HK MBST Container Handling Test study guide
HK MBST Container Handling Test · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Hong Kong Mandatory Basic Safety Training (MBST) Container Handling course - 貨櫃處理安全訓練課程 - is a short safety-training programme for workers who handle, move, stack or lash containers in Hong Kong. It is aimed at quay and yard staff, equipment operators, lashing and securing crews, prime-mover drivers, supervisors and anyone whose duties take them into a container terminal, mid-stream operation or off-dock yard. The HK MBST Container Handling Test study guide has 10 sections and about 4,803 words.
01Legal framework and duties under Hong Kong OSH legislation
This domain tests whether you can name the statute behind a duty, not just say that safety is everyone's responsibility. A container terminal is a workplace governed by two overlapping regimes: the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance (Cap.
499 words, about 2 min02Container terminal and yard layout
This domain tests whether you can read a terminal layout and explain why each zone is where it is, and which rules apply when you move between zones. Exam questions often describe a proposed activity and ask where it should or should not take place.
445 words, about 2 min03Traffic management and pedestrian segregation
This domain tests how well you can separate four traffic streams that share a terminal: quay cranes working over the apron, internal tractors and trailers, yard and mobile equipment, and people on foot. Most terminal fatalities are struck-by or crush incidents, so segregation is the control that matters most.
420 words, about 2 min04Container handling equipment: gantry cranes, reach stackers, forklifts and prime movers
This domain tests your knowledge of what each machine can and cannot safely do, the pre-use checks expected of an operator, and the stability limits that catch out inexperienced planners. STS cranes work the vessel over the apron; RTGs and RMGs work the yard stack.
458 words, about 2 min05Lifting operations: slinging, spreader attachment, load stability and centre of gravity
This domain tests the mechanics of a safe lift: is the load known, is it attached properly, is the centre of gravity inside the support, and is the lifting gear adequate for the angles involved. Confirm the weight independently of the manifest.
469 words, about 2 min06Safe stacking, storage and securing of containers
This domain tests stack planning and securing. A stack is a structure: every tier transmits load through the corner posts of the boxes below, so height, weight distribution, container condition and wind all matter.
410 words, about 2 min07Working at height, lashing and access to container tops
This domain tests fall prevention in lashing work, the highest-risk routine task in a terminal. Questions typically ask for the control that should have been in place, or the correct access method.
437 words, about 2 min08Personal protective equipment and site safety induction
This domain tests whether you can match protective equipment and induction content to the specific hazards of a container terminal, rather than reciting a generic list. Safety helmet with chin strap where there is a head-impact or falling-object risk.
404 words, about 2 min09Hazard identification, risk assessment and safe working procedures
This domain tests the process skills behind every safe job: spotting the hazard, assessing the risk, choosing controls in the right order, writing the procedure and reviewing it when things change. A hazard is anything with the potential to cause harm: a moving RTG, a suspended container, a damaged sling, a wet ladder.
410 words, about 2 min10Emergency preparedness, incident reporting and accident response
This domain tests your response sequence: make the scene safe, care for people, contain the damage, then notify and investigate. Marks are lost by jumping straight to blame or paperwork.
851 words, about 4 min