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What COSHH is and where it applies — COSHH Practice
Free topic-focused mock exam: all 30 questions on What COSHH is and where it applies, drawn from the wider COSHH bank. 35-minute timer, 70% to pass, worked explanation on every question. Use this when you've taken the full mock once and want to drill the topics you got wrong.
- Questions
- 30
- Time limit
- 35 min
- Pass mark
- 70% · 21/30
- Question bank
- 30
Free, no sign-up. Retake as many times as you like — the questions are reshuffled, with the answer order changed.
Sample questions
01A trainer tells your team how the COSHH Regulations 2002 are laid out. Which description is correct?
- A13 regulations with no schedules at all
- B21 regulations with Schedules 1 to 9 plus 2A
- C30 regulations split into three numbered parts
- D24 regulations with 6 schedules at the back
Why: COSHH runs from regulation 1 to regulation 21, followed by Schedules 1 to 9 and Schedule 2A. The "24 regulations and 6 schedules" description is a common error and does not match the current revised text. Regulations 6 to 13 are the working duties, but they are not the whole of the Regulations.
02You cut hardwood skirting to fit a run of back boxes. Which COSHH schedule lists hardwood dusts as a carcinogen?
- ASchedule 4, shorter test intervals for LEV
- BSchedule 1, other carcinogenic substances
- CSchedule 6, medical surveillance list
- DSchedule 2A, principles of good practice
Why: Schedule 1 lists other substances and processes that count as carcinogens under COSHH, and hardwood dusts are on it. Schedule 2A holds the principles of good practice for control, not a list of substances. Schedule 4 deals with test intervals for extraction used in a few named processes, and Schedule 6 with medical surveillance.
03Your firm wants to buy the current HSE book of the COSHH ACOP and guidance. Which one should it get?
- AHSG53, the HSE book on respiratory kit
- BL5, sixth edition, published in 2013
- CEH40, fourth edition, published in 2020
- DL5, fifth edition, published in 2005
Why: HSE publishes the COSHH Approved Code of Practice and guidance as L5, and the current edition is the sixth, from 2013. EH40 is the separate book of workplace exposure limits, so it is the most tempting wrong choice, but it holds the limits rather than the ACOP. The fifth edition of L5, from 2005, has been replaced by the sixth.
Common questions
Is the What COSHH is and where it applies mock exam free?
Yes, it is free with no sign-up needed. Questions are pulled at random from a substantial bank, with a worked explanation on every question after you submit.
Can I retake the mock exam?
Yes. Every attempt picks a different random selection and reshuffles the options, so each retake gives you genuinely new questions. No limit on retakes.
Does this count as a qualification?
No. This is independent practice material and does not award a qualification, card or certificate. Where a subject has a formal qualification or card, you gain it through an approved provider.