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SAFETY OFFICER INTERVIEW BOQ BANK OF QUESTIONS (BOQ) 1 Classification: Internal Use INTERVIEW SECTIONS-SUGGESTED QUESTIONS Interview Sections of the safety officer: Scope-Based Qs Reactive-Based Qs 1 3 2 4 Basic Safety Qs Hazard Recognition Qs 2 Classification: Internal Use BASIC SAFETY QUESTIONS 1  What is the difference between the hazard and risk with examples?  In case of you've identified a risk, what is the suitable way you're going to follow to control that risk?  Do explain briefly the orders of the hierarchy of control with examples for each one of them?  What do we mean, in controlling a risk, by " collective measures are better than individual measures", and provide one example?  What do we mean by Safety in your point of view?  What do we mean by Health in your point of view?  Why we're using the concept of risk assessment and what kind of benefits we can get from it?  What is a JSA and its use?  One of the safe system of works, is the work permit. Could you please explain the work permit from the following aspects: * What is the work permit? * What are the components of the work permit? * Why we're using it? * When we've to use it? Dashboard 3 Classification: Internal Use BASIC SAFETY QUESTIONS 2  As a safety officer, what are the main things you're going to look at in the work permit? (you can specify one type of the work permit to the safety officer)In case of you've identified a risk, what is the suitable way you're going to follow to control that risk?  What kind of benefits the SDS (Safety Data Sheet) will give to the safety professional?  What do we mean by the following terminologies: 1. Near-miss 2. Unsafe Act Dashboard 3. Unsafe Condition 4. Accident And could you please give examples to each one of them? What do we mean by Health in your point of view?  Why we've to manage health and safety within our organization?  Is there any benefit from the reporting of the unsafe concerns, and why?. In case of any unsafe situation is identified, how the action can be suitable and sufficient?  Is the visibility of the safety personnel is important? And how the safety personnel's supervision can be effective in the site? 4 Classification: Internal Use BASIC SAFETY QUESTIONS 3  As a safety officer, what are the main things you're going to look at in the JSA?  Could you please talk about briefly about one of the incidents that took place during your previous experience or you're aware about it, and what was the investigation results at that time?  What is a toolbox? And what is your role in that meeting?  As per your experience, what are the possibilities in having human failures during performing…. (specify the activity that's related to his scope), for example scaffolding erection.  What kind of behavioral issues you’ve observed for the recent experience, why it took place, and what do you think the suitable solution is for overcoming them?  As a safety officer, what are your roles and responsibilities?  What do we mean by the: assembly and manual call point, and why we do have them & when we’re required to use them?  Talk briefly about the safety signs, specify some types, and what are the use of them?  What do we mean by the Life Savings Rule, and give some examples?  What are the key stages of the risk assessment? Dashboard  What kind of suggestions\recommendations you’ve provided and it was implemented in the site? 5 Classification: Internal Use BASIC SAFETY QUESTIONS 4  Explain the concept of the fire triangle with examples for each one of the element, and how from the safety perspective can deal with it to avoid the risk of fire. Dashboard 6 Classification: Internal Use SCOPE-BASED QUESTIONS Noise Heat Radiation Stress Chemicals Exposure Vehicles Illumination Movement Compressed Materials Dashboard 7 Classification: Internal Use CONFINED SPACE Scope-Based Dash 1  What do we mean by a confined space? And give examples?  Why the confined space is considered as a really dangerous activity?  What are the specified risks concerning the confined space activity?  What are the main things as a safety officer you should ensure them prior letting the person goes inside the confined space?  How can we avoid the entry into a confined space and give example?  What kind of emergency arrangements are required for the confined space activity?  What are the key factors that should be considered in doing the assessment of the risks associated with a confined space entry?  What is the purpose of the ventilation? And how can we check the effectiveness of it?  What is the suitable and sufficient way in taking the gas test inside the confined space? What kind of measures we can provide for the gas tester?  What are the potential risks associated with the hot work inside the confined space?  What are the lightning specifications inside the confined space?  What are the main roles of the entry attendant? 8 Classification: Internal Use CONFINED SPACE Scope-Based Dash 2  What is the safe limit of O2 inside the confined space, and what are the consequences if the O2 level is below\high the safe limit?  