Plant Operator Quiz – fdetraining.co.uk

Plant Operations Quiz

First Name

Last Name

K1. What should you do if you find incorrect information and unsuitable resources?

Report to my foreman verbally and my manager by phone or at my works briefing where alternative resources are arranged

I will try to use whatever resources I have been allocated

I will wait until my manager comes to site and speak to them then

I hope someone else reports any problems

K2. What should you NOT do if you are unsure

Check the Method Statement I have been given

Check the manufacturers guidelines

Check the work specification and resources from the work instructions

Try and work it out

K3. What is the procedure for solving problems when they arise?

Solve it if I have authority or check with line manager

Carry on working regardless

Wait for the site manager to come to site, then report

K4. What is the incorrect way to communicate ideas?

I expect others to communicate on my behalf

Via radios

Hand signals

At daily briefings

K5. How do you organise resources in conjunction with the progress of work

Hire at the moment needed and hope the plant is available

Someone else should do this

Discuss requirements with my manager in advance

Order twice as much so I don’t run out

K6. In relation to skills needed to carry out my work, which is False

I don’t have to have any skills

I have to demonstrate through competence that I can safely carryout my tasks

I must be able to communicate with all personnel on site and fully complete all paperwork

K7. What level of understanding should an operative have to complete tasks given?

I need to understand Safe Systems of Work

I need to work to Risk assessments and Method Statements

I need to know my responsibilities under HSAW 1974

All of these

K8. What should you do in an emergency?

Carry on working

I should follow procedures and my training

Ignore it, it’s probably a practice

K9. What action would NOT keep tools safe on site?

Keep tools in a locked box when not in use

Leave tools lying around where I am working

K10. How do you report accidents on site? (Select 2)

I only report accidents if I am hospitalised

I will record any accidents in the accident report book

I don’t need to report accidents

Phone line manager and report any accidents

K11. How would you use safety control Equipment on site?

I will do what I think best without been trained

I will follow the training given

Only a Health and Safety officer can use safety equipment

K12 How would you comply with Environmental practices and legislation?

Put all waste in one skip

Chuck waste paint tins in the skip

Segregate waste

K13 How would you request or order materials or consumables? (Select 2)

I would ask my line manager or supervisor

I would put items needed on my daily check sheet which gets handed in

I don’t need to request materials

K14 + K15 What would you do if the plant/resources had a defect or was unsuitable?

Carry on using it until something better was available

Don’t use the plant/resources, report the issues and wait until they are rectified

Make the best of it, time is money

K16 + K20 How are resources and work methods chosen and why?

A work briefing is carried out so that all participants know what is expected of them and feedback can be received

All of these

A pre-work survey is carried out so that resources can be ordered to minimise any in-efficiency and works programmed can be planned

By organising a works program, permits to work can be arranged and resources ordered

K17 How do you minimise potential hazards with resources and methods of work?

Follow training

Follow manufacturers instructions

I will use the correct PPE and follow risk assessments and method statements

All of these

K18 How do you protect work from damage?

I would try to warn people when they are too close to work areas

I would hope people would avoid work areas

I would use control measures detailed in the risk assessment to minimise the risk of hazards

K19 Why should disposal of waste be carried out safely? (Pick the best reason)

To protect the environment and people

Because I am told to

Its makes the site look tidy

K21 How would you maintain tools and Equipment?

As per workshop manual and schedules

Try and work it out myself

Use it till it stops working

K22 Whats a works program for and why?

Work programs help to plan and minimise work disruptions

A work program helps to pre-plan future work schedules/costs more accurately

Program of work allows materials and equipment to be used to their best efficiency and minimises down time

All of these