Revision question · Vehicle loading

You're loading timber onto a flat-bed lorry. You want to cover it with sheets. Which sheet should be positioned first?

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Front

Middle

Rear

Side

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RearThis was the right answer

When more than one sheet is used to cover and protect a load, the rear sheet should be positioned first. This is so that the overlaps face backwards, rather than forwards, preventing wind and rain from getting between the sheets.

Reviewed reading for this question

Lay the rear weather sheet before the front oneReviewed guidance summary · The inspected diagram has the front sheet overlapping the middle and rear sheets; the rear sheet is laid first.

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