Accident Interview Questions & Answers

Question 1. What Is An Accident?

Answer :

It is an unplanned happening.

Question 2. What Is An ‘incident’?

Answer :

An incident is an unplanned event with the potential to lead to an accident.

Question 3. What Is A ‘hazard’?

Answer :

A hazard is anything with the potential to cause harm.

Question 4. Why Remove Your Gloves Before You Remove Your Goggles?

Answer :

To prevent contamination of the face or eyes by a substance or substances that are on your gloves

Question 5. Give Two Reasons For Not Piling A Trolley High With Goods?

Answer :

1. Obscures Vision
2. Unstable.
3. May cause back strain.

Question 6. Should Accident Prevention Be Left To The Safety Manager As The Representative Of Management, And The Supervisory Staff In A Place Of Work?

Answer :

No - It is the responsibility of all concerned in the workplace.

Question 7. Give Two Reasons Why All Accidents Should Be Reported Immediately?

Answer :

1. So that an investigation to determine the cause may be instituted.
2. So that injuries may be attended to.

Question 8. What Two Main Precautions Must Be Taken When Using A Safety Belt?

Answer :

1. It should be fastened to a secure point.
2. The free fall should be kept to a minimum

Question 9. Give Two Reasons For The Investigation Of An Accident?

Answer :

1. Find the cause,
2. Prevent reoccurrence.

Question 10. Why Investigate An Incident Even If No Accident Occurred?

Answer :

To prevent the recurrence of a situation where somebody may be injured.

Question 11. What Responsibility Has An Employee To Avoid Accidents?

Answer :

He must work safely and use all the protective equipment provided for him.

Question 12. Management Has Been Known To Delegate Responsibility And Authority For Accident Prevention. Are They Correct In Doing This, Qualify Your Answer?

Answer :

No They are not correct in doing this. You can only delegate Authority, you can not delegate Responsibility, the buck still stops at the Chief Executive's desk.

Question 13. The Human Senses, Sight, Hearing, Smell, Feel, And Taste Can All Be Used As A Warning Device. Give An Example How Four Of Them Can Be Used?

Answer :

• Sight: - Notices, Signs, Signals, Labelling and Notes.
• Hearing: - Alarms, Shouts, etc.
• Smell: - Odour Detection, Rotten etc.
• Feel: - Vibration, Temperature, Sharpness, etc.
• Taste: - Foul tasting, Rotten, etc.

Question 14. Name Six Areas Into Which Accident Costs May Be Classified?

Answer :

1. Wage Losses.
2. Production Losses.
3. Medical Costs.
4. Property Damage.
5. Investigation Costs.
6. Insurance Costs.

Question 15. Give Five Consequences Of An Accident?

Answer :

1. Pain and Suffering.
2. Loss of work and wages.
3. Loss of production.
4. Damage to plant.
5. Non productive losses.

Question 16. What Are The Immediate And Ultimate Objectives Of An Accident Investigation. Qualify Your Answer?

Answer :

The Immediate Objective - is to get accurate information about the cause and circumstances of the accident.

The Ultimate Objective - is to prevent future occurrences of similar accidents, to uncover new hazards, and to devise methods to control these hazards.

Question 17. Name Four Ways Whereby One Could Prevent Accidents?

Answer :

1. Good Housekeeping.
2. Good Maintenance.
3. Secure Guarding.
4. Cleanliness.
5. Controlling environmental conditions.

Question 18. State Four Methods That Can Be Utilised To Prevent New Workers To An Area Suffering Accidents?

Answer :

1. Train them in the new work location process
2. Put them in the charge of an experienced worker.
3. Instruct them in the dangers and the precautions to take.
4. Ensure that they have adequate supervision.

Question 19. What Are Six Of The Most Important Duties Of A Safety Officer?

Answer :

1. To ensure that statutory safety requirements are recognised and dealt with by line management.
2. The improvement of safety related working conditions.
3. Monitoring the appropriateness and wearing of safety clothing and equipment.
4. Training in accident prevention.
5. Keeping management advised on safety issues.
6. Investigation and recording of accidents.

Question 20. Who Should Have The Prime Responsibility Of Investigating An Accident, And Who Should Not Investigate An Accident?

Answer :

1. The Safety Officer, who is trained and equipped for accident investigation. If possible he/she should be accompanied by a member of the safety consultation mechanism, or Safety Representative.
2. The manager/supervisor/foreperson of the area where the accident happened. They may be involved emotionally or by sense of guilt.

Question 21. Give Three Reasons For A Supervisor To Be Concerned With The Safety Of His Workforce?

Answer :

1. He is responsible for the Health and Safety of his work force.
2. To increase the moral well being of his/her work force.
3. To minimise accidents, pain and suffering, wage loss etc.