CSCS Working At Heights Mock Test - 1 - Coteca

1. When working in a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP), where should you attach your harness lanyard?

To the control box

To the designated anchor point within the platform or basket

To the MEWP handrail

To a point on the structure or building you are working on

2. What essential personal protective equipment (PPE) should you wear when working at height near deep water?

Full body harness

Wellington boots

Life jacket

Full face respirator

3. What action should you take if you find a damaged ladder?

Use the ladder if you can avoid the damaged part

Don’t use it and report the damage at the end of your shift

Try and mend the damage

Don’t use it and make sure that others know about the damage

4. Under what circumstances can a ladder be used as a place of work?

If you are doing light work for a short time

If it is long enough

If you can find a ladder to use

If other people do not need to use it for access

What does this safety sign indicate?

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Fragile roof. Take care when walking on roof surface

Fragile roof. Do not stand directly on roof but use fall protection measures

Load-bearing roof. Surface can be slippery when wet

Load-bearing roof. OK to stand on surface but not any rooflights

6. How is working at height defined?

1.2 m above the ground or higher

2 m above the ground or higher

any height that would cause an injury if you fell

3 m above the ground or higher

7. How many people can safely use a ladder at the same time?

Three, if it is long enough

One

One on each section of an extension ladder

Two

8. What is the correct way to access the working platform of a mobile tower scaffold?

Climb up the outside of the diagonal bracing

Lean a ladder against the tower and climb up that

Climb up the ladder built into the tower

Climb up the tower frame on the outside of the tower

9. Why should a ladder not be painted?

the paint will make it slippery to use

the paint could damage the metal parts of the ladder

it will need regular re-painting

the paint may hide any damaged parts

10. Can you remove a scaffold guardrail to conduct a survey if you are not a qualified scaffolder?

No, only a scaffolder can remove the guard-rail but you can put it back

No, only a scaffolder can remove the guard-rail and put it back

Yes, if you put it back as soon as you have finished

Yes, if you put it back before you leave site

11. How can you protect people below a scaffold platform from falling tools and materials?

Use brick guards to stop any items falling below

Make sure they are wearing safety helmets

Tell the people below to stop work and clear the area

Tell them you will be working above them

12. Which type of accident causes the most fatalities in the construction industry?

Being hit by a falling object

Being run over by site transport

Contact with electricity

Falling from height

13. Who is authorized to erect, dismantle, or modify a tube and fitting scaffold?

Anyone who thinks they can do it

Anyone who has the right tools

Anyone who is trained, competent and authorised

Anyone who is a project manager

14. Which of the following is NOT a correct practice when using podium steps?

Podiums are work equipment and must be inspected every seven days

Podiums can easily topple if you over reach sideways

The ‘wheels’ must be locked before you get on to them

Podiums are safe and can’t topple over

15. What is the correct way to store materials on a working platform?

Materials can be stored anywhere, even if they pose a trip hazard or block the walkway

Materials can be stored unsecured above the guard-rail height

Materials do not need to be secured if they are going to be there for less than an hour

Materials must be stored so they can’t fall and the platform must be able to take their weight

16. What should you do if the wheel brakes on a mobile tower scaffold are not working?

Use some wood to wedge the wheels and stop them moving

Only use the tower if the floor is level

Do not use the tower

Get someone to hold the tower while you use it

17. How can you ensure materials stacked on a working platform do not fall over the toe-board?

Build the stack so that it leans away from the edge

Fit brick guards or netting to the edge

Put a warning sign on the stack

Cover the stack with polythene

18. What precautions must you take when climbing a ladder?

use a safety harness

have two points of contact with the ladder at all times

have two people on the ladder at all times

have three points of contact with the ladder at all times

19. What is the best way to prevent falling over the edge when working on a flat roof?

Protect the edge with a guard-rail and toe-board

Put a large warning sign at the edge of the roof

Use red and white tape to mark the edge

Ask someone to watch you and shout when you get too close to the edge

20. What precautions make it safe to cross a fragile roof?

use crawling boards with handrails

walk along the line of bolts

don’t walk on any plastic panels

can see fragile roof signs

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