CSCS Mock Test for Supervisors – Gold Card Test

If you would like to hold a Gold CSCS card to become a supervisor, you will need a better understanding of health and safety than most of the other workers on the construction site.

On a worksite being a supervisor has some responsibilities, and you will have to make safety-critical decisions every day, which will be a massive part of your job.

To get hold of your gold CSCS card, you will first have to pass the CITB Health, Safety & Environment Test. This test will consist of 50 multiple choice questions, you will need to get to the pass mark, which is 47 out of 50. These questions will have 38 questions, which will test you on health, safety, and environmental issues, and the other 12 questions will be behavioural case study questions. These will test you on how you should act on a construction site to keep yourself and others safe at all times.

Supervisors taking their test soon can use this free CSCS mock test for supervisors, there are 50 questions in total on this mock test, all multiple choice questions and some will need more than one answer. Good luck and let us know how you got on in the comments below.

1. Where must the number of people who may be carried in a passenger hoist on site be displayed?

Give ONE Answer

It should be displayed on a legible notice within the cage of the hoist

It should be displayed on a legible notice in the site welfare area

It should be explained to the hoist operator

It should be included in the site induction

Question 1 of 50

2. When should an escape route or routes ensure safe access to?

Give ONE Answer

The first aid room

A place of safety

The Open Air

The ground

Question 2 of 50

3. Ideally, where should a safety net be rigged?

Give ONE Answer

2 metres below where you are working

6 metres below where you are working

Immediately below where you are working

At any height below working position

Question 3 of 50

4. Which of the following precautions should be taken to prevent a dumper that is tipping material into an excavation from falling into it?

Give ONE Answer

Stop blocks should be provided parallel to the trench, and appropriate to their vehicles wheel size

Dumper drivers are required to judge the distance carefully or be given stop signals by another person

Dumpers should be kept 5m away from the excavation

Cones or signage should be erected to indicate the safe Tipping Point

Question 4 of 50

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

Give ONE Answer

875mm

950mm

910mm

1000mm

Question 5 of 50

6. Which of the following is a significant hazard when excavating alongside a building or structure?

Give ONE Answer

Excavating to deeply into soft ground

Undermining or weakening the foundations of the building

Damage to the surface finish of a building or structure

Noise and vibration affecting the occupiers of the building

Question 6 of 50

7. What is the main danger of leaving someone who has Fallen suspended in a harness for too long?

Give ONE Answer

Anchorage point may fail

It is a distraction to other workers

They may suffer loss of consciousness or fatal injury

They may try to climb back up the structure and fall again

Question 7 of 50

8. What is the significance of a weekly or daily personal noise exposure of 87 decibels?

Give ONE Answer

It is the exposure limit value and must not be exceeded

It is the Peak sound pressure and all work must stop

It is a lower action value and no action is necessary

It is that upper action value and hearing protection must be issued

Question 8 of 50

9. On the site electrical distribution system, which colour plug indicates a 400 volt supply?

Give ONE Answer

Blue

Black

Yellow

Red

Question 9 of 50

10. Which of the following tasks would you expect the Appointed Person for first aid to carry out if someone is injured?

Give ONE Answer

They should only apply splints to broken bones

They should provide all of the care normally carried out by a first aider

They should provide most of the care normally carried out by a first aider

They should contact the emergency services

Question 10 of 50

11. What is the purpose of the health and safety file that is handed to the client at the end of the project?

Give ONE Answer

To record the health and safety standards of the structure

To record the accident statistics of a construction project

To help prepare the final accounts for the structure

To help people who have to carry out work on the structure in the future

Question 11 of 50

12. On a scaffold, what must be the largest unprotected gap between any guard rail, toeboard, barrier or other similar means of protection?

Give ONE Answer

400 mm

600 mm

470 mm

500 mm

Question 12 of 50

13. Which of the following should be the first consideration if you need to use a hazardous substance?

Give ONE Answer

What health surveillance arrangements will be needed

How to minimise risk and control exposure

What instruction, training and supervision to provide

How to monitor the exposure to workers in the workplace

Question 13 of 50

14. When must a competent person routinely inspect a working platform?

Give ONE Answer

After eight is erected and then at intervals not exceeding 10 days

After it is erected and at intervals not exceeding 7 days

Only after has been erected

After it is erected and then at monthly intervals

Question 14 of 50

15. Why is it dangerous to use inflatable air bags for fall assist if they are too big for the area to be protected?

Give ONE Answer

The pressure in the bags will cause them to burst

They will exert a sideways pressure on anything that is containing them

I will not fully inflate

Inflation pump will become overloaded

Question 15 of 50

16. Under the construction (design and management regulations) 2015, where would you find the agreement for managing health and safety for the project you are working on?