What kind of measures we can think of if the O2 level is below and the entry is required?  What is the N2 gas, is it harmful? And what kind of safety concerns might cause?  What is the importance of the communication between the entry attendant and the entrants? And how can we make the communication more effective?  What is the O2 pocket meter and why it’s important?  What kind of rescue equipment can be used during the confined space entry?  How can we ensure that the entrants are suitable for the work inside the confined space?  What are the basic features\elements of the confined space entry permit?  What are the potential risks & required measures of the following activities inside the confined space:  Catalyst replacement.  Scaffolding erection\dismantling.  Hydro-jetting\sand-blasting.  NDT testing, such as penetration test. 9 Classification: Internal Use EXCAVATION WORK Scope-Based Dash 1  What do we mean by excavation and when it’s considered as a confined space?  What are the things\risks you’re going to look for prior commencing the excavation activity?  What are the things you’re going to check for any excavated area before letting the people goes inside?  What is the concrete cutting machine & risks associated with this activity?  What is the health effect generated from the dusts out of the concrete & how it can be overcomed?  What is the purpose of the excavation clearance?  How the underground utilities can be located?  How can we deal from the safety perspective when we excavating an area where we’ve an electrical cable beneath it?  What kind of safety recommendations you’ll provide to the workers when they expose any underground piping system?  How can we control the risk of the followings:  The collapse of the excavation sides.  The fall of the excavated soils inside the excavations.  The fall of the materials\tools inside the excavation. 10 Classification: Internal Use EXCAVATION WORK Scope-Based Dash 2  What kind of potential risks that can exist when we do excavation underneath a structure & how we can protect the people.  What are the risks associated with the jack Hammering activity & control measures for reducing the identified risks?  What is the difference between excavation and trench?  What are the soil classification categories?  How can we protect the workers while they’re doing the shoring?  What are the safety aspects concerning the storage at the side of the excavation?  What are the factors that you’ll consider when assessing the risks associated with the excavation?  How can we avoid the fall of the people when we don’t any excavation work or during the night-shift?  How can we avoid the reaching of the heavy vehicles near the excavation edge?  As a safety officer, how you’re going to control the manual excavation activity from the workers’ health effects perspective?  How can workers avoid hitting underground utility lines and pipes during excavation work?  What kind of protective systems that can be applied to protect the workers from caves-in?  What we can do to maintain the condition of the materials\equipment used for protective system? 11 Classification: Internal Use EXCAVATION WORK Scope-Based Dash 3  What is the effect of water accumulation on excavation safety and what do employers need to do to protect workers from water-related excavation hazards?  How can employers protect workers from hazardous atmospheres inside excavations?  What means of access and egress must employers provide?  Wat are the basic features\elements of the excavation work permit?  What we can do in terms of safety rules when we’re expecting a leaked pipe during the excavation?  When we’ve to use the power-tools excavation and manual excavation?  What are the ergonomic hazards that can be generated from the excavation activity?  How can we move the excavated soils safely to another area?  What do we mean by “surcharging” and what are the associated hazards & controls?  What do we mean by “ stability of adjacent structures and services, and what the associated hazards & controls? 12 Classification: Internal Use ELECTRICITY DEALING Scope-Based Dash 1  What are the hazards of electricity?  How the electricity can be an ignition source?  What do we mean by GFCI and what is the use of it?  How the visual inspection should take place on the electrical equipment before the use?  How supposed the working area should be to avoid the possibility of any electrical hazards?  Do you think that the exposure to the smaller currents will not create any injuries to the workers?  What are suitable PPEs for the high-voltage work?  What are the safe measures for the activity that might create an arc-flash hazard?  How can we avoid the electrical hazards (what are the control measures)?  If the activity should be taken in a wet condition, what further recommendations you’ll give to your crew?  could you please give the effects of some of the electrical currents?  