CSCS Mock Test For Supervisors – 50 Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What MUST be in place on hose joints?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17. 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?

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

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

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

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

22. What does a Coshh assessment tell you?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

32. 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?

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

34. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

46. 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:

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

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

49. What does the Beaufort Scale measure?

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