PTS PTS - Personal Track Safety COSS Roles and Responsibilities 3

Question 1

When a COSS is managing a work group on or near the line, what is their primary duty regarding safe system of work documents?

Accepted Answer

Carry them personally and make them available for inspection at all times

Answer

The COSS must carry safe system of work documents personally and be able to produce them for inspection at any time during the work.

Question 2

A COSS notices a worker in the group has not signed the site-specific risk assessment. What must the COSS do?

Accepted Answer

Ensure the worker reads and signs the risk assessment before commencing work

Answer

All workers must read and sign the risk assessment before work begins; the COSS is responsible for ensuring this happens.

Question 3

Under what circumstance may a COSS hand over responsibility to another COSS mid-task?

Accepted Answer

Only when documented in writing and the incoming COSS has been fully briefed

Answer

A formal written handover and full briefing of the incoming COSS are required before responsibility can be transferred.

Question 4

What action must a COSS take if a Safe Work Leader (SWL) reports that a worker has become unfit for track work during the shift?

Accepted Answer

Remove the unfit worker from the track area immediately and report to the PICOP

Answer

An unfit worker must be removed from the track environment immediately and the Person in Charge of Possession (PICOP) notified.

Question 5

Which statement best describes the COSS's responsibility regarding track clearance times?

Accepted Answer

The COSS must ensure all workers and equipment are clear of the line before the agreed clearance time

Answer

The COSS is responsible for ensuring the line is clear of all personnel and equipment by the agreed clearance time, without exception.

PTS - Personal Track Safety Practice Test