TATA STEEL ASSESMENT QUESTIONS & ANSWER FOR SUPERVISORS

4 Marks Questions

1. What is the role of site supervisor?

Ans.

 The contractor’s supervisor is the link between TSL’s Management and the contractor (including
his employees).
 In collaboration with the Site Safety Supervisor, the front-line supervisor will coordinate the job
of his employees on site.
 He is responsible and accountable for the quality of work and the safety of himself & his
employees.
 The contractor’s supervisor shall review the unit’s Safety requirements with his employees prior
to the beginning of each job.
 Documentation of this review of Safety standards like Work Permit system, Positive isolation,
Gas safety, Confined space etc.
 During execution of the jobs in consultation with Contract Owner and TSL employees.

2. Write down the precaution to be taken while working with mobile crane?

 Check and ensure the daily check list of mobile crane.

 Check load indicator.
 Check the sling condition which using in mobile crane.
 Do not place the crane on loose surface.
 Always pick object with safe working load.
 Barricade the work area.
 Conform there is no Overhead electric line.
 Do not allow to enter stranger inside of work area without permission.
 Follow the proper signal from signal man.
 Crane operator must be competent person.

3. Write down the symptoms of CO gas poisoning in human body.

 Headache
 Unconsciousness
 Vomiting
 Less Decision making power
 More weakness
 Less visibility power

4. Write down the items to be discuss during tool box meeting as per CSM Standard.
  Safety contact and review of action items from last meeting
 Ask employees to mention any incident / near-miss during the past day which may or may not
have caused damage to property or injury to any personnel)
 Shared Red Stripes, Orange stripes, Green stripes, Safety alert tips for Safety communication,
Hazards & Safety conditions which are applicable to this group’s work area).
 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) relevant to this group:
 Reminders to employees on their personal responsibilities regarding: PPE, housekeeping, tools
and tackles, electrical equipment condition, six directional hazards, special requirements- e.g.
permit to work, no-alcohol regulations, safe behavior, importance of team work approach, any
hazardous material etc.
 Safety message handouts/circulars to be shared with contract employees:
 Actions resulting from this meeting and points raised by contract employees and supervisors

5. What is Work permit System? Write down the roles of Executing Agency, Owner Agency and Working
Agency.

 Work permit system is a legal written document which request by the executing agency which
utilize a document to control the work by means of potential hazards identification and risk
assessment.
Executive Agency:
1. Executive agency always requests the work permit to owner agency to perform the job.
2. He filled the Six-Directional hazard in work permit.
3. Request for the positive isolation if needed.

Owner Agency:

1. Owner agency issue the work permit to working agency to perform the job at site
2. He ensures the SOP and six-Directional hazard filled by executive agency.
3. Put his lock on positive isolation.

Working Agency

1. Working agency perform the work by taking Work permit.

2. Give training of SOP and Six- directional hazard to the workers.
3. Ensuring that precaution and positive isolations are done.

6. What will be your action if someone informs you about accident?

 Ask him the location of accident and its details.

 First inform to the shift in charge about the accident and proper location
 Simultaneously you should call immediately to the first aid center.
 Ensure the hazardous condition and current situation of that accident area.
 If there is no danger then go to the area with appropriate PPE to evacuate the affected persons.
 Barricade the accident area until investigation.
7. What are the hazard associated with Height work

 Fall from height

 Fall and hit the tools tackles from the height
 Structure collapse
 Overhead electric lines
 Anchorage failure
 Height phobia

8. What is Excavation write down its hazards.

Ans. Any man made cavity, cut, trench or depression on an earth surface formed by earth
Removal.

Hazard

 Cave in or collapse of soil

 Risk due to presence of underground installations, pipelines, cables.
 Drowning due to water seepage into trench.
 Lack of Oxygen or asphyxiation etc.
 Underground obstruction or damage to buried pipelines & services
 Accidental fall of personnel or equipment inside a trench
 Struck / hit by excavating machinery
 Dropped / falling objects
 Flammable & / or toxic gas release
 Fire & explosion
 Electrical shock due to contact with energized electrical / telecom cable.

