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?

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

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

K2. What should you NOT do if you are unsure

Check the Method Statement I have been given

Try and work it out

Check the manufacturers guidelines

Check the work specification and resources from the work instructions

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?

Via radios

I expect others to communicate on my behalf

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

Discuss requirements with my manager in advance

Order twice as much so I don’t run out

Someone else should do this

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

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

I don’t have to have any skills

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 work to Risk assessments and Method Statements

I need to understand Safe Systems of Work

All of these

I need to know my responsibilities under HSAW 1974

K8. What should you do in an emergency?

Ignore it, it’s probably a practice

Carry on working

I should follow procedures and my training

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

Leave tools lying around where I am working

Keep tools in a locked box when not in use

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

Phone line manager and report any accidents

I don’t need to report accidents

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

Only a Health and Safety officer can use safety equipment

I will follow the training given

I will do what I think best without been trained

K12 How would you comply with Environmental practices and legislation?

Chuck waste paint tins in the skip

Put all waste in one skip

Segregate waste

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

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

I don’t need to request materials

I would ask my line manager or supervisor

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

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

Carry on using it until something better was available

Make the best of it, time is money

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

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

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

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

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

Follow manufacturers instructions

All of these

Follow training

K18 How do you protect work from damage?

I would hope people would avoid work areas

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

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

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

Because I am told to

Its makes the site look tidy

To protect the environment and people

K21 How would you maintain tools and Equipment?

Try and work it out myself

Use it till it stops working

As per workshop manual and schedules

K22 Whats a works program for and why?

Work programs help to plan and minimise work disruptions

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

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

All of these