CITB Health, Safety and Environment Test (Operatives) — Practice
Asbestos: practice questions
Our CITB HS&E Operatives bank has 13 questions on this topic. Here are 4 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
Who has the 'duty to manage' asbestos in non-domestic premises?
- Every worker who enters the building
- The local fire and rescue service
- The company that made the asbestos product, wherever it was used
- Whoever is responsible for maintaining or repairing the building
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D. Whoever is responsible for maintaining or repairing the building — Regulation 4 places the duty on the dutyholder: the owner or whoever has responsibility for maintenance and repair.
Question 2
Which regulations cover work with asbestos in Great Britain?
- Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005
- Confined Spaces Regulations 1997
- Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
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C. Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 — CAR 2012 sets the duty to manage, licensing, training and control limits for asbestos work.
Question 3
What is the purpose of an asbestos survey before refurbishment or demolition?
- To value the building for sale
- To measure noise levels on the site
- To check the building's energy rating and insulation levels
- To find asbestos so it can be dealt with before work starts
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D. To find asbestos so it can be dealt with before work starts — A refurbishment and demolition survey locates asbestos that the work could disturb.
Question 4
Which of these asbestos jobs normally needs a contractor licensed by HSE?
- Removing sprayed asbestos coating or pipe lagging
- Looking at an asbestos survey report
- Walking past an asbestos cement roof
- Reading a sign about asbestos on the site notice board
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A. Removing sprayed asbestos coating or pipe lagging — Most work on sprayed coatings, lagging and asbestos insulating board is licensable because these materials release fibres easily.