Site Transport, Mobile Plant and Lifting Operations
Vehicle and pedestrian segregation, plant selection and visibility, lifting plans, equipment and exclusion zones.
How to prepare for the CITB MAP test
Build manager-level decisions around role, prevention, coordination, verification and learning rather than memorising isolated site rules.
Core concepts
Concept 1
Traffic management combines route design, segregation, visibility, one-way systems, controlled reversing and competent people.
Exam cue: Remove reversing or pedestrian interaction through layout before relying on a signaller.
Concept 2
Mobile plant suitability includes ground conditions, stability, attachments, visibility, maintenance and operator competence.
Exam cue: Verify ground bearing, overhead clearance and exclusion zones before plant movement or lifting.
Concept 3
Every lifting operation is properly planned, appropriately supervised and carried out safely with suitable equipment and accessories.
Exam cue: Match lifting accessories, configuration and capacity to the actual load and radius.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Using a banksman to compensate for an avoidably poor traffic layout.
Guardrail: Do not solve a design, engineering or organisational failure only with a briefing, warning sign or PPE.
Assuming the machine's rated capacity applies at every radius and configuration.
Guardrail: Do not solve a design, engineering or organisational failure only with a briefing, warning sign or PPE.
Allowing people beneath a suspended load or inside a slewing zone.
Guardrail: Do not solve a design, engineering or organisational failure only with a briefing, warning sign or PPE.
Memory anchors
Design Out Reversing
Use layout and one-way flow before relying on alarms, cameras or signallers.
Separate Pedestrians
Provide physical routes and controlled crossings wherever practicable.
Ground Supports Plant
Check bearing capacity, slopes, edges, services and weather effects.
Plan Every Lift
Define load, equipment, accessories, route, people, environment and emergencies.
Capacity Is Configured
Radius, boom, outriggers, attachment and ground setup affect allowable load.
Exclude the Fall Zone
Keep people clear of suspended loads, slewing plant and potential load paths.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
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Continue learning
Move forward only after this module is stable.
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