What do you think, from the electrical safety perspective, of the working in a hot environment?  What is arcing?  How the fire can be taken place from the electricity?  What is static electricity, and kind of concerns it might cause, and how it can avoided?  When the live working should be permitted, what are the rules when working near live conductors? 13 Classification: Internal Use NOISE Scope-Based Dash 1  What harm can noise cause?  How can I know that I do have a noise problem in my workplace?  Elaborate on the noise exposure levels?  How the noise can be controlled, utilize the concept of the hierarchy of control.  How much reductio can the hearing PPEs cause?  What is the benefit of the health surveillance for the noise?  What kind of sources can generate high-level of noise?  What is noise? 14 Classification: Internal Use HEAT STRESS Scope-Based Dash 1  What is heat stress?  How does the body reacts to heat?  What are the effects of heat stress?  Where does heat stress occurs?  How the heat stress can be controlled & avoided?  What is the work regimen?  What is the WBGT (Wet Bulb Globe Temperature) device?  What you’ll do if you’ve identified a heat stress issue in one of the workers? 15 Classification: Internal Use ILLUMINATION Scope-Based Dash 1  Why the lightning is important in the workplace?  What the inadequate lightning might cause to the workers?  How can we ensure that the provided lightning is suitable for the workers?  What kind of work you think need more lightning and vice versa?  What are lightning hazards?  How the light can be measured?  What are the unit for the light measurement? 16 Classification: Internal Use VEHICLES MOVEMENT Scope-Based Dash 1  What do we mean by the segregation between the vehicles & workers?  What is the role of the flagman? And when he should be used?  What are the measures you’ll take to have an effective segregation between the workers and vehicles movement?  Workplace transport is the biggest cause of fatal accidents at work in the UK, what do you think the reason is?  What are the expected risks concerning the vehicles movement?  What are the control measures for the safe workplace transport?  What kind of turning arrangements we can consider during the vehicles movement to make it safe?  What kind of measures we can recommend to ensure the vehicles are safe?  What kind of risks the following vehicles may cause (during its movement\working time):  Forklift  Crane  Bus  Bomb truck  Dump truck  Super sucker 17 Classification: Internal Use VEHICLES MOVEMENT Scope-Based Dash 2  What kind of things we may look at in the vehicles during the performance of the regular inspection?  What are the measures that the vehicle driver should consider to ensure a safe driving for the vehicle?  What kind of safety sign boards we can provide concerning the vehicles movement?  What kind of issues we may have during the reversing of the vehicles and how can we deal with it?  What is the suitable work permit that should be issued for the vehicles inside the classified areas?  Why we’ve to take the gas test when the vehicle inside the classified area?  Please do consider the basic risk assessment stages for the work-related driving activities, the stages are:  Identify hazards.  Decide who might be harmed.  Risk evaluation.  Record the findings.  Assessment revision.  What are the active\reactive monitoring approaches can be utilized to have a safe work-related driving activity?  What we can do to ensure the flagman will perform his job property and sufficiently? 18 Classification: Internal Use CHEMICALS EXPOSURE Scope-Based Dash 1  What are the risks associated with the chemical exposure (give examples of chemicals\health effects of them)?  What do we mean by the acute and chronic effects?  What do we mean by “ substance hazardous to health”?  What are the forms of the chemical agents, and how it can be harmful to the workers?  Which sources we can utilize to get more information concerning the chemical substance?  What are the classifications of substances hazardous to health (as per GHS\CLP)  Such as irritant, corrosive, and toxic classifications.  What is the SDS, and what the headings\sections of it?  Explain the routes of entry for the chemical substances?  Do a risk assessment to ensure a safe exposure to the hazardous chemicals?  What do we mean by the “ occupational exposure limit”?  What is the Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE)?  What do you think, what are the key factors in selecting the appropriate RPE?  What is the difference between the “ respirators” and the “breathing apparatus”?  give examples of some of the RPEs and the uses of it?  What we can do to ensure that the wearing of the RPE is correct? 19 Classification: Internal Use CHEMICALS EXPOSURE Scope-Based Dash 2  What is the APF (Assigned Protection Factor)?  What do we mean by the fit test & why it’s important?  The respirators contain filters for filtering the contamination, at some extent, the filtration will be saturated, and the work will start smelling the chemicals. As a safety officer, what you’ll do to ensure that this issue will not happen?  