Noise and Vibration – CSCS Practice Test Questions

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Last updated on May 30th, 2021

Protecting yourself in the workplace is very important, in this CSCS Mock test we look at a small selection of Noise and Vibration questions that you may be asked in your test to gain your CSCS card. These are the most commonly asked questions for the Noise and Vibration section in the CSCS Mock test 2017 DVD

These CSCS test questions will be virtually the same as the questions you will be asked come your test day and they will always follow the same multiple choice format. Pay attention as some of the questions will ask for a single answer while others will need multiple answers to the questions, make sure you read them fully before attempting to answer.

1. Can the damage by exposure to noise over a long period of time be reversed?

Yes, with time

No, the damage is permanent

Yes, if you have an operation

Yes, if you change jobs

Question 1 of 10

2. If you have to use a vibrating tool, how can you help reduce the effects of hand-arm vibration?

Hold the tool tightly

Do the job in one long burst

Only use one hand at a time on the tool

Do the work in short spells

Question 2 of 10

3. What should you do if you think the noise at work may have damaged your hearing?

Plug your ears with cotton wool to stop any more damage

Go off sick

Nothing, as the damage has already been done

Ask your employer or doctor to arrange a hearing test

Question 3 of 10

4. What does wearing hearing protection do?

Reduces damaging noise to an acceptable level

Repairs your hearing if it is damaged

Makes you hear better

Stops you hearing all noise

Question 4 of 10

5. Noise can damage your hearing. What is an early sign of this?

Temporary deafness or a ringing noise in your ears

There are no early signs

Ear infections

A skin rash around your ears

Question 5 of 10

6. Why is over exposure to vibratory tools and equipment a serious issue?

There are no early warning signs of damage caused by vibration

There is no way that exposure to vibration can be prevented

The long-term effects of vibration are not known

Vibration can cause a disabling injury that cannot be cured

Question 6 of 10

7. What must you do when working in a hearing protection zone?

Wear hearing protection if the noise gets too loud for you

Take hearing protection with you in case you need to use it

Not make any noise

Wear the correct hearing protection at all times

Question 7 of 10

8. If you need to wear disposable earplugs how should you insert them so they protect your hearing from damage?

Do not roll or fold them, and insert them half way into your ear canal

Fold them in half, pull on your earlobe and wedge them into your ear

Soak them in water, squeeze them out and then insert them into your ear canal

Roll them up and insert them as far as you can, while pulling the top of your ear up to open up the ear canal

Question 8 of 10

9. What should you do if you need to wear ear defenders but an ear pad is missing from one of the shells?

Leave them off and work without any hearing protection

Take an ear pad from another set of ear defenders

Put them on and start working with them as they are

Do not work in noisy areas until they are replaced

Question 9 of 10

10. You have been using a vibrating tool. The ends of your fingers are starting to tingle. What does this mean?

You need to report your symptoms before they cause a problem

You can carry on using the tool but you must loosen your grip

You can carry on using the tool but you must hold it tighter

You must not use this tool, or any other vibrating tool ever again

Question 10 of 10

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