CSCS Site Transport Mock Test

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HS&E TEST

Site Transport and Lifting Operations

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Which of the following signs means No pedestrian access?

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How should your employer provide you with information about site traffic rules?

During the site induction

Ask other workers on site to tell you

Use a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector

Place a note on the site noticeboard

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What should you do if you need to walk past someone operating a mobile crane?

Run to get past the crane quickly

Take another route so that you stay clear of the crane

Try to catch the attention of the crane operator

Guess what the crane operator will do next and squeeze past

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A truck has to tip materials into a trench. Who should give signals to the truck driver?

Someone who knows the signals

Only the person who is trained and appointed for the job

Any person who is wearing a hi-vis coat

Someone who is standing in the trench

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When is site transport allowed to drive along a pedestrian route?

If it is the shortest route

Only if the vehicle has a flashing yellow light

Only if necessary and if all pedestrians are excluded

During meal breaks

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Which action will help to keep signallers safe?

Provide body cameras to capture any incidents

Provide gloves for hand signals

Provide hi-vis clothing so they are clearly visible

Provide yearly eye tests to confirm they have good vision

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You see a lorry parking and it has a flat tyre. Why should you tell the driver?

The driver will need to travel at a much slower speed

The lorry can only carry small loads

More fuel will be used by the lorry

It could be unsafe to drive the lorry

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A forklift truck is blocking the route you need to take on site. It is lifting materials onto a scaffold. What should you do?

Wait or take another route, but never walk under a raised load

Catch the driver's attention and then walk under the raised load

Start to run so that you are not under the load for very long

Only walk under the raised load if you are wearing safety helmet

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What are the two conditions for being able to operate plant on site?

You must be authorised

You must hold a full, UK driving licence

You must be trained and competent

You must hold a British passport

You must be over 21 years old

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What is the main hazard associated with the movement of plant and machinery around site?

Members of the public being poisoned by the exhaust fumes

Existing building collapse from vibrations of the moving machinery

Drivers getting motion sickness from the movement of the machine

Pedestrians walking too close to moving machinery and being crushed

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To reduce the risk of overturning, how should vehicles be loaded?

Ensure the load is evenly distributed in the body of the vehicle

Make sure the load is tied securely to the vehicle

Make sure the vehicle is loaded to the maximum allowance

Ensure the content of the load weighs less than one tonne

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Where risk of overturning is significant, what should vehicles be fitted with?

Extra strength brakes

Roll-over protective structures (ROPS)

Heavy duty graded tyres

A winch and pulley system

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Why should you not walk behind a lorry when it is reversing?

The driver is unlikely to know you are there

Most lorries are not fitted with mirrors

You will need to run, not walk, to get past it in time

Most lorry drivers aren't very good at reversing

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To prevent over-turning, when should rear tipping lorries not be used for tipping operations?

When a competent signaller is supervising

When on firm, level ground

During redistribution of the load

On uneven or sloping ground

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When signallers are used, who should they be in contact with at all times?

The machine operator

Pedestrians

Their supervisor

The site manager

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When choosing vehicle routes around a site, what is the main factor that should be considered?

Is the driver experienced enough to drive the route

Could the ground conditions cause a vehicle to overturn

The medical history of the driver

The width of the route

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What is the meaning of this sign?

No pedestrian access

Go slow

Traffic approaching from each direction

Pedestrian walkway only

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Which of the following is a recognised control measure when reversing a vehicle?

Using a vehicle marshal

Standing on the back to direct it

Turning on all the vehicle lights

Turning the site radio off

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Identify one of the most common types of accident involving site dumpers.

Issues with engines

Drivers not concentrating

Inexperienced drivers

Vehicles overturning

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What should you do if you see a dumper being driven too fast?

Try to catch the dumper and speak to the driver

Keep out of its way and report it

Nothing, as dumpers are allowed to speed

Report it to the police

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How would a well-organised site keep pedestrians away from traffic routes?

There will be barriers between traffic and pedestrian routes

There is no need to keep traffic and pedestrians apart

The traffic routes will be shown on the health and safety law poster

The site manager will direct all pedestrians away from traffic routes

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Which signal is being shown in this image?

Move forwards

Move backwards

Danger, emergency stop

Turn right or left

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A crane has to do a difficult lift. The signaller asks you to help but you are not trained in plant signals. What should you do?

Politely refuse and explain you don't know how to signal

Only help if the signaller really can't manage alone

Start giving signals to the crane driver

Ask the signaller to show you what signals to use

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A mobile crane is lifting a load but the load is about to hit something. What should you do?

Go and tell your supervisor

Try and warn the person supervising or signalling the lift

Go and tell the crane driver

Do nothing and assume that everything is under control

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Which of the following is bad practice when organising site transport?

Pedestrians and mobile plant using the same routes

Limiting the speed of vehicles on site

One-way systems for vehicles

Barriers to keep pedestrians away from mobile plant and vehicles

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In an area where there may be pedestrians, what is the most effective and safe approach if mobile plant needs to be reversed?

Reverse lights on the back of the plant

A vehicle marshaller

A barrier around the plant

A reversing camera

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Under what circumstance should a driver stop their vehicle immediately?

If they lose sight of their vehicle marshal

If the vehicle is low on fuel

If they are operating in a one-way system

If the flashing beacon has stopped working

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Who is the best person to control the movement of vehicles on site?

