CSCS General Responsibilities Questions For Operative

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Updated on: May 15, 2024

If you need to practice your General Responsibilities questions for the operative exam we have a mock test of 27 questions that you will need to know before sitting your exam.

All of these questions are ones that you will find in the real CSCS test.

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1. Who is responsible for managing health and safety on construction sites?

The client

The company safety officer

The site manager

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Question 1 of 27

2. A near miss is an incident where:

you were just too late to see what happened

someone was injured and nearly had to go to hospital

someone was injured and nearly had to take time off work

someone could have been injured

Question 2 of 27

3. During a site induction, which of the following TWO topics should be covered?

The site emergency procedures

Where the cheapest car park is

Information on local amenities

The site rules

Holiday dates

Question 3 of 27

4. The Law (Health and Safety at Work Act) places legal duties on:

employers only

operatives only

self-employed people only

all people at work

Question 4 of 27

5. You can help prevent accidents by:

knowing how to get help quickly

knowing where the first-aid kit is kept

becoming a first aider

reporting unsafe working conditions

Question 5 of 27

6. Who is responsible for reporting any unsafe conditions on site?

The client

The site manager only

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors

Everyone on site

Question 6 of 27

7. Which THREE of the following should be included in a method statement?

The materials, tools and equipment needed

The directions to the site

The order and correct way the work should be done

The people involved and the level of competency and training required

The risks you can take

Question 7 of 27

8. You are using some equipment It has just been given a prohibition notice What does this mean?

You can use it as long as you take more care

You must not use it unless your supervisor is present

You must not use it until it is made safe

Only supervisors can use it

Question 8 of 27

9. A permit to work allows:

the emergency services to come on to the site after an accident

certain jobs to be carried out safely under controlled conditions

untrained people to work without supervision

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors to visit the site

Question 9 of 27

10. What is the MAIN reason for attending a site induction?

Risk assessments will be handed out

Site health and safety rules and site hazards will be explained

You will get to know other new starters

Permits to work will be handed out

Question 10 of 27

11. Who should attend a site induction?

Architects

Construction-related workers

Everyone going on to the site

Cleaners

Question 11 of 27

12. The whole site has been issued with a prohibition notice What does this mean to you?

You are not allowed to use any power tools

You must stop work because the site is unsafe

You can carry on working because it was nothing to do with you

You can finish what you are doing and then go home

Question 12 of 27

13. You find that you cannot do a job as the method statement says you should What do you do?

Make up your own way of doing the job

Ask your workmates how they think you should do the job

Do not start work until you have talked with your supervisor

Contact the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Question 13 of 27

14. Why is the Health and Safety at Work Act important to you? Give TWO answers

It tells you how to do your job

It puts legal duties on you as a worker

It must be learned before starting work

It puts legal duties on your employer to provide a safe place to work

It tells you which parts of the site are dangerous

Question 14 of 27

15. What is a tool box talk?

A sales talk given by a tool supplier

Your first training session when you arrive on site

A talk that tells you where to buy tools

A short training session on a particular safety topic

Question 15 of 27

16. You are about to start a job How will you know if it needs a permit to work?

Other workers will tell you

You will not be allowed to start until the permit to work has been issued

You don’t need to know, as permits to work only affect managers

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will tell you

Question 16 of 27

17. The work of another contractor is affecting your safety You should stop work and:

speak to the contractor's supervisor

go home

speak to the contractor who is doing the job

speak to your supervisor

Question 17 of 27

18. How would you expect to find out about site health and safety rules when you first arrive on site?

In a letter sent to your home

By asking others on the site

During site induction

By reading your employer’s health and safety policy

Question 18 of 27

19. A risk assessment identifies:

how to report accidents

the hazards and safe way of doing the job

where the first-aid box is kept

the site working hours

Question 19 of 27

20. Which of these is NOT your legal duty as a worker?

To write your own risk assessments

To look after your own health and safety

Not to interfere with anything provided for health and safety

To look after the health and safety of anyone else who might be affected by your work

Question 20 of 27

21. As a worker you do NOT have a legal duty to:

speak to your supervisor if you are worried about safety on site

write your own risk assessments

report any equipment that is damaged or defective

use all equipment safely and as instructed

Question 21 of 27

22. You will often hear the word hazard mentioned What does it mean?

A type of barrier or machine guard

All of these answers

Anything at work that could harm you

The site accident rate

Question 22 of 27

23. During site induction you do not understand something the presenter says What should you do?

Attend another site induction

Ask the presenter to explain the point again

Wait until the end then ask someone else to explain

Guess what the presenter was trying to tell you

Question 23 of 27

24. Now that work on site is moving forward, the safety rules given in your site induction seem out of date What should you do?

Make up your own safety rules to suit the changing conditions

Do nothing, you are not responsible for safety on site

Speak to your workmates to see if they have any new rules

Speak to your supervisor about your concerns

Question 24 of 27

25. What is the most important reason for keeping your work area clean and tidy?

So that you don’t have a big clean-up at the end of the week

To prevent slips, trips and falls

So that waste skips can be emptied more often

To recycle waste and help the environment

Question 25 of 27

26. After watching you work, a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector issues an improvement notice What does this mean?

All of these answers

You are not working fast enough

You need to improve the standard of your work

You are not working in a safe way

Question 26 of 27

27. It is your employer's legal responsibility to discuss matters of health and safety with you because:

they must inform you of things that will protect your health and safety

it will mean that you will never have to attend any other health and safety training

having done so, your employer will not have any legal responsibility for your health and safety

you do not have any responsibilities for health and safety

Question 27 of 27

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