CITB Health and Safety Mock Test

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Updated on: June 1, 2024

This CITB HS&E mock test features a random set of 50 questions, the ones you will have to face when you sit your CITB health, safety and environment test for operatives and specialists in 2023.

These questions are taken from the core knowledge 16 categories that you will need to know when taking your CITB HSE test.

We have created a set of questions on this subject to help you pass your CSCS Test.

If you want to work on a construction site, then you will need to have a good understanding of these subjects as you will be asked questions about them in the real exam.

In this mock test, we have provided the latest 50 questions you might be asked when sitting your real CSCS Test. In order to pass your mock test, you will need to score at least 45 out of 50 correct answers in 45 minutes.

There is no pass mark on this mini-test, so please keep using it until you know all of the questions from memory. Good Luck! Click here if you would like to sit a full 50-question simulation.

CITB Health and Safety Mock Test Questions

1. Which of the following do you need to do to ensure that your mask works?
A.
B.
C.
D.
2. If someone working in a deep inspection chamber has collapsed, what should you do first?
A.
B.
C.
D.
3. You need to lift a load from the floor. You should stand with your:
A.
B.
C.
D.
4. There has been a spillage of hydraulic oil from plant working near a watercourse. What one action should you NOT do?
A.
B.
C.
D.
5. If your doctor says that you have Weil's disease (leptospirosis), contracted when on site, why do you need to tell your employer?
A.
B.
C.
D.
6. How can you help PREVENT a fire hazard?
A.
B.
C.
D.
7. Which of these would you NOT expect to see if site transport is well organised?
A.
B.
C.
D.
8. If the head on your hammer comes loose you should:
A.
B.
C.
D.
9. Green and white signs are:Safe Condition Signs – Giving You Information
A.
B.
C.
D.
10. If you breathe in asbestos dust it can cause:
A.
B.
C.
D.
11. Which of the following statements about recording accidents is true?
A.
B.
C.
D.
12. Which of the following is the least important reason for recording all accidents?
A.
B.
C.
D.
13. Who should provide you with any personal protective equipment (PPE) you need, including the means to maintain it?
A.
B.
C.
D.
14. During site induction you do not understand something the presenter says What should you do?
A.
B.
C.
D.
15. How do you check if a RCD (residual current device) connected to a power tool is working?
A.
B.
C.
D.
16. After asbestos, which of the following causes the most ill-health to construction workers?
A.
B.
C.
D.
17. If you wear a back support belt when lifting:
A.
B.
C.
D.
18. How should you be informed about emergency assembly points?
A.
B.
C.
D.
19. How can noise affect your health? Give TWO answers
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B.
C.
D.
E.
20. You should not just rely on barrier cream to protect your skin from harmful substances because:
A.
B.
C.
D.
21. If someone gets some grit in their eye, the best thing you can do is:
A.
B.
C.
D.
22. When using power tools it is important to:
A.
B.
C.
D.
23. Why should you report an accident?
A.
B.
C.
D.
24. How should workers find out what to do if they are injured on site?
25. As a rule of thumb noise levels may be a problem if you have to shout to be clearly heard by someone who is standing:
A.
B.
C.
D.
26. A DRY POWDER fire extinguisher, identified by a blue band, could be used on all types of fire but is BEST suited to what TWO types of fire?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
27. Where might you come across asbestos?
A.
B.
C.
D.
28. What does this sign mean? Fire Hose Reel Located Here
A.
B.
C.
D.
29. Which of these does not have to be recorded in the accident book?
A.
B.
C.
D.
30. What does this sign mean?Warning – Laser Beams
A.
B.
C.
D.
31. You have been using a vibrating tool The end of your fingers are starting to tingle What does this mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
32. The packaging of a substance has the word ‘SENSITISER’ on it This means that:
A.
B.
C.
D.
33. If someone is injured at work, who should record it in the accident book?
A.
B.
C.
D.
34. When digging, you hit and damage a buried cable. What should you do?
A.
B.
C.
D.
35. What is a near miss?
A.
B.
C.
D.
36. Round red and white signs with a diagonal line are:Prohibition Signs – Meaning You Must Not
A.
B.
C.
D.
37. What are the TWO conditions for being able to operate plant on site?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
38. Who on site needs to understand relevant environmental risks on a construction site?
A.
B.
C.
D.
39. Which of the following is NOT best practice from a sustainability perspective?
A.
B.
C.
D.
40. You see a lorry parking. It has a flat tyre. Why should you tell the driver?
A.
B.
C.
D.
41. Why should you not kneel in wet cement, screed or concrete?
A.
B.
C.
D.
42. What must happen each time a shift starts work in an excavation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
43. To get the maximum protection from your safety helmet you should wear it:
A.
B.
C.
D.
44. Tools and materials can easily fall from a scaffold platform. What is the best way to protect the people below?
A.
B.
C.
D.
45. Look at these statements about wearing a safety helmet in hot weather Which one is true?
A.
B.
C.
D.
46. Which type of accidents should be recorded in the accident book?
A.
B.
C.
D.
47. If you wear hearing protection, it will:
A.
B.
C.
D.
48. You need to use a ladder to get to a scaffold platform. Which of these statements is true?
A.
B.
C.
D.
49. What is the MAIN objective of carrying out an accident investigation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
50. Generally speaking how long can you use the same disposable mask for?
A.
B.
C.
D.

 

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  2. AS EVER, A SIMLPLE WAY OF BUILDING CONFIDENCE BECAUSE ANY MISTAKES DON'T MATTER.

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  7. Really useful revision aid, the more practice, the greater the likelihood of a pass.

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