Health and Safety Interview Questions and Answers Part 4
1. What are the duties of a safety officer?
- Prepare tool box talk
- Prepare monthly statistics
- Prepare the checklist
- Accident reports
- Management meetings
- Arrange the safety classes/training
- Arrange monthly safety bulletin
- Inspection of fire extinguisher
- Arrange first aid training classes
- Arrange safety competitions like quiz, slogan, poster competitions exhibition etc.
2. What are the duties of a supervisor?
- He has to instruct this workers about the work methods and procedures.
- He has to maintain discipline among the workers
- He has to supply necessary materials
- He has to control quality and cost of the job
- He has to guide has workers in doing a job in the correct and safe way
- He has to supply suitable personal protective equipment to his workers
- He should conduct periodical safety meetings.
- He should conduct safety inspection of his working area
- He should know about the fire fight equipment
- He should know investigate the accident and find out the cause of accident
3. What are the precautions for welding?
- Remove all combustion material from the place of welding
- Clear the work area and cover wooden floor with fire proof mats.
- Erect fire resistance screen around the work
- All welding cables should be fully insulted
- All welding mics shall be double earthed
- Welding area should be dry and free from water
- Keep the fire extinguisher / sand really
- Use leather hand gloves, goggles and helmets
- Switch off the power when welding is stopped
- Do not allow the helper to do welding
- Do not shift the welding cable unless the electric power is switched off.
- Do not allow the helper to carry the welding. Terminal of the welding cables should be provided 3-cable with lugs and kept tight.
- Oxygen hose in black and Acetylene hose in red in color as per standard
- NRV of the blow torches should be maintained properly avoid back fire
- Welders should be trained properly
- Cylinders should be stored in a cold dry place away bottom heat and direct sunlight.
- Proper house keeping, good ventilation in the working area
- Smoking should be avoided from welding area
- Hose connection should be proper made
- Barricade the work area and put a sign board
- Rolling of cylinders should be avoided
- Flash back arrestor should be attached in each cylinders
- Any leakage of cylinder should be kept separately
4. What is the precaution for gas cutting?
- Keep fire extinguisher nearby
- Keep fire watch near by
- Remove all combustible from work area
- Use all necessary PPE
- Never put welding gas cylinder in side a confined space
- Hoses shall not be laid in path ways
- Gas cutting torch should have flash back arrestors
- Gas test to be done to check for presence of flammable gas in site.
- Good house keeping and ventilation necessary in working area.
- Hose connections should be made properly
5. What are the precaution for “sandblasting”?
- Compressed airline, hoses and other fitting must installment firmly with out leaks the hose.
- Misuse compress are should be avoided
- A fresh air hood or mask must be worn
- House keeping can be done periodically
- Fire extinguish her shall be kept near by
- Dust mask ear plugs should be used
- No sand blasting shall be done on top of floating roof tank in service.
- Use goggles & face shield
- Sand blasting operation must be gas free
6. What are the precaution for “painting”?
- All flammable material should be cleared from the work area
- The required protective clothing and equipment must be worn
- Cartridge respirators shall always be worn
- Adequate ventilation is necessary
- Adequate washing facilities must be readily available
- Barrier cream should be applied to the skin
7. What are the hazards in welding?
- Eye injury
- Burn injury Arc realization
- Electrical shock Light arc radiation
- Heat, light and radiation effect Heat fume
- Poisonous gases Chipped price of weld metal
- Fire
- Explosion Scattering
- Noise Sparking
- Sparking
- Flying sand
8. What are hazards and injuries in manual handing?
- Cutting fingers due to sharp edges
- Burns due to handing of hot articles
- Foot injuries due to dropped articles
- Slipped disc due to improper posture in lifting on object
- Strains to wrist or fingers
- Sprains, wounds hernias, fractures
9. Cause of accidents in manual handling?
- Improper lifting
- Carrying too heavy loads
- Improper gripping
- Failure to use PPE
- Lifting greasy, oily and irregular objects
- Poor physique
10. What precautions are need to avoid accident in manhandling?
- Stand at safe distance from the load
- Sharp edge and burns are removed before lifting a material.
- PPE such as safety gloves and safety shoes are to be used.
- If the weight is too heavy for one person to lift, then he has to seek the assistance.
- The pathway is not blocked by obstacles while carrying the load.
- The different actions, movements and forces necessary while carrying the load.
- Modify the task by using hooks and crow bars.
- Mechanical equipments like cranes shall be used.
- Modify the objects
- Change the way things are used.
