SABIC Safety Officer Interview Questions & Answers

Safety officer interview questions for gulf countries

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

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.

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 meter?

Ans. By Geiger meter used to measure radiation.

Q. What is anemometer?

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

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Q. Wind speed limit for different activities.

Ans.

1. Scaffolding - 64 Km/h

2. Crane lifting - 32 km/h

3. Man basket - 25 km/h

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

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.

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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.

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.

Also Read - Oil & Gas Refinery Safety interview Questions.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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 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?

Ans. 19.5-23.5%