The first aider

The site manager

A vehicle marshaller

The company director

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What is the most important information a vehicle marshaller should know before directing a vehicle?

The value of the materials, as they could be stole

How to signal vehicles and any relevant safety procedures

The type of materials being delivered to the site

The name and address of the driver for security reasons

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Workers are on foot close to moving plant, which one of the following is true?

Hi-vis clothing will keep the workers safe if the plant is not reversing

The operator will see the workers, because they have mirrors and CCTV

The workers will be safe if they are in a group

The workers should stay within the designated pedestrian routes

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You need to walk past a 360° mobile crane. The crane is operating near a wall. What is the main danger?

Your hearing could be damaged by high noise levels from the crane

The crane could crash into the wall

You could get whole-body vibration from the crane

You could be crushed if you walk between the crane and the wall

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An excavator has just stopped work. Liquid is dripping and forming a small pool under the back of the machine. What could this mean?

Someone put too much diesel into the machine before it started work

The machine has a leak and could be unsafe

The machine is hot so the diesel has expanded and overflowed

It is normal for fluids to vent after the machine stops

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Which of the following is a way of ensuring that a slinger or signaller is trained and competent?

By having them swear an affidavit

By making a handshake agreement

By trusting them when they say they are

By asking for evidence to be produced

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To reduce the risk of overturning and accidents when not in use, how should earth moving vehicles be parked?

With their buckets and blades facing the same way

With their buckets and blades raised in the air

With the buckets and blades facing opposite directions

With their buckets and blades lowered to the ground

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Where vehicles tip materials into excavations, what could be used as a safety precaution?

Stop blocks

A siren

Flashing lights

Extra speakers

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The quickest way to your work area is through a contractor's vehicle compound. Which way should you go?

Around the compound every time

Straight through the compound if no-one is looking

Around the compound if vehicles are moving

Straight through the compound if no vehicles appear to be moving

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The risk of a materials handling vehicle (telehandler) overturning is increased when?

Reversing into a loading bay

Lifting loads on even ground

Raising loads whilst stationary

Driving at excessive speeds around corners

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Loading and storage areas should be located where?

Close to the welfare facilities

Away from the main construction worksite

Away from pedestrian-only areas and main pedestrian routes

Outside the site boundary area

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When is a site vehicle most likely to injure pedestrians?

As it is lifting materials onto scaffolds

While digging out footings

While tipping into an excavation

When it is reversing

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When moving plant or machinery around site, what should the operator look out for?

Driving with the hand-brake on

Speed signs and speed humps

Driving with the lights on during the day

Only driving with limited fuel

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You are walking on site and a large, mobile crane reverses across your path. What should you do?

Wait or find another way around the crane

Pass close to the front of the crane

Start to run so that you can pass behind the reversing crane

Help the driver to reverse

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Which one of the following describes the role of a vehicle marshaller?

Control the movement of cranes on site

Manage incident response documentation

Support safe vehicle movements on site

Provide training on how to drive manual plant

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Your supervisor asks you to drive a dumper truck but you have not driven one before. What should you do?

Operate the dumper in an open area in case you make a mistake

Ask a trained driver how to operate it safely

Tell your supervisor that you are not trained and so cannot operate it

Watch other dumpers to see how they are operated

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Identify one of the most common causes of death and injury on a construction site.

Being struck by mobile plant

Getting asthma from fumes

Getting electrocuted by power tools

Sunburn from being outside

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What is needed before supervising any lift using a crane?

Nothing. The crane driver will tell you what to do

Written instructions from the crane hire company

A mobile phone to talk to the crane driver

Full training and being assessed as competent

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Which action should a worker take if they see mobile plant using a route intended only for pedestrians?

Have a word with the operator at the end of the day

Just be careful in that area

Nothing, the driver will know what they are doing

Report this to their supervisor

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If there are blind spots while using plant but work needs to continue, what actions should be taken?

Request the plant be fitted with CCTV cameras

Use the existing mirrors on the plant

Use a vehicle marshal for this type of work

Work with a slinger

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In which one of the following situations is it safer for a worker to speak to someone operating mobile plant?

The operator can hear the worker and it is daytime

The operator knows the worker is there and the plant has stopped operating

The worker is wearing PPE and the plant is moving slowly

The worker is wearing hi-vis and the plant is moving slowly

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When can a mobile plant operator let people ride in, or on, the machine?

Any time as long as the site speed limit is not exceeded

Any time as long as the cab door is shut

Only if it is designed to carry passengers and has a designated seat

Only if they have a long way to walk

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You think a load is about to fall from a moving forklift truck. What should you do?

Run alongside the machine and try to hold on to the load

Sound the nearest fire alarm bell

Keep clear but try to warn the driver and others in the area

Run and tell your supervisor

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When you walk across the site, what is the best way to avoid an accident with mobile plant?

Get the attention of the driver before you get too close

Keep to the designated pedestrian routes

Ride on the plant

Wear hi-vis clothing

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Why should engines be turned off before leaving a site vehicle? Select two answers.

Members of the public are likely to jump into the vehicle and steal it

Construction machines are not designed to be constantly left running

Leaving the engine running is a waste of fuel and is therefore a waste of construction budget

Drivers may accidentally operate levers when climbing into or out of the vehicle

The sound of the engine may give other workers a headache if left on for too long

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