CSCS Mock Test For Supervisors – 50 Questions

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

2. In considering what measures to take to protect people against risks to their health and safety, how should you regard personal protective equipment (PPE)?

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

4. Which of the following is NOT something you must ensure when issuing a worker with RPE?

5. The minimum height of the main guard-rail on a scaffold should be – – -?

6. You have 35 employees on site – what first aid personnel would be appropriate?

7. What danger is created when too much oxygen is in a confined space?

8. On the site electrical distribution system, which colour plug indicates a 415 volt supply?

9. Which of the following will help you avoid purchasing counterfeit PPE?

10. What does a Coshh assessment tell you?

11. Which of the following MUST you refer to when putting together a COSHH assessment for a hazardous substance product?

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

13. The current Construction (Design and Management) Regulations require a supported excavation to be inspected:

14. Employers must prevent their workers’ exposure to substances hazardous to health where this is reasonably practicable. If it is not reasonably practicable, which of the following should be considered first?

15. Where should an emergency escape route take you to?

16. What is the first thing you should consider when choosing access and egress points on a work-site?

17. At what decibel (dBA) level does it become mandatory for an employer to establish hearing protection zones?

18. What does the Beaufort Scale measure?

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

20. Following a scaffold inspection under the Work at Height Regulations, how soon must a report be given to the person on whose behalf the inspection was made?

21. A competent person must routinely inspect a working platform:

22. What must be checked if a tower crane is used near an airport?

23. What precaution needs to be taken to ensure that a dumper that is tipping materials into an excavation does not fall in?

24. If your company is the principal contractor on a project that is notifiable under the current Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, you may come into contact with the CDM co-ordinator because of their legal duty to:

25. Where can you obtain details regarding the welfare facilities that must be present on a construction site?

26. Which TWO factors should be considered when adding first-aid facilities to a site?

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

28. What should you do if you notice workers above a safety net are dropping off-cut materials and debris into the net?

29. How many people must be employed before recording the significant findings of risk assessments becomes necessary?

30. What is the safe method of backfilling when underground services have been exposed?

31. What MUST be in place on hose joints?

32. What is the best way for a supervisor or manager to ensure workers fully understand a method statement?

33. The minimum level of first-aid coverage required at any workplace is an appointed person. Which of the following would you expect the appointed person to carry out?

34. Where should liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders be positioned when supplying an appliance in a site cabin?

35. A design feature of some airbags used for fall arrest is a controlled leak rate. If you are using these, the inflation pump must:

36. What is the purpose of the health and safety file on a construction project?

37. Which of the following is a fall-arrest system?

38. Where a project is notifiable under the current Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, what must be in place before construction work begins?

39. Why should you use a RCD with 230 volt tools?

40. Whose responsibility is it to put together the construction phase plan?

41. How long must you keep inspection records under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015?

42. Why is it dangerous to leave someone in a harness for too long after they have fallen?

43. What is the purpose of using a ‘permit to work’ system?

44. How should cylinders that contain liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) be stored?

45. Which of the following is a significant hazard when excavating alongside a building or structure?

46. The significance of a weekly or daily personal noise exposure of 87 decibels (dBA) is that:

47. Which equipment is used in conjunction with a cable avoidance tool (CAT) to detect cables?

48. Under the current Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, what document must be handed to the client upon completion of the construction phase?

49. If a worker tells you they have work-related hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS), where should it be reported?

50. If a sub-contracted worker is 17 years old, what must the employer provide them with?