What is the CAS number? (Difficult question) 20 Classification: Internal Use HOT WORK Scope-Based Dash 21 Classification: Internal Use HOT WORK-WELDING Hot work Dash 1  What is welding and its types?  What are the safety risks associated with the gas welding?  What are the safety risks associated with the arc welding?  What are the health effect associated with the welding activity?  How can we protect the surrounding workers from the intensive light generated from the welding activity?  What are the suitable PPEs for the welding activity?  What are the risks associated with the welding generator orientation?  What are the main things as a safety officer you’ll check before commencing the welding activity?  What is the suitable work permit for the welding activity and why?  How can we protect the workers from the welding fumes inside the confined space?  How can you check the condition of the welding accessories?  On the basis of what we’ll choose the right RPE for the welding activity?  What is the purpose of the Local Exhaust Ventilation and when we’ve to use it?  What is the purpose of the shielding gas in the welding activity and what kind of risks can cause?  What are the Factors that affect worker exposure to welding fume ?  How can we protect the surrounding workers from the generated sparks & how can we monitor it. 22 Classification: Internal Use HOT WORK-GRINDING Hot work Dash 1  What do we mean by grinding activity?  What are the risks associated with the grinding activity?  What is the safety feedback concerning the grinding disc?  What are the engineering controls regarding the exposure to the grinding wheels?  Why we the RPM of the disc should be higher than that of the angle grinder?  What are the suitable PPEs for the grinding activity?  What exactly we’ve to look at during the visual inspection prior the use of the grinder?  How the safe operation that the grinding machine operator should follow?  What are the main things that you’re going to verify and check in the hot work zone to avoid the risk of fire?  How you’re going to deliver the toolbox concerning the grinding activity?  What do we mean by the ring test for the abrasive wheels? (difficult question)  What are the safe considerations that we’ve too look for storing the grinding machines and the wheels?  What are the extra considerations concerning the safe use of the machine inside the confined space?  What is the purpose of having the handle to be equipped with the grinding machine? 23 Classification: Internal Use HOT WORK-GAS TORCHING Hot work Dash 1  How can we Preventing fire from heat, sparks, molten metal or direct contact with flame?  What do you know about the Acetylene gas?  Why we’ve to keep the Acetylene gas cylinder in the upright position? And why we’ve to be really careful when handling it?  What is the purpose of the flash back arrestor?  How can we prevent the fire\explosion caused by the gas leak?  What is the difference between the grinding & gas torching cutting techniques?  How can we check whether the cylinder is having a leak or not?  What the risks associated with the gas torching process with the control measures?  How the backfire condition can be prevented during the gas torching activity?  How can we protect the workers from the flames generated during the gas torching activity?  What kind of precautions we can utilize to avoid the contact burns during the torching?  What are the measures you’ll provide to prevent the injuries associated with the handling & transporting the oxy-fuel cylinders?  What is the safe operation approach the gas torching operator can follow?  What is the suitable permit-to-work for the gas torching activity? 24 Classification: Internal Use HOT WORK-DRILLING Hot work Dash 1  What do you know about the drilling activity?  What are the potential risks associated with the drilling activity?  What is your recommendation regarding the drilling bit size comparing to the drilling machine?  What are the things in the drilling machine you’re going to check before starting the drilling activity?  During the drilling activity, what are the things that you’re going to supervise & monitor as a safety officer?  How you’re going to verify that the drilling machine is compatible with the task that’s going to perform?  How you’re going to mitigate the generated dusts during the drilling activity?  During the drilling, what are the things that the worker should consider to ensure a safe execution?  Distinguish with examples between the mechanical and non-mechanical hazards for the electrical drill? art 25 Classification: Internal Use HOT WORK-CLASSIFIED AREAS Hot work Dash 1  What do we mean by classified areas?  What are the expected risks when we do work inside any classified area?  Why the hot work permit is issued for any internal combustion engine inside the classified area?  How you’re going to handle any activity inside the classified areas? 