CSCS Plumbing Mock Test - 5 - Coteca - CITB Test Revision FREE

You are protected from falls from height and fixing sheet lead flashing to a chimney on the roof of a busy town centre shop. What is the most important thing you must do ?

Make provision for protecting the public from objects that could fall

Wear safety boots to prevent you from slipping off the roof

Wear a face mask to protect you from leaving the chimney fumes

Pull the ladder onto the roof to prevent the public from climbing up

If working on a plumbing job where noise levels are rather high, who should you expect to carry out noise assessment?

Your supervisor

A competent person

A fully qualified plumber

A site engineer

What should you do when using a blowtorch near a flexible pipe lagging?

Remove the lagging at least 1 M either side of the work

Remove just enough lagging to carry out the work

Remove the lagging at least 3m either side of the work

Wet the lagging but leave it in place

Apart from cylinders used in gas-powered forklift trucks, why should you never see LPG cylinders placed on their sides during use?

The liquid gas could be drawn from the cylinder creating a safety hazard

The liquid gas would be at too low a level to allow the torch burn correctly

It would give a faulty reading on the contents gauge resulting in Flashback

Air could be drawn into the cylinder creating a dangerous mixture of gases

How are legionella bacteria passed onto humans?

Through fine water droplets, such as sprays or mist

Through contact with the skin

By drinking dirty water

From other people when they sneeze

While working, you come across hard, white, powdery material that could be asbestos. What should you do?

Stop work immediately and tell your supervisor about the material

While wearing respiratory protective equipment, remove the material and dispose of it safely

Remove the material, putting it back after finishing the job

Debenham material down with water remove it before carrying out the work

The use of oxyacetylene equipment is not recommended for which of the following jointing methods?

Jointing copper tube using capillary soldering fittings

Jointing mild steel tube

Jointing sheet lead

Jointing copper pipe using hard soldering

You are required to re fix a section of external rainwater pipe using a power drill in wet weather conditions. Which type of drill is most suitable?

Drill with 110v power supply

Battery powered drill

A mains voltage drill with a power breaker

Drill with 240v power supply

When replacing electric immersion heater in a hot water storage cylinder, what should you do to make sure that the electrical supply is dead before starting plumbing work ?

Switch off and disconnect the supply to the immersion heater

Switch off and cut through the electrical cable with insulated pliers

Switch off and test the circuit

Switch off isolate the supply at the mains board and test the circuit

Which of the following is the safest place to store oxy acetylene gas welding bottles when they are not in use?

Inside the building in a locked cupboard

In the intermediate work area ready for use the next day

Outside in a special storage compound

In company vehicles

Why should you carry out temporary continuity bonding before removing and replacing sections of metallic pipework ?

Maintaining the live supply to the electrical circuit

Prevent any chance of corrosion to the pipework

Prevent any chance of blowing a fuse

Provide a continuous Earth for the pipework insulation

You are required to replace below ground drainage pipework in an excavation, which is approximately 2.5 mm deep. The trench sides show signs of collapse, what should you do?

You ensure that you do the work with a rope around you so you can be pulled out out

Get a mate to help you so that they can pass the materials down to you

Get on with the work as quickly as possible

Refuse to do the work until the trench sides have been properly supported

Which of the following makes it essential to take great care when handling and transporting oxygen cylinders?

They contain highly flammable compressed gas

They contain poisonous gas

They contain highly flammable liquid gas

They are filled to extremely high pressures

You are preparing to use an electric powered threading machine. Which of the following statements should apply?

Ensure your clothing cannot get caught on the rotating part of the machine

The power supply should be 24 V and the Machine fitted with a guard

Ear defenders should be available and should be in good condition

The power supply should be 400 faults and the Machine fitted with a guard

Are you asked to move a cast iron boiler some distance. What should you do?

Get a work mate to carry it

Roll it end Over End

Drag it

Use as suitable trolley or other manual handling aid

Which is the safest method of taking long lengths of copper pipe by Van?

Tying the pipes to the roof with copper wire

Putting the pipes inside the van with the ends out of the passenger window

Someone holding a pipes on the roof rack as you drive along

Using a pipe rack fitted to the roof of the van

What piece of equipment would you use to find out whether a section of solid wall that you are about to drill into contains electrical cables

A multimeter

A hammer and chisel

A cable tracer

A neon screwdriver

The legionella bacteria that causes Legionnaires disease are most likely to be found in which of the following ?

A boiler operating at a temperature of 80 degrees Celsius

A toilet pan

A cold water storage cistern containing water at 10 degrees Celsius

A shower hose outlet

How should you install a flue liner in a existing chimney?

Work in pairs and insert the line up from roof level working off the roof

Work in pairs and insert the line up from roof level working from chimney scaffold

Break through the chimney in the loft area and insert the lineup from there

Insert the liner from roof level using a roof ladder

You are drilling 100 mm diameter hole for a flue pipe through a brick wall with a large hammer drill. Which combination of personal protective equipment should you be supplied with?

Gloves, breathing apparatus and boots

Barrier cream, boots and a respiratory protective equipment

Ear Defenders, respiratory protective equipment and boots

Ear defenders, face mask and barrier cream

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