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CITB Specialists HS&E Touch Screen Test
The complete route to your specialist CITB test pass: online preparation course, full length mock exam, and your touch screen test booked at your nearest Pearson Vue centre. Supervisors, demolition, highway works, specialist work at height, lifts and escalators, tunnelling, plumbing and the HVAC trades, all covered by one package.
About this test
The specialist test, with the preparation built in
Some trades face risks the standard Operatives test does not cover, so CITB runs specialist versions of the Health, Safety and Environment Test for supervisors, demolition, highway works, specialist work at height, lifts and escalators, tunnelling, plumbing (JIB) and the four HVAC disciplines. Site supervisors applying for the CSCS Gold Supervisory card sit the Specialist test for supervisors. If your card application names one of these tests, this is the package you need.
Every specialist paper is built on the same core of health, safety and environment knowledge, with extra questions from your own field. Our preparation course teaches that core thoroughly, briefs you on exactly what your specialism adds, and then proves you are ready with a full length 50 question mock exam you can sit as often as you like. When you are passing comfortably, we book your real test at a Pearson Vue centre near you.
Tell us your specialism and preferred dates at checkout, and our team confirms your booking. If you are not sure which specialist test your card needs, call us and we will check before anything is booked.
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 Specialist 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 Specialist HS&E test at a Pearson Vue centre near you, booked for you by our team.
The full online preparation course, seven 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
Seven 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 Specialist TestsWhich test you need, the format, and how your booking works.⌄
- The three versions of the CITB HS&E test and who takes each
- The specialist options: supervisors, demolition, highways, work at height, lifts, tunnelling, plumbing, HVAC
- 50 questions in 45 minutes on a touch screen
- How your test is booked and what to bring on the day
2Legal Duties, Risk Assessment and ReportingThe legal backbone every specialist is tested on.⌄
- Your duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
- RAMS: what they are and what to do when the job does not match them
- The hierarchy of control and permits to work
- RIDDOR reporting: injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences
- Inductions, competence and HSE enforcement notices
3Health Hazards on SiteAsbestos, dusts, noise, vibration, substances and welfare.⌄
- Asbestos in pre 2000 buildings and what to do if you find it
- Silica dust control: water suppression, extraction and face fitted RPE
- Noise action values at 80 and 85 decibels
- Hand arm vibration syndrome and how to prevent it
- COSHH, cement burns, Weil’s disease, manual handling and welfare
4General SafetyPPE, electricity, fire, site transport and housekeeping.⌄
- PPE duties and face fit testing
- 110 volt tools, damaged equipment and overhead lines
- Fire response, extinguisher choice and hot works
- Pedestrian routes, exclusion zones and plant safety
- Safety sign colours and keeping the workplace safe
5High Risk ActivitiesWork at height, excavations, confined spaces, demolition, lifting.⌄
- Avoid, prevent, minimise, and collective before personal protection
- Scaffold inspections, towers, ladders, MEWPs and fragile roofs
- Excavation support, inspection and buried services
- Confined space entry, atmosphere testing and rescue
- Demolition plans and LOLER lifting rules
6The Specialist AreasA focused briefing on what your specialism adds to the paper.⌄
- Supervisors: briefing, inspection and the Gold Supervisory card
- Demolition: planning, sequence and stability
- Highway works: signing, guarding and traffic management
- Specialist work at height: fall protection and rescue
- Lifts and escalators, tunnelling, plumbing (JIB)
- The four HVAC variants and their common themes
7Exam 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: stop, make safe, report, follow the system
- The key numbers that earn free marks
- Test day: ID, timing, review screen and results
The test
What the real test looks like
CITB HS&E Test for Specialists
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 trades take a specialist test?
Your card scheme tells you which test to sit. These are the specialist options we book.
Supervisors
Site supervisors applying for the CSCS Gold Supervisory card.
Demolition
Demolition operatives and topmen working on structural demolition and dismantling.
Highway works
Road and street works operatives and traffic management crews.
Specialist work at height
Rope access technicians, steeplejacks and lightning conductor engineers.
Lifts and escalators
Lift and escalator installation and maintenance engineers.
Tunnelling
Tunnelling operatives working underground.
Plumbing and HVAC
JIB registered plumbers and the four HVAC disciplines, from ductwork to refrigeration.
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.
FAQs
Common questions
Which specialism do I choose at checkout?⌄
When do I get access to the course?⌄
When should I book my test date?⌄
Where will I sit the test?⌄
What if I fail?⌄
Can I book tests for several workers at once?⌄
Ready to get test day booked?
Order now and your preparation course opens straight away. We are in touch within one working day to arrange your test.
