CITB HS&E test practice for operatives: timed mock questions
3 timed mocks of 50 questions in 45 minutes, the question count and time CITB publishes for the HS&E test, across four of the five core knowledge areas of the Operatives test. Every answer is explained from UK health and safety law and HSE guidance, and after each mock you see your score by area and your time per question. Start with the 4 free questions below.
- 3timed mocks
- 50questions each
- 45minutes each
- 4free
Start with the free sample
The 4 free questions, one from each area, run in the same test player as the mocks. Each mock is 50 questions in 45 minutes, with the areas mixed. CITB's pass mark for the real Operatives test is 45 out of 50 (90%). Use your practice results to see which topics to revise.
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- 3 timed mocks: 50 questions in 45 minutes each
- Your score by area and your time per question
- Every answer explained from UK law and HSE guidance
- Working environment, occupational health, safety, high risk activities
- Independent practice: our own questions, not CITB's
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- 3 timed mocks: 50 questions in 45 minutes each
- Your score by area and your time per question
- Every answer explained from UK law and HSE guidance
- Working environment, occupational health, safety, high risk activities
- Independent practice: our own questions, not CITB's
What is inside
| Area | What the questions practise | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Working environment | Duties of employers and workers, site induction and rules, welfare facilities, first aid, accident reporting (RIDDOR), safety signs, fire, emergencies and waste. | 37 |
| Occupational health | Manual handling, noise, vibration, dust and silica, asbestos, cement, hazardous substances (COSHH), micro-organisms and sun exposure. | 40 |
| Safety | Overhead lines and buried cables, PPE, work equipment, site traffic and dumpers, hoists, towers and MEWPs, housekeeping. | 36 |
| High risk activities | Working at height, ladders, guard-rails, scaffold inspection, fragile roofs, excavations, lifting operations and confined spaces. | 41 |
| Total | 3 mocks of 50 and the free sample of 4 | 154 |
The four areas are four of the five core knowledge areas CITB names for the Operatives test. Each question has one correct answer, and each explanation names the law or the HSE guidance it comes from.
Not practised here
- the fifth core knowledge area, Specialist
- other question styles: only single-answer questions are included here, while CITB's demo test shows a sample of different question styles
- the Specialist tests and the Managers and Professionals test
What you see after every mock
- Your score out of 50 and your score in each area, so you can see which area costs you the most marks.
- Your time per question, against a clock of 45 minutes for 50 questions.
- The reason behind every answer, with the regulation or the HSE guidance it is based on.
A score here is your score on our questions. It is not an HS&E test result and does not predict one.
The HS&E test, as CITB describes it
- There are three types of HS&E test: Operatives, Specialists, and Managers and Professionals. CSCS's card finder tells you which one your card needs; the Operatives test is the one for the Labourer card and most Blue Skilled Worker cards.
- Each HS&E test lasts 45 minutes and contains 50 questions. The Operatives test covers five core knowledge areas: working environment, occupational health, safety, high risk activities and specialist.
- The pass mark for the Operatives test is 90%: at least 45 out of 50 questions correct.
- The test costs £23.50 and is booked through CITB, not through CSCS.
Sources: CITB, About the HS&E test and Operatives test; CSCS, CITB Health, safety & environment test and alternatives; CITB pages as archived 21-22 April 2026, read with the CSCS page on 25 October 2026. CITB is the authority on the test: check its pages before you book.
Before you buy
Are these the real CITB questions?
No. Every question is our own, written from UK health and safety law and HSE guidance. None comes from CITB's GT100 book, its app or the real test.
Is this made or recommended by CITB?
No. It is independent practice by ProSyllabus. CITB sells its own revision materials, including GT100 and an app; this does not replace them.
Will this make me pass?
We do not claim that it will. It gives you timed practice with CITB's published question count and time limit, your score by area on our questions and the reason behind every answer, so you can see where to revise.
Which test is this for?
The Operatives test. CSCS says it is required for the Labourer, Trainee and Apprentice cards and most Blue Skilled Worker and Gold Advanced Craft cards; use the CSCS card finder to check the test for your occupation. It is not built for the Specialist tests or the Managers and Professionals test.
What do I get?
3 mocks of 50 questions with a 45-minute clock, in the full test player with a question palette and mark for review. After each mock: your score by area, your time per question and the explanation of every answer. Retake any mock as often as you like.
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Independent practice material by ProSyllabus. Not the official test, and not made or endorsed by CITB. The HS&E test is CITB's; these are our own questions. CITB facts come from Wayback copies of CITB's pages dated 21-22 April 2026, read with CSCS's pages on 25 October 2026.