Welding, Cutting & Grinding

 

• What hazards are involved in welding & cutting?
• Electrical shock, Fire & Explosions, Burns to eye & skin due to hot surface & molten leads, respiratory disorders, exposure to fumes
• What are the safety measures?
• Work permit, Secure cylinder in an upright position, flashback arrestor should be installed on Oxygen & Acetylene cylinder, clean the area & remove all combustible material from the area, cable management, eye protection by safety glass, the area should be covered by fire blanket & fire cylinder should be at a place

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CONFINED SPACE

 

• What is a confined space?
• Where man can’t perform his work due to lack of Oxygen & Toxic Nature. e. g tanks, storage vessels, main holes, pipelines.
• What is the acceptable limit of oxygen?
• The minimum Level is 19.5% & Maximum Level is 23.5%
• What are the Hazards in Confined space?
• Lack of Oxygen, Poor ventilation, toxic gases, noise, falling, combustibility
• What are the safety measures or precautions?
• Entry permit, signboard, Test the oxygen level, check Gas test, rescue procedure, qualified attendant & Entrant, Safety Access
• What is pyrophoric material?
• The material if exposed in the air will catch fire immediately called pyrophoric material

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Hydrogen Sulphide H2S

 

• What is H2S?
• Hydrogen Sulphide is one of the most toxic gases handled in oil & gas field
• How does it smell? Can we smell it?
• Its smell is like a rotten Egg, but we can’t smell it during leakage because after doing smell it we can alive
• Say 3 properties of H2S?
• 1. Highly toxic. 2. Flammable ignited at 292’C. 3. Colorless & is 1.2 times heavier than air. 4. Soluble in water
• What is the permissible exposure limit to work?
• The permissible limit is 10 PPM (parts per million) for 8 hours
• How would you protect yourself from H2S during leakage?
• At the time of emergency, we will use or wear a Gas Mask

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Liquid Natural Gas

 

LNG TNAK

 What is LNG?

• Liquid Natural Gas

• What is LPG?          

• Liquid Petroleum Gas

• What is Sour Gas or Sweat Gas?

• In which H2S will be present called Sour Gas & free from H2S called sweat Gas

• What is prohibited items during entering to gas plant?

• Mobile phones, Lighters, Camera

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DEFINITIONS

 

• What is an Accident?
• An unwanted, unexpected, unplanned, unforeseen event that results in any kind of loss is called an accident
• What is Near Miss or Incident?
• An unwanted, unexpected, unplanned, unforeseen event that had the potential to cause harm called a near miss or incident
• Why is near miss reporting important?
• To stop or prevention from re-occurrence by introducing or by implemented new safe ways to do work
• What to do if your colleague involves in any injury?
• Call for rescue & if possible, and provide him first aid according to the type of injury
• What is MSDS?
• Material safety data sheet
• Name of any three hazardous materials?
• Toxic, Flammable, Reactive
• What are hazards?
• Something with the potential to cause harm is called a hazard
• What is Risk?
• An expression of possible loss in terms of severity & probability is called risk
• Why do we need a Risk Assessment?
• 1. To identify the hazards associated with every step of a job

2. To provide an up-to-date safe procedure

      3. To identify areas of risk & improvement

      4. To establish safe precautions for work

      5. To close the gap between practice & procedure

• What is PPE?
• PPE is Personal Protective Equipment to save people or their body parts from any type of body injury e.g., Safety helmet to protect from a head injury, Safety shoes to prevent foot injury, Safety glass to prevent eye injury, ear plug for hearing protection, etc
• What are the main safety checks to be done prior to starting work?
• Work permit, Task Risk Assessment (TRA), Job Hazards Analysis (JHA), Emergency Response Plan (ERP),

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