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Q. What is JSA?

Ans. JSA (Job Safety Analysis) is a method of hazard analysis in which

we break the jobs into steps and identify the potential hazards and
safety control measures for each steps, to control the risk of harm by
hazards.

Q. What are the steps of JSA?

Ans. Four steps of JSA

1. Select the job .

2. Break the jobs into steps.

3. Identify the hazards of each steps.

4. Find & deside the control measures.

Q. What are the types of Laser?

Ans. There are seven types of Laser.

1. Class 1

2. Class 1M

3. Class 2
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4. Class 2M

5. Class 3B

6. Class 3R

7. Class 4

Class 1 laser is not harmful but calss 4 is harmful for both eyes and
skin.

Q. What is Isotopes?

Ans. Isotopes means one or more types of atom which have different
mass number but same atomic number.

Example - Tritium & Protium

Q. What is Radiography Test?

Ans. Radiography Test is a process to check the welding joints by X-

ryas or gama rays which produced by radioactive isotopes.

Q. What is Alpha, beta & gama radiation?

Ans.

Alpha - Alpha particles carry positive charge, Alpha is a large particle

with low penetrative power.
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Beta - Beta particles carry negative charge, Beta is a small particle

with heigh penetration power, so it is more dangerous than Alpha
radiation.

Gama - Gama particles is neutral, but it is harmful than X-ryas.

Q. What is Tribometer?

Ans. Tribometer is an instrument used to measure friction or slippery

surface.

Q. What is Lux meter?

Ans. Lux meter is an instrument used to measure Light or Illumination.

Q. What is Geiger counter?

Ans. By Geiger counter used to measure radiation.

Q. What is anemometer?

Ans. Anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed.

Q. Wind speed limit for different activities.

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Ans.

1. Scaffolding - 64 Km/h

2. Crane lifting - 32 km/h

3. Man basket - 25 km/h

Q. What is Safety?

Ans. safety is the freedom from those conditions, which can cause
harm to person, damaged to property and environment. (in short
safety means
free from danger)

Q. Duties of a Safety Officer?

Ans.

1.First responsibilities of a safety officer are to advice management on

health
and safety aspects of an organisation.
2. He has to monitor the workplace activities and ensure that all
activities are
being carried with required safety rules & norms.
3. Create safety awareness through Tool Box Talk.
4. Identify hazards and suggest suitable control measures for all
activities.
5. Conduct safety trainings, meetings, programs, inspection and audit.
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6. Participate in preparation of JSA, SOP, Safety Plan, Rescue Plan and

Safety
manuals.
7. Participate in accident investigation and safety audit.
8. Take disciplinary action against safety violation.

Q. What is H2S?

Ans. H2S gas is the most common toxic and flammable gas in oil and
gas
refinery, it produced by the decomposition of organic material and by
processing of chemical products in refinery.
H2S gas also Hydrogen sulphide smell very bad like a rotten egg at
concentration of
1ppm, above 1ppm it cannot be smell by nose.
It is highly flammable between 4.3% to 45.5% by volume in air.

H2S gas is a colorless gas.

It is heavier than air.
Highly soluble in water.
It produced sulfur dioxide (SO2) by burning which is also a highly toxic
and
colorless gas.
Its permissible exposure limit is 10ppm, at 10ppm person can exposed
for 8
hours without any adverse health effect.
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TLV-TWA of H2S – 10 PPM

STEL of H2S – 15 PPM

IDLH of H2S – 100 PPM

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Note: - at 10ppm person can expose to h2s for 8 hours without any
respiratory
PPEs, but no work will be allowed at 100ppm of h2s.

Q. Different in CO & CO2.

Ans. Carbon Monoxide (CO) & Carbon dioxide (CO2) both gases are
colourless & odourless but carbon monoxide is flammable, CO2 above
5000 PPM and CO above 35 PPM is harmful to humans.

Q. What is TWA?

Ans. Threshold Limit Value (TLV) means the concentration of

hazardous
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substance in air, in which workers can be exposed day after day for a
working
lifetime without adverse long term health effects.

Q. What is STEL?

Ans. Short Term Exposure Limit (STEL) means the maximum

concentration of a
chemical or toxic gas at which workers can exposed for up to 15
minutes,
without any adverse health effects.

Q. What is IDLH?

Ans. Immediately Dangerous to Life & Health (IDLH) means, the

concentration
of chemical or toxic gases at which if workers will expose then it will
pose an
immediate threat to life.
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Q. What is Flash point?

Ans. Flash point can be defined as the minimum temperature at which

the
vapor produced from a fuel will ignite with the presence of an ignition
source.
As flash point of Diesel is 54 degrees Celsius.

Q. What is Fire point?

Ans. Fire point is the minimum temperature at which vapor produced

from the
fuel will sustain a fire for at least 5 second on the presence of an
ignition
source. As fire point of diesel is 57 degrees Celsius.