Give ONE Answer

In the construction phase plan

In the designer's risk assessment

In the contract documentation

In the health and safety file

Question 16 of 50

17. What must edge protection be designed to do?

Give ONE Answer

To prevent people and materials from falling

To warn people where the edge of the roof is

To secure tools and materials close to the edge

To allow persons to work on both sides of it

Question 17 of 50

18. Electric welding is about to start on your site. What should be used to protect passers-by from getting arc eye?

Give ONE Answer

Personal protective equipment

Screens

Warning signs

Nothing

Question 18 of 50

19. What should you do if you noticed that operating working above a safety net are dropping off cuts of material and other debris into the net?

Give ONE Answer

Have the net cleared and inspected, then ensure it is not allowed to happen again

Ensure that the Met is cleared of debris daily

Ensure that the net is cleared of debris is weekly

Nothing, as the debris is all collecting in one place

Question 19 of 50

20. Why may a young person be more at risk of having an accident?

Give ONE Answer

They are less likely to wear personal protective equipment

Legislation does not apply to anyone under the age of 18

They are used to be left to work alone to gain experience

They have less experience and may not recognise danger or fully understand what could go wrong

Question 20 of 50

21. Which two of the following factors must be considered when providing first aid facilities on site?

Give All Correct Answers

The hazards, risk and nature of the work carried out

The difficulty in finding time to purchase the necessary equipment

The space in the site office to store the necessary equipment

The number of people expected to be on site at any one time

The cost of first aid equipment

Question 21 of 50

22. What is the purpose of using a permit to work system?

Give ONE Answer

To establish a controlled, safe system of work

To ensure that the job is carried out by the easiest method

To ensure that the job is been carried out quickly

To enable tools and equipment to be properly checked before work starts

Question 22 of 50

23. When should guard rails be fitted to a working platform?

Give ONE Answer

At any height if a fall could result in an injury

If it is possible to fall 2 metres

If it is possible to fall through 3 metres

Owning if materials are being sorted on a working platform

Question 23 of 50

24. Which piece of equipment is used with a cable avoidance tool to detect cables?

Give ONE Answer

Signal generator

Gas detector

Compressor

Metal detector

Question 24 of 50

25. In which regulations will you find the details of the welfare facilities that must be provided on a construction site?

Give ONE Answer

The workplace (health, safety and welfare) regulations

The control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH)

Construction (design and management regulations)

The management of health and safety at work regulations

Question 25 of 50

26. What danger is created by excessive oxygen in a confined space?

Give ONE Answer

Increased flammability of combustible materials

Increase in breathing rate of workers

Increase working time inside work area

False sense of security

Question 26 of 50

27. Under what requirements of the work at heights regulations, what must be the minimum width of a working platform be?

Give ONE Answer

2 scaffold boards wide

Suitable and sufficient for the job in hand

3 scaffold boards wide

4 scaffold boards wide

Question 27 of 50

28. Following a scaffold inspection under the work at height regulations, how soon must a report be given to the person on whose behalf the inspection was made?

Give ONE Answer

Within 2 hours

Within 12 hours

Within 6 hours

Within 24 hours

Question 28 of 50

29. What is your least reliable source of information when assessing the level of vibration from a power tool?

Give ONE Answer

In use vibration measurements of the top

Vibration data from the Health and Safety Executive master list

Vibration figures taken from the manufacturers handbook

Your own judgement based upon observation or experience

Question 29 of 50

30. When is it advisable to take precautions to prevent people, plant or materials falling into an excavation?

Give ONE Answer

When excavation is 1.2 m or deeper

When there is a risk from an underground cable or other service

When exclamation is 2 m or deeper

All the time

Question 30 of 50

31. Which of the following is a fall-arrest system?

Give ONE Answer

Guardrail and toe board

Mobile access towers

Mobile elevating work platform

Safety harness and lanyard

Question 31 of 50

32. Why must a RCD be used in conjunction with 230 volt electrical equipment?

Give ONE Answer

It quickly cuts off the power if there is a fault

It saves energy and lowers cost

It makes the tall run at a safe speed

It lowers the voltage

Question 32 of 50

33. When planning possible work in a confined space, what should be the first consideration?

Give ONE Answer

How to avoid the need for operatives to enter the space

How long the job will take

How many operatives will be required

What personal protective equipment will be needed

Question 33 of 50

34. In the colour coding of electrical power supplies on site, what voltage does a blue plug represent?

Give ONE Answer

50 volts

400 volts

110 volts

230 volts

Question 34 of 50

35. Under the construction design and management regulations 2015, which two of the following must you ensure workers have received before they start working on site?

