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

1. Where should a fire extinguisher be located when using a blowtorch to join copper tubes in a domestic property?

In your vehicle, as long as the doors are locked

There is no need for a fire extinguisher

Available only if the property is occupied

Available in the immediate work area

2. How should oxyacetylene welding bottles be positioned during use?

Laid on their side

Angled at 45 degrees

Still upside down

Stood upright

3. What is the color of an acetylene cylinder?

Orange

Maroon

Black

Green

4. After handling sheet lead, how is lead most likely to enter your bloodstream?

By not changing out of your work clothes

By not washing your hands before eating

By not using the correct respirator

By not wearing safety goggles

5. What is the most likely risk of injury when cutting a large-diameter pipe?

A piece of sharp metal could fly off and hit you

Your fingers may become trapped between the cutting wheel and pipe

You may damage your muscles due to continued use

You may cut yourself on the inside edge of the cup pipe Correct

6. When is eye protection required if you are drilling a hole to install a pipe from a radiator?

Only when drilling through concrete

Only when the drill bit exceeds 20 mm

Always, whatever the circumstances

Only when training overhead

7. Why is it important for operatives to know the difference between propane and butane equipment?

Propane equipment can be used with smaller, easy-to-handle cylinders

Propane equipment operates at a low-pressure

Propane equipment is cheaper

Propane equipment operates at a higher pressure

8. What is the proper method for installing a flue liner in an existing chimney?

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

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

Insert the liner from the roof level using a roof ladder

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

9. Which item of PPE is specifically designed to protect against infrared radiation damage during flame cutting or welding?

Impact-rated safety glasses

Reflective vest

Eye protection with a tinted filter lens

Respiratory protective equipment

10. Under what circumstances is it safe to transport workers in the rear of a van?

When the driver has a heavy goods licence

When the van is fitted with proper seating and seat belts

When the van is fitted with temporary seating

When the driver is over 21 years of age

11. What should you do when using a blowtorch near timber?

Wet the timber first and have a bucket of water handy

Point the flame away from the timber and have a bucket of sand ready to put out the fire

Use a non-combustible mat and have a fire extinguisher ready

Carry out the work taking care not to catch the timber

12. Where is the safest place to store oxyacetylene gas welding bottles when they are not in use?

Outside in a special storage compound

In company vehicles

Inside the building, in a locked cupboard

In the intermediate work area, ready for use the next day

13. Where might asbestos commonly be found?

Rope seals on a boiler

Gaskets and seals on joints

All of the above

Insulation board around radiators

14. What action should you take if you notice that a ladder used for roof access has been painted?

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

Only use the ladder if it’s made of wood

Only use the ladder if it is made of metal

Not use the ladder and report the matter to your supervisor

15. What is the most appropriate access equipment to use when removing guttering from a large, single-story, metal-framed, cladded building for an all-day job?

A trestle scaffold

A mobile access tower

A putlog scaffold

A ladder

16. What should you do if you are asked to join plastic soil pipes in a roof space using a strong-smelling hazardous solvent but have not been provided with respiratory protective equipment?

Sniff the solvent to see if it has any ill effects on you

You stop what you are doing and get out

Use a dust mask

Just get on with the job

17. If you are called away urgently while working in an occupied building and have removed several floorboards, what steps should you take before leaving?

Tell other workers to be careful while you are away

Permanently fix the floorboards and flooring coverings

Leave the job as it is

Cordon off the work area before leaving the job

18. What is the correct method for dismantling a length of cast iron soil pipe at height?

Smashed the pipe into sections using a hammer and removed it piece by Piece

Tie a rope to the pipe and pull the section down. Shout below to warn others

Work in pairs, break the length at the collar and remove the pip section

Crack the pipe at the joint and push it away; make sure the area is clear

19. Why is it necessary to carry out temporary continuity bonding before removing or replacing sections of metallic pipework?

Maintaining the live supply to the electrical circuit Correct

Provide a continuous Earth for the pipework insulation

prevent any chance of corrosion to the pipework

Prevent any chance of blowing a fuse

20. Which of the following statements is correct?

Propane is heavier than white butane is lighter than air

Both propane and butane are lighter than air

Butane is heavier than air, while propane is lighter than air

Both propane and butane are heavier than air

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