Fire Prevention and Control For Operatives CSCS Questions

For the core knowledge question in Section C: Safety you will need to have a very good understanding of fire prevention and control to pass your operatives exam.

Below we have created a small mock test of 20 questions for you to revise from. You will need to know how to answer all of these questions before sitting your real CSCS test to gain access to your card.

Fire Prevention and Control Test Questions

1. If you see 'frost' around the valve on a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder, it means:

the cylinder is full

the cylinder is nearly empty

you must lay the cylinder on its side

the valve is leaking

Question 1 of 20

2. A FOAM extinguisher, identified by a cream band, should NOT be used on what TWO types of fire?

Metal and molten metal

Wood, paper, textile and solid material fires

Electrical fires

Flammable liquids (fuel, oil, varnish, paints, etC)

Flammable gas (LPG, propane, etC)

Question 2 of 20

3. When you use a carbon dioxide (CO2) fire extinguisher, the nozzle gets:

warm

very cold

very hot

very heavy

Question 3 of 20

4. Look at these jobs. Which TWO are likely to need a hot work permit?

Soldering pipework in a central heating system

Using the heaters in the drying room

Cutting steel with an angle grinder

Replacing an empty liquefied petroleum gas cylinder with a full one

Refuelling a diesel dump truck

Question 4 of 20

5. If your job needs a hot work permit, what TWO things would you expect to have to do?

Check for signs of fire when you stop work

Have a fire extinguisher close to the work

Know how to refill fire extinguishers

Write a site evacuation plan

Know where all the fire extinguishers are kept on site

Question 5 of 20

6. A large fire has been reported. You have not been trained to use fire extinguishers. You should:

leave work for the day

report to the site office and then go home

put away all your tools and then go to the assembly point

go straight to the assembly point

Question 6 of 20

7. If you discover a fire, the first thing you should do is:

put your tools away

finish what you are doing, if it is safe to do so

raise the alarm

try to put out the fire

Question 7 of 20

8. If there is a fire you will need to go to the site assembly point. How would you expect to find out where this is?

During a visit by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Your colleagues will tell you

During site induction

By reading your employer's health and safety policy

Question 8 of 20

9. If you hear the fire alarm, you should go to the:

site canteen

assembly point

fire

site office

Question 9 of 20

10. What does a hot work permit NOT tell you?

What fire extinguisher or fire watch you need

When you can start and when you must stop the hot work

How you must prevent sparks or heat travelling

Where the local fire station is located

Question 10 of 20

11. A hot work permit allows you to:

carry out work that could start a fire

work in hot weather

light a bonfire

carry out work that needs warm, protective clothing

Question 11 of 20

12. What is the MAIN aim of fire precautions on site?

For the emergency services to reach a fire as quickly as possible

To have measures in place to fight a fire

To prevent a fire spreading

To ensure everyone reaches safety in the event of a fire

Question 12 of 20

13. A fire assembly point is the place where:

the fire extinguishers are kept

people must go when the fire alarm sounds

the fire started

fire engines must go when they arrive on site

Question 13 of 20

14. Which TWO extinguishers should NOT be used on electrical fires?

Dry powder (Blue colour band)

Foam (Cream colour band)

Carbon dioxide (Black colour band)

Water (Red colour band)

Question 14 of 20

15. A fire needs heat, fuel and:

nitrogen

argon

carbon dioxide

oxygen

Question 15 of 20

16. How can you help PREVENT a fire hazard?

Leave your clothes over a heater all night

Store solvents and paints in the drying room

Store materials and equipment along the exit routes

Keep your work area tidy and place waste in the bins provided

Question 16 of 20

17. 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?

Electrical fires

Flammable liquids (fuel, oil, varnish, paints, etC)

Metal and molten metal

Flammable gas (LPG, propane, etC)

Wood, paper, textile and solid material fires

Question 17 of 20

18. A CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) extinguisher, identified by a black band, should NOT be used on what type of fire?

Electrical fires

Wood, paper, textile and solid material fires

Metal and molten metal

Flammable liquids (fuel, oil, varnish, paints, etC)

Question 18 of 20

19. You need to work in a corridor that is a fire escape route. You must see that:

you only use spark-proof tools

all doors into the corridor are locked

you remove all fire escape signs before you start

your tools and equipment do not block the route

Question 19 of 20

20. A WATER fire extinguisher, identified by a red band, should ONLY be used on what type of fire?

Wood, paper, textile and solid material fires

Electrical fires

Metal and molten metal

Flammable liquids (fuel, oil, varnish, paints, etc)

Question 20 of 20

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