Give All Correct Answers

Information on relevant hazards and control measures

Details of the clients brief and project expectations

Confirmation of their working hours and rest breaks

A suitable site induction, specific to the work

Details for the designers Plan of Work

Question 35 of 50

36. What should be the capacity of a spillage Bund around a fuel storage tank, in addition to the volume of the tank?

Give ONE Answer

70% (170% of the total content)

30% (130% of the total content)

10% (110% of the total content)

50% (150% of the total content)

Question 36 of 50

37. What does the proactive monitoring of health and safety procedures involved?

Give ONE Answer

Checking that all staff read and understand all the health and safety notices

Ensuring that staff always do the work that they have been instructed to do safely

Deciding how to prevent accidents similar to those that have already occurred

Looking at the work to be done, what could go wrong and how it could be done safely

Question 37 of 50

38. If a scaffold is not complete, which of the following actions should be taken by the supervisor?

Give ONE Answer

Prevent access to the scaffold and add warning signage

Make sure the scaffolders complete the scaffold

Display a warning notice and tells operatives to use the scaffold with care

Tell operatives not used the scaffold

Question 38 of 50

39. A design feature of some airbags used for full assist is a controlled leak rate. If you are using these, what must you ensure about the inflation pump?

Give ONE Answer

It must be switched off when the airbags are full

It must be switched off from time to time to avoid overinflation

It must run all the time when work is being carried out at height

It must be electrically powered

Question 39 of 50

40. The heavy load has been delivered to the site. What is the first thing that should be considered before trying to move it?

Give ONE Answer

How far load would have to be carried manually

How the need to manually lift the load could be avoided

How the risk of manual handling could be reduced

How many people are needed to lift a load

Question 40 of 50

41. For a fixed ladder, what is the maximum vertical height that may be climbed before an intermediate landing place is required?

Give ONE Answer

8 metres

9 metres

7.5 metres

8.5 m

Question 41 of 50

42. How should cylinders containing LPG be stored on site?

Give ONE Answer

In a locked cage at least 3 m from any oxygen cylinders

Covered by tarpaulin to shield the compressed cylinder from sunlight

In a locked cellar with clear warning signs

Within a secure storage container at the back of the site

Question 42 of 50

43. The beaufort scale is important when working at height externally. What does it measure?

Give ONE Answer

It measures the load-bearing capacity of a flat roof

It measures the load bearing capacity of scaffold

It measures air temperature

It measures wind speed

Question 43 of 50

44. Where should LPG cylinders be positioned when supplying an appliance in a site cabin?

Give ONE Answer

Inside The Cabin in a locked cupboard

Outside the cabin

Inside the cabin next to the appliance

Under the cabin

Question 44 of 50

45. How could a site worker check if the RCD through which a 230 volt hand tool is connected to the supply is working correctly?

Give ONE Answer

Switch the power on and off

Press the test button on the RCD unit

Run the tool at top speed to see if it cuts out

Switch the tool on and off

Question 45 of 50

46. When the construction (design and management) regulations 2015 apply, what must be in place before construction work begins?

Give ONE Answer

A construction Contract agreement

Construction phase plan

The health and safety file

The method statement

Question 46 of 50

47. How long must you keep inspection records under the construction *design and management) regulations 2015?

Give ONE Answer

For three months after the inspection has been carried out

At the site until the project is completed

Until the project is completed and then for 3 months

For one week on site before sending them to head office

Question 47 of 50

48. Under the construction (design and management) regulations 2015, what must be provided before construction work starts, and then maintained until the end of the project?

Give ONE Answer

A premises logbook

Adequate welfare facilities

A car park or other parking facilities

A safety logbook

Question 48 of 50

49. Before allowing a lift operation to be carried out, where should you ensure that the sequence of operations is recorded to enable a safe lift?

Give ONE Answer

In the Crane Hire contracts

In a lifting operation toolbox talk

In a risk assessment

In approved lifting plan on method statement

Question 49 of 50

50. What is the best way for a supervisor or manager to make sure that the operatives doing a job have fully understood a method statement?

Give ONE Answer

Put the method statement in a labelled ring binder in the office

Display the method statement on a notice board in the office

Make sure that those doing the job have read the method statement

Explain the method statement to those doing the job and test their understanding

Question 50 of 50

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