Safety Officer Interview Questions and Answers.

What is Safety?

It is a condition which gives you freedom from hazard, risk, accident which may cause injury, damage and loss to material or property damage and even death.

What is accident?

It is an unexpected or unplanned event which may result in injury, damage, property loss & death.

What is Near-miss?

An unplanned event which results in no injury and property damage, such as falling of hammer without hitting anyone.

What is injury?

It is defined as a result of accident which is sustained by the body.

What is hazard?

It can be defined as any situation, condition or object which have capacity to harm.

What is risk?

Risk is the possible impact & effect of a hazard, such as cut, fracture, burn etc.

What is incident?

An event which is unplanned and it can be an accident or near-miss.

What is safety policy?

Any company has a social and legal obligation to provide a safe and health working environment to all his employees, Safety policy is the commitment of top management of the organization in written form to take care of employees health and safety at work.

What is safety audit?

The safety audit is the process that identifies unsafe conditions and unsafe acts in the organization and identify that company is following legal compliances, safety audit also helps organization to assess what more should be taken in care to improve safety culture.

What is safety tag?

Safety tag can be defined a surface made of card board or paper board on which English local languages letters written for warning safety instructions to employees.

What is safety program?

Safety program also called 5Es can be defined as five methods by which accident can be prevent easily they are engineering, education, enforcement, enthusiasm and evaluation.

What is attitude?

Attitude may be described as continuous behavior, if man’s behavior is good, then his action will be either correct or safe.

What is emergency planning?

Emergency planning can defined as a preparedness for emergency situation, planning to safe evacuation in case of emergency within the organization.

What is work permit system?

Answer 13: Work permit system is a “written documents” for permission to undertake a job by area in charge or it is written document issued by the area in charge to the performer to undertake the specific job in a specific period of time with required safety measures.

What is work at height?

Any work above 2 meters from ground is considered as work at height.

What is confined space?

An area which is not for continues human occupancy, which is small and enclosed or an area where one entry and exits or where a man cannot work comfortable in any location is caused confined space.

What is excavation?

Making a hole or tunnel by digging the ground by man or machine is called excavation.

What is scaffolding?

It  a temporary platform assembled for supporting both men and materials and working safety at a construction site or for any maintenance job.

What is welding?

The process of joining of metals either by electrical (arc) or by gas (using acetylene) is called welding.

What is gas cutting?

The process of joining of cutting metals by using oxygen and combustible gas such as acetylene is called gas cutting.

What is sand blasting?

The process of removing rust dust, dirt, scales and old paints from the old surface using compressed air & sand grits is called sand blasting.

What is painting?

The process after sand blasting in which surface covered with a thin paint layer is called painting.

What is LEL?

The minimum concentration of flammable vapor or gas which can ignite on the presence of ignition source is called LEL (Lower explosive limit).

What is UEL?

The maximum concentration of flammable vapors, gasses  in air which can ignite on the presence of ignition is called UEL (Upper explosive limit).

What is manual handing?

The process of lifting, carrying and stacking materials by men is called manual handing.

What is housekeeping?

Housekeeping means not only cleanness, housekeeping is the proper maintenance, arrangements and segregation of unattended material from attended.

What is personal protective equipment?

It is equipment which can be worn by person to protect him self from hazards, also it is the barrier between hazard and person.

What is grinding machine?

Grinding machine is a portable machine with a cutting/grinding wheel with a guard on rotating wheel use to cut or grind metal piece.

What is Crane?

A tall machine used for lifting, shifting, moving heavy objects by suspending them from a projecting arm with hook.

What is fork lift truck?

Fork lift truck is a equipment equiped with fork shape arms designed to load, unload & handle heavy loads.

What is JSA?

Job Safety Analysis (JSA) is a process in which we identify the hazards of a specific job by breaking the job into steps and applying suitable control measures to mitigate the hazards.

What are the duties of a safety officer?

Read Here - Duties & Responsibilities of a Safety Officer.

What are the duties of a supervisor?

• He has to instruct his 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.

What are the pre cautions for welding?

• Remove all combustion material from the place of welding.
• Clear the work area and cover wooden floor with fire proof mats. 
• (Welding mechanic should be kept within the visibility of the operator.
• 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 him welding cable unless the electric power is switched.
• Do not allow the helper to carry the welding.
• Terminal of the welding cables should be provided 3-cable with lugs and keep Oxygen hose in black and Acetylene hose in red in color as per standard
• Flash back arrestor 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.
• Proper housekeeping, 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 cylinder.
• Any leakage of cylinder should be kept separately.
• Gas test must be done in process area welding.

What is the precaution for gas cutting?

