About the exam
CITB HS&E MAP Exam structure
An independent Great Britain study guide for the current CITB Health, Safety and Environment Managers and Professionals test, aligned to the five public key areas and the GT200-V11 specialist-activity scope.
Issuer and path
CITB HS&E Managers and Professionals Test Study Guide is administered through Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). Check official resources before booking, retesting, or relying on a stale requirement.
A. Legal and Management
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Great Britain duties and enforcement, leadership, management systems, consultation, risk control, competence, monitoring and learning.
B. Occupational Health, Wellbeing and Welfare
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Welfare and first aid, occupational-health governance, mental health, hazardous exposures, surveillance, ergonomics and PPE.
C. General Safety
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Site organisation, public protection, fire, electricity, temporary works, work equipment, new technology, vehicles and lifting.
D. High Risk Activities
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Work at height, excavations, underground and overhead services, and confined spaces or dangerous atmospheres.
E. Environment
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Environmental management, pollution and nuisance prevention, sustainability, resource efficiency and lawful waste control.
F. Specialist Activities
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The current GT200-V11 specialist scope: CDM dutyholders, demolition and highway works.
Before booking
Use the card scheme's finder to confirm that MAP is the right test level, then book directly through CITB and follow its current identity, assistance, cancellation and test-centre instructions. A third-party booking service may add fees and cannot issue the card.
Official Outline Coverage Map
Coverage is mapped to official outline item counts so content depth can be checked without hard-coding a single exam.
| Topic | Official outline items | Your questions | Your flashcards | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law, Duties, Enforcement and Competence | 0 | 40 | 6 | Priority |
| Leadership, Management Systems and Worker Engagement | 0 | 40 | 6 | Priority |
| Risk Assessment, Methods, Permits and Change | 0 | 40 | 6 | Priority |
| Planning, Coordination, Monitoring and Learning | 0 | 40 | 6 | Priority |
| Welfare, First Aid and Emergency Arrangements | 0 | 24 | 6 | Priority |
| Occupational-Health Governance, Surveillance and Wellbeing | 0 | 24 | 6 | Priority |
| Hazardous Substances, Asbestos, Dust and Fumes | 0 | 24 | 6 | Priority |
| Noise and Vibration | 0 | 24 | 6 | Priority |
| Manual Handling, Ergonomics and PPE | 0 | 24 | 6 | Priority |
| Site Organisation, Access and Public Protection | 0 | 26 | 6 | Priority |
| Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety | 0 | 26 | 6 | Priority |
| Temporary Works | 0 | 26 | 6 | Priority |
| Work Equipment, Hand Tools and New Technology | 0 | 26 | 6 | Priority |
| Site Transport, Mobile Plant and Lifting Operations | 0 | 26 | 6 | Priority |
| Work at Height | 0 | 25 | 6 | Priority |
| Excavations and Ground Conditions | 0 | 25 | 6 | Priority |
| Underground and Overhead Services | 0 | 25 | 6 | Priority |
| Confined Spaces and Dangerous Atmospheres | 0 | 25 | 6 | Priority |
| Environmental Management, Pollution and Nuisance | 0 | 21 | 6 | Priority |
| Waste, Resources and Spill Control | 0 | 20 | 6 | Priority |
| CDM Dutyholders and the Project Lifecycle | 0 | 17 | 6 | Priority |
| Demolition, Dismantling and Structural Alteration | 0 | 17 | 6 | Priority |
| Highway Works | 0 | 16 | 6 | Priority |
How to use this guide
How to prepare for the CITB MAP test
Build manager-level decisions around role, prevention, coordination, verification and learning rather than memorising isolated site rules.
1. Identify role, phase and jurisdiction
Name the dutyholder, people affected, project stage and applicable Great Britain or national environmental requirement.
2. Eliminate or reduce through design
Remove the hazard, change the material or sequence, and prefer collective engineered control before administrative measures or PPE.
3. Plan capability and interfaces
Provide competent people, time, resources, information, supervision and coordination for simultaneous work and shared risks.
4. Communicate and involve
Consult workers, brief the safe method, confirm understanding and make escalation routes usable.
5. Verify in the field
Inspect critical controls, monitor exposure and behaviour, respond to change and stop work when conditions leave the plan.
6. Learn and improve
Report correctly, investigate system causes, close corrective actions and update design, planning and organisational control.
Current GT200 scope
Cover A–F without inventing weights
The five public key areas and three current specialist activities all need manager-level preparation.
Legal and Management
Manager and professional responsibilities for lawful, planned, led, monitored and continuously improved construction work.
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Occupational Health, Wellbeing and Welfare
Prevention and management of immediate and long-latency health harm, plus suitable welfare and emergency arrangements.
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General Safety
Management of common site, equipment, temporary works, fire, electrical, plant, transport and lifting risks.
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High Risk Activities
Planning, control and emergency arrangements for construction activities with severe foreseeable consequences.
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Environment
Management of environmental duties, impacts, resources, waste, pollution, nuisance and incident response.
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Specialist Activities
Current GT200-V11 coverage of CDM, demolition and highway works at manager and professional level.
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Law, Duties, Enforcement and Competence
How Great Britain health and safety law assigns duties, requires competent support and is enforced in construction.
Key rules
Rule 1
Organisations and individuals must understand the duties attached to their role and cannot transfer accountability by contract alone.
Exam cue: Identify the dutyholder, activity, people affected and controlling legal source.
Rule 2
Competence combines skills, knowledge, training, experience and organisational capability appropriate to the risk and work.
