PTS PTS - Personal Track Safety Safe Systems of Work 5

Question 1

What must a COSS confirm before establishing a safe system of work at a new worksite?

Accepted Answer

That the limits of the safe system have been agreed and are understood by all workers

Answer

The COSS must establish and communicate the exact limits of the safe system so every worker knows where they may work safely.

Question 2

If a train approaches outside its booked path while workers are on site, the first priority is to:

Accepted Answer

Ensure all workers are clear of the line before the train passes

Answer

Worker safety takes absolute priority; everyone must be in a place of safety regardless of whether the train movement was expected.

Question 3

Which of the following would INVALIDATE a Lookout-Warned safe system?

Accepted Answer

Workers using powered tools that produce noise masking the Lookout's warning

Answer

If noise from tools prevents workers from hearing the Lookout's warning, the system cannot function and must be replaced with a higher level of protection.

Question 4

A 'Line Blockage' safe system guarantees worker safety by:

Accepted Answer

Arranging for all train movements on the relevant line to be suspended

Answer

A Line Blockage suspends train movements through the block section containing the worksite, making the line train-free.

Question 5

The term 'engineering possession' means that:

Accepted Answer

Responsibility for a section of line has been formally transferred from the signaller to the Engineering Supervisor

Answer

An engineering possession formally hands control of a defined track section from the signal operator to the Engineering Supervisor for the duration of the work.

PTS - Personal Track Safety Practice Test

PTS - Personal Track Safety Practice Test

PTS PTS - Personal Track Safety Safe Systems of Work 5