CSCS Site Transport Mock Test

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HS&E TEST

Site Transport and Lifting Operations

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

Nothing, the driver will know what they are doing

Report this to their supervisor

Just be careful in that area

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

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Under what circumstance should a driver stop their vehicle immediately?

If they are operating in a one-way system

If they lose sight of their vehicle marshal

If the vehicle is low on fuel

If the flashing beacon has stopped working

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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?

Ask the signaller to show you what signals to use

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

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

You must be over 21 years old

You must be authorised

You must hold a British passport

You must hold a full, UK driving licence

You must be trained and competent

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

Stop blocks

Extra speakers

A siren

Flashing lights

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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 they have a long way to walk

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

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Which action will help to keep signallers safe?

Provide hi-vis clothing so they are clearly visible

Provide body cameras to capture any incidents

Provide yearly eye tests to confirm they have good vision

Provide gloves for hand signals

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Loading and storage areas should be located where?

Away from the main construction worksite

Away from pedestrian-only areas and main pedestrian routes

Close to the welfare facilities

Outside the site boundary area

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

When on firm, level ground

When a competent signaller is supervising

During redistribution of the load

On uneven or sloping ground

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

How to signal vehicles and any relevant safety procedures

The value of the materials, as they could be stole

The type of materials being delivered to the site

The name and address of the driver for security reasons

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

The width of the route

Could the ground conditions cause a vehicle to overturn

Is the driver experienced enough to drive the route

The medical history of the driver

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

Pedestrians

Their supervisor

The machine operator

The site manager

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

Use the existing mirrors on the plant

Request the plant be fitted with CCTV cameras

Work with a slinger

Use a vehicle marshal for this type of work

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

Speed signs and speed humps

Driving with the lights on during the day

Only driving with limited fuel

Driving with the hand-brake on

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

Report it to the police

Nothing, as dumpers are allowed to speed

Keep out of its way and report it

Try to catch the dumper and speak to the driver

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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

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

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

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

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When is a site vehicle most likely to injure pedestrians?

As it is lifting materials onto scaffolds

While tipping into an excavation

When it is reversing

While digging out footings

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

If it is the shortest route

During meal breaks

Only if necessary and if all pedestrians are excluded

Only if the vehicle has a flashing yellow light

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

Using a vehicle marshal

Turning on all the vehicle lights

Standing on the back to direct it

Turning the site radio off

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

Try and warn the person supervising or signalling the lift

Go and tell your supervisor

Go and tell the crane driver

Do nothing and assume that everything is under control

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

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

The driver is unlikely to know you are there

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

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

Ask a trained driver how to operate it safely

Watch other dumpers to see how they are operated

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

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

Inexperienced drivers

Drivers not concentrating

Issues with engines

Vehicles overturning

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

Try to catch the attention of the crane operator

Guess what the crane operator will do next and squeeze past

Run to get past the crane quickly

Take another route so that you stay clear of the crane

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

Ask other workers on site to tell you

During the site induction

Place a note on the site noticeboard

Use a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector

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What is the meaning of this sign?

Pedestrian walkway only

No pedestrian access

Go slow

Traffic approaching from each direction

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

With the buckets and blades facing opposite directions

With their buckets and blades raised in the air

With their buckets and blades lowered to the ground

With their buckets and blades facing the same way

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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?

A reversing camera

Reverse lights on the back of the plant

A barrier around the plant

A vehicle marshaller

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

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

You could get whole-body vibration from the crane

The crane could crash into the wall

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

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

Wear hi-vis clothing

Get the attention of the driver before you get too close

Keep to the designated pedestrian routes

Ride on the plant

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

Straight through the compound if no vehicles appear to be moving

Around the compound if vehicles are moving

Straight through the compound if no-one is looking

Around the compound every time

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

Barriers to keep pedestrians away from mobile plant and vehicles

Limiting the speed of vehicles on site

One-way systems for vehicles

Pedestrians and mobile plant using the same routes

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

Heavy duty graded tyres

A winch and pulley system

Extra strength brakes

Roll-over protective structures (ROPS)

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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?

It is normal for fluids to vent after the machine stops

The machine has a leak and could be unsafe

The machine is hot so the diesel has expanded and overflowed

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

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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

Ensure the content of the load weighs less than one tonne

Make sure the load is tied securely to the vehicle

Make sure the vehicle is loaded to the maximum allowance

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

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

Members of the public being poisoned by the exhaust fumes

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

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

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

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

Construction machines are not designed to be constantly left running

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

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

Provide training on how to drive manual plant

Manage incident response documentation

Control the movement of cranes on site

Support safe vehicle movements on site

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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

The site manager will direct all pedestrians away from traffic routes

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

There is no need to keep traffic and pedestrians apart

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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 knows the worker is there and the plant has stopped operating

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

The worker is wearing PPE and the plant is moving slowly

The operator can hear the worker and it is daytime

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

The company director

A vehicle marshaller

The first aider

The site manager

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

Someone who is standing in the trench

Someone who knows the signals

Any person who is wearing a hi-vis coat

Only the person who is trained and appointed for the job

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Which of the following signs means No pedestrian access?

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Which signal is being shown in this image?

Danger, emergency stop

Turn right or left

Move backwards

Move forwards

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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 asking for evidence to be produced

By making a handshake agreement

By trusting them when they say they are

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

Run and tell your supervisor

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

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

Sound the nearest fire alarm bell

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What is needed before supervising any lift using a crane?

Full training and being assessed as competent

Nothing. The crane driver will tell you what to do

A mobile phone to talk to the crane driver

Written instructions from the crane hire company

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

It could be unsafe to drive the lorry

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

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

Sunburn from being outside

Getting asthma from fumes

Being struck by mobile plant

Getting electrocuted by power tools

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

The workers should stay within the designated pedestrian routes

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

The workers will be safe if they are in a group

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

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