Health, Safety & Environment Interview Questions Part 6

Health, Safety & Environment Interview Questions Part 6


1. Give brief note about fork lift truck?

  • Check breaks, lift tilt and tires.
  • Check the stability of load before moving it
  • Never leave your fork lift truck un-attend with motor running
  • Never park fork lift truck on passage way
  • Never drive with wet or greasy hands
  • Always drive with a safe speed and slow down at turning point
  • When driving without load forks about 6 inches above the floor or ground
  • Never operate trunk in gaseous area
  • Never carry a load so high that you can not head, If necessary operate truck in reverse
  • Avoid carrying lose materials on forks
  • Never allow one to go under elevated loads
  • Warn other employees to stand clear when staking or removing materials
  • Exhaust pipe should have flame arrestor
  • Fork should be lowered to the floor when the truck is unattended
  • Stay alert all times

2. Give a brief about grinding?

  • Proper wheel shall be used a per the grinding M/c’s specification
  • All the grinding M/c’s shall be used with wheel guard
  • Grinding cables shall not mingle with welding cables
  • All the cables shall be protected from damage
  • Provide face shield with safety helmet
  • Never use fracture wheel
  • Excessive tighting of maintaining is dangerous
  • All guards should be in position before the machine operated
  • The speed of the grinding should match in the speeds of the grinding machines
  • Only skill person should be handle this work
  • Testing of wheel is necessary

3. Describe about vehicles and plants?

  • All vehicles requiring security vehicles pass
  • All drivers should have valid driving licence
  • Drivers should not use fork lift trucks for carrying passengers
  • All traffic regulations and speed limit should be strictly followed in side the plant area
  • All vehicles area in a road worthy condition
  • Vehicles park in the operation area must always unlocked with in ignition key in position

4. Precaution of excavation?
  • Excavation area should be suitable barricade
  • Put sign boards lights and flags
  • Avoid heavy vehicle coming near the sides
  • PPE like helmet, safety shoes should be used
  • Keep the excavated soil at least 5 feet distance
  • Excavated sides should be sloped bake to a safe angle
  • Hand excavation should be done at the present of UG pipes or cables place
  • Cutting shall be done from top to bottom
  • All narrow trenches 4 feet or more deep shall be supplied at least one ladder
  • While excavating on the slope on the slope whose height is over 10 feet men should use safety belts

5. What are advantages of JSA? ( Job safety Analysis)


  • It helps to identify hazards and prevent accident
  • It helps to establish safe work method, working conditions and suitable plant safety rules
  • It helps to asses the safety training four heading can be used for JSA.
  • It helps to inspection the plant

6. What is tool box talk?

  • Job related safety aspects
  • Job related hazards / risk
  • Control / preventive measure
  • Adequacy of PPE’s / condition
  • Following safety rules / procedures
  • Safe work procedures / methods

7. Describe different types of hazards?

  • Mechanical hazards — in adequately guarded machines parts
  • Chemical hazards — of toxemic gasses, vapours, fumes, smoke in dust.
  • Electrical hazards : in adequately insulated line wires
  • Fire hazards – chemical reaction, electrical Arcs
  • Radiation hazards – dazzing light in fraved rays ultra violet rays
  • Pollution — water pollution & noise pollution

8. What is inspection?

Inspection means to fin out hazards according to checklist prepared with reference to the department operations by the people who are familiar with the plant.

9. Plant safety inspection by whom?

  • Safety officer
  • By line management personal
  • By senior management personnel
  • First line supervisor
  • By maintenance engineers
  • By workers
  • By safety committee
  • By statutory authorites

10. How many types inspection?
  • There are 5 types inspection ; pressures of boilers( supervisor)
  • Continuous inspection – select employees / operator
  • Periodical Inspection – material storage, fire fighting equipments, handling equipments
  • Intermittent inspection – un announced inspection done by safety officer, safety committee. ( Particular work spot)
  • Statutory inspection – storage area, location at height ( cranes, ropes, chains, it my tackles inspection)
  • Special inspection – accident investigation
  • Inspection of new building, general lighting, use of PPE’s etc. construction work.