CSCS Mock Test For Supervisors – 50 Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the Beaufort Scale measure?

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

6. 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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

21. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

38. What MUST be in place on hose joints?

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

40. 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?

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

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

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

44. 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?

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

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

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

48. What does a Coshh assessment tell you?

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

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