9. What is confined space? Write down its hazard

Ans. Any enclosure having a limited means of entry & exit and it is not designed for
Continuous occupancy.

Examples: Process vessels, Tanks, Bins, Stacks, Large pipe, Duct, Pits & Trench etc.
Any excavation with depth more than 1.2 meter.

Hazard

 Oxygen enrichment
 Oxygen deficiency
 Toxic gases
 Corrosive
 Noise
 Slippery surface
 Fire and explosion
10. What is scaffolding ? Its parts name and what is potential hazard of scaffolding?

Ans. Scaffolding is a temporary working platform to provide supports both men and materials for
working place. It is used in maintenance, construction and demolition work etc.

Scaffolding parts
 Level and firmness of the ground.
 Sole plate
 Base plate
 Standards
 Ledger
 Transom
 Couplers
 Planks (boards)
 Toe boards
 Braising
 Guard rails
 Mid rail
 Out riggers
 Ladders
Associate Hazard:
 Collapse of Scaffolding.
 Falling from height.
 Falling object.
 Slip & Trip hazards.
 Pinch point hazards / Sharp edges
 Opening without guardrail.
 Scaffold erection during storm or high winds, raining and poor visibility.
 Blocking emergency access and walkways
11. What is the hazard associated with Electricity?
Hazards:
 Inadequate wiring.
 Exposed electrical parts
 Wire with bad insulation.
 Undergrounded electrical systems and tools.
 Overloaded circuits
 Damaged power tools and equipment’s.
 Using the wrong PPE and tools
 Overhead Power lines.
 All hazards are made worse in wet conditions.
12. What is fire triangle ? What is the different class of fire? Method of Fire Extingushing

Ans. Fire Triangle is a diagram which represents the three components that creates a
fire such as Oxygen or Air, Fuel and Heat .

Types of Fire
Class A - Carbon based combustible materials (wood, rubber, paper, fabric, etc.)
 Class B - Liquid (petrol, oil, thinners etc.)
Class C - Gases (acetylene, propane, LPG, Electricity Butane etc.)
Class D - Metals (Sodium, potassium, magnesium) require special extinguishing agent.

Extinguishing Method
Starving: The removal of fuel to the point so that nothing remains to burn.

Smothering: The removal of air or oxygen to point the so that combustion ceases.

Cooling: Cooling of fuel to the point so that combustion vapors are no longer

produced, and temperature is dropped

13. write the Hazard related to Gas cutting and welding

Gas Cutting
 Risk due to toxic gas and fumes generation.
 Fire and explosion.
 Hot materials caused burn injuries.
 Eye injury.
 Failing of gas cylinder.
 Radiation from UV and Infra-Ray.
Welding
 Eye Injury
 Burn Injury
 Sparking Noise
 Electric Shock
 Heat and radiation
14. What is the precaution needed in man handling?
 Stand at safe distance from the load
 Sharp edge and burs remove before handling
 Necessary PPE should be taken
 If the Load is more than 25 kg then take help another person to carry the load
 The pathway should not blocked by any obstacles.
 Change the way thing are used if it difficult.
15. Write down 5 point to reject a sling
 Surface Chafe
 Cuts in the cover
 Cuts on the Sharp
 Chemical attack
 Heat Friction damage
16. Write down the parts of full body harness
 Shoulder Strap
 Adjustable Strap
 Strap Holder
 Leg Strap
 Holding buckle
  Lanyard
17. What is Positive isolation and its method?
Ans. Identify all hazardous energy source and isolated that source that can no hazardous energy can
transferred to the piece of equipment.

 Control Stop Isolation

 Individual Isolator Isolation
 Group Isolation
 Isolation for Working Alone
18. How many types of lock used in positive isolation?
 There is 3 types of lock used
1. Personal Lock- Red color lock for TATA STEEL Employee
Blue color lock for Contractor Supervisor
2. Equipment Lock- Yellow color lock is used.

