CSCS Green Card Mock Test – Environmental Awareness and Waste Control – CSCS Mock Test | CSCS Revision

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This CSCS Green card mock test features 27 practice questions to test your knowledge of Environmental Awareness and Waste Control.

These questions are identical to the ones you will face in your real CITB Green card test. The pass mark for this CSCS Green card mock test is 25 out of 27.

Important: You need to select all the correct answers for the questions that require multiple answers. If you only select one answer for a question that requires multiple answers, it will be marked as wrong. Good luck!

1. Over ordering materials can lead to ____ on a work site.

Hazards

Accidents

Waste

Cost efficiency

Question 1 of 27

2. What should you do if you discover a bird in a nest where work needs to be done?

Do what you can to protect the bird and alert others of its presence before informing your supervisor

Temporarily move the bird to a place of safety and begin your work, move the bird back when you are finished

Use loud noises and movement to scare it away then start working

Cover it with a sheet or tarp and move it out of the way before you start working

Question 2 of 27

3. What should you do if you’re carrying out excavation work and discover some old coins in the soil?

Continue working and see how many coins you can find

Stop all activity and alert your supervisor to your discovery

Hide the coins to avoid any delays that could be caused by the need for an archaeological investigation

Don't tell anyone about your discovery and keep the coins

Question 3 of 27

4. What does it mean if you see this label on a container filled with chemicals?

cscs health and safety sign

It is harmful to the environment

It is NOT harmful to plants and animals

It is harmful to plants and animals but not humans

If it safe for animal consumption

Question 4 of 27

5. Which of these is most likely to cause air pollution on a work site?

Excessive noise

Using a diesel engine

Fuel spills

Surface run-off

Question 5 of 27

6. What TWO actions can you take to help minimize waste on site? (Choose 2 answers)

Always take more materials than what is required for a task

Always reuse off-cuts whenever possible, instead of discarding them

Always take new materials at the beginning of your shift

Only open or take the amount of materials required, reseal or return any excess

Question 6 of 27

7. You stumble upon a rare plant or animal that is protected by law, which TWO activities below would be considered illegal? (Choose 2 answers)

Feeding your finding

Removing your finding

Photographing your finding

Reporting your finding

Destroying the habit

Question 7 of 27

8. Which of the following is the best option if you're trying to avoid causing any harm to a protected species in an area where you're working?

Only conduct work during night-time hours

Only conduct work using manually operated machinery

Transport all present species to your site office

Avoid doing any work during breeding season

Question 8 of 27

9. You're working on a noisy task on site and realise it will be impossible to complete it before the end of usual working hours. What is the FIRST thing you should do?

Speak to your site manager/supervisor and let them know

Continue working so you can get the job done as fast as possible

Ensure you have suitable hearing protection in place before continuing with the work

Visit the neighbours and let them know you will be working later than usual

Question 9 of 27

10. How should you dispose of waste concrete and washout water?

Mix it with plenty of water and then pour it down a drain

Dig a hole at least 2m deep and bury it

Place it in a disposable bin liner and bury it on site

Put it in a lined skip for recycling

Question 10 of 27

11. Which THREE of these are important reasons for saving energy on a building site? (Choose 3 answers)

It’s better for the environment, less energy means less fossil fuel is needed

It allows other sites to use more energy

It helps to reduce the use of natural resources used to generate energy

It reduces energy bills and fuel use on site

Question 11 of 27

12. All of the following may cause a nuisance to neighbours of a work site EXCEPT:

Fumes and dust

Site lighting that is carefully directed

Vibration and noise from tools

Site vehicles

Question 12 of 27

13. Which statement below is true if there’s an oil spill on site but only one litre of oil has spilled?

That amount of oil can cause serious air pollution

You do not need to clean up small oil spills on site

One litre oil would NOT be enough to contaminate the ground

The ground will still be contaminated

Question 13 of 27

14. Which of these is a simple way you can help to protect the environment?

Saving energy and water whenever possible

Ensuring you sign-in before starting your shift everyday

Adhering to all health and safety rules

Ensuring you arrive on time everyday

Question 14 of 27

15. Which THREE common work site items would be considered as hazardous waste? (Choose 3 answers)

Oil based paint

Broken glass

Fluorescent light tubes

Spill kits that have been used

Left over wood off-cuts

Question 15 of 27

16. How should you deal with the disposal of hazardous waste on site? (Choose 2 answers)

It should be taken it to a Local Authority waste tip nearby

It should be put into a skip with other mixed waste

It should be segregated from any other waste

It should be put into any available skip

It should be placed in a container that is correctly labelled

Question 16 of 27

17. Which TWO of these are common causes of water pollution on a construction site? (Choose 2 answers)

Rainfall washing out waste and materials from skips

Smoking near drains

Storing fuels incorrectly and close to drains

Excessive rainfall

Question 17 of 27

18. What should you do if you need to dispose of waste liquid that has oil in it?

Pour it down a toilet in the welfare office

Pour it into a container then place it in a general waste bin

Pour it down a sink and wash away with lots of water

Find out from your supervisor what the process is for getting rid of contaminated liquid

Question 18 of 27

19. Which of the following is an example of BAD site practice?

Switching off equipment and plant when they're not being used

Careful refuelling to help protect against spills

Mixing all types of waste in a single skip

Safe storage of materials

Question 19 of 27

20. Why is it important for waste to be segregated on a work site? (Choose 2 answers)

To allow the client to check on what materials are being discarded

So that less room will be taken up by waste in the skip

So the waste may be recycled or reused more easily

Disposing of segregated waste is generally more cost-effective

To ensure the labourers have sufficient work to keep them busy

Question 20 of 27

21. The best way to minimize dust on site is by ___.

Covering the entire site

Dampening with fine water sprays

Only using powered tools

Wearing correct RPE

Question 21 of 27

22. You are working outdoors and notice oil has leaked from a machine on to the ground, what is the correct way to clean it up?

Put the oil affected soil in a separate collection container designated for hazardous waste

Put the oil affected soil into a general waste skip

Mix the oil affected soil with some unaffected soil so that nobody will notice it

Wash away the oil with detergent and water

Question 22 of 27

23. According to Environmental Law, which statement below is TRUE?

Only employees can be prosecuted should they fail to adhere to the law

Employees and companies can be prosecuted should they fail to adhere to the law

A prosecution can only be carried out against the company director should they fail to adhere to the law

Only companies can be prosecuted should they fail to adhere to the law

Question 23 of 27

24. TWO simple but effective ways of saving energy and reducing harmful emissions on site are ___ and ___. (Choose 2 answers)

Using power tools instead of manual tools

Ensuring windows and doors in offices and welfare facilities remain closed while the heating is on

Removing all power tools from the site

Switching off plant and equipment such as generators when they are not being used

Question 24 of 27

25. What type of pollution is likely to be created by using hand-held power tools?

Noise

Light

Water

Air

Question 25 of 27

26. It is important to preserve old buildings because______.

It drives up house prices in the area

It reduces the cost of living within the area

they're cheaper to maintain

It preserves the area’s historical record

Question 26 of 27

27. If a diesel or oil spill occurs on site, what action should be taken?

Clean the spillage up using a spill kit before the day's end

Ignore the spill. Diesel and oil spills have no long-term, serious effects

Telephone the Environmental Agency straight away and arrange for a clean-up

Stop work, ensure the spill is contained, inform the supervisor then clean the spill up

Question 27 of 27

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