CFB Site Management 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A field builder discovers that underground utilities were not properly marked before excavation begins. What is the FIRST action to take?
- Continue excavation carefully using hand tools
- Stop work immediately and call 811 to have utilities located (Correct answer)
- Proceed with a spotter watching for utility lines
- Notify the owner and continue on schedule
Correct answer: Stop work immediately and call 811 to have utilities located
Work must stop immediately and 811 must be called to have utilities properly located before any excavation resumes.
Question 2: Which document establishes the official legal boundaries of a construction site?
- The site plan drawing
- The boundary survey prepared by a licensed surveyor (Correct answer)
- The property tax records
- The architect's site layout sketch
Correct answer: The boundary survey prepared by a licensed surveyor
A boundary survey conducted by a licensed land surveyor is the legally recognized document establishing property lines.
Question 3: When managing a site in a flood zone, what is typically required before construction begins?
- A standard building permit only
- An elevation certificate and FEMA compliance review (Correct answer)
- A soil compaction test
- A geotechnical boring report
Correct answer: An elevation certificate and FEMA compliance review
FEMA-regulated flood zones require an elevation certificate and compliance with National Flood Insurance Program standards.
Question 4: A site manager notices that a subcontractor's crew is working without proper fall protection at 8 feet above grade. Under OSHA standards, fall protection is required in construction at what minimum height?
- 4 feet
- 6 feet (Correct answer)
- 8 feet
- 10 feet
Correct answer: 6 feet
OSHA 29 CFR 1926.502 requires fall protection in construction when workers are at or above 6 feet.
Question 5: What is the purpose of a site logistics plan on a large construction project?
- To schedule subcontractor payment dates
- To coordinate material deliveries, staging areas, and traffic flow on site (Correct answer)
- To document soil test results
- To outline the project warranty terms
Correct answer: To coordinate material deliveries, staging areas, and traffic flow on site
A site logistics plan coordinates how materials are delivered, staged, and moved, and how site traffic flows to maximize efficiency and safety.
Question 6: Which type of site meeting is typically held at the beginning of each workday to coordinate tasks and address safety?
- Pre-construction conference
- Toolbox talk (Correct answer)
- OAC meeting
- Submittal review
Correct answer: Toolbox talk
A toolbox talk (also called a tailgate meeting) is a brief daily safety and coordination meeting held with field crews.
Question 7: When a field builder encounters soil that is classified as Type C during trenching operations, what is the maximum allowable slope for an open trench per OSHA?
- ¾:1 (horizontal:vertical)
- 1:1 (horizontal:vertical)
- 1½:1 (horizontal:vertical) (Correct answer)
- 2:1 (horizontal:vertical)
Correct answer: 1½:1 (horizontal:vertical)
OSHA requires Type C soil, the least stable classification, to be sloped at no steeper than 1½:1 (horizontal to vertical).
CFB Site Management 2
A field builder discovers that underground utilities were not properly marked before excavation begins.
What is the FIRST action to take?