3. Group Isolation- Black color lock is used.

19. Write down 5 points hierarchy risk

1. Elimination- Physically remove the hazard

2. Substitution- Replace the hazard
3. Engineering control- Isolated people from the hazard
4. Administrative controls- Change the way of people work
5. Personal Protective equipment- Protect the worker with PPE
20. What is JSA ?
 JSA stand for Job Safety Analysis.
 It is to be completed before start of any new job.
 It clearly defines the specific job, equipment’s and tools to be used, specific
 Hazards of the job and preventive measures to be taken.
 It is to be filled by supervisory staff and discussed with HSE Dept.
 It is to be signed by all concerned to confirm that everyone involved does know
 About the job and how to do it in safe way.
21. Define Lock out Tag out (LOTO) System?
1. Lockout & Tag out is a process to block the flow of energy from the source and it
Will locked with lock system or padlock for not restore the energy .
2. These should be tag on it, the tag will be as warning „do not operate‟.
3. Locks and tags will be normally be removed only by the person who installed them
Whenever possible.
4. Before lockout and tag out make sure that a valid isolation permit being obtained.
22. What is Housekeeping and 5S Method?
Ans. Housekeeping is not only the cleanness but also the proper arrangement of materials clean
environment and represented workplace.
5S Method
Shorting- Shorting out the necessary material
Set in Order- Set the material according to the designated place.
Shining- Clean the Area
Standardizing- regular Maintain the area as per above standard.
 Sustain- Monitor and educate the people to continuously maintain the area.

23. Cause of accidents in manual handling?

Answer
1. Improper lifting
2. Carrying too heavy loads
3. Improper gripping
4. Failure to use PPE
5. Lifting greasy, oily and irregular objects
6. Poor physique

24. What precautions are needed to avoid accident

in manhandling?
Answer
1. Stand at safe distance from the load
2. Sharp edge and burns are removed before lifting a material.
3. PPE such as safety gloves and safety shoes are to be used.
4. If the weight is too heavy for one person to lift, then he has to seek the assistance.
5. The pathway is not blocked by obstacles while carrying the load.
6. The different actions, movements and forces necessary while carrying the load.
25. What are the accidents in “poor
housekeeping”?
Answer :
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.
26. What are the advantages in good
housekeeping?
Answer :
1. It helps in the reduction of accidents including fire accidents
2. It saves the property damages
3. It improves employee moral
4. Better productivity
5. Working area becomes presentable
6. Human energy is conserved
7. Visitors are very much satisfied
8. The burden of supervisor is reduced
27. How to prevent accidents of “power tools”?
Answer :
1. The operators should wear face shields or safety glasses
2. Power tools should be placed in the store room after use
3. Power tools should have protected by guards
4. Pneumatic hoses or electric cables of power tools should not pass through passage
ways.
5. The electrical power tools should be properly earthed
 6. Never horse play with hose of pneumatic tools
7. Power tools machines should be maintained and operated properly.
28. What are the causes of accidents of “hard
tools”?
Answer :
1. Due to wrong way using of tools.
2. Due to defective condition of tools
3. Due to failure of using right tools for right job
4. Due to wrong way of carrying tools
5. Due to strong of tools unsafely
29. What are the hazards in construction?
1. Fall of person from top and getting injured
2. Fall of objects from top and below person injury
3. Fall of materials from top and damaged
4. Person fall into excavated pit
5. Collapse of soil and below person get injury or may
6. Damage of UG cables and sewage pipe
7. Collapse of scaffolding and person fall from height, get injury
8. Electrical shock
9. Fire and explosion
10. Burn injury
11. Health and lung problems
12. Snakes bite
13. Poisonous gas
14. Foreign body in eye
30. What precautions are necessary in electrical
work?
Answer:
1. Only competent persons should handle the electrical equipment
2. The equipment should be earthed properly
3. All temporary electric lines should be drawn at least above man’s height
4. Cable should be completely insulted
5. Cable should not have any joints
6. Only connection for one point
7. Use rubber gloves and rubber boots
8. Use good quality of wire
9. Use three pin plugs instead of loose wire
10. Never operate any electrical equipment with wet hands
11. During thunder storm do not stand under tree
12. Proper sign board is necessary
13. The switch shall only be put on by person who switched it off

