
Excavations And Confined Places - CSCS Test Questions
These questions cover the `Excavations and confined places` category of the CSCS test and are very similar to the real test. Prepare for the real CSCS test by answering the questions below.
Core knowledge based question category: Excavations and confined places
1. You are in a confined space. If the level of oxygen drops:
2. You are in a deep trench and start to feel dizzy. What should you do?
3. You are working in a confined space when you notice the smell of bad eggs. This smell is a sign of:
4. You are working in an excavation. If you see the side supports move, you should:
5. An excavation must be supported if:
6. You need to walk through sludge at the bottom of a confined space. Which of these is NOT a hazard?
7. Work in a confined space usually needs three safety documents – a risk assessment, a method statement and:
8. What must happen each time a shift starts work in an excavation?
9. You are in a confined space when the gas alarm sounds. You have no respiratory protective equipment ( RPE). What should you do?
10. If there is sludge at the bottom of a confined space, you should:
11. The main cause of death of people working in a confined space is:
12. What is the main reason for having a person positioned immediately outside a confined space whilst work is taking place inside it?
13. Before work starts in a confined space, how should the air be checked?
14. You are in a deep trench. A lorry backs up to the trench and the engine is left running. What should you do?
15. You are working in a confined space. If the permit to work runs out before you can finish the job, you should:
16.Why is it important that people are trained before they are allowed to go into a confined space?
17. Which of these is NOT a danger that is associated with confined spaces?
18. Which of these would NOT be defined as a confined space?
19. A confined space is defined as:
20. If established hazard limits are exceeded you should:
Question 1: The correct answer is the Answer 3.
Question 2: The correct answer is Answer 4.
Question 3: The correct answer is Answer 2.
Question 4: The correct answer is Answer 4.
Question 5: The correct answer is Answer 3.
Question 6: The correct answer is Answer 1.
Question 7: The correct answer is Answer 4.
Question 8: The correct answer is Answer 1.
Question 9: The correct answer is Answer 4.
Question 10: The correct answer is Answer 2.
Question 11: The correct answer is Answer 3.
Question 12: The correct answer is Answer 1.
Question 13: The correct answer is Answer 2.
Question 14: The correct answer is Answer 4.
Question 15: The correct answer is Answer 3.
Question 16: The correct answer is Answer 1.
Question 17: The correct answer is Answer 2.
Question 18: The correct answer is Answer 4.
Question 19: The correct answer is Answer 1.
Question 20: The correct answer is Answer 3.
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