26 Classification: Internal Use HOT WORK-HOT TAPPING Hot work Dash 1 27 Classification: Internal Use LIFTING Scope-Based Dash Crane Operation Overhead Crane Operation Forklift Operation Chain-block Operation 28 Classification: Internal Use LIFTING-CRANE OPERATION Lifting Dash 1  What are the criteria you’ll look at in order to choose the suitable crane?  What is the lifting plan & what is the benefits of it?  What are the elements that the banksman should consider to do his job sufficiently?  What are the hazards associated with the crane operation & how it can be mitigated?  What are the Life Saving Rules concerning the lifting operation?  How can we maintain the stability of the crane?  What we can do to avoid the collapse of the crane if it’s standing on areas beneath them utilities?  What kind of safety devices equipped in the crane?  Why we’re erecting a lifting barricading, who’s the responsible of it, and on the basis of what its length determines?  What is the benefit of the tagline in the lifting operation?  What is the difference between the critical and non-critical lifting?  What are the safety concerns and recommendations for the weather in the crane operation?  As a safety officer, what are the things that you’re going to check prior commencing the lifting?  What are the lifting accessories and how can we ensure it’s inspected?  How can we maintain the safe operation of the crane lifting activity? 29 Classification: Internal Use LIFTING-CRANE OPERATION Lifting Dash 2  What you’ll recommend if the lifted load radius was reaching the road while the people\cars are moving there?  What are the safety concerns associated with the crawler crane installation?  What are the Dos and DON’Ts regarding the lifting activity?  How can we manage the lifting safely, on the basis of PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act)?  How you’re going to perform the toolbox of the lifting activity?  How can we avoid the availability under the suspended load? 30 Classification: Internal Use LIFTING-OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATION Lifting Dash 1  What do we mean by the overhead crane operation?  What are the possible risks associated with the overhead crane operation?  What are the types of the overhead cranes? (difficult question)  What are the main roles between the hoist operator and the rigger?  Why the communication is essential during the lifting operation & how it can be effective?  What are the safety roles that can be implemented to ensure a safe execution of the overhead crane activity?  What are the safety concerns and recommendation concerning the load and its weight?  How can we ensure that no one will be under\reacting with the lifted load?  How can we notify the surrounding workers that we do have overhead crane operation?  What are the hand signals associated with the overhead crane activity?  What are the things that you’re going to monitor during the overhead crane activity?  When do you think the interaction with the load should take place for the removal of the accessories?  How can we avoid the cutting of the web slings during the lifting? 31 Classification: Internal Use LIFTING-FORKLIFT OPERATION Lifting Dash 1  What are the expected risks associated with the forklift operation?  What is the purpose of the forklift?  Why the flagman is important during the movement of the forklift?  How can we do the segregation between the forklift and workers movement?  What are the different designs of the forklift?  What do you think the forklift operator should do to ensure a safe forklift operation will take place?  As a safety officer, how you’re going to monitor any forklift operation to ensure no safety concerns might take place?  The instability of the forklift, it’s one o the main hazards that might take, what its types and how it can be avoided? And what do you recommend for moving the forklift on a slope area?  What are the criteria for choosing the forklift to be suitable for the intended job?  What are the main things that the forklift should have?  What type of permit is suitable for any forklift operation?  What are you going to check before commencing the forklift operation?  What type of loads you think that the forklift can handle?  What do you think of: raising\lowering the load while travelling? 32 Classification: Internal Use LIFTING-CHAIN BLOCK OPERATION Lifting Dash 1  What do we mean by the chain block & its uses?  What are the safety instruction in using the chain block?  What are the potential risks in using the chain block?  How can we ensure the compatibility between the chain block and the load?  As a safety officer, what are going to check in the chain block to ensure its integrity before commencing the load’s lifting?  How we can maintain and store the chain blocks properly and safely?  What do we mean by the SWL (Safe Working Limit)?  What do you think the suitable loads that can be lifted through the chain block?  What do you think, what are the safety roles for lifted the load by the chain block?  