RPLS Safety Regulations and Compliance 3

Question 1

A survey crew is setting up equipment on a two-lane rural highway. According to the MUTCD, which sign must be the first one encountered by approaching drivers in a work zone?

Accepted Answer

Road Work Ahead (W20-1)

Answer

Flagger Ahead (W20-7)

Answer

Be Prepared to Stop (W3-4)

Answer

One Lane Road Ahead (W20-4)

Question 2

When is a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) most effectively performed?

Accepted Answer

Before the task begins, ideally during project planning

Answer

After an incident occurs to document root causes

Answer

At the end of the workday for the following day's tasks

Answer

Annually as part of the safety program review

Question 3

In the hierarchy of hazard controls, which method offers the highest level of worker protection?

Accepted Answer

Elimination of the hazard

Answer

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

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Administrative controls

Answer

Engineering controls

Question 4

A surveyor discovers an unmarked underground utility while probing. The correct immediate action under OSHA and state 811 rules is to:

Accepted Answer

Stop digging, expose the utility by hand, and contact the facility owner

Answer

Mark the utility and continue excavation carefully

Answer

Fill the probe hole and shift the work area 5 feet away

Answer

Complete the survey and report the utility on the final plat

Question 5

Under OSHA recordkeeping (29 CFR 1904), which work-related injury must be recorded on the OSHA 300 log?

Accepted Answer

Injuries resulting in days away from work, restricted duty, or medical treatment beyond first aid

Answer

Any injury requiring first aid only

Answer

All near-miss incidents regardless of outcome

Answer

Any injury that occurs off-site during a survey assignment

Question 6

What is the primary purpose of a pre-task safety briefing (tailgate meeting) for a survey crew?

Accepted Answer

To communicate site-specific hazards and controls before work begins

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To satisfy OSHA documentation requirements

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To review the equipment maintenance log

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To assign individual liability for accidents

Question 7

When must flaggers be used instead of signs alone in a highway work zone, per MUTCD guidance?

Accepted Answer

When sight distance, lane closure, or traffic complexity requires human control that signs cannot provide

Answer

When the work zone is on a divided highway

Answer

Whenever more than two workers are present in the work zone

Answer

Only when directed by a licensed traffic engineer