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

Electrical fires

Wood, paper, textile and solid material fires

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

Metal and molten metal

Question 1 of 20

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

try to put out the fire

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

raise the alarm

put your tools away

Question 2 of 20

3. A fire assembly point is the place where:

fire engines must go when they arrive on site

people must go when the fire alarm sounds

the fire extinguishers are kept

the fire started

Question 3 of 20

4. How can you help PREVENT a fire hazard?

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

Store materials and equipment along the exit routes

Leave your clothes over a heater all night

Store solvents and paints in the drying room

Question 4 of 20

5. A fire needs heat, fuel and:

oxygen

carbon dioxide

argon

nitrogen

Question 5 of 20

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

To have measures in place to fight a fire

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

To prevent a fire spreading

To ensure everyone reaches safety in the event of a fire

Question 6 of 20

7. 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?

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

Wood, paper, textile and solid material fires

Electrical fires

Metal and molten metal

Flammable gas (LPG, propane, etC)

Question 7 of 20

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

Wood, paper, textile and solid material fires

Flammable gas (LPG, propane, etC)

Metal and molten metal

Electrical fires

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

Question 8 of 20

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

Carbon dioxide (Black colour band)

Water (Red colour band)

Foam (Cream colour band)

Dry powder (Blue colour band)

Question 9 of 20

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

assembly point

site canteen

site office

fire

Question 10 of 20

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

How you must prevent sparks or heat travelling

Where the local fire station is located

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

What fire extinguisher or fire watch you need

Question 11 of 20

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

you remove all fire escape signs before you start

your tools and equipment do not block the route

all doors into the corridor are locked

you only use spark-proof tools

Question 12 of 20

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

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

go straight to the assembly point

leave work for the day

report to the site office and then go home

Question 13 of 20

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

Soldering pipework in a central heating system

Replacing an empty liquefied petroleum gas cylinder with a full one

Using the heaters in the drying room

Refuelling a diesel dump truck

Cutting steel with an angle grinder

Question 14 of 20

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

warm

very hot

very cold

very heavy

Question 15 of 20

16. A hot work permit allows you to:

carry out work that needs warm, protective clothing

carry out work that could start a fire

work in hot weather

light a bonfire

Question 16 of 20

17. 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?

By reading your employer's health and safety policy

Your colleagues will tell you

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

During site induction

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

Metal and molten metal

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

Wood, paper, textile and solid material fires

Question 18 of 20

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

the cylinder is nearly empty

the valve is leaking

you must lay the cylinder on its side

the cylinder is full

Question 19 of 20

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

Know how to refill fire extinguishers

Have a fire extinguisher close to the work

Write a site evacuation plan

Know where all the fire extinguishers are kept on site

Check for signs of fire when you stop work

Question 20 of 20

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