What is Occupational safety and health management system?

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A part of the overall management system that facilitates the management of OSH and risks associated with the business of the organization

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Description : What is Occupational Safety and Health Audit?

Last Answer : A systematic, objective and documented evaluation of the occupational safety and health systems and procedures

Description : What is safety?

Last Answer : The controlled of recognized hazard to attain an acceptable level of risk.

Description : What is the frequency of safety report and safety audit report?

Last Answer : The Safety Report shall be prepared in the prescribed format given in Schedule 8 at least 90 days before the commencement of the activity. The Safety Audit should be carried out and the Safety Audit Report shall be updated once in a year.

Description : Whether safety report and safety audit report are needed for every MAH installation OR how does an occupier know whether he has to get the safety report and the safety audit report prepared?

Last Answer : No. It is not required for every MAH installation. The Safety Reports and Safety Audit Reports are required to be prepared by an occupier of higher-tier factories

Description : What are the safety requirements for doing a hot work? 

Last Answer : A) Remove all combustible materials from the area (with in 10m), if possible. B) Use fire blanket to protect immovable combustible materials and also for welding slugs. C) Cover the area with ... valid hot work permit I) Conduct gas test if presence of combustible gases expected prior to work.

Description : What are the safety measures to be taken while doing Radiography?

Last Answer : Ensure a competent person is surveying outside the barricaded area with survey meter. The crew is authorized and following safety precautions. The controlled area is calculated, evacuated and barricaded with Yellow/Black tapes, warning signs (a minimum 4 no’s) and Red or Yellow flash lights.

Description : What is Health Risk assessment (HRA) ?

Last Answer :  HRA -Health Risk Assessment  HRA is a process to identify evaluates and control health risk at workplace. Controlling health risk at work.  Identify health hazard & their harmful ... irritation use of PPE awareness  H2S - Inhalation -noise unconsciousness- possible-fatality

Description : What is waste management?

Last Answer : Waste management means safely disposing the by-product of a process or a work to the environment (after proper treatment, if necessary) so that no threat for livings, properties and environment exists. 

Description : ___ is performed by the occupational health and safety professional to accomplish a comprehensive study of the workforce, current work practices, identification of potential occupational hazards and engineering controls.?

Last Answer : Baseline survey

Description : In which year was the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) formed?

Last Answer : 1970

Description : Who are people involved in permits system

Last Answer : Person in PTW 1. permit applicant 2. Responsible supervisor 3. Area Authority 4. Permit holder

Description : What is lock-out/Tag-out system? 

Last Answer : For servicing or maintenance of live equipments or pipe lines, where the unexpected energizing or release of energy could cause injury, lock and tag are placed on the isolating device to avoid uncontrolled operation and give details of the lock-out schedule. 

Description : In what circumstances fall protection system has to be used?

Last Answer : If a person could fall more than 1.8 meters then fall protection system should be used. E.g. - Any activity at an elevation more than 1.8 meters such as erection, dismantling or maintenance of scaffolding, pipes, equipments,…

Description : What is guard rail system?

Last Answer : A barrier consisting of top rails, mid rails, toe boards, and vertical uprights erected prevent men and materials falling from an elevated work area. 

Description : What is Tag System? 

Last Answer : A Tag is put on scaffolding, by a competent person, indicating the present condition whether it can be used and whether fall protection needed or not.

Description : What is Color Coding System?

Last Answer : This is the system followed to inspect and ensure the serviceability of tools, equipment periodically (normally it is monthly) like fire extinguishers, full body harness, lifting gears electrical codes ... defective and unserviceable will not be colour coded and has to be removed from service.

Description : What is risk?

Last Answer : Source, situation, or act with potential for harm in terms of human injury or health (Probability of an accident). 

Description : What is an accident?

Last Answer : An un controllable /Un planned event that result in the personal (injury, illness) or the damage, (assets, loss) or to the neighboring community or to the environment. Or An un controllable / ... environment. OR An accident is an incident which has given rise to injury ill health or fatality.

Description : Do a hand driven lifting equipment need certification from competent person under article 29 of Factories Act? 

Last Answer : Section 29 of the Factories Act deals with lifting machines and lifting tackles which are defined under explanation. In our opinion hand driven lifting equipment does not require certification.

Description : What are the duties of the authorities?

Last Answer : The duties of the authorities are: (a) Inspect the industrial activity at least once in a calendar year (b) Report on compliance of Rules by the occupiers to the Ministry of Environment and ... off-site emergency plan and ensure that rehearsal of off-site plan is conducted once in a year.

Description : Who is responsible for organizing rehearsal of the off-site emergency plan and what is the frequency?

Last Answer : The District Emergency Authority /District Collector is responsible for conduct of rehearsal of off-site emergency plan and the frequency is at least once in a calendar year.

Description : Who is responsible for conduct of mock drill of on-site emergency plan?

Last Answer : An occupier is responsible for conduct of mock drills of on-site emergency plan 

Description : How often a mock drill/rehearsal of on-site emergency plan should be done?

Last Answer : The mock drill of the on-site emergency plan shall be conducted every 6 months

Description : What is the role of an occupier of a major accident hazard installation in preparation of off-site emergency plan?

Last Answer : An occupier of a major accident hazard installation has to provide such information relating to industrial activity under his control to the concerned authority i.e. the District Emergency Authority/ ... required including the nature, extent and likely effects of site of possible major accident. 

Description : How does an occupier know whether he has to prepare an on-site emergency plan?

Last Answer : If the factory is middle or higher-tier factory, the occupier has to prepare on-site emergency plan. 