Exam cue: Test whether the organisation has both capable people and the resources and arrangements to support them.
Rule 3
Enforcement can include advice, notices and prosecution; legal compliance is a minimum rather than the end of risk management.
Exam cue: Correct non-compliance promptly and preserve evidence rather than waiting for an inspector.
Common traps
Assuming a subcontractor appointment transfers every client or principal-contractor duty.
Prevention: Do not solve a design, engineering or organisational failure only with a briefing, warning sign or PPE.
Treating a certificate alone as proof of competence for unfamiliar high-risk work.
Prevention: Do not solve a design, engineering or organisational failure only with a briefing, warning sign or PPE.
Continuing work after a serious control failure because no enforcement officer is present.
Prevention: Do not solve a design, engineering or organisational failure only with a briefing, warning sign or PPE.
Memory anchors
Role Creates Duty
Identify the legal role before deciding what must be planned, provided, checked or coordinated.
Competence Is More Than a Card
Match skills, knowledge, training, experience and organisational capability to the task.
So Far as Reasonably Practicable
Balance risk against sacrifice only through a defensible prevention analysis, not convenience.
Enforcement Escalates
Inspectors may investigate, require improvement, prohibit dangerous work or support prosecution.
Contract Is Not Escape
Commercial wording cannot remove a statutory duty from the person or organisation that holds it.
Compliance Is the Floor
Meeting a minimum rule does not justify ignoring a foreseeable and controllable risk.
Next best moves
Quick check-up
Use a short quiz to confirm the rule pattern is actually sticking.
Check-up Questions
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Official resources
Verify the details with the official sources
Use these links for eligibility, scheduling, handbook rules, and issuer updates. Our guide helps you study; official sources tell you what the testing partner currently requires.
CITB Managers and Professionals test
Current candidate page confirming five key areas, 50 questions, 45 minutes, a 45-of-50 pass mark and the 13-question sample.
CITB HS&E revision materials
Current revision guidance, 2023 scope update, test currency warning and official book, app and download routes.
Current GT200-V11 revision material
Current CITB shop listing identifying GT200-V11 and specialist questions on CDM, demolition and highway works.
CITB Internet Test Centre scheme rules
Official ITC page linking the current Version 2.0 (February 2026) delivery rules for HS&E tests.
About the CITB HS&E test
CITB overview of test types, booking, test-centre support and the relationship between the test and construction scheme cards.
CITB remit
CITB's current statement that it is the construction industry training board for England, Scotland and Wales.
CSCS HS&E test requirement
Official CSCS guidance on selecting the correct HS&E test and the usual two-year application window.
CITB test and CSCS card boundary
Official explanation that CITB owns the test while CSCS separately checks qualification and card-application evidence.
HSE construction guidance
Primary Great Britain construction guidance covering CDM roles, safety hazards, occupational-health risks and management resources.
HSE CDM 2015 responsibilities
Current dutyholder summary for clients, designers, principal designers, principal contractors, contractors and workers.
HSE managing construction health risks
Role-based occupational-health responsibilities across clients, design, coordination, construction and workers.
Waste duty of care code
Official England and Wales waste-control guidance, explicitly noting that separate national codes apply across borders.
FAQ
Common CITB HS&E MAP questions
Is this an official CITB revision product?
No. It is an independent study resource aligned to current public CITB, HSE and CSCS material. CITB's current GT200-V11 book, app or download remains the authoritative revision content for the live test.
What is the current test format and pass mark?
The current CITB page states 50 questions in 45 minutes and a 90% pass mark, which means at least 45 correct answers. The Internet Test Centre rules describe the HS&E tests as multiple choice.
Why does this guide show six sections when CITB's test page names five key areas?
The current candidate page names Sections A–E as five key areas. The current GT200-V11 revision material also presents Section F specialist activities covering the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, demolition and highway works. This guide preserves both official presentations without claiming a separate fixed question count for Section F.
How many questions come from each section?
CITB does not publish a scored A–F question allocation on its current public candidate or revision pages. The 601-item blueprint allocation is for future Pass Harbor content balance and is not an official exam weighting.
Is the Managers and Professionals test tailored to my exact job?
No. CITB says the breadth is wider than previous versions and is not role specific. Use the CSCS Card Finder or the relevant card scheme to confirm that MAP is the correct test level for your occupation and qualification.
Does passing the test give me a CSCS Black Manager card?
No. CITB owns and runs the test, while CSCS separately assesses card applications. A Black Manager card also requires an accepted construction-management or technical qualification and other application evidence. The MAP pass normally must be within the two years before application.
Is this the same as SMSTS, SSSTS or a NEBOSH qualification?
No. The MAP test is a retained-knowledge assessment used by card schemes. It does not award SMSTS, SSSTS, NEBOSH or occupational competence and does not replace role-specific training, qualifications or appointments.
Does the scope include Northern Ireland law?
No. CITB's statutory industry-training-board remit is England, Scotland and Wales, and this slug uses Great Britain health and safety law. Northern Ireland has separate legislation and CITB Northern Ireland arrangements. Do not transplant GB duties or environmental rules without checking the jurisdiction.
Can a test pass replace project-specific risk management?
No. A pass demonstrates knowledge at one point in time. Every project still needs competent dutyholders, suitable planning, risk assessment, design, coordination, supervision, inspections, permits and emergency arrangements appropriate to the actual work.
Should I use an older revision book or question app?
CITB says candidates are tested on knowledge in the most up-to-date revision materials and that wording and content can change. Confirm that the product is the current GT200 edition and install available digital updates before relying on it.