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Specialists Test
Highway Works
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What must you have before towing a compressor on the highway? Give two answers.
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How must signs on footways be located?
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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?
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Why is it necessary to wear hi-vis clothing when working on roads?
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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?
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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?
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When should installed highways signs and guarding equipment be inspected?
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When kerbing works are being carried out, how should kerbs be taken off the vehicle?
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What action is required if a vehicle detector on temporary traffic lights becomes defective?
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In which of the following circumstances can someone enter the safety zone?
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What should you do when leaving plant unattended?
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What must you do approximately 200 m before a site works access on a motorway?
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What are two effects of underinflated tyres on the operation of a machine?
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Where would you find information about working on a dual carriageway with a speed limit above 40 mph?
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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?
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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?
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How often must a competent person thoroughly examine lifting equipment for lifting persons (for example, a cherry picker)?
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When should you switch on the amber flashing beacon fitted to your highways vehicle?
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When working after dark, is mobile plant exempt from the requirement to show lights?
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What is the correct way to dismount from the cab or driving seat of plant and vehicles?
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When providing portable traffic signals on roads used by cyclists, what action should you take?
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Who is responsible for the security of the load on a vehicle?
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What must you do when getting off plant and vehicles?
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What action is required when a highways vehicle fitted with a direction arrow is travelling from site to site?
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What must you do before towing a trailer fitted with independent brakes?
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In which of the following circumstances would it not be safe to use a cherry picker for working at height?
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How should you protect a portable traffic-light cable that crosses a road?
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What is the purpose of an on-site risk assessment?
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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?
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What is the purpose of the safety zone?
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Which two site conditions must be met before traffic management can be reduced to the minimum requirements?
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What is not usually something to consider while undertaking a site-specific risk assessment before starting highway works?
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How should portable traffic signals be assembled and placed?
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What should be used to protect the public from a shallow excavation in a public footway?
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What is the main reason why temporary highways signing needs to be removed when works are completed?
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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?
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If you are driving any plant that may overturn, when must a seat belt be worn?
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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?
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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?
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Why is it not safe to use diesel to prevent asphalt sticking to the bed of lorries?
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Which is not an approved means of controlling traffic at roadworks?
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What action is required where it is not possible to maintain the correct safety zone?
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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?
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What should you do with materials that have to be kept on site overnight?
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When can you carry authorised passengers in vehicles?
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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?
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How must highway signs, lights and guarding equipment be properly secured?
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If a safety cut-out on a machine does not operate, what should you do?
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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?
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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?
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What traffic management is required when carrying out a maintenance job on a motorway?
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What action is required where passing traffic may block the view of highways signs?
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