Description : Who should notify the major accident and to whom? What is the time limit for notifying major accident?

Last Answer : An occupier shall notify the major accident within 48 hours to the concerned authority (the Chief Inspector of Factories in case of factory) and furnish thereafter a report relating to the accident in Schedule 6.

Description : Which type of factories are to be notified and by whom and when?

Last Answer : An occupier of middle or higher-tier factory should submit a written report to the concerned authority i.e. the Chief Inspector of Factories of the State where the factory is located in Schedule 7 at least 3 months before the commencement of that activity.

Description : What constitutes a major accident OR what is the definition of major accident?

Last Answer : Major accident means an incident involving loss of life inside or outside the installation, or ten or more injuries inside and/or one or more injuries outside or release of toxic ... site emergencies or damage to equipment leading to stoppage of process or adverse affects to the environment

Description : What is flammability limits?

Last Answer : The concentration of a mixture of flammable vapor or gas in air (% by volume of vapor to air) in which a flash will occur or a flame will travel if the mixture is ignited

Description : What is Maximum Credible Loss Scenario (MCLS) study?

Last Answer : MCLS is described as the worst “credible” accident or as an accident with a maximum damage distance, which is still believed to be possible. 

Description : What is risk assessment?

Last Answer : Risk assessment includes accident scenario identification and consequence analysis. Scenario identification describes how an accident occurs. It frequently includes an analysis of the probabilities. Consequence analysis ... of life, damage to the environment or capital equipments and day's outage. 

Description : What is Risk?

Last Answer : Risk is defined as a measure of economic loss or human injury in terms of both the likelihood and the magnitude of the loss or injury.

Description : What is explosion?

Last Answer : The uncontrolled release of energy from a flame front propagating through flammable medium and characterized by the generation of heat, light and pressure.

Description : What are dispersion models?

Last Answer : Dispersion models describe the airborne transport of toxic/inflammable materials away from the accident site and into the plant and community.

Description : What are source models?

Last Answer : Source models represent the material release process. They provide useful information for determining the consequences of an accident, including the rate of material release, the total quantity released and the physical state of the material.

Description : What is Hazard Operability Study?

Last Answer : The application of a formal systematic critical examination to the process and engineering intentions of new or existing facilities to assess the hazard potential of mal-operation or mal-function of individual items of equipments and their consequential effects on the facility as a whole.

Description : What is the biggest hazard in general? 

Last Answer : Driving, it should be controlled by motivation. If not followed, he should be given punishment under Driving compliance scheme of PDO.

Description : When should permit suspended ? 

Last Answer : Permit must be suspended if any one of the following occurs: a) An unsafe situation develops which requires the work to be stopped, for example:  A Reportable Incident occurs during the work.  A Gas or ... . e) The equipment is to be de-isolated so that it can be tested after being worked on.

Description : Will you do when permit has been given in your hand?  

Last Answer : I will read the permit carefully. I will check all the job HSE plan and HRA if the all things will be correct then I will go for validation.

Description : I am giving you the PTW license. What do you them about your responsibilities? 

Last Answer : o Mainly the safety of the people working under me keeping the assets & the environment in a safe under on.

Description : Will you do if some one falls due to gas leak? 

Last Answer :  Stop the job immediately.  Observed the wind direction  Try to reach the escape gate nearest to your Eros wind or lip wind. 

Description : What is emergency procedure? 

Last Answer : There are two types of emergency procedure;- Emergency due to gas leak and Fire in the plant Stop all the activities & take lab ours, machineries out Remove the key from the machineries ... , construction manager and emergency number In the meantime get a first Aider & give him first aid  

Description : EPI – extended period of isolation what will you do? 

Last Answer :  Extended Period Isolation An Extended Period Isolation (EPI) is an isolation which remains in place without work being done within its boundary. It is used where, for example, work has started on equipment, but is Suspended whilst waiting for spares.

Description : Who should sign/authorizes the excavation certificates?  

Last Answer :  Instrument department,  Electrical department,  Pipeline department ,  Telecom Department 

Description : When is permit cancelled? 

Last Answer : Permit cancellation.  The work is complete.  The work has not completed, but a new permit is required.  Permit has reached the end of its authorization period.  Work is delayed until after authorization period.  Work is different from the work description.

Description : What are types of Isolations? 

Last Answer : Isolation types / Process 1. Isolation 2.Tagging of Isolation points 3. Securing of Isolations ( Mechanical, Electrical). 4. Providing of isolation. 

Description : What do you mean by Isolation? 

Last Answer : Isolation Boundary The set of valves, electrical switchgear or other similar devices used to establish an area safe from hazardous fluids or electrical power in which work may take place.

Description : What do you mean by authorized gas tester? 

Last Answer : Authorized Gas Tester A person who holds a current Gas Testers Card (having passed the Gas Testing Course) and a Permit to Work license. The gas tester will do gas tests required for ... confined space entry. The Authorised Gas Tester for Class A Permits must be the relevant Area Authority. 

Description : What is the responsibility of area authority? 

Last Answer :  Responsibilities of area authority;- The area authority is responsible for validity a permit before work starts . He will do normally at the permit issue point for this area . Before validating a ... that another person taken over his responsibility is aware of the status of permit in his area.

Description : What is the work of responsible Supervisor

Last Answer : Responsibilities of responsible supervisor  Examine the worksite with permit applicant before authorizing (A) class permit.  Decide whether it is necessary to restrict other work at the site while the class ... brief detail of the work which can be seen when permit is placed in a permit rack