• Keep fire extinguisher nearby.
• Keep fire watch nearby.
• Remove all combustible from work area.
• Use all necessary PPE.
• Never put welding gas cylinder inside 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 housekeeping and ventilation necessary in working.
• Hose connections should be made properly.

What are the precautions for “sandblasting”?

• Compressed airline, hoses and other fitting must installment firmly without leaks the hose.
• Misuse compress are should be avoided.
• A fresh air hood or mask must be worn.
• Housekeeping can be done periodcally.
• Fire extinguish her shall be kept nearby.
• Dust mask ear plugs / muffs should be used.
• No sand blasting shall be done on top of floating roof tank.
• Use goggles & face shield.
• Sand blasting operation must be gas free.

What are the precautions 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.

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, metal Fire.
• Explosion, Scattering, Noise, Sparking.
• Flying arc.

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.

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.

What precautions are needed to avoid accident in manual handling?

• Stand at safe distance from the load.
• Sharp edge and burns are removed before lifting a load.
• PPE such as safety gloves and safety shoes are to be used.
• 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.
• Mechanical equipment like cranes shall be used.
• Modify the objects.

Safe way for manuals handling?

• Plan.
• Clear the path.
• Move in close to the load.
• Secure your grip.
• Hold your head upright.
• Maintain normal curves of the spine.
• Power the lift with legs and body weight.
• Don’t twist.

What types of causes of accidents in mechanical handling?

• The sudden failure of wire rope or a chain.
• Slipping of the load from the sling.
• Swinging of the load at the time of lifting.
• The load sometimes hits the man.

What are the accidents in “poor housekeeping”?

• Men getting hit by failing from overhead.
• Men slipping as greasy, wet or dirty floor.
• Men failing in open tank without cover in level floor.
• Accidents due to poor lighting.
• Fire accidents due to faulty electrical wires.

What are the advantages in good housekeeping?

• It helps in the reduction of accidents including fire accidents.
• It saves the property damages.
• It improves employee moral.
• Better productivity.
• Working area becomes presentable.
• Human energy is conserved.
• Visitors are very much satisfied.
• The burden of supervisor is reduced.

How to care and maintenance of hand tools?

• Tools must be kept clean and free from corrosion.
• Keep metal parts lightly oiled.
• Remove burrs from edges of tools and heads of.
• Tools which are not in used must be stored separately.
• A good worker regularly inspects his tools.
• Do not use tools without handles.

How to prevent accidents of “power tools”?

• The operators should wear face shields or safety glasses.
• Power tools should be placed in the store room after use.
• Power tools should have protected by guards.
• Pneumatic hoses or electric cables of power tools should not pass through passage ways.
• The electrical power tools should be properly earthed.
• Never horse play with hose of pneumatic tools.
• Power tools machines should be maintained and operated.

What are the causes of accidents of “hand tools”?

• Due to wrong way using of hand tools.
• Due to defective condition of tools.
• Due to failure of using right tools for right job.
• Due to wrong way of carrying tools.
• Due to strong of tools unsafely.

What precautions are necessary in electrical work?

• All electrical installations shall be as per country electricity rules.
• Only competent persons should handle the electrical equipment.
• The equipment should be earthed properly.
• All temporary electric lines should be drawn at least above man’s height.
• Cable should be completely insulted.
• Cable should not have any joints.
• Only connection for one point.
• Good housekeeping on the area.
• Fire protection equipment to be kept near by.
• Use rubber gloves and rubber boots.
• Use good quality of wire.
• Power isolation close to the job.
• Use three pin plugs instead of loose wire.
• Never operate any electrical equipment with wet hands.
• Never stand wet surface while working electrical equipment.
• During thunder storm do not stand under tree.
• Proper sign board is necessary.
• No person shall work on any live electrical conductor.
• The switch shall only be put on by person who switched it off.

What are the hazards in construction?

• Fall of person from top and getting injured.
• Fall of objects from top and below person injury.
• Fall of materials from top and damaged.
• Person fall into excavated pit.
• Collapse of soil and below person get injury.
• Damage of UG cables and sewage pipe.
• Collapse of scaffolding and person fall from height, get injury.
• Electrical shock.
• Fire and explosion.
• Burn injury.
• Health and lung problems.
• Snakes bite.
• Poisonous gas.
• Foreign body in eye.

What types of cause of accident in construction?

• Erection equipment failure.
• Falling of persons from height.
• Electrical shocks.
• Improper lighting.
• Nonstop working by worker.
• Up safe work methods.
• Collapsing of earth during trench excavation.
• Failure of use safety equipment.
• Working a height without safety belt.

Conclusion

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