33 Classification: Internal Use MANUAL HANDLING Scope-Based Dash Machinery Objects Pneumatic\hand Tools 34 Classification: Internal Use MANUAL HANDLING-MACHINERY Manual Handling Dash 1  why is machinery safety is important?  What are the mechanical hazards and give examples of them?  What are the non-mechanical hazards and give examples of them?  What kind of dangerous parts that can be accessed by the workers and how can we do the prevention?  What kind of administrative controls we’ve to consider for the handling of the machines\work equipment?  What are the expected risks associated with the power presses tools?  What are the engineering controls that we can consider in the machines\work equipment?  Why the maintenance of work equipment is important?  How can we avoid the followings:  The break of the tools during the use  The unexpected start of the equipment  The contact with the enclosed materials either because of the leak\breakage  What is a guard?  How we check the condition of the guarding system of any machine?  What is the self-closing guard & adjustable guards and where it can be used? 35 Classification: Internal Use MANUAL HANDLING-MACHINERY Manual Handling Dash 2  How can we prevent the following hazards:  Crushing  Shearing  Cutting  Tapping  Impact  Stabbing or puncture  Friction or abrasion  Entanglement  How to prevent accidents of power tools? 36 Classification: Internal Use MANUAL HANDLING- PNEUMATIC\HAND TOOLS Manual Handling Dash 1  What do we mean by pneumatic tools and give example?  What are the risks associated with the hand tools?  Do we need that the worker who’s using the hand tools to be trained? And why?  What are the health effects the vibration pneumatic tools can cause and how it can be mitigated?  Give an example of any hand tool, and what are the risks associated with it?  What kind of PPEs are suitable for handling the hand tools?  What are the safety roles regarding the utilized pressure for the pneumatic tools?  Can we expecting any hose swinging during utilizing the pneumatic tools and how it can prevented?  What is the benefit of the use of the rubber grip for the pneumatic tools?  What are the things that the worker should look at when he’s about to use either the hand\pneumatic tools?  What are the safety concerns\recommendations for the pneumatic tools hoses connections?  What we can instruct the worker about to avoid the sudden fly of the pneumatic tool?  What are the health effects MSDs concerning the use of hand and pneumatic tools?  Do we need visual inspection for the hand tools and why?  How to care and maintain the hand tools?  What are the safety roles in using the air in the pneumatic tools? 37 Classification: Internal Use MANUAL HANDLING- OBJECTS Manual Handling Dash 1  What do we mean by manual handling?  What kind of ergonomic evaluation you’ll do for the manual material handling operations?  On the basis of what you’ll select the employee for the work assignment?  What are the health effects generated from the manual handling activity?  What are your advice for handling the heavy objects?  What kind of tools that can be used for handling the materials?  What kind of instructions you’ll provide to the worker who’s about to start the manual handling activity?  What do we mean by Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs)?  What do you think, how can we eliminate the manual handling of the load?  What are the factors you’ll consider while performing the risk assessment for the manual handling?  What is the safe way in lowering\raising a load?  What is the safe way in pushing and pulling a load?  What is the suitable weight for lifting the load manually?  What are potential risks & control measures associated with the manual handling from the following areas:  The tasks, The loads, The working environment, The individual capacity, and The handling equipment. 38 Classification: Internal Use WORKING AT HEIGHT Scope-Based Dash Scaffolding The use of ladders Roof working 39 Classification: Internal Use WORKING AT HEIGHT-SCAFFOLDING Working At height Dash 1  What is the use of the scaffolding?  When and why the scaffolding needs to be inspected?  What are the expected risks during the erection\dismantling of the scaffolding?  What are the components of the scaffolding?  What are the types of the scaffolding tags & why we’re using them?  What are your responsibility during any scaffolding in the site?  How can we protect the surrounding workers during any scaffolding activity?  What are the safety rules concerning the weather in any scaffolding work?  What do we mean by full-structured scaffolding?  What we can do to avoid the unauthorized use of the red-tagged scaffolding?  What are the required PPEs for any scaffolding work?  What is the importance of the barricading in the scaffolding activity?  How can we ensure the stability of the scaffolding access ladder?  What are the safety roles concerning the use of the scaffolding access ladder?  When the full body harness is required, how can we maintain the 100% tie-off, and how you’re going to monitor it? 40