Safety Interview Questions 4

Safety Interview Questions 4 contains following questions

31. What is industrial safety management?
32. What is first aid?
33. Why do you give first aid/ what is the purpose of First Aid?
34. What is PPEs?
35. What is confined space?
36. What are the hazards at height work?
37. What is fall protection?
38. What is mechanical hazard?
39. How many types of tools?
40. What are the hazards in gas cutting?

31. What is industrial safety management?

Industrial safety management is that branch of management which is concerned with reducing, controlling and eliminating hazards from the industrial units.

32. What is first aid?

The immediate or quick help given to the injured person before arrival of a doctor is called first aid.

33. Why do you give first aid/ what is the purpose of First Aid?

Preserve the life
Prevent further injury
Promote recovery

It gives some relief from pain and can help the victim to avoid farther injury and to some extant disability or even form death.

34. What is PPEs?

It stands for personal protective equipments. It is the barrier between hazards and person.

It’s extensively used by the workers in any industry as protective measures against injury both fatal & non-fatal. There are two types of PPEs-

1) Respirators

2) Non- respirators

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35. What is confined space?

Confined space is defined as any area with limited means of access/ egress and the area is subject to

• Oxygen deficiency/enrichment

• Accumulation of flammable vapors or any

• Air born contaminants that exceeds established permissible exposure limit (PEL).

E.g. Vessels, tanks, seaways, sumps, pipeline, trench, ditch, ducts, silo, sludge, pits, excavation, bins etc.

Type of confined space-

a) Isolated hazard confined space

b) Permit required confined space

c) Continuous system permit required confined space

d) Controlled atmosphere confined space

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36. What are the hazards at height work?

Fall man
Fall of machine, material
Dizziness
Fear from height
Collapse of scaffold/ ladder
Full body harness/ Life line failure

37. What is fall protection?

When working at 6’ (1.8m) height, fall protection required-

Guard Rail System

i. Top rail height, 42”±3”

ii. Mid rail, 21”

iii. Toa board, 3.5”

Personnel Fall Arrester System

i. Anchorage

ii. Connector

iii. Body belt/ Full Body Harness

Positioning Device System
Safety Monitoring System
Safety Net System
Warning Line System

38. What is mechanical hazard?

Failure of component of mechanical system due to faulty design, faulty material, and lack of repair and maintenance is called mechanical hazard.

39. How many types of tools?

1) Hand Tools 2) Power Tools

Hand Tools which are operated manually by operator/ workers.

E.g. Chisel, hack saw, hammer, screw driver, hand drill etc.

Power Tools which are operated by electric/ motor/ air compressor.

e.g. Drill machine, Grinder, Bench grinder, chipping machine, Vibrator etc.

40. What are the hazards in gas cutting?

Fire and explosion due to leakage, gaseous atmosphere, flash back
Infra Red radiation emission- eye injury
Health hazards:- fumes, dust- lungs damage, dizziness
Trailing gas hose- trip hazard
Fall of cylinders on body
Cylinder handling

Control Measure

Competent gas cutter
Use of trolley for cylinder handling
Use of non return valves & flash back arrestors
Cutting work at designated area/ barricade the area
Use of proper PPEs- face shield/ goggle, leather hand gloves, apron, safety shoes etc.
Place the fire extinguisher near hot work
Fire watcher