CITB Working at Heights Mock Test 10

To ensure your safety when carrying out an inspection at height, who must erect mobile tower scaffolds?

If you are inspecting a flat roof, what is the best way to stop yourself and others from falling over the edge?

When work is being carried out above public areas what should be your first consideration?

When can someone who is not a scaffolder adapt an independent scaffold?

While carrying out a site visit you see someone who is working above a damaged safety net system. What should you do?

What action should be taken before using a scaffold which is secured by masonry anchor ties?

If you have to carry out an inspection at height using a cherry picker, when would you not clip yourself to the machine using a restraint lanyard?

Following the hierarchy of control, which of the following is regarded as the last resort for someone’s safety when working at height?

What is the maximum recommended gap between the scaffold and the structure?

What is the most effective method of preventing workers from falling from height while carrying out construction and maintenance work?

What is the minimum height of the main guard-rail on a scaffold?

What is the main reason for using a safety net or other soft-landing system rather than a personal fall-arrest system?

Which statement is true if you need to use a ladder to get to a scaffold platform?

What is a common example of a fragile roof material?

A scaffold guard-rail must be removed to allow a worker to carry out a task. If the worker is not a scaffolder, can they remove the guard-rail?

How far should a ladder extend above the stepping-off point if there is no alternative, firm handhold?

When is it most appropriate to use a safety harness and lanyard for working at height?

What is the maximum permitted gap between the guard-rails on a working platform?

After gaining access to the platform of a mobile tower, what is the first thing you should do?

How should access be controlled, if people are working in a riser shaft?