CSCS Practice Questions – General Responsibilities – CSCS Mock Test | CSCS Revision

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These 27 CSCS practice questions cover everything you will need to know to pass the General Responsibilities section of the CSCS card test in 2025.

The questions in this section focus on how you and your employer should work together to ensure a safe and accident-free workplace.

To pass this test, you will need to answer at least 25 of these CSCS practice questions correctly. Good luck.

1. What is the MAIN reason why you should know and understand the fire and emergency procedures at your workplace?

You will know which documents to look for before going to your assembly point

You will know what tools to take with you if there’s an emergency

You will know where to find your supervisor if there's a fire on site

You will know where the fire exits and assembly points are located

Question 1 of 27

2. Who manages health and safety at a construction site?

The HSE

You are responsible

Your supervisor

The site manager

Question 2 of 27

3. What does it mean if your entire work site has been given a prohibition notice?

You have to stop working immediately because the site is not safe

You can work but you must not use any electrical tools

You can carry on working only in groups

You can continue working until your shift ends

Question 3 of 27

4. Whenever required, your employer must ensure they provide you with instructions that ___.

Is in a format that you understand

Is also available in large print

Is also available in audio format

Can be downloaded from the internet

Question 4 of 27

5. What should you do if you’re about to start a job and realize it cannot be done according to the method statement?

Carry on using the current method and figure it out as you go along

Ask your colleagues for advice and tips

Speak to your supervisor before starting any work

Create your own way to get the job done

Question 5 of 27

6. TWO important topics your employer should cover at your site induction are ___ and ___. (Choose 2 answers)

The site rules

The site emergency procedures

The local bus routes

Your holiday entitlement

Question 6 of 27

7. What should you do if you accidentally drop your safety helmet and crack it?

Wait until your break and get another one

Wait until the end of your shift and get another one for the next day

Carry on working if it’s only a small crack

Get another one immediately

Question 7 of 27

8. Why are site inductions important?

It gives you the opportunity to meet the site manager and supervisors

The work site health and safety rules are discussed during the site induction

It gives you the opportunity to formally meet your colleagues

It allows you to have a look around at the work site

Question 8 of 27

9. What should you do if you believe the safety rules discussed at your site induction are out of date?

Nothing, it’s not your job to worry about safety rules

Ask your colleagues if they have any rules of their own

Discuss the matter with your supervisor

Make up your own safety rules

Question 9 of 27

10. Why is your employer legally obligated to discuss matters of health and safety with you?

Employers are NOT legally required to discuss matter of health and safety with you

So that they are not liable for and accidents or injuries you may have on site

They won’t have to pay for you to have further health and safety training

So that you are informed about anything that could affect your health and safety at work

Question 10 of 27

11. A toolbox talk is ___.

A short discussion on a particular safety related topic

A short discussion on how to get the best deals on tools

A short discussion on how to clean your tools

A short discussion on where to store your tools

Question 11 of 27

12. What should you do if you’re working and discover a faster way of completing a task than what is outlined in the method statement?

Continue using the safe method of work already in place

Use the new method but don’t tell anyone

Show everyone the new method so everyone can finish faster

Use the new method and tell your supervisor at the end of your shift

Question 12 of 27

13. What are risk assessments used to identify?

Staff holiday entitlement

Staff working hours

Hazards in the workplace

Staff performance at the end of the month

Question 13 of 27

14. What is the FIRST thing you should do when you arrive on site for your first day of work?

Go to the stores and get your tools ready

Walk around the site and familiarize yourself with the surroundings

Report to your supervisor/ site team and let them know you're on site

Ask a colleague to show you around

Question 14 of 27

15. What should you do if another contractor is carrying out a task which affects your safety?

Speak to your colleagues and ask for guidance

Speak to your supervisor

Speak to the contractor’s supervisor

Speak to the contractor

Question 15 of 27

16. What should you do if a Health and Safety Executive inspector asks you about a recent accident you witnessed?

You should not tell the inspector anything as it could jeopardize your job

Offer the inspector as much details as possible by letting him/her know exactly what you saw

Let your supervisor coach you on what to say

You should not tell the inspector anything as it could jeopardize your colleague’s job

Question 16 of 27

17. Prohibition notices are given to equipment that ___.

Only managers can use

Only skilled workers can use

Only supervisors can use

Should not be used until it’s made safe

Question 17 of 27

18. What should you do if you’re unsure about a particular topic discussed during a site induction?

Meet with the presenter at the end of the day to discuss it

Ask your health and safety rep to explain at your next break

Ask a colleague to clarify

Ask the presenter to explain further

Question 18 of 27

19. Which of these best describes the word “hazard”?

A near miss that went unreported

Anything that can cause harm

An accident which led to time off from work

An accident which was narrowly avoided

Question 19 of 27

20. Which TWO are likely consequences for YOU if your employer fails to take appropriate measures to prevent accidents or ill health at work? (Choose 2 answers)

You could be fined for having an accident

You might not be able to work and your income and family life/lifestyle would be affected

You could be sacked for having an injury

You could have an injury

Question 20 of 27

21. Which of these is most likely to happen if you witness a near miss but do not report it?

It could lead to serious accident in the future

You could be fined

The worker who experienced the near miss could be fined

Your supervisor could be sacked if you don't report it

Question 21 of 27

22. What should you do if you discover a child wondering around on a construction site?

Find your supervisor and report it

Find your site manager and report it

Escort the child to safety immediately

Just ignore it as it’s not your problem

Question 22 of 27

23. You’re about to start working and realize that a design detail cannot be built according to its plans, what TWO things should you do? (Choose 2 answers)

Create a method of you own and build it that way

Try to build it according to the plans and do the best you can to make it work

Do not make any changes unless you have approval in writing

Let your supervisor know before starting any work

Question 23 of 27

24. General site rules would normally include information about all of the following EXCEPT:

Names and addresses of all workers on site

Accident reporting procedures

The correct use of PPE

Emergency procedures

Question 24 of 27

25. What does it mean if a Health and Safety Executive officer issues an improvement notice after observing you at work?

The way you are working is not safe

You are working too fast

The quality of your work is not sufficient

You are taking too long to complete your tasks

Question 25 of 27

26. Which TWO are likely consequences for employers who fail to take appropriate measures to prevent accidents or ill health at work? (Choose 2 answers)

The employer could be fined or imprisoned

Increased cost to the employer because of accidents or ill health

The employer will have to increase working times for other staff to make up time lost due to accidents or ill health

The employer having to hire additional staff

Question 26 of 27

27. Where should injuries on site be recorded?

On a COSHH assessment

On a risk assessment

In an accident book

On the site’s notice board

Question 27 of 27

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