UK CPCS Telehandler Theory Exam case studies
UK CPCS Telehandler Theory Exam · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The CPCS Telehandler theory exam is the knowledge assessment that sits alongside the practical test for the CPCS plant operations category covering telehandlers (often referenced as category A17). It is aimed at operators who need to demonstrate to an employer or site that they understand how a telehandler should be used safely, and at experienced operators renewing or adding a category to an existing CPCS card. The UK CPCS Telehandler Theory Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 2,663 words.
1Concrete Pour with a Rated Capacity Gap
You are operating a 12 m telehandler with a maximum lift capacity of 4,000 kg at 2 m and a load chart that shows 1,800 kg at 7 m reach with the boom fully retracted and the machine on level ground. The site engineer asks you to lift a concrete skip with a declared gross mass of 1,650 kg from a stockpile to a first-floor slab edge 6.8 m from the front tyres.
560 words, about 3 min2Overhead Line on the Access Track
Your telehandler is parked at the site compound. The only route to the rear of the building is a tracked haul road that passes under an 11 kV overhead line.
525 words, about 3 min3Load Chart Reading on a Side Slope
You are asked to place a 900 kg pallet of blocks onto a scaffold loading bay at first-floor level. The machine is a 10 m telehandler with a chart that gives 1,200 kg at 6 m reach and 1,000 kg at 7 m reach, both for level ground with the boom retracted.
506 words, about 3 min4Pre-Use Check Finds a Weeping Ram
It is 06:45 and you are doing the pre-use check on a telehandler that was used on the late shift. Walk-round findings: the boom lift ram has a film of oil along the barrel and a drip forming at the rod seal; the engine oil is at the minimum mark; one tyre has a cut in the sidewall about 40 mm long that does not expose cord; the load chart in the cab is legible but the machine serial number on it does not match the machine; the seat belt is frayed at the buckle end; and the horn works.
534 words, about 3 min5Loading a Flatbed on a Cambered Yard
You are loading 1,000 kg bundles of timber onto a flatbed trailer from a stack in the yard. The trailer deck is 1.3 m high and the bundles are 4.8 m long.
538 words, about 3 min