CSCS Highway Works Mock Test

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Highway Works

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What action is required if a vehicle detector on temporary traffic lights becomes defective?

Switch the lights off until the supervisor arrives on site

Operate on fixed time or manual and call the service engineer

Operate on all-red and call the service engineer

Control traffic at the defective end using hand signals

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When can you carry authorised passengers in vehicles?

Only if you have a full driving licence

Only when off the public highway

Only if a suitable secure seat is provided for each of them

Only if your supervisor gives you permission

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In which two places would you find information about the distances for setting out highways signs in advance of the works under different road conditions?

In the new Code of Practice (Red Book)

In the Works Order

On the back of the sign

In the Pink Book

In the Traffic Signs Manual (Chapter 8)

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When providing portable traffic signals on roads used by cyclists, what action should you take?

Use stop-and-go boards only

Locate the signals at bends in the road

Allow more time for slow-moving traffic by increasing the all-red phase of the signals

Operate the signals manually

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What should you do with materials that have to be kept on site overnight?

Put pins and bunting around them

Only stack them on the grass verge

Stack them safely and in a secure area

Don't stack them above 2 m high

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In which of the following circumstances would it not be safe to use a cherry picker for working at height?

When the operator is clipped to an anchorage point in the basket

When weather protection is not fitted

When the ground is uneven and sloping

When a roll-over cage is not fitted

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What action is required where it is not possible to maintain the correct safety zone?

Barrier off the working space

Stop work and consult your supervisor

Place additional advance signing

Use extra cones on the lead-in taper

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When kerbing works are being carried out, how should kerbs be taken off the vehicle?

By using mechanical means, such as a machine fitted with a grab

By asking your workmate to give you a hand

By pushing them off the back

By lifting them off manually using the correct technique

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What are two effects of underinflated tyres on the operation of a machine?

It causes increased tyre wear

It causes decreased tyre wear

It increases the operating speed of the engine

It decreases the operating speed of the engine

It can make the machine unstable

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How must signs on footways be located?

So that they can be easily removed

So that they can be read by site personnel

So that they do not create a hazard for pedestrians

So that they block the footway

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What action is required where passing traffic may block the view of highways signs?

Signs must be placed higher

Signs must be larger

Additional signs must be placed in advance of the works

Signs must be duplicated on both sides of the road

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How must highway signs, lights and guarding equipment be properly secured?

By built-in weights where possible

By pushing them securely into the soft verge

By roping them to concrete blocks or kerb stones

By iron weights suspended from the frame by chains or other strong material

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What is the minimum traffic management required when carrying out a short-term minor maintenance job in a quiet, low-speed side road?

A flashing amber beacon and a keep left or right arrow

Temporary traffic lights

The same as required for a road excavation

Five cones and a blue arrow

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If you are driving any plant that may overturn, when must a seat belt be worn?

When travelling over rough ground

When the vehicle is loaded

At all times

When you are carrying passengers

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Why is it necessary to wear hi-vis clothing when working on roads?

Because it will keep you warm

So road users and plant operators can see you

To protect clothes worn underneath from damage

So your supervisor can see you

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What must you do before towing a trailer fitted with independent brakes?

Use a rope to secure the trailer to the tow hitch

Make sure it is possible to drive at a maximum speed of 25 mph along the route you have chosen

Fit a cable that applies the trailer's brakes if the tow hitch fails

Fit a safety chain

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Why is it not safe to use diesel to prevent asphalt sticking to the bed of lorries?

It will create an environmental hazard

It will corrode the bed of the lorry

It will create a slipping hazard

It will react with the asphalt, creating explosive fumes

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How often must a competent person thoroughly examine lifting equipment for lifting persons (for example, a cherry picker)?

Every 24 months

Every 12 months

Every 18 months

Every 6 months

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What should you do if drivers approaching highway works cannot see the advance signs clearly because of poor visibility or obstructions caused by road features?

Place additional signs in advance of the works

Extend the safety zones

Lengthen the lead-in taper

Extend the sideways clearance

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What is the maximum distance between the 'roadworks ahead' signs for work activities that move along the carriageway, such as sweeping, verge mowing and road lining?

One mile

Quarter of a mile

Two miles

Half a mile

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If a safety cut-out on a machine does not operate, what should you do?

Try and fix it or repair it yourself

Report it at the end of the shift

Keep quiet in case you get the blame

Stop and report it immediately to your supervisor

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In which of the following circumstances can someone enter the safety zone?

To maintain cones and signs

To store unused plant

To park site vehicles

To store materials

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When should you switch on the amber flashing beacon fitted to your highways vehicle?

When travelling to and from the depot

At all times

Only in poor visibility

When it is being used as a works vehicle

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Which checks should the operator of a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) (for example, a cherry picker) carry out before using it?

That emergency systems operate correctly

That a roll-over cage is fitted

That the hydraulic system is drained

That a seat belt is provided for the operator

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How should you protect a portable traffic-light cable that crosses a road?

It should be secured firmly to the road surface

It should be placed in a slot cut into the road surface

A cable crossing protector must be used with ramp warning signs

It can be unprotected if it is less than 10 mm in diameter

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Which two site conditions must be met before traffic management can be reduced to the minimum requirements?

Visibility is good

There are double yellow lines

There is a footpath

It is a period of low risk

Traffic is heavy

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You are working on a dual carriageway with a 60-mph speed limit although you are not in the working space. What is the minimum standard of hi-vis clothing that you must wear?

