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Under what condition can the permit issuer decide that a permit is not required for specific work?

None of the above

When it is low risk work

When work low cost

When work is short term

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Why must the receiver accompany the joint site visit with the issuer?

To check the compliance of statutory requirement

To check the competency of fire watch

For gas testing and purging operation

To discuss the hazards, risk and deciding the control measures

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Who can replace the permit issuer in his absent?

Designated representative

Receiver representative

Any person who is aware about job

Fire watch

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Which one below is high risk work where permit must be required?

Hot work in restricted area

Confined space work

Work on live electric machines

All of the above

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How many minimum copies of the work permit must be maintained?

Two

Three

Six

Five

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Who can decide restricted area other than defined in the work permit procedure?

Permit issuer

Supervisor of that area

Area manager who is heading the department

Permit receiver

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What is the purpose of handover procedures?

To explain what personnel will do following their training

To clarify who is in charge of issuing the permit once it’s been prepared

To clarify what steps personnel will take to hand over work shifts to other people

To explain that the work has been completed or cancelled

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What should the issuer check before issuing the hot work permit?

Availability of competent fire watch

Implementation of control measures specified in the permit

All of the above

Authorized signature of receiver

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What should be discussed during the joint site visit by the issuer and the receiver?

Scope of work, equipment to be used and any special condition which may affect the safety.

OSHA requirement for specified work

Competency of fire watch, standby person and workers

Verification of certificates of lifting and other machines/ equipment

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Who performs the joint site inspection before issuing the work permit?

Workers and permit receiver

Workers and permit issuer

Permit issuer and receiver

Area manager along with workers and receiver

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Which may be the restricted area?

Laboratory where chemicals are handled

Fabrication yard away from operational area

Mechanical workshop

Flammable material handling pump area

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Who should issue permits to a work site?

Permit authorisers

Supervisors

The Health and Safety Executive

Anyone involved in the work

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A permit to work is particularly important for any work that will:

Require a risk assessment

Require more than 6 hours of continuous work

Involve more than 5 people

Remove or reduce the effectiveness of existing safety procedures

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Where the approved work permit can be posted?

At work area and common permit board

At work area

At receivers and administrative office

At issuers and department manager office

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What is an example of work that will likely require a permit to work?

Confined spaces work

Working with display screen equipment

Childcare work

Cleaning commercial kitchens

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Who must sign a permit to work before work can commence?

Only the workers who are considered vulnerable

Employees only

Everyone involved in its creation and use

The permit authoriser only

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What is the system below under the work permit system for work on live equipment?

Lockout and tagout

Walkie Talkie system

Blanketing system

Positive isolation of piping

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When the permit to work on a fragile roof shall be issued?

General declaration of the contractor endorsed by authorized officials

Risk assessment for the job is submitted.

All of the above

Assessing the availability of anchorage point

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Why use the work permit system?

To perform work safely to prevent unwanted incidents

To implement the control measures effectively

To control the work in restricted area

All of the above

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Under what condition, the work permit can be cancelled?

During emergency

All of the above

In bad weather

If observed noncompliance to agreed permit condition

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