CSCS Working At Heights Mock Test - 9 - Coteca

What is the BEST way to make sure that a ladder is secure and won’t slip? Give one answer

Wedge the bottom of the ladder with blocks of wood

Ask someone to stand with their foot on the bottom rung

Tie it at the bottom

Tie it at the top

Which of the following is NOT true when using podium steps? Give one answer

Podium steps are safe and can’t topple over

Podium steps are work equipment and must be inspected before use and every seven days

Podium steps can easily topple if you over reach sideways

Podium step wheels must be locked before you get on

What are TWO of your responsibilities when working at height? Give two answers

Ignore the safety briefing given by your supervisor

Ensure you are sufficiently trained

Throw things to your colleague below

Make use of access equipment

Climb up the outside of the scaffolding

Who should check a ladder before it is used? Give one answer

The person who is going to use it

The site safety officer

The manufacturer

A supervisor

What should you do if you feel that a task working at height is unsafe? Give one answer

Carry on working and tell your supervisor when you next see them

Borrow some work equipment from another job

Work the problem out for yourself

Stop working immediately and report it to your supervisor

How is working at height usually defined? Give one answer

Working 3 m above the ground or higher

Working 1.2 m above the ground or higher

Working 2 m above the ground or higher

Working at any height that would cause an injury if you fell

Which type of accident kills the MOST construction workers? Give one answer

Being hit by a falling object

Falling from height

Being run over by site transport

Contact with electricity

A mobile access tower must NOT be used on what surface? Give one answer

Soft or uneven ground

A smooth concrete path

A paved patio

An asphalt road

What should you do if you find a ladder that is damaged? Give one answer

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

Use it if you can avoid the damaged part

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

Try to mend the damage before using it

A scaffold guard-rail MUST be removed to allow you to carry out a task. If you are not a scaffolder, can you remove the guard-rail? Give one answer

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

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

Yes, if you put it back before you leave site

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

You need to use a ladder to get to a scaffold platform. Which of these statements is TRUE? Give one answer

All broken rungs must be clearly marked

It must be wedged at the bottom to stop it slipping

Two people must be on the ladder at all times

It must be tied and extend either 1 m or five rungs above the platform

How many people should be on a ladder at the same time? Give one answer

Three people, if it is long enough

A maximum of two people

Only one person

One person on each section of an extension ladder

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

Ask them to go and see if they can get hold of a harness and lanyard

Ask them to stop work and report it to the site manager

Ask them to work somewhere away from the damaged area of net

Ask them to tie the damaged edges together using the net test cords

According to the Work at Height Regulations when CAN you use a ladder at work? Give one answer

If other people do not need to use it for access

If you are doing low risk work for a short time

If it is long enough

You must never use a ladder on site

What is the MAIN regulation that controls the use of suitable access equipment for working at height? Give one answer

HSG33 Health and Safety in Roofwork

Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations

Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations

Work at Height Regulations

Who should check a ladder before it is used? Give one answer

A supervisor

The manufacturer

The person who is going to use it

The site safety officer

Under the requirements of the Work at Height Regulations, what is the minimum width of a working platform?

Two scaffold boards wide

Four scaffold boards wide

Suitable and sufficient for the job in hand

Three scaffold boards wide

What is the right way to reach the working platform of a mobile access tower? Give one answer

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

What should you do if you are required to use access equipment that you have NOT been trained to use? Give one answer

Stop work and speak to your supervisor

Ask someone else to do it

Do the job if it won’t take long

Get a ladder instead

What should you do when you are climbing a ladder? Give one answer

Have two points of contact with the ladder at all times

Only use the ladder whilst wearing a safety harness

Have three points of contact with the ladder at all times

Have two people on the ladder at all times

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