seven days.

Only after it has been erected.

Why are COSHH assessments carried out?

So minimal environmental damage is incurred by a task.

So people can avoid misusing dangerous equipment.

So people can find out how to safely use a substance involved in their work.

So the safe working load of a machine is not exceeded.

The advantage of using safety nets rather than harness and lanyard is that:

Safety nets provide collective fall protection.

Safety nets do not need inspecting.

Safety nets can be rigged by anyone.

Workers’ lanyards can get entangled with other workers’ lanyards.

What does the Beaufort Scale measure?

Wind speed

Air temperature

How much weight a scaffold can safely take

How much weight a flat roof can safely take

What does a low air tightness testing result mean for a building?

The building is not sufficiently airtight.

There will be high unintended heat loss.

The building is susceptible to gas leaks.

There will be low unintended heat loss.

How should cylinders containing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) be stored?

Under a tarpaulin to keep it away from direct sunlight.

Inside secure storage containers at the back of the site.

In a locked cellar that features clear warning signs.

In a locked cage that’s at least 3 meters away from cylinders containing oxygen.

How should access be controlled if people are working in a riser shaft?

By the main contractor.

By those who are working in it.

By a site security operative.

By a permit to work system.

The maximum vertical height a fixed ladder can be climbed before requiring an intermediate landing place is:

7.5 meters

8 meters

8.5 meters

9 meters

Which option describes a chemical hazard?

A wet floor.

A loud machine.

An exposed electrical wire.

A leaking acid container.

When is it necessary to fit guard-rails to a working platform?

When materials are being stored on a working platform.

When it is possible to fall 3 meters.

When it is possible to fall 2 meters.

At any height in which a fall can result in an injury.

If someone burns their hand, what is the best thing you can do?

Put the hand into cold water or under a cold running tap.

Wrap your handkerchief around the burn.

Rub barrier cream or Vaseline into the burn.

Tell them to carry on working to exercise the hand.

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