VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur – 603 203

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

QUESTION BANK

II SEMESTER – CC5003 - Industrial Safety Management

Regulation – 2017

Academic Year 2017 – 18

Prepared by
Mr. K.VELAVAN, Assistant Professor
 VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE
SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur – 603 203.

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

QUESTION BANK

SUBJECT : CC5003 - Industrial Safety Managem ent

SEM / YEAR : II / I

UNIT I - SAFETY MANA GE M E NT

UNIT-I SYLLABUS
Evaluation of modern safety concepts - Safety management functions - safety organization, safety department - safety
committee, safety audit - performance measurements and motivation - employee participation in safety - safety and
productivity

PART - A ( 2 MARKS )
Sl.No QUESTIONS LEVEL COMPETENCE
1. Explain the relation between safety and productivity. BT4 Analyze
2. Differentiate injuries and accidents. BT2 Understand
List any four potential ways to get employee involvement in safety
3. BT1 Remember
training.
4. Explain briefly about employee participation. BT5 Evaluate
5. When did workmen compensation law started in USA? BT1 Remember
6. Define safety organization. Give its objectives. BT1 Remember
7. Point out any four disabling injuries. BT4 Analyze
8. Discuss any two safety management functions. BT2 Understand
9. Name the members of safety department. BT1 Remember
10. Define trauma. Give its importance. BT1 Remember
11. Explain briefly about the purpose of safety audit. BT5 Evaluate
12. Name any two safety performance measurements. BT1 Remember
13. Point out the two levels of motivation. BT4 Analyze
14. Identify various personal motivators. BT1 Remember
15. Discuss about frequency rate. BT2 Understand
16. When do we use safety audit? BT1 Remember
17. Express the meaning of accident in industry. BT2 Understand
18. Define injury. BT1 Remember
Summarize the steps of industrial safety efforts that have been referred to
19. BT2 Understand
as the people safety program.
20. What are the purposes of safety department? BT6 Create
 PART - B ( 13 MARKS )
Sl.No QUESTIONS LEVEL COMPETENCE
1. Discuss in detail about the functions of safety management. BT2 Understand
2. Describe about safety organization. BT1 Remember
3. Summarize various types and levels of safety committee. BT2 Understand
4. Point out various safety performance measures. BT4 Analyze
Examine various managerial functions as well as personal motivation
5. BT3 Apply
regarding safety.
6. Explain safety and productivity including the cost elements involved. BT4 Analyze
7. Describe various stages of evolution of safety concepts. BT1 Remember
Discuss the inspections and audits as means of measuring safety
8. BT2 Understand
performance.
Generalize in detail about a note on safety audit, how to conduct it and
9. BT6 Create
explain its uses.
10. Explain about industrial accidents, injuries and severity as well as frequency rate. BT5 Evaluate
Identify the objectives of safety committee. When do we conduct safety
11. BT1 Remember
audit?
12. Describe the guidelines to attain effective safety and health programs. BT2 Understand
13. Discuss about safety department. BT1 Remember
Explain the key concepts towards promoting effective worker
14. BT5 Evaluate
participation in an organization.

PART - C
Sl.No QUESTIONS LEVEL COMPETENCE
Discuss the importance and significance of safety management functions, safety
1. BT2 Understand
organization and safety department.
What are the objectives of safety committee? When do we conduct safety audit? Explain
2. the performance measurement and motivation taken by the organization to implement BT1 Remember
safety programs?
Describe about the benefits and guidelines pertaining effective safety and
3. BT1 Remember
health programs.
Explain the key concepts towards promoting effective worker
4. BT5 Evaluate
participation on occupational safety and health matters.
 UNIT II: OPERATIONAL SAFETY
UNIT-II SYLLABUS
Hot metal Operation - Boiler, pressure vessels - heat treatment shop - gas furnace operation - electroplating-hot bending pipes -
Safety in welding and cutting. Cold-metal Operation - Safety in Machine shop - Cold bending and chamfering of pipes - metal
cutting - shot blasting, grinding, painting - power press and other machines.

