CSCS Welfare Facilities 2

Question 1

How should toilet facilities on a construction site be maintained throughout the project?

Accepted Answer

Kept clean at all times, well lit, and properly ventilated

Answer

Cleaned only at the start and end of each working week

Answer

Checked and cleaned once per month by the site manager

Answer

Cleaned only when workers make a formal complaint

Question 2

When must welfare facilities be set up on a construction site?

Accepted Answer

Before any construction work begins

Answer

Only if the project lasts more than 30 days

Answer

After the first week of work when the layout is known

Answer

When the workforce on site exceeds 20 people

Question 3

What should be provided in the rest area so workers can prepare their own food and hot drinks?

Accepted Answer

Means to boil water and facilities to warm food

Answer

A licensed canteen with staff

Answer

A gas cooker and full kitchen equipment

Answer

Only cold vending machines

Question 4

If male and female workers must share sanitary conveniences on a construction site, what must be in place?

Accepted Answer

The facilities must be lockable from the inside and used by one person at a time

Answer

A timetable showing when each group may use the facilities

Answer

Separate queuing systems outside the toilet block

Answer

No special arrangement is needed on small sites

Question 5

What is the purpose of providing lockers in the changing facilities on a construction site?

Accepted Answer

To allow workers to store their clothing and personal belongings securely

Answer

To store site tools and equipment securely

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To keep first aid supplies out of the way

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To store food and drink away from rest areas

Question 6

Which group of workers must be given special consideration when providing rest facilities on a construction site?

Accepted Answer

Pregnant workers and nursing mothers

Answer

Workers in senior management roles

Answer

Agency and subcontract workers only

Answer

Workers who have been employed for more than five years

Question 7

Who is responsible for ensuring welfare facilities remain clean and properly maintained throughout a construction project?

Accepted Answer

The principal contractor

Answer

Each individual worker for their own immediate area

Answer

The site cleaner, who bears sole responsibility

Answer

The client who commissioned the project