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Key Facts: CSCS Mobile Tower Exam

70%

Theory Pass Mark

SOLAS Mobile Tower Scaffold candidate pack

45 min

Theory Test Duration

SOLAS Mobile Tower Scaffold candidate pack

50 min

Practical Test Maximum

SOLAS Mobile Tower Scaffold candidate pack

3 months

Minimum Experience

SOLAS candidate pack

950 mm

Guard-Rail Height

HSA scaffold Code of Practice

€32

Card Renewal Fee

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The SOLAS CSCS Mobile Tower Scaffold programme in Ireland is a one-day training and assessment: a 45-minute multi-choice theory test (70% pass, 85% credit) and a 50-minute practical erecting, moving, and dismantling a prefabricated tower. Candidates need Safe Pass, manual handling training, and three months trainee experience within two years. Irish rules require 950 mm guard-rails, 150 mm toe-boards, locked castors during use, and no movement with workers on the platform. Passing grants QQI certification and a CSCS card valid 5 years. This free prep provides 100 questions.

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1Which Irish statute is the principal legislation governing health and safety duties when erecting mobile tower scaffolds on construction sites?
A.The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
B.The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
C.The Building Control Act 2007
D.The Companies Act 2014
Explanation: The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 is the primary Irish statute setting out general duties of employers, employees, and others for workplace health and safety.
2Under which Irish regulations is mobile tower scaffold erection listed as a prescribed construction activity requiring a SOLAS CSCS card?
A.Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007
B.Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013
C.Building Regulations 1997
D.European Communities (Safety Signs) Regulations 1996
Explanation: Schedule 5 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013 lists prescribed tasks including mobile tower scaffold operations that require a valid SOLAS CSCS registration card.
3Which body enforces health and safety legislation on Irish construction sites where mobile access towers are used?
A.The Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
B.The Health Service Executive (HSE)
C.The Health and Safety Authority (HSA)
D.The Health and Safety Executive (HSE UK)
Explanation: The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is Ireland's national statutory body for workplace health and safety enforcement, including construction site inspections.
4Which HSA publication provides the principal Irish guidance on safe use of access and working scaffolds, including mobile towers?
A.Code of Practice for Noise at Work
B.Code of Practice for Safe Use of Industrial Trucks
C.Code of Practice for Manual Handling
D.Code of Practice for Access and Working Scaffolds
Explanation: The HSA Code of Practice for Access and Working Scaffolds (updated 2023) is the key Irish guidance for scaffold design, erection, mobile towers, guardrails, and safe use.
5Which European/Irish standard gives minimum specifications for mobile access and working towers made of prefabricated elements?
A.I.S. EN 1004
B.I.S. EN 12811
C.I.S. EN 1090
D.I.S. EN 131
Explanation: I.S. EN 1004 specifies materials, dimensions, design loads, safety, and performance requirements for standard mobile prefabricated towers with defined platform height ranges.
6What is the minimum height required for a top guard-rail above a mobile tower working platform under Irish regulations?
A.1100 mm
B.950 mm
C.750 mm
D.1200 mm
Explanation: Part 4 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007, reflected in the HSA scaffold Code of Practice, requires guard-rails to be at least 950 mm above the working platform.
7What is the minimum height required for toe-boards on a mobile tower working platform under Irish scaffold guidance?
A.200 mm
B.100 mm
C.150 mm
D.75 mm
Explanation: Toe-boards must be at least 150 mm above the platform to help prevent materials and tools from falling through the gap between the platform and guard-rail.
8What is the maximum permitted gap between guard-rails, or between the lower rail and toe-board, on Irish scaffolds?
A.750 mm
B.600 mm
C.500 mm
D.470 mm
Explanation: An intermediate guard-rail must be fitted so that the maximum distance between rails, and between the lower rail and toe-board, does not exceed 470 mm.
9Under Irish law, who has the primary duty to ensure mobile tower scaffolds are erected and used safely on a construction site?
A.The employer
B.Only the tower manufacturer
C.Only the client homeowner
D.Only the equipment hire company
Explanation: The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 places primary duties on employers to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, the safety, health, and welfare of employees when providing work equipment such as mobile towers.
10What duty do employees have when using a mobile tower scaffold on an Irish construction site?
A.To ignore manufacturer instructions if the supervisor is busy
B.To take reasonable care for their own safety and that of others affected by their acts or omissions
C.To modify tower components without telling anyone
D.No duties apply once a CSCS card is held
Explanation: Section 13 of the 2005 Act requires employees to take reasonable care for their own safety and health and that of others, and to co-operate with their employer on safety measures.

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