CSCS Plumbing Mock Test - 2 - Coteca - CITB Test Revision FREE

You are using solvent-based materials in an attic space, and are concerned the ventilation provided may not be sufficient. However, you and your colleagues are feeling fine. How should you proceed? Give ONE answer

Continue working until or unless someone begins to feel ill

Nothing in particular – safety measures are already being taken

Replace the ventilation yourself with something you are more comfortable with

Raise your concern with your supervisor

What should you do if you arrive at a job which involves using ladder access to the roof and you notice that the ladder has been painted? Give one answer

Only use the ladder if it is made of metal

Only use the ladder if it is made of wood

Only use the ladder if wearing rubber-soled boots to prevent slipping

Not use the ladder, and report the matter to your supervisor

If lifting a roll of Code 5 sheet lead, what is the FIRST thing you should do? Give one answer

Ask your workmate to give you a hand

Weigh the roll of lead

Have a trial lift to see how heavy it feels

Assess the whole task

Why is it especially important to properly plan and execute gas-related activities? Give ONE answer

Because mistakes can kill

Because mistakes may cut off local supply

Because mistakes can be expensive

Because mistakes can cost you your license

You are carrying out a pressure test on pipework. Who is allowed in the exclusion zone? Give ONE answer

Only those with authorisation

Only people involved in the pressure test

Only those who have signalled their presence to you

Only those who need to use the area as a thoroughfare

How should you install a flue into an existing chimney? Give one answer

Insert the liner from roof level using a roof ladder

Work in pairs and insert the liner from roof level, working from a chimney scaffold

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

Work in pairs and insert the liner from roof level, working off the roof

You are working on a chimney that requires a new flue. How should you install it? Give ONE answer

Work in pairs, with one placing the lining from above and the other working from the base of the chimney

Using a ladder, put the liner in place from the roof level

Using a chimney scaffold, put the liner in place from the roof level.

Using suitable PPE, put the lining in place from the base of the chimney

How do you ensure the electrical supply is properly shut off before beginning a task that may involve water? Give ONE answer

Turn everything off, then verify the electricity is off by testing the circuit

Turn everything off, use the mains board to isolate the supply, and then verify the electricity is off by testing the circuit

Turn everything off, and ensure all equipment is unplugged

The handle of your file has split. Should you repair it? Give ONE answer

Yes, if practical

No, you should never carry out repairs, even if they are simple

What is the SAFEST way of accessing the loft space in a domestic residence? Give ONE answer

Use a ladder

Use a mobile tower

Use a temporary scaffold

Enter through the roof

You are tasked with transporting an old immersion heater out of the work area. What is the best way to do this? Give ONE answer

Lift it as far as you can by yourself

Find a colleague to see if you can lift it together

Find an appropriate aid for manual handling, such as a trolley

Roll it away from the area

You are about to begin work on guttering, and notice that the helmet you are issued with has been labelled with a sticker and paint. What should you do? Give ONE answer

Examine the helmet for signs of wear

Do not begin work until you have been issued with a fresh helmet

Begin work

Report the incident to your employer

You are removing guttering from a large, single-storey, metal-framed and cladded building and the job is likely to take all day. What is the MOST appropriate type of access equipment you could use? Give one answer

A trestle scaffold

A ladder

A mobile access tower

A putlog scaffold

How can you identify an acetylene cylinder? Give ONE answer

It is maroon

It is white

It is chrome

It is blue

You have found out that climbing onto an adjacent roof gives you better access to some pipework than your current access tower. How should you proceed? Give ONE answer

Work in this easier way until you have a moment to speak with your supervisor

Try the system yourself for a period of time so you can tell your supervisor how it went

Carry out the job with this new access route – you will get it done faster

Raise this with your supervisor, but continue to follow your safe system of work

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

Your supervisor

A fully qualified plumber

The site engineer

A competent person

What should you do if you need to move a cast iron bath, but it is too heavy to lift by yourself? Give one answer

Get a lifting accessory

Give it another try

Inform your supervisor and ask for assistance

Try and find someone to give you a hand

You need to move a heavy portion of lead piping, but it is too heavy for you to do alone. What should you do? Give ONE answer

Ask your colleague to help

Consult with your supervisor

Find an appropriate manual lifting aid

Lift it as far as you can in short bursts

If you are asked to move a cast iron boiler some distance, what should you do? Give one answer

Use a suitable trolley or other manual handling aid

Get a workmate to carry it

Drag it

Roll it end-over-end

It is raining, but you need to drill a portion of guttering to an external wall. Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate tool to use? Give ONE answer

Screwdriver

You should not do this in wet weather

Mains powered drill

Battery powered drill

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