CSCS Site Transport Safety and Lifting Operations Questions for Managers and Professionals

1. How can a contractor ensure that the sequence of operations to enable a lift to be carried out safely is in place?

A. Using a toolbox talk

B. Check the lift plan or method statement

C. Using a risk assessment

D. Using verbal instructions

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2. Which of the following is the most effective way of preventing pedestrians being struck by site vehicles?

A. Separate access gates and routes for pedestrians and vehicles

B. All vehicles must switch on their flashing amber beacon

C. A wide site road with a good quality surface

D. Hi-vis vests being worn when pedestrians walk up the site road

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3. Which of these represents poor site management in relation to site transport?

A. Barriers to keep pedestrians away from mobile plant and vehicles

B. One-way systems

C. Speed limits

D. Pedestrians and mobile plant using the same routes

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

A. The crane’s diesel exhaust fumes could build up near the wall and become a hazard to you

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

C. You may put the crane driver off if they suddenly see you

D. Noise levels may increase above safe levels as they echo off the wall

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5. Which of the following is the best risk control measure with regard to site vehicles reversing?

A. All vehicles should be fitted with CCTV to help them reverse

B. Vehicles fitted with reversing bleepers

C. A vehicle marshaller should reverse all vehicles, especially on and off site

D. Setting a speed limit on site

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6. You are walking across the site. A large mobile crane reverses across your path. What should you do?

A. Wait or find another way around the crane

B. Help the driver to reverse

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

D. Pass close to the front of the crane

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7. You need to walk past someone using a mobile crane. What should you do?

A. Walk past, but only if you are wearing Class 2 or Class 3 hi-vis clothing

B. Take another route so that you stay clear of the crane

C. Anticipate what the crane operator will do next and then pass

D. Try to catch the attention of the crane operator first

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8. You notice a build-up of diesel fumes in the area of the site that you are visiting. What should you do?

A. Quickly inform the site manager of this hazardous situation

B. Try to turn off the piece of plant that is creating the fumes

C. Carry out the visit quickly to minimise exposure

D. Move out of the affected area at regular intervals to get fresh air

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9. What should all lifting equipment and accessories be?

A. Strong enough for the load and always fitted with outriggers

B. Logged, inspected, thoroughly examined and marked

C. Regularly maintained, clean and tidy

D. Brightly coloured, inspected and clearly signed

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10. A forklift truck is blocking the way to where you want to go on site. It is lifting materials onto a scaffold. What should you do?

A. Catch the driver’s attention and then walk under the raised load

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

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

D. Wait or go around, but never walk under a raised load

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

A. Report the matter to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

B. Try to catch the dumper and speak to the driver

C. Keep out of its way and report the matter to the site manager

D. Do nothing - dumpers are allowed to go above the site speed limit

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

A. If it is the shortest route

B. Only if the vehicle has a flashing yellow light

C. During meal breaks

D. Only if necessary and if all pedestrians are excluded

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13. The easiest way to the place you want to be on site is through a contractor’s vehicle compound. Which route should you take?

A. Straight through the compound if no vehicles appear to be moving

B. Around the compound if vehicles are moving

C. Through the compound but staying close to the edge away from vehicles

D. Around the compound every time

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

A. Only if it is raining

B. Only if it is designed to carry passengers

C. At any time

D. Only if they have a long way to walk

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15. When is a site vehicle most likely to injure pedestrians?

A. While lifting materials onto scaffolds

B. While digging out footings

C. While reversing

D. While tipping into an excavation

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16. A. You see a mobile crane lifting a load that is about to hit something. What should you do?

A. Warn the site manager

B. Warn the crane driver

C. Do nothing and assume everything is under control

D. Warn the person supervising the lift

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17. How can the likelihood of pedestrian injury be reduced? Select two answers.

A. Locate the site office at the rear of the site

B. Ensure all vehicles are parked on site

C. Segregate pedestrians and vehicles

D. Provide sloped traffic routes

E. Implement a one-way system

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

A. Ask the signaller to show you what signals to use

B. Only help if the signaller really can’t manage alone

C. Start giving signals to the crane driver

D. Politely refuse because you don’t know how to signal

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19. How should workers be told about the site traffic rules?

A. By a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector

B. By the plant operators

C. By a note on the site notice or hazard board

D. During site induction

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

A. Someone who knows the signals

B. Anyone who is wearing a hi-vis coat

C. Someone standing in the trench

D. Only the person who is trained and appointed for the job

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

A. Sound the nearest fire alarm bell

B. Run and tell the site manager

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

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

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22. What is the correct procedure for using a tower crane to offload a lorry?

A. Anyone can sling the load, providing it will not pass over people when on the crane

B. The crane driver instructs an operative to sling the load

C. Only a trained slinger signaller can carry out the offloading operation

D. Lorry drivers must sling the load before the trained slinger signaller arrives

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23. Which of the following represents good site management on the public road approaching a site?

A. Signs apologising for any inconvenience caused

B. Asking contractors to park half on the footpath and half on the road so the site entrance can be seen more easily

C. Parking items of plant to free up space on site

D. Providing a place where drivers can park delivery lorries off the road

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24. How would you expect a well-organised site to keep pedestrians away from traffic routes?

A. The traffic routes will be shown on the site notice or hazard board

B. There will be physical barriers between traffic and pedestrian routes

C. The site manager will direct all pedestrians away from traffic routes

D. The plant operators will be given strict instructions on which route they must take

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25. Which of the following, by itself, provides the best solution for reducing risks related to site transport and access?

A. Ensuring that there are adequate signs directing traffic to various parts of the site

B. Providing all site staff with information detailing the site layout and designated traffic routes

C. Reducing the need for some vehicle movements on site by requiring more materials to be offloaded manually outside the site

D. A one-way traffic system complete with segregated pedestrian routes

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

A. Wear hi-vis clothing

B. Keep to the routes everyone else is taking

C. Keep to the designated pedestrian routes

D. Get the attention of the driver before you get too close

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27. Details of the traffic management plan should be included in which two of the following places?

A. The pre-construction information

B.The spill plan

C. The site induction

D. The health and safety file

E. The construction phase plan

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28. Which two of the following conditions would you expect a site manager to apply in order to manage the risk of site staff operating plant?

A. The plant operative must be trained and competent

B. The plant operative must be under 65 years old

C. The plant operative must be over 21 years old

D. The plant operative must be authorised

E. The plant operative must hold a full driving licence

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29. While observing an excavator digging a trial pit you notice that liquid is dripping and forming a small pool under the back of the machine. What could this mean?

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

B. The machine is hot so the diesel has expanded and overflowed

C. It is normal for fluids to vent after the machine stops

D. The machine may have a hydraulic fluid leak and could be unsafe

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