Construction Revision & Practice Questions
Revise for Level 1 Health and Safety in a Construction Environment, SSSTS and SMSTS with questions on site rules, risk control and supervisor and manager duties.
Topics covered
- Level 1 Health and Safety within a Construction Environment — 200 questions
- SSSTS (Site Supervisors' Safety Training Scheme) — 125 questions
- SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme) — 125 questions
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- To identify hazards and control risks
- To record attendance
- To allocate job roles
- To order equipment
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Correct answer: The main purpose of a risk assessment is to identify hazards and control risks.
- It removes the need to record near misses at height
- It makes scaffolding the only acceptable form of access
- Because falls from height remain one of the biggest causes of fatalities in construction
- It allows lone working at height without any restrictions
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Correct answer: Because falls from height remain one of the biggest causes of fatalities in construction
- It regulates the tax treatment of subcontractor payments
- It defines minimum education standards for site managers
- It sets the national minimum wage for construction workers
- Because it sets the framework on which more detailed UK health and safety regulations are built
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Correct answer: Because it sets the framework on which more detailed UK health and safety regulations are built
- Smoother vehicle movement
- Fractured gas pipe
- Reduced flooding risk
- Improved trench access
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Correct answer: A fractured gas pipe is a typical risk linked to services on site.
- It is used to negotiate the contract value of the works
- It allocates accommodation and travel for operatives
- To meet their legal duty to inform everyone of significant site risks and the controls in place
- It acts as the final assessment of trade skills
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Correct answer: To meet their legal duty to inform everyone of significant site risks and the controls in place
- It removes the need for emergency rescue planning
- It replaces the risk assessment and method statement for the task
- It allows operatives to skip site inductions and training
- It reduces the severity of injury where the hazard cannot be eliminated at source
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Correct answer: It reduces the severity of injury where the hazard cannot be eliminated at source
- To avoid using equipment
- To speed up all tasks
- To protect health and improve safety
- To reduce communication
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Correct answer: Safe manual handling protects health and improves safety when moving materials.
- Avoid, prevent, then arrest — applied in that order of priority
- It encourages the use of ladders for every access task
- It removes the need to record near misses at height
- It makes scaffolding the only acceptable form of access
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Correct answer: Avoid, prevent, then arrest — applied in that order of priority
- It assigns blame after an accident on the project
- It acts as the final operation and maintenance manual
- It replaces site inductions and toolbox talks
- Because CDM 2015 places a legal duty on them to plan, manage and monitor the construction phase safely
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Correct answer: Because CDM 2015 places a legal duty on them to plan, manage and monitor the construction phase safely
- Accident book
- Site map
- Welfare unit
- Slings/harnesses used with lifting operations
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Correct answer: Slings and harnesses used with lifting operations are equipment that directly support manual handling tasks by helping to lift, move, or position heavy loads safely.
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- Every question written in the style and difficulty of the real exam.
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Construction revision FAQs
How many Construction practice questions are in Revise Right?
Revise Right has 450 Construction practice questions across 3 topics, each written in the style and difficulty of the real exam.
What Construction topics can I revise?
You can revise Level 1 Health and Safety within a Construction Environment, SSSTS (Site Supervisors' Safety Training Scheme), SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme). Every topic has its own question bank so you can focus on the areas you find hardest.
Is the Construction question bank free?
Yes — Revise Right is free to download on iOS and Android, and all questions are bundled offline so you can revise without an internet connection.
Do the Construction questions include explanations?
Yes. Every question comes with a full teaching explanation, so you learn the underlying topic rather than just memorising the answer.