PART - A ( 2 MARKS )
Sl.No QUESTIONS LEVEL COMPETENCE
Discuss any two safety devices in boilers and precautions in operating
1. BT2 Understand
boilers.
2. Name any two toxic gases and chemicals. BT1 Remember
3. What is meant by a hold-off system in connection with pressure vessels? BT6 Create
4. Define electroplating. BT1 Remember
5. Explain the purpose of safety valves. BT5 Evaluate
6. Point out any two safety measures in welding. BT4 Analyze
7. Express any two safety measures in gas cutting. BT2 Understand
8. Define cold metal operation. BT1 Remember
9. What are the precautions to be taken in operating the pressure vessels? BT6 Create
10. Define shot blasting. BT1 Remember
11. Examine the inbuilt safety systems preferred for press operation. BT3 Apply
12. Recommend any two safety measures in cold bending. BT5 Evaluate
13. Define painting operation in an industry. BT1 Remember
14. Explain briefly about grinding operation. BT4 Analyze
15. Discuss any two safety measures in painting. BT2 Understand
16. Support any two safety measures in metal cutting. BT5 Evaluate
17. Generalize the safety measures in shot blasting BT6 Create
18. Explain any two safety measures in grinding BT4 Analyze
19. Examine the advantages of hot bending of pipes. BT3 Apply
20. List out the applications of power press. BT1 Remember
 PART - B( 13 MARKS )
Sl.No QUESTIONS LEVEL COMPETENCE
1. Examine the various safety measures in gas furnace safety operation. BT3 Apply
2. Discuss about hot metal operations and safety measures. BT2 Understand
Describe the safety guideline prescribed by OSHA for hot treatment Remember
3. BT1
shop.
Prepare the detailed check list for ensuring the safe operation of high Create
4. BT6
pressure boiler.
5. Explain the purpose of regular testing of safety valves in boilers BT4 Analyze
6. Recommend various safety measures in Welding. BT5 Evaluate
Examine various safety measures in heat treatment shop and hot bending Apply
7. BT3
of pipes and write about them elaborately.
8. Explain various safety measures in Machine shop. BT4 Analyze
9. Express the root causes of injury in shot blasting process. BT2 Understand
Describe various safety measures in shot blasting and explain shot Understand
10. BT2
blasting operation.
List out various safety measures in Grinding and explain grinding Remember
11. BT1
operation elaborately.
12. Formulate various safety measures to be followed in Painting BT6 Create
Explain about various safety measures in power press operations and explain about Analyze
13. BT4
a power press.
Summarize the safety guidelines and considerations made for cold Evaluate
14. BT5
bending and changing of pipes.

PART - C ( 15 MARKS )
Sl.No QUESTIONS LEVEL COMPETENCE
Explain various measures that are adopted for ensuring safety in welding, cutting and
1. BT5 Evaluate
cold metal operation.
2. Elaborate on safety precautions to be taken hot working process. BT4 Analyze
Prepare the detailed check list for ensuring the safe operation of vertical
3. BT5 Evaluate
machining center.
Design a fault tree diagram for determining the root cause of injury in shot BT6
4. Create
blasting process and explain.
 UNIT III : SAFETY MEASURES

UNIT-III SYLLABUS
Layout design and material handling - Use of electricity - Management of toxic gases and chemicals - Industrial fires and
prevention - Road safety - highway and urban safety - Safety of sewage disposal and cleaning - Control of environmental
pollution - Managing emergencies in Industries - planning, security and risk assessments, on- site and off site. Control of major
industrial hazards.

PART - A ( 2 MARKS )
Sl.No QUESTIONS LEVEL COMPETENCE
1. Give the names of any two material handling equipment’s. BT2 Understand
2. Explain any four important uses of electricity. BT4 Analyze
3. Recomm end any four precautionary safety measures while using electricity BT5 Evaluate
4. What are toxic gases? BT6 Create
5. Explain about toxic chemicals. BT5 Evaluate
6. Point out the names of a few toxic gases and chemicals. BT4 Analyze
7. Express any two methods of fire prevention. BT2 Understand
8. Define “Chemistry of Fire”. BT1 Remember
9. Generalize the meaning of road safety. BT6 Create
10. Define industrial sewage. BT1 Remember
Explain briefly about the methods of industrial sewage cleaning and
11. BT5 Evaluate
disposal.
12. Point out any two reasons for industrial air pollution. BT4 Analyze
13. Describe the definition of noise pollution. BT2 Understand
14. Define thermal pollution. BT1 Remember
15. Point out any two methods of cleaning dusty air. BT4 Analyze
16. List out various environmental pollution control acts BT1 Remember
17. Define risk assessment. BT1 Remember
18. What are onsite risks? BT6 Create
19. Summarize offsite risks? BT5 Evaluate
20. Describe how will you control major industrial hazards? BT1 Remember
 PART - B( 13 MARKS )
Sl.No QUESTIONS LEVEL COMPETENCE
Explain various safety features to be considered while designing plant
1. BT5 Evaluate
layout.
2. Explain various safety measures in material handling and storage. BT4 Analyze
3. Discuss various safety measures while using electricity BT2 Understand
Formulate and write notes on the various steps and methods for
4. BT6 Create
prevention and control of industrial fires.
Describe and list out various safety measures in the methods of industrial
5. BT1 Remember
sewage disposal.
6. List out and describe various industrial pollution controls. BT1 Remember
7. Examine various safety measures in ensuring road safety. BT3 Apply
8. Explain about the managing emergencies in industries in onsite operations. BT5 Evaluate
9. Explain about the managing emergencies in industries in offsite operations. BT4 Analyze
10. Describe about security and risk assessments? BT1 Remember
11. How will you manage toxic gases and chemicