Safety Officer Interview Question With Answers

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01 What are the responsibilities of rigger
Ans To secure the load safely for lifting operation.
Setting, aligning and leveling heavy equipment machinery.
Communication by signals with crane operator during lifting operation.
Inspections of rigging gears. Like pulleys, clamps, winch, rope, hoke, sling
and bolts etc.
02 What is difference between Fire alarm system, Fire prevention system and
firefighting system?
Ans Fire alarm system is to detect the fire.
Fire prevention system is to protect from fire.
Firefighting system is for extinguish the fire.
Fire alarm system and firefighting systems are parts of fire prevention
system.
03 Safety control measures for transportation.
Drivers should the trained and authorized.
Transport management system should be stablished such parking areas,
speed limits, should be set.
Segregation between pedestrian’s walk ways and vehicles roots.
Adequate lightings on roads.
All vehicles should be inspected on routine base.
To avoid or minimize the reversing by providing good designed traffic route.
Road safety signage’s for transports.
Zebra crossing facility.
High visible clothing.
04 What should be considered while developing Emergency Response Plan?
Ans Nature of emergency.
Geographic location of workplace.
Layout of workplace.
Size of organization.
Hazard and risk profile.
Number of people.
Number of exit routes.
Access to assembly point.
Capability of organization and emergency arrangements to be needed.
Access for emergency response teams.
05 What is the full form of COSHH?
Ans Control Of Substances Hazardous To Health
06 Explain the Hazard communication system.
Ans HazCom is short form for hazard communication system. The system to
protect the employee form illness and injuries associated with hazardous
chemical by providing awareness with hazard symbol labeling , Instruction
labeling, MSDS etc.
07 What are the responsibilities of scaffold erector, inspector and safety officer
about scaffolding regards to health and safety.
Ans Scaffold erector is responsible to build the safe scaffolding to work.
Inspector is responsible for detail inspection of scaffolding to ensure that
scaffolding is completely safe to work on.
Safety Officer is responsible to check that the scaffolding is inspected by
certified inspector and also check the basics of scaffolding and to make sure
that worker are working on scaffolding safely.
08 What is the emergency evacuation plan?
Ans Emergency evacuation plane means the plan that in case of emergency how
the people will be evacuated from building without wasting of time.
09 Which factors should be considered during the developing of evacuation
plan?
Ans Number of people.
Size of plant / building.
Assembly points.
Rescue methods.
Evacuation routes.
Nomination of responsible personnel.
Emergency exit doors.
10 What is the confined space?

Ans The enclose place with limited entrance and aggress and have poor
ventilation and which is not designed for continue occupancy.
11 What are the LEL and UEL?
Ans LEL MEANS low explosive limit and UEL mean upper explosive limit, means
the minimum and maximum concentration percentage of hydrocarbon in
atmosphere which need just a spark for explosion.
Different gases have different LEL and UEL such as
CH4 LEL is 5 % and UEL is 15 %
H2 LEL is 4 % and UEL is 75 %
That why for the hot jobs LEL must be on 0%.
12 What is JSA?
Ans JSA is a systematic procedure in which we break down the job into the steps
and find out the hazards and risk from each steps and then decide their
control measures.
13 Process of risk assessment.
Ans Risk assessment is a formalize process where we:-
1- Identify the hazards.
2- Decide people who might be harm.
3- Evaluate the risk and decide on precaution.
4- Record the findings.
5- Review the risk assessment.
14 What is mean by the classification of soil?
Ans Classification of soil means to divide the types of soil by their compressive
strength for stability.
Soil can be classified as Type A, B and C.
A class soil 1.5 ton per square foot and grater then.
B class soil is from 0.5 ton to 1.5 ton per square foot.
C class soil 0.5 ton per square foot and less then.
15 What is the shoring, benching and sloping?
Ans These are control for prevention of collapse of excavation edges. As per
OSHA requirement all worker in 5feet and more than 5feet depth must be
protected by edge protection system.
For sloping and benching classes of soil should be considered.
Stable rock (vertical 90 degree)
Type A (53 degree)
Type B (45 degree)
Type C (34 degree)
Maximum height of slop should not exceed the 20 feet height.
Height of each bench should not exceed from 4feet.
16 In which situations the confined space will be apply on an excavation.
Ans In general practice all excavation of 4 feet and more than depth should be
considered as confined space. Until a competent person has ruled out all of
the potential hazards associated with it like toxic gases, flammable gases,
deficiency or enrichment of O2, Cave in Trapping hazards, Poor ventilation
and poor access and egress.
17 Safety control measure for confined space work.
Ans Ventilation.
Atmospheric testing.
Decide of access and egress methods.
Lux lighting.
Administration controls such as risk assessment, SSW and PTW for confined
space.
18 Safety measures of fork lifter.
Ans Certified operator.
Pre use inspection and routine inspection by check list.
Flag man.
Warning lights and alarming system.
Arrangements of adequate lighting.
19 How many ways of lifting.
Ans There are three ways lifting.
1-Manual lifting 2-Semi auto lifting 3-Auto Lifting
20 How you can control the risk in manual handling.

Ans Using of technology to avoid or reduce the manual handling.
Reducing the weight of load by dividing in parts & Dismantling.
Housekeeping to avoid the slipping and tripping hazards during of manual
handling.
Adequate lighting.
Make the risk assessment and to provide the SSW for manual handling.
21 As a safety officer how you can make safe the movement of a loading truck
trailer.
Ans Make sure that the vehicle in maintained properly in inspected routinely.
Driver / Operator is trained and certified.
Trained and certified flagman should be allocated.
Specific routes for loaded vehicles should be decided.
22 What is the mean of work permit?
Ans PTW is a formal document which is using to control the risk from
nonoperational activities as a part SSW.
23 Types of permit to work.
Ans Hot work permit
Cold work permit
Height work permit
Confined space permit
Electrical work permit
Civil work permit
Excavation work permit
24 What is the mean by LOTO?
Ans LOTO (Lock Out Tag Out) is the physical restraint of all hazardous energy
sources that supply power to a piece of equipment, machinery or system.
LOTO also includes applying a Warning Tag on the physical restraint device
25 IDLH of Oxygen.
Ans below 19.5%
26 What is accident?
Ans Unwanted unplanned event which lead loss to property people or
environment.
27 What is incident?
Ans Unwanted unplanned event which have potential lead to loss to property
people or environment.
28 What is near miss?
Ans Unwanted unplanned event which have potential lead to loss to property
people or environment, but did not in fact.
29 Investigation process of incident.
Ans To secure the scene by barricade it.
Collect the evidence.
Collect the detail of scenario by written description etc.
Interview by witnesses.
Fill up the investigation form and to make the report.
30 What is Immediate cause and root cause?
Ans Although the immediate cause is "the most obvious reason why an adverse
event happens, e.g. the guard is missing" and the root cause is the "initiating
event or failing from which all other causes or failings spring", the underlying
cause sits somewhere between.
31 What are the reasons of a near miss investigation?
Ans Prevent it from happening again.
Identify where existing control measures failed.
The improvements required.
Highlight where risk assessment needs reviewing.
Improve risk control.
32 What is the mean by motivation?
Ans A reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way.
33 How many types of lifting operation?
Ans  Simple lifting.
 Heavy lifting.
 Critical lifting.
34 What is isolation?
Ans Disconnecting or making the equipment safe to work on involves the
removal of all energy sources.
35 Explain the Project HSE plan.

Ans The purpose of this Project Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Plan is to
provide maximum safety of personnel and property, and to avoid any
adverse impact on the environment.
36 What is the purpose of scaffolding in construction?
Ans Scaffold, in building construction, temporary platform used to elevate and
support workers and materials during the construction, repair, or cleaning of
a structure or machine; it consists of one or more planks of convenient size
and length, with various methods of support, depending on the form and
use.
37 Safety measures of maintenance work in electric substation?
Ans PTW
LOTO
Isolated tools
Isolated PPEs like electrical boot and electrical gloves
Earth free ground like protected with rubber mat
Suitable Fire extinguishers
Housekeeping specially for that free of flammable and combustible
materials and area should be dry
Restriction to unauthorized persons with proper barricades
38 What is the mean by grounding of electricity?
Ans Grounding gives electricity the most effective way to return to the ground
via your electrical panel. A grounding wire gives an appliance or electrical
device a safe way to discharge excess electricity. When an electrical
malfunction occurs, this power will be stored in internal wiring and external
metal housing.
39 What is fire?
Ans Fire is a rapid chemical reaction between fuel and oxygen at suitable
temperature.
40 How many clips are using to make a loop eye on 1 inch rope?
Ans At least three clips should be used
41 How many types of waste?
Ans Waste can be classified into five types of waste which is all commonly found
around the house. These include liquid waste, solid rubbish, organic waste,
recyclable rubbish and hazardous waste. Make sure that you segregate your
waste into these different types to ensure proper waste removal.

42 What is electrocution and what is shock?
Ans The sudden discharge of electricity through the body is called electric shock.
Electrocution is the injury or kill of someone by electric shock.
Electrocution is death or severe injury by electric shock, electric current
passing through the body. The word is derived from "electro" and
"execution", but it is also used for accidental death.
43 What do you know about LTT?
Ans LTT is an isolation procedure of energy source by Using the lock of control
valve / switch with the tag and then try to make sure that the control
valve/switch is locked properly.
44 What is mean by monotonous work?
Ans Something that is monotonous is very boring because it has a regular,
repeated pattern which never changes. It's monotonous work, like most
factory jobs.
45 What is mean by PEL?
Ans Permissible exposure limit.
46 What is the definition of emergency
Ans A serious, unexpected and often dangerous situation requiring immediate
action to control the situation.
47 What are the classifications of fire?
Ans A class fire
Ordinary/ Solid combustibles material like wood, paper, cloth etc.
B class fire
Flammable liquids and gases like petrol, LPG, LSRN, diesel etc.
C class fire
Energized electrical equipment’s fire
D class fire
Fire of combustible metals.
K class fire
Fire of kitchen like cooking oils and fats.
48 Basics principles of fire extinguishing?
Ans Cooling.
Smothering.
Starvation.
49 What are the difference between JSA and risk assessment?

Ans The main difference between a JSA and risk assessment is scope. A JSA
involves specific job risks and typically focuses on the risks associated with
each step of that task. A risk assessment gives a higher-level or broader view
of all operational risks across and entire business, project or type of activity.
JSA is to carry out before starting job and risk assessment can be carry out
before and also during job.
50 What is the difference between trench and excavation?
Ans OSHA defines an excavation as any man-made cut, cavity, trench, or
depression in the Earth's surface formed by earth removal. A trench is
defined as a narrow excavation (in relation to its length) made below the
surface of the ground.
Width will not exceed 20 feet.
51 What safety requirements are need for mobile equipment?
Ans Routines inspections.
Operate by competent and certified operator.
Mobilization must be under the control of flag man’s signals.
Must to wear the required PPEs such as hearing protection.
Must be arrange the preventive arrangements such as suitable fire
extinguisher deep tray etc.
52 Max length of pipe line for supply air respiratory system.
Ans 300 feet.
53 As a safety officer what you will check for crane operation
Ans PTW, JSA, Lifting plan, Crane third party inspection and sticker, Authorization
of crane operator, riggers, and flagman, load chart, daily inspection check list
should be maintain.
Crane should be allocated on stable ground and free of overhead hazards.
Area should be barricaded and proper signage should be displayed.
Rigging gears should be proper and inspected with color coding
Signal communication between crane operator and riggers should be visible
and free of restrictions.
54 What is major difference between grounding and earth?
Ans Grounding is responsible for load balancing and Earthling is responsible to
protect people from electric shock.
55 What is GFCI?
Ans A ground fault circuit interrupter, called a GFCI or GFI. That can either be
installed in your electrical system or built into a power cord to protect you
from severe electrical shocks.
56 What is AFCI?
Ans An arc-fault-circuit-interrupter (AFCI) or arc-fault detection
[1]
device (AFDD) is a circuit breaker that breaks the circuit when it detects the
electric arcs that are a signature of loose connections in home wiring. Loose
connections, which can develop over time, can sometimes become
hot enough to ignite house fires.
57 Difference between electric Shock and electrocution
Ans Electrical shock occurs when the body becomes part of the electric circuit,
either when an individual comes in contact with both wires of an electrical
circuit, one wire of an energized circuit and the ground, or a metallic part that
has become energized by contact with an electrical conductor.
Electrocution is death by electric shock caused by exposure to lethal amounts
of electrical energy.
58 Amperes effects on human body
Ans Shock Current, Not Voltage causes Electric Shock
mA Effect on Person
0.5 - 3 - Tingling sensations
3 - 10 - Muscle contractions and pain
10 - 40 - “Let-go” threshold
30 - 75 - Respiratory paralysis
100 - 200 - Ventricular fibrillation
200 - 500 - Heart clamps tight 1500 + - Tissue and Organs start to burn
59 Categories of lifting operation
Generally lifting operation can be categorized in three types.
1- Simple Lifting
Less than 20 ton
2- Heavy Lifting
More than 20 ton
3- Critical Lifting
Tandem lifting
Lifting over live facilities
Greater than 75% of rated capacity
Lifting which is placed out of operator view

Lifting around pressurized pipeline area
Multiple lifting
Tail lifting
Crane suspended personnel platform
Note: all these conditions may vary in different organizations
60 SABIC lifting classification Matrix (Note this is only as SABIC procedure)
Ans CRITICAL LIFTING AND NON-CRITICAL LIFTING / SIMPLE LIFTING
CRITICAL LIFTING
 Lifting Personnel with a crane through (Man Basket) cages (Refer to
SHEM-08.09 Working at Height)
 Any two crane lift (Tandem Lift)
 Lifting over live electrical power lines, process equipment, & pipelines
and hazarders classified area.
 Any lift where load or crane boom passes over occupied buildings
trailer, or process control process. Definition as critical weight refer
SHEM-08.06 Lifting procedure
 Lifting any object greater than 5,000kgs, having works (distance < 5 m
and or depth ≥ 1.5 m).
 Load lifting in congested areas (crane entrance, crane boom
movement, object to be lifted).
 Above 100-ton capacity Crane, setup on unstable ground surface
(gravel, sand, etc.).
 Any crane lifting with fly jib, boom extension or super lift counter
weight
 Lifting outside operating areas
NON-CRITICAL LIFTING / SIMPLE LIFTING

Any lifting if the net load weight less than 15 tons
61 What is permissible exposure limit (PEL)
Ans The permissible exposure limit (PEL or OSHA PEL) is a legal limit in the
United States for exposure of an employee to a chemical substance or physical
agent such as high level noise. Permissible exposure limits are
established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
62 What is TLV
Ans The threshold limit value (TLV) is believed to be a level to which a worker
can be exposed per shift in the worktime without adverse effects.
Three categories of TLVs are specified:
Time Weighted Average (TWA),
Short-Term Exposure Limit (STEL),
TLV(C) Ceiling
TLVs issued by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH)
63 What is mean by TWA
Ans Time-weighted average (TWA) is a method of calculating a worker’s daily
exposure to hazardous substances such as dust, fumes, chemicals, gases, or
vapors. It is averaged to an 8-hour workday or 40-hour week, along with the
average levels of exposure to the hazardous substance and the time spent in
that area. The TWA reflects the maximum average exposure a worker can be
subjected to without experiencing significant adverse health effects over the
standardized eight-hour work period.
64 What is short-term exposure limits (STEL) or ceiling limits
Ans The short-term exposure limit (STEL) is the time-weighted average
concentration of a substance over a 15 min period thought not to be
injurious to health.
65 What is TLV-C (TLV-Ceiling) limit
In some cases, it has been found that the nature of effects is such that the
exposure is not advisable to be exceeded a certain concentration even for
short durations in a shift. These cases are given a "C" value TLV with the
understanding that the concentrations for these chemicals are always kept to
within the TLV-C (TLV-Ceiling) limit. This type of Ceiling limits is given to the
chemicals which are fast acting. This is the limiting concentration on such a
chemical that should not be exceeded during any part of the working
exposure. If instantaneous measurements are not available, sampling should
be conducted for the minimum period of time sufficient to detect exposures
at or above the Ceiling value.
66 Minimum safe distance between hot job and flammable materials
Ans U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National
Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommend at least 35 ft. (10.7 m) of
distance between hot work and flammable vapors
67 What are the different duties of scaffold and their capacity?

Light duty
25 pounds per square foot
Medium duty
Heavy duty
Light duty
125 pounds per square meter
Medium duty
Heavy duty

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QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS FOR SAFETY OFFICER INTERVIEW

10 What is the confined space?

20 How you can control the risk in manual handling.

35 Explain the Project HSE plan.

waste into these different types to ensure proper waste removal.

49 What are the difference between JSA and risk assessment?

Lifting which is placed out of operator view

NON-CRITICAL LIFTING / SIMPLE LIFTING

67 What are the different duties of scaffold and their capacity?

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