CSCS Test Revision 2022

General responsibilities: ○ How the Health and Safety Executive enforces the law ○ What the law requires ○ Providing safe ways of working ○ Sharing information and knowledge

Accident reporting and recording: ○ Common types of accidents and incidents ○ Occupational diseases ○ Prevention – what can be done ○ Reporting and recording accidents – when, why and how

First aid and emergency procedures: ○ Discovering a casualty ○ First aid ○ What employers must provide

Personal protective equipment: ○ Policies and site rules ○ Types of personal protective equipment ○ Types of respiratory protective equipment

Environmental awareness and waste control: ○ Sustainability ○ Environmental responsibilities ○ Pollution ○ Waste materials ○ Nuisances ○ Plants and wildlife ○ Archaeology and heritage

Dust and fumes (Respiratory hazards): ○ Controlling exposure to hazards ○ Health conditions caused by dust and fumes ○ How to protect yourself and others from respiratory hazards

Noise and vibration: ○ Employer responsibilities ○ Hearing protection ○ Noise action levels ○ Equipment that can cause HAVS (Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome) ○ Managing vibration risks ○ Reducing vibration risks

Health and welfare: ○ Common causes of work-related ill health and how they can be avoided ○ Diseases carried in the blood ○ Drugs and alcohol ○ Stress and mental health at work ○ Welfare and support facilities on site

Manual handling: ○ Manual handling assessment ○ Lifting and handling safely

Safety signs: ○ Mandatory signs – must do ○ Prohibition signs – must not do ○ Warning signs ○ Emergency escape and first aid signs – safe conditions ○ Fire-fighting signs

Fire prevention and control: ○ Emergency procedures ○ Hot works ○ Portable fire extinguishers ○ Highly flammable liquids and gases ○ Ignition and fuel sources

Electrical safety, tools and equipment: ○ Electrical voltages ○ Using extension leads and cables ○ Electrical hazards ○ Introduction to hand-held tools and equipment ○ Safe methods of working ○ Types of hand-held tools and equipment

Site transport safety and lifting operations: ○ Accidents ○ Management of mobile plant ○ Mobile plant and site vehicles ○ Working safely

Working at height: ○ Planning the work ○ Hierarchy for working at height ○ Requirements for working at height ○ Types of access equipment

Excavations and confined spaces: ○ Poisonous or flammable gases and fumes ○ Underground services ○ Hazards ○ Working in a confined space

Hazardous substances: ○ What your employer should be doing ○ How hazardous substances can affect your health ○ How hazardous substances can get into your body (routes of entry) ○ Identifying hazardous substances ○ Disposal of hazardous substances

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