CITB HS&E Health Safety & Environment Test (Touch-Screen-Test)

The CITB Health, safety and environment (HS&E) test is an important way for construction workers to show they can work safely. For employers, having workers who have passed the CITB HS&E test is assurance that their workforce can keep themselves and those around them safe.

The CITB HS&E test forms a key part of the requirement to obtain a construction industry scheme card.

Candidates have 45 minutes to answer the 50 questions. The test now includes new question styles. Behavioural case studies are also used in the test to check a candidate’s understanding of health, safety and environmental issues, and how to behave safely on-site.

CITB is continually reviewing the test to ensure that it continues to help construction workers and employers get the right knowledge, skills and training to be able to work safely in the industry.

It costs £22.50p to take the HS&E Test.

There are three types of HS&E test:

• Operatives
• Specialists
• Managers and Professionals.

About the Operatives HS&E test

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.

The official CITB GT100 publication contains all of the content that is covered within the test in the form of questions and answers so that you can fully prepare for your test. It is also available as a digital download. There is a smartphone app which provides test simulations so you can practise answering knowledge questions against the clock and highlight the areas where further preparation is needed. The Operatives app is available in the 14 voiceover languages offered.

You can find further information on the preparing for the test page.

About the Specialist HS&E tests

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

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.

The official CITB GT100 publication contains all of the content that is covered within the test in the form of questions and answers so that you can fully prepare for your test. It is also available as a digital download. There is a smartphone app which provides test simulations so you can practise answering knowledge questions against the clock and highlight the areas where further preparation is needed. You can find further information on the preparing for the test page.

About the Managers and Professionals test

Managers and professionals in the construction industry are responsible for complying with, embedding and implementing effective HS&E practices. Ultimately, this reduces the number of fatalities and accidents. To ensure that managers and professionals have the right health, safety and environmental knowledge to support them in carrying out their role the test covers the following six core knowledge areas:

• Legal and management
• Occupational health, wellbeing and welfare
• General safety
• High risk activities
• Environment
• Specialist activities

Specialist activities will include questions on Demolition and Highway works.

However, based on industry feedback the following topics have been enhanced within the existing key areas.

• Mental health
• Leadership
• Occupational health governance
• Behavioural safety
• New technologies
• Improving legislative compliance.

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.

We strongly recommend that all candidates revise to give themselves the best chance of passing their test

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