CSCS Mock Test For Supervisors – 50 Questions

1. What MUST be in place on hose joints?

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. 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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

28. 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?

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

30. What does a Coshh assessment tell you?

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

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

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

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

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

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

37. What does the Beaufort Scale measure?

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

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

40. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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