CSCS SLG Roadworks study plan

List the main hazard categories for excavated ground - collapse, falls, falling materials, water ingress, confined space, underground services - and rank them by consequence for two given site scenarios.

Explain the correct order of use of cable avoidance and service-location techniques (utility records, locating equipment, then hand-digging) and state why each step exists.

Describe the immediate actions and notification chain following a utility strike, including what to do about escaping gas and damaged electric cables.

Match each trench-entry control to the specific hazard it addresses, and state what evidence you would look for to confirm the control is in place.

Outline the reinstatement sequence from sub-base to surface course and explain how layer thickness and compaction are verified.

Explain the sequence in which signing, lighting and guarding are installed and removed, and state who authorises each stage.

Classify a set of roadwork signs as warning, regulatory or information and place them in the correct order along a driver's approach.

Describe how the safety zone between traffic and the works is established and what determines its size.

Describe the duties of a stop/go operative and of the person controlling portable traffic signals, including what to do if a signal fails.

Sketch the lead-in taper, longitudinal clearance and exit taper for a single-lane closure on a given road.

Calculate taper and transition lengths for three different approach speeds using published Chapter 8 guidance, showing each step of the working.

Set out, on paper, two contrasting layouts - an urban low-speed lane closure and a rural higher-speed closure - and justify each difference.

Explain the conditions under which portable traffic signals, convoy working or road closure would be preferred, and state the trade-offs.

Describe how excavations are inspected, recorded and handed over before, during and after each shift, and who is competent to do it.

Explain the testing and recording that supports a reinstatement, including what happens when a test fails.

Explain the general duties placed on employers and on employees, and give a roadworks example of each duty in practice.

Compare the roles and responsibilities of client, principal designer, principal contractor and contractor, and state what each must ensure before work starts.

Outline what the New Roads and Street Works Act and the Traffic Management Act require of an operative working on the highway, including noticing and registration.

Specify the PPE required for a typical roadworks task and match each item to the standard it should meet and the hazard it controls.

Describe what makes a safe system of work adequate, and carry out a short dynamic risk assessment for a changed site condition.

Select an appropriate traffic management layout for three given roads, justifying the choice by speed, traffic flow, visibility and duration of works.

Describe how a site compound, plant parking and material storage are positioned to keep pedestrians and traffic separated from the works.

Explain how pedestrians, cyclists and access-dependent premises are protected through and around a site.

Describe the checks a supervisor makes on a live layout at the start of a shift and what triggers an immediate change.

Explain how temporary lane widths and clearance to the works affect whether a layout is acceptable for the vehicles expected.

Identify the main categories of plant used on roadworks and state the key risks each presents to people on foot nearby.

Describe how exclusion zones are set, marked and enforced around moving plant, and who may authorise entry.

Reproduce and explain the standard hand signals used to direct plant, and state why radio and signal failure procedures matter.

Explain the inspection and maintenance regime that plant and lifting equipment must be under, and who is responsible for each check.

Describe the extra controls needed when working immediately alongside a live carriageway, including what to do in the event of a vehicle incursion.

Re-teach your three weakest sub-topics from the earlier quizzes, writing a plain-language summary of each from memory first.

Complete two full-length timed mock papers and time yourself strictly against the real exam duration.

Analyse every incorrect answer and record the reason for the error - knowledge gap, misread question or wrong reasoning.

Convert the ten most frequently missed facts into a single revision sheet you can review in ten minutes.

Sit three full-length mocks under exam conditions on separate days, rotating the order in which you attempt sections.

Review only your revision sheet and error log in the final 48 hours rather than re-reading whole topics.

Rehearse the practical reasoning questions aloud, explaining each decision as you would to an assessor.

Confirm exam logistics - location, timing, ID and any site-specific requirements - and plan the day around them.