Reflective sash

Reflective hard hat

Reflective long-sleeved jacket

Reflective waistcoat

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What should be used to protect the public from a shallow excavation in a public footway?

Cones

Nothing

Barriers with tapping rails

Pins and bunting

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How should portable traffic signals be assembled and placed?

As work starts each morning

As speedily as possible

In an organised manner, to a specified sequence

During the night

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What should you do if you are the driver of a vehicle and lose sight of the vehicle marshaller while reversing your vehicle?

Continue reversing, as long as your vehicle is equipped with a klaxon and flashing lights

Continue reversing slowly

Find someone else to watch you reverse safely

Stop and locate the vehicle marshaller

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Which is not an approved means of controlling traffic at roadworks?

Hand signals by operatives

Police supervision

A give-and-take system

Priority signs

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When it is necessary to tip into an excavation, what is the preferred method of preventing the vehicle getting too close to the edge?

Stop blocks

Signaller

Signage

Driver's experience

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What is the correct way to dismount from the cab or driving seat of plant and vehicles?

Use three points of contact facing backwards (towards the vehicle)

Use three points of contact facing forwards (away from the vehicle)

Jump down facing forwards (away from the vehicle)

Jump down well clear of the vehicle

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What is the purpose of an on-site risk assessment?

To ensure there is no risk of traffic build-up due to the works in progress

To identify hazards and risks specific to the site in order to ensure a safe system of work

To ensure that the work can be carried out in reasonable safety

To protect the employer from prosecution

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What must you have before towing a compressor on the highway? Give two answers.

The correct class of driving licence

Permission from the police

Permission from the compressor hire company

Working lights, and a number plate on the compressor that matches that of the towing vehicle

Permission from your supervisor

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When working after dark, is mobile plant exempt from the requirement to show lights?

Yes, if authorised by the supervisor

Yes, always

Not in any circumstances

Only if they are not fitted to the machine as standard

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A single vehicle is being used to carry out mobile highway works during the day. What sign or symbol must be clearly displayed on or at the rear of the vehicle?

A keep left or right arrow

A specific task warning sign (for example, gully cleaning)

A roadworks ahead sign

A road narrows sign (left or right)

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What action should you take if a vehicle, driven by a member of the public, enters the coned off area on a dual carriageway?

Help them to leave the site safely using the nearest designated exit

Ignore them

Remove a cone and direct the driver back on to the live carriageway

Shout and wave them off site

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What must you do when getting off plant and vehicles?

Use the designated access and egress point whilst maintaining three points of contact with the vehicle

Look before you jump, then jump down facing the vehicle

Use a pair of steps which allow you to climb out of the vehicle

Use the wheels and tyres for access

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What is not usually something to consider while undertaking a site-specific risk assessment before starting highway works?

The type and size of the road

The effect of different weather conditions

The amount and type of traffic

The cost of the sub-contractor who will be carrying out the work

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Who is responsible for the security of the load on a vehicle?

The driver's supervisor

The driver

The police

The driver's company

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When using lifting equipment, such as a cherry picker, lorry loader or excavator, how should you follow the indicated safe working load?

It may be exceeded by 10% only

It is a guide figure that may be exceeded slightly

It must never be exceeded

It gives half the maximum weight to be lifted

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What should you do when leaving plant unattended?

Park with blocks under the front wheels

Leave it in a safe place with the engine ticking over

Apply the brake, switch off the engine and remove the key

Leave the amber flashing beacon on

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What is the purpose of the safety zone?

To allow extra working space in an emergency

To indicate the works area

To give a safe route around the working area

To protect you from the traffic and the traffic from you

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When should installed highways signs and guarding equipment be inspected?

No more frequently than once a week

Immediately after it has been used

Every hour, except when the site is unattended

Regularly, and at least once every day, including when the site is unattended

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What must you do approximately 200 m before a site works access on a motorway?

Switch on the flashing amber beacon and the appropriate indicator

Switch on the headlights

Switch on the vehicle hazard lights

Switch on the flashing amber beacon

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You are moving or laying slabs, paving blocks or Kerbs on site. Which two of the following methods would be classed as manual handling?

Using a scissor lifter attachment on an excavator

Using a two-man scissor lifter

Using a suction lifter attached to an excavator

Using a crane with fork attachment

Using a trolley or sack barrow

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Which of these is the safest method of operating a machine under electrical power lines when it has an extending jib or boom?

Place a warning notice on the machine

Erect signs to warn drivers while they are operating the machines

Let down the tyres on the machine to increase the clearance

Adapt the machine to limit the extension of the jib or boom

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Where would you find information about working on a dual carriageway with a speed limit above 40 mph?

In the welfare cabin

In the Traffic Signs Manual (Chapter 8)

In the Pink Book

In the Blue Book

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What action is required when a highways vehicle fitted with a direction arrow is travelling from site to site?

Point the direction arrow down

Travel slowly from site to site

Cover or remove the direction arrow

Point the direction arrow up

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What is the main reason why temporary highways signing needs to be removed when works are completed?

To reuse signs on new jobs

It is a legal requirement

To allow the road to be opened fully

It gets traffic flowing

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What traffic management is required when carrying out a maintenance job on a motorway?

Ten 1 m high cones and a 1 m high 'men working' sign

The same as would be required on a single carriageway

A scheme installed by a registered traffic management contractor

A flashing beacon and a keep left or right sign

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