CSCS Site Transport Safety Practice For Operatives

In Section D: High risk activities of the core knowledge questions you will need to know about Site Transport Safety. So we have put together a set of 24 mock test questions on the topic.

You will need to have a good understanding of all these questions below as you will face some of these in your real CSCS Test. Please take your time and read the questions and answers fully. There is no time limit on this mock test and you can take it as many times as you want.

After you have finished the questions you will be able to see your results, and see which you got correct or wrong. Make sure you revise these fully before taking and booking your CSCS Exam.

Site Transport Safety Questions

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

High noise levels from the crane

Whole body vibration from the crane

The crane could crash into the wall

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

Question 1 of 24

2. You see a driver refuelling an excavator. Most of the diesel is spilling onto the ground. What is the first thing you should do?

Tell the driver immediately

Do nothing, the diesel will eventually seep into the ground

Tell your supervisor the next time you see them

Look for a spillage kit immediately

Question 2 of 24

3. 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-one is looking

Around the compound every time

Around the compound if vehicles are moving

Straight through the compound if no vehicles appear to be moving

Question 3 of 24

4. You must not walk behind a lorry when it is reversing because:

most lorry drivers aren't very good at reversing

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

most lorries are not fitted with mirrors

the driver is unlikely to know you are there

Question 4 of 24

5. 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

Question 5 of 24

6. You think a load is about to fall from a moving fork-lift truck. What should you do?

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

Sound the nearest fire alarm bell

Run and tell your supervisor

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

Question 6 of 24

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

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

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

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

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

Question 7 of 24

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

The lorry could be unsafe to drive

The lorry can only carry small loads

The lorry will use more fuel

The lorry will need to travel at a much slower speed

Question 8 of 24

9. What are the TWO conditions for being able to operate plant on site?

You must be over 21 years old

You must hold a UK passport

You must be authorised

You must hold a full driving licence

You must be trained and competent

Question 9 of 24

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

During meal breaks

If it is the shortest route

Only if necessary and if all pedestrians are excluded

Only if the vehicle has a flashing yellow light

Question 10 of 24

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

There is no need to keep traffic and pedestrians apart

The traffic routes will be shown on the Health and Safety Law poster

There will be barriers between traffic and pedestrian routes

The site manager will direct all pedestrians away from traffic routes

Question 11 of 24

12. What do you need before you can supervise any lift using a crane?

Nothing, you make it up as you go along

Written instructions from the crane hire company

Nothing, the crane driver will tell you what to do

You must be trained and assessed as competent

Question 12 of 24

13. You see a mobile crane lifting a load. The load is about to hit something. What should you do?

Try and warn the person supervising or banking the lift

Go and tell your supervisor

Do nothing and assume everything is under control

Go and tell the crane driver

Question 13 of 24

14. Your supervisor asks you to drive a dumper truck. You have never driven one before. What should you do?

Ask a trained driver how to operate it

Watch other dumpers to see how they are operated

Get on with it

Explain to your supervisor that you are not trained and therefore cannot operate it

Question 14 of 24

15. A mobile plant operator can let people ride in or on the machine:

if they have a long way to walk

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

if the cab door is shut

as long as the site speed limit is not exceeded

Question 15 of 24

16. You need to walk past someone using a mobile crane. You should:

take another route so that you stay clear of the crane

guess what the crane operator will do next and squeeze by

run to get past the crane quickly

try to catch the attention of the crane operator

Question 16 of 24

17. Which of these would you NOT expect to see if site transport is well organised?

Speed limits

One-way systems

Pedestrians and mobile plant using the same routes

Barriers to keep pedestrians away from mobile plant and vehicles

Question 17 of 24

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

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

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

Question 18 of 24

19. How would you expect to be told about the site traffic rules?

In a letter sent to your home

By a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector

By a note on a notice board

During site induction

Question 19 of 24

20. You think some mobile plant is operating too close to where you have to work. What should you do first?

Keep a good lookout for the plant and carry on working

Stop work and speak to your own supervisor

Stop work and speak to the plant operator

Stop work and speak to the plant operator’s supervisor

Question 20 of 24

21. A lorry is in trouble as it tries to reverse into a tight space. You have not been trained as a signaller. What should you do?

Help the driver by giving hand signals

Offer to adjust the mirrors on the lorry

Stay well out of the way

Help the driver by jumping up into the cab

Question 21 of 24

22. A site vehicle is most likely to injure pedestrians when it is:

lifting materials onto scaffolds

digging out footings

reversing

tipping into an excavation

Question 22 of 24

23. If you see a dumper being driven too fast you should:

keep out of its way and report the matter

do nothing, dumpers are allowed to go above the site speed limit

try to catch the dumper and speak to the driver

report the matter to the police

Question 23 of 24

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

Pass close to the front of the crane

Wait or find another way around the crane

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

Help the driver to reverse

Question 24 of 24

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