Q. What is auto ignition temperature?

Ans. The minimum temperature at which fuel will suddenly ignite

without any
external ignition source. As auto ignition source of Diesel is 256
degrees
Celsius.
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Q. What is LEL & UEL?

Ans.

LEL - Lower explosive limit is the minimum concentration of

flammable vapor
which can burn at the presence of ignition source.

UEL - Upper explosive limit is the maximum concentration of

flammable vapor
which can burn at the presence of ignition source.

Q. What is NFPA Fire diamond?

Ans. NFPA - National fire protection association.

NFPA fire diamond is a diamond shape symbol with four colours

which indicates four information of chemicals.

1. Red - Fire Hazards

2. Blue - Health Hazards

3. Yellow reactivity.

4. Special Hazards.
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Q. Duties of Hole Watcher/Confined Space attendant?

Ans.

1. He will ensure that valid work permit is available.

2. Stop the work if all safety measures are not taken as mentioned in
work permit.

3. Keep entry/exit log sheet and mention name of entrants and

person who are coming out from confined space.

4. Keep communicating with workers in verbal/visual means.

5. Be alert, monitor the workplace condition and know the location of

assembly point, wind shock ?, emergency contact number.

6. On any emergency evacuate all workmen from confined space.

7. Ensure entry/exit access is clear.

8. Raise alarm in case of incident in confined space.

9. Assist emergency team where necessary.

10. Always present at entry point during work.

Q. If major gas release occured where will you go?

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Ans. Control room or maintenance room because these two places are
gas/blast proof inside plant.

Q. If any fire incident occured where will you go?

Ans. Assembly point.

Q. During incident at site in which direction will you move?

Ans. In cross wind direction.

Q. For manual excavation more than 1.2 M depth which work permit
is mandatory?

Ans. Confined Space entry.

Q. To rescue people in vertical position which equipment you will use.

Ans. Retractable fall arrester with tripod.

Q. Only safety officer have authority to stop the unsafe work?

Ans. No any person can stop unsafe work.

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Q. What is the main purpose of Accident Investigation?

Ans. To find the root cause of accident and to learn the leasson from
accident.

Q. Why it is important to inspect tool & tackles at work site.

Ans. To insure that all tools are in good working condition and there is
no any defect.

Q. What is unsafe act & unsafe condition?

Ans. Unsafe act is a act perform by a person which is not safe for
himself or people surrounding him such as working without PPE &
Hires play.

Unsafe condition is a hazardous work area where carrying a work is

not safe such as poor housekeeping.

Q. What is Confined Space?

Ans. Confined Space means such space where there is limited access
& egress and there may be oxygen deficiency, oxygen enrichment,
lack of ventilation & lack of illumination.
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Such as - Tanks, Silos, vessels, excavation above 1.2M

Q. What is Hydrotesing?

Ans. Hydrotesing is process in which heigh pressurized water used to

check the leakage from pipe joints and equipments.

Q. Hazards of Hydrotesing.

Ans. Heigh pressure, weak joints, slip & trip.

Q. What is sand blasting?

Ans. Sand blasting is a process in which we use abrasives in heigh

pressure to remove paint, rust or sticky materials from pipes and
equipments.

Q. Hazards of sand blasting?

Ans. Dust, noise, vibration, heigh pressure.

Q. What is MSDS?

Ans. Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is a document which contains

information of chemicals and products such as details of
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manufacturer, chemical properties, PPE to be used, fire safety and

first aid measures.

Q. What is SWL?

Ans. Safe working load (SWL) is the maximum safe load of tools or
equipment which can bear a load without any damage.

Q. What is trench?

Ans. Tranch is a narrow excavation whose depth is bigger than width.

Q. What is shoring?

Ans. Shoring is a support system used in excavation to prevent

collapse of soil.

Q. Minimum overlapping allowed for plank?

Ans. 12 inches.

Q. Height of top rail in Scaffolding?

Ans. 38-45 inches.

Q. Safe level of oxygen in confined space?

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Ans. 19.5-23.5%

Q. What is use of nitrogen and when it is harmful.

Ans. Nitrogen gas generally uses in shut down projects for purging,
because nitrogen displace oxygen and flammable gas from pipes &
equipment, but above 78% nitrogen is known as silent killer because
it is asphygus gas.

Note:- For any excavation deeper than 1m, ladder must be positioned
projecting
minimum 1 meter above the edge of the excavations.
Ladders shall be provided every 7.5 meters (25 feet) of lateral travel
in the trench.
Ladders shall be securely supported at the bottom as well as at the
top.

Excavated material shall be placed 1m from the edge of the

excavation for depth
up to 1.2 meter.
(Accordingly placement of excavated material shall be increased
proportion to the
depth of excavation.)
Heavy equipment, machinery shall be kept at least 3 meters away
from the edge.