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152 Construction Safety Questions And Answers

21⟩ Explain safety precaution of scaffold?

☛ 1. Wooden board not be painted

☛ 2. Wooden board should not to any cracks

☛ 3. Check for rust in pipes / clamps

☛ 4. Clamps should fixed and good quality

☛ 5. Boards thickness should be 3.4 cms and no bending

☛ 6. The construction must be rigid, properly based

☛ 7. Use of good and sound materials

☛ 8. The wooden bellies has not joints

☛ 9. Vertical poles should not be more than 6 feet

☛ 10. Chains, ropes used for the suspension of scaffoldings

☛ 11. Never throw any materials from height

☛ 12. Use safety harness while working at above 6 feet

☛ 13. Properly ties to be arrangement

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22⟩ Explain me about crane and LE?

☛ 1. Only authorized and competent person should operated cranes

☛ 2. The correct sling must be used for the load to be lifts

☛ 3. Lifting equipment must be certified from competent authority and mark with its SWL

☛ 4. Never be used for loads excess of its SWL

☛ 5. Cables and slings must be padded when passing over sharp edges of equipments

☛ 6. Check the condition of the ground before parking the crane and use out riggers

☛ 7. All moving parts must be guarded

☛ 8. Uncertified chains, ropes, slings and hooks should not be use

☛ 9. All slings to be inspected by third party inspectors

☛ 10. Never stand or work under a suspended load

☛ 11. Place the out riggers on firms ground

☛ 12. Guide ropes shall be used to control swing of lifted material

☛ 13. Never operate the crane at the time of speed wing

☛ 14. Lifting over live equipment should not be encouraged

☛ 15. The crane should under go periodical maintenance as per manufactures

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23⟩ Tell me what are the accidents in “poor house keeping”?

☛ 1. Men getting hit by failing from overhead

☛ 2. Men slipping as greasy, wet or dirty floor

☛ 3. Men failing in open tank without cover in level floor

☛ 4. Accidents due to poor lighting

☛ 5. Fire accidents due to faulty electrical wires

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24⟩ Tell me 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 Chipped price of weld metal

☛ Fire

☛ Explosion Scattering

☛ Noise Sparking

☛ Sparking

☛ Flying sand

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25⟩ What are the duties of a safety officer?

Prepare tool box talk Prepare monthly statistics Prepare the checklist Accident reports Management meetings Arrange the safety classes/training Arrange monthly safety bulletin Inspection of fire extinguisher Arrange first aid training classes Arrange safety competitions like quiz, slogan, poster competitions exhibition etc.

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26⟩ What is UEL?

The maximum proportion of vapour, gasses and dust in air above which proposal the flame does not occur on contact with a source of ignition is called UEL.

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27⟩ What is hazard?

Inherent property of a substance or an occurrence which has potential to cause loss or damage property, person or environment.

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28⟩ What is excavation?

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

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29⟩ Tell me what do you consider the most important quality of a construction safety officer?

Construction work is very dangerous. And in order to be able to enforce safety standards, you have to know about safety standards yourself. Knowledge of dangerous situations such as heavy equipment failure, building accidents and exposure to chemical agents is very important. It is also important to maintain insight into all of this to be able to work successfully and ensure an accident-free and safe environment for all.

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30⟩ Explain me what precautions are necessary in electrical work?

☛ 1. All electrical installations shall be as per Indian electricity rules

☛ 2. Only competent persons should handle the electrical equipments

☛ 3. The equipments should be earthed properly

☛ 4. All temporary electric lines should be drawn at least above man’s height

☛ 5. Cable should be completely insulted

☛ 6. Cable should not have any joints

☛ 7. Only connection for one point

☛ 8. Good house keeping on the area

☛ 9. Fire protection equipment to be kept near by

☛ 10. Use rubber gloves and rubber boots

☛ 11. Use good quality of wire

☛ 12. Power isolation close to the job

☛ 13. Use three pin plug instead of loose wire

☛ 14. Never operate any electrical equipment with wet hands

☛ 15. Never stand wet surface while working electrical equipments

☛ 16. During thunder storm do not stand under tree

☛ 17. Proper sign board is necessary

☛ 18. No person shall work on any live electrical conductor

☛ 19. The switch shall only be put on by person who switched it off

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31⟩ Explain me write uses of extinguisher for purpose?

☛ 1. Water type extinguisher – Class A fire (not be B & E)

☛ 2. Foam type extinguisher – Class B fire (S.B + A.S.= Co2)

☛ 3. Carbon dioxide extinguisher Class C Fire

☛ 4. DCP Extinguisher – Class C, D or E

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35⟩ What is safety management?

Safety management is an art and science of setting safety objectives of the Industrial company and related activities of planning, administration, Improving, Various functions to achieve the safety objectives.

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36⟩ Do you know what are the responsibility for workers for safety?

☛ 1. Report unsafe condition to supervisor

☛ 2. Do not operate the machine without knowing the operation

☛ 3. Before starting the machine, whether the machine is in condition not

☛ 4. Use correct tools

☛ 5. Follow the safety rules

☛ 6. Always do not horse play

☛ 7. Do not lift over load

☛ 8. Do not chit on at with others

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37⟩ Tell me what is tool box talk?

☛ 1. Job related safety aspects

☛ 2. Job related hazards / risk

☛ 3. Control / preventive measure

☛ 4. Adequacy of PPE’s / condition

☛ 5. Following safety rules / procedures

☛ 6. Safe work procedures / methods

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38⟩ Explain control measure of work at height?

☛ i. Use safety belt with proper anchoring above head.

☛ ii. Special training must be given before starting the job.

☛ iii. All scaffolds must be erected by skill persons.

☛ iv. No work after sun set

☛ v. Every platform should free from unnecessary obstruction

☛ vi. Grease, mud, paint removed from working platform

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39⟩ What is grinding?

Grinder is a portable machine with a wheel guard in position to reduced the danger.

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40⟩ What is welding?

The process of joining of metals either by electrical or by gas is called welding.

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