CSCS Tests – CITB Health, Safety and Environment Test – Construction Skills Certification Scheme

Duration: 1 Hour | Start Date: Weekly
Details: Thursdays at 9.30am
Location: Riverside College, Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QQ

CSCS is the leading skills certification scheme within the UK construction industry and provides proof that individuals working on construction sites have the required training and qualifications for the type of work they carry out. The CITB Health, Safety & Environment (HS&E) test ensures workers have a minimum level of health, safety and environmental awareness before going on site.

To apply for a CSCS card you must have the appropriate construction related qualifications and training and have passed the CITB Health, Safety & Environment (HS&E) test. The college is an approved internet testing centre for the CITB.

Test fee: £45* (test fee £22.50 and £22.50 covers administrative costs)

If you would like more information, please call our CITB ITC Team on 0151 257 2179 or email: cscs@riversidecollege.ac.uk

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Tests Available

There are three types of CITB HS&E tests that the College are approved to deliver on behalf of CITB:

Operatives:

This test is required when applying for the Green Labourer card, the Red Trainee card, the Red Apprentice card, most Blue Skilled Worker cards and most Gold Advanced Craft cards.

The operatives test ensures workers have a minimum level of health, safety, and environmental awareness before going on site. This test covers the following five core knowledge areas:

• Working environment
• Occupational health
• Safety
• High risk activities
• Specialist

The pass mark for the Operatives test is 90%. To pass, you need to answer at least 45 out of 50 questions correctly.

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Manager and Professionals:

Tests for everything in the operative test, plus additional material relevant to managers and professionals. This test is required when applying for the Black Managers card and the Academically or Professionally Qualified person cards.

This existing test covers the following six core knowledge areas:

• Legal and management
• Health and welfare
• General safety
• High risk activities
• Environment
• Specialist activities

The pass mark for the Managers and Professionals test is 90%. To pass, you need to answer at least 45 out of 50 questions correctly.

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Specialists:

tests for everything in the operative test, plus additional material relating to a specialist area such as supervision or working at heights. Specialist tests are required when applying for the Gold Supervisor card, as well as Blue Skilled Worker and Gold Advanced Craft cards in certain occupations.

These tests include questions from the five core knowledge areas contained in the Operatives test as well as relevant questions in the chosen specialist areas. The Specialists test can be taken in the following topics:

• supervisory (SUP)
• demolition (DEM)
• tunnelling (TUNN)
• highway works (HIW)
• plumbing (JIB) (PLUM)
• lifts and escalators (LAEE)
• specialist work at height (WAH)
• HVACR – ductwork (DUCT)
• HVACR – pipefitting and welding (PFW)
• HVACR – heating and plumbing services (HAPS)
• HVACE – services and facilities maintenance (SAF)
• HVACR – refrigeration and air conditioning (RAAC)

The pass mark for each of the Specialist tests is 90%. To pass, you need to answer at least 45 out of 50 questions correctly.

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To book your place onto the next available test date, please call our CITB ITC Team on 0151 257 2179 or email: cscs@riversidecollege.ac.uk

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Assessment

Each of the Heath, safety, and environment tests last for 45 minutes and contain 50 multiple-choice questions. The test is designed to test your health, safety, and environment awareness for when you are working on site. The test is computer based and assesses you on areas of health, safety and hazards relevant to your specific trade. The majority of construction workers will need to take the operative CITB test.

Click here to see a demo test. This is a preview of how the test looks with a sample of different question styles. It is not a scored test but will enable you to familiarise yourself with the look of the test and practise how to answer each style of question.

To book your place onto the next available test date, please call our CITB ITC Team on 0151 257 2179 or email: cscs@riversidecollege.ac.uk

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Career and progression

Upon successful completion of the Health, Safety and Environment test, it will enable you to apply for a CSCS card through CITB and will allow you to work on construction sites.

Once you have obtained your green labourer card, you may wish to progress within the construction industry, gain new qualifications and obtain a Black managers card. You may also want to undertake further qualifications with Riverside such as NVQ’s in Brickwork, Plumbing, Carpentry, Joinery, Painting & Decorating or Domestic Energy Assessor.

If you would like more information, please call our CITB ITC Team on 0151 257 2179 or email: cscs@riversidecollege.ac.uk

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*£22.50 is for the HSE test fee and £22.50 covers administrative costs

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