CSCS Mock Test for Supervisors - Set 10 - Coteca

Under the current Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, for how long must you keep inspection records on site?

Not at all, the records need only be kept at company head offices

For a period of one month

Until the project is completed

For a period of three months

What should be included in a safety method statement for working at height? Give THREE answers.

How falls are to be prevented

How much insurance cover will be required

The cost of the job and time it will take

The sequence of operations and the equipment to be used

Who will supervise the job on site

You are working out control measures for a team of operatives who will be doing work at height. What should be your LAST resort? Give ONE answer

Minimise fall distance/consequences using personal protection

Prevent falls with personal protection

Prevent falls with collective protection

Minimise fall distance/consequences using collective protection

How wide must a working platform be, under the Work at Height Regulations? Give ONE answer

Wide enough for two people to comfortably work

3 ft

Wide enough to safely carry out the task

5 ft

You are supervising a team constructing a working platform. Under what conditions must you ensure that guard rails are fitted? Give ONE answer

If the platform is higher than 2m

If workers will be leaning out of the platform to carry out a job

If it will not be braced against an existing structure

If the platform is high enough that a fall would cause injury

Why is it important that hazards are identified ?

They must all be notified to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

They must all be eliminated before work can start

So tool box talks can be given on the hazards

They have the potential to cause injury or damage

Before allowing a lifting operation to be carried out, you must ensure that the sequence of operations to enable a lift to be carried out safely is confirmed in:

an approved lifting plan or method statement

a lifting operation tool box talk

a risk assessment

the crane hire contract

Which ONE of the following can be used as a piece of personal fall-arrest equipment? Give ONE answer

Full body harness and lanyard

Airbags

Guard rail

Overspeed governor

Which TWO of the following factors must be considered when providing first-aid facilities on site?

The difficulty in finding time to purchase the necessary equipment

The space in the site office to store the necessary equipment

The hazards, risks and nature of the work carried out

The number of people expected to be on site at any one time

The cost of first-aid equipment

What MUST you do to ensure workers know the maximum number of people who can use a passenger hoist? Give ONE answer

Include it in the site induction

Always be in attendance when the hoist is being used

Display the information clearly in the hoist cage

Explain it to them and test them on it

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

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Warning signs

Nothing

Screens

You are supervising a team of workers about to carry out a task underground. What is the MINIMUM amount of time it should take them to reach their self-rescue kits? Give ONE answer

30 seconds

Immediately – the kits must be on them at all times

5 minutes

2 minutes

What should you do if you notice that operatives working above a safety net are dropping off-cuts of material and other debris into the net?

Ensure that the net is cleared of debris daily

Nothing, as at least it is all collecting in one place

Ensure that the net is cleared of debris weekly

Have the net cleared and ensure it is not allowed to happen again

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

To ensure that the job is being carried out properly

To establish a safe system of work

To enable tools and equipment to be properly checked before work starts

To ensure that the job is carried out by the easiest method

Who should you inform if someone reports to you that they have work-related hand-arm vibration syndrome?

The local health authority

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Their doctor

The nearest hospital

If there is a fatal accident or a reportable dangerous occurrence on site, when must the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) be informed?

Within five days

Immediately

Within seven days

Within 10 days

Untidy leads and extension cables are responsible for many trips and lost work time injuries. What TWO things should you do to help?

Make sure your cables go where you want them to and not worry about others

Tie any excess cables and leads up into the smallest coil possible

Run cables and leads above head height and over the top of doorways and walkways rather than across the floor

Keep cables and leads close to the wall and not in the middle of the floor or walkway

Unplug the nearest safety lighting and use these sockets instead

You have to use a new material for the first time and need to carry out a COSHH assessment. What are the TWO main things you will need?

Your company’s safety policy

The material delivery note

The material safety data sheet

The age of the people doing the work

Details of where, who and how you will be using the product

You have finished working on a construction project. According to the 2015 Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, what must be done with inspection records? Give ONE answer

They must be kept for 2 years

They must be kept for 3 months

They must be handed over to the client

They must be securely incinerated

A COSHH assessment tells you how:

a substance might harm you and how to protect yourself when you are using it

noise levels are assessed and how to protect your hearing

to lift heavy loads and how to protect yourself

to work safely in confined spaces

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