1 Marks Questions

1. The isolation lock should have ______ no of key?

Ans. 1 key
2. conducting tool box meeting is the responsibility of _____ ?
Ans. Site Supervisor
3. Six-Directional hazard identification is the part of ______?
Ans. Work Permit
4. Who’s responsibility to fill six-Directional hazard ?
Ans. Executive Agency
5. What is 2S ?
Ans. Set in Order
6. In case of fire which of the following method is used to cut the oxygen supply ?
Ans. Smothering
7. Oil is ___ Type of fire ?
Ans. B Type
8. How you can identify gas (CO,BF,LD) leakage ?
(a) From the smell of gas
(b) By using gas detector
(c) By using gas mask
(d) Both a & b
9. For any kind of accident unsafe act and unsafe condition are responsible choose the correct
percentage of their responsibility
(a) 98% & 5% (b) 94% & 6%
(d) 96% & 4% (d) None (UA- 88% & UC 10%)
10. Color of equipment lock is
(a) Red (b) Blue
(d) Black (d) Yellow
11. Standard length of lanyard for full body harness is ___ meters
Ans. 2 Meters
12. LD gas pipe line color in tata steel is ________
Ans. Gray with yellow strip
13. Firs right to cross on zebra crossing is for_____ person.
Ans. Pedestrian
14. Above _____ meter height one should take protective measure during work.
Ans. 1.8 meter
15. Fire extinguisher shall be installed ____ meter above from ground level ?
Ans. 1 to 1.5 meter.
16. Earth resistance of earth pit should not more than _____ ohm.
Ans. 1 Ohm.
17. Dimension of safety flag __ X ____ cm
Ans. 75 X 100 cm
18. Maximum weight can man lift____
Ans. 25 kg
19. Maximum weight can women lift ___
Ans- 15 kg
20. In Emergency situation in conveyor to stop , you have to use which switch?
Ans- pull cord switch
21. Fuse connected with ____
Ans. Live wire
22. In arc welding voltage should not be more than ___ volt
Ans. 90 volt
23. Lanyard of full body harness have capacity of ___ kg
Ans. 2000 kg
24. In which gas high amount of CO found ?
Ans. LD gas
25. Which toxic gas have no smell?
Ans. CO gas
25. Coke Oven gas smell like?
Ans. Burning tire
26. Blast furnace gas smell like
Ans. Rotten fish or egg
27. In gas cutting oxygen pipe color is_____ and Acetylene pipe is ______
Ans. Oxygen – Black & Acetylene – Red
28. In Tata steel road safety the distance maintain between 2 vehicle is ____
Ans. 2 second
29. If a vehicle take turn then from how many distance before its give turn indicator?
Ans- 30 meter
30. Which person used Red lock for Positive Isolation ?
Ans. Tata Steel Employee.

Abbreviation
HIRA- Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
JHA- Job Hazard Analysis
JSA- Job Safety Analysis
PPE- Personal Protective Equipment
LOTO- Lock Out Tag Out
LOTOTO- Lock Out Tag Out Try Out
PI- Positive Isolation
SP- Site Supervisor
SI- Site In charge
CO- Contractor Owner
CA- Contractor Administrative
SSS- Site safety Supervisor
ESI- Energy Source Identification
E-CAUP- Elimination of Commonly Accepted Unsafe Practices
TBT/TBM- Tool Box Talk/ Tool Box Meeting
STF- Slip Trip Fall
MSDS- Material Safety Data Sheet
PTW- Permit To Work
SWI- Safe Working Load
LTI- Loss Time Injury
BBS- Behavior Base Safety
MSD- Major Shut Down
OEM : Original Equipment Manufacturer
SOP : Standard Operating Procedures
SPC : Steel Processing Center