Overview
The touch screen test, with the preparation built in
The CITB Health, Safety and Environment Test for Operatives is the touch screen test required for most CSCS card applications, including the Green Labourer card, most Red cards and the Blue Skilled Worker card. It checks that you have the health, safety and environmental knowledge to work on site safely.
Plenty of providers will sell you the test on its own. We include the preparation, because a failed test costs you a wasted trip, a resit fee and a delayed card. Your package opens the online preparation course the moment you order, covering every subject area of the test across ten modules, and includes a full length 50 question mock exam you can sit as many times as you like. When you are passing comfortably, we book your real test at a Pearson Vue centre near you, and your result is printed the same day.
Applying for your first Green card? Our CSCS Green Card Package adds the Level 1 Health and Safety qualification the card requires, with the test included, in one bundle.
How it works
Study. Practice. Sit your test.
This is a complete route to a test pass, not just a booking. Everything below is included in the one price.
1. Study the prep course
Your online preparation course opens the moment your order is complete. Work through the modules at your own pace on any device.
2. Practice the mock exam
Sit our full length 50 question mock, in the style of the real test, as many times as you like. Aim for two passes in a row at 90 percent.
3. Sit your test
We book your Operatives HS&E test at your nearest Pearson Vue test centre on a date that suits you. Bring photo ID and your result is printed the same day.
What’s included
Everything you need to pass, in one package
Your official CITB Operatives HS&E test at a Pearson Vue centre near you, booked for you by our team.
The full online preparation course, ten modules covering every subject area of the test.
A full length 50 question mock exam with unlimited attempts, randomised like the real thing.
Twelve months’ access to the course and mock on any device, phone, tablet or PC.
Test centre and date arranged around you, with next available slots at hundreds of centres UK wide.
UK support team on the phone if you need help with your booking, your course or your card application.
Course content
Ten modules, then your mock exam
Your preparation course mirrors the subject areas of the real test. Most candidates are ready after three to five hours of study.
1The Operatives TestThe format, your booking, and how to prepare.⌄
- Who needs the Operatives test and which cards it supports
- 50 questions in 45 minutes on a touch screen
- How your test is booked and what to bring on the day
2Level 1 Health and Safety in a Construction EnvironmentThe foundation module for construction health and safety.⌄
- The core knowledge base the test is built on
- How the law protects you at work
- Your responsibilities on site
3Getting Your CSCS CardThe card system and how your test pass fits into it.⌄
- Card types and which one fits your role
- How to apply and what evidence you need
- How long your test pass stays valid
4Health and Safety at WorkDuties, risk assessments and reporting.⌄
- Employer and worker duties under the law
- RAMS and what to do when the job does not match them
- Reporting accidents and near misses
5Principles of Risk AssessmentHow hazards are identified and controlled.⌄
- Hazard, risk and the hierarchy of control
- Why method statements matter
- When to stop and ask
6Safe Manual HandlingProtecting your back for a whole career.⌄
- Avoid, assess, reduce
- Good technique and mechanical aids
- Why there is no legal maximum weight
7Working Safely at HeightThe biggest killer in construction, controlled.⌄
- Avoid, prevent, minimise
- Scaffolds, towers, ladders and MEWPs
- Fragile roofs and falling objects
8Risks to HealthAsbestos, dust, noise, vibration and substances.⌄
- Asbestos in pre 2000 buildings
- Silica dust, noise action values and HAVS
- COSHH, cement and welfare
9Working with Plant and EquipmentVehicles, machines and electricity on site.⌄
- Site transport and pedestrian routes
- 110 volt tools and damaged equipment
- Exclusion zones and lifting
10Exam Technique and Behavioural Case StudiesHow the questions behave and how to bank the marks.⌄
- How behavioural case studies are marked
- The safe worker’s pattern
- Test day: ID, timing and results
The test
What the real test looks like
CITB HS&E Test for Operatives
Your preparation
A test pass is valid for two years when applying for your card. If you do not pass first time, we can book a resit at a reduced rate.
Who it’s for
Which cards does the Operatives test support?
A pass in the Operatives test is required or accepted for these common CSCS applications.
Green Labourer card
Labourers and general operatives. Also needs the Level 1 qualification, included in our Green Card Package.
Blue Skilled Worker card
Tradespeople holding a relevant NVQ level 2 or completed apprenticeship.
Red Trainee and Apprentice cards
Workers registered on a qualification or apprenticeship who need site access while they train.
Red Experienced Worker card
Experienced workers completing a qualification to move to their skilled card.
Card renewals
Existing card holders whose test pass is older than two years.
Employers
Companies putting gangs through cards, with multiple candidates per order and block bookings by phone.
Pricing & the small print
Clear pricing, and who we are
What your £50 is made of
ID you must bring on test day
National Compliance Training is an independent training provider and third party booking agent. We are not CITB and we are not part of CITB or CSCS. The CITB Health, Safety and Environment Test is a CITB product, delivered at Pearson Vue test centres, and the same test can be booked directly with CITB for the test fee alone. Our price includes the CITB test fee plus our booking service, preparation course, mock exam and support. Passing the test depends on your performance on the day, and no preparation product can guarantee a pass. Tests can be rescheduled free of charge with sufficient notice, normally at least 72 hours before your appointment. Missed appointments and ID failures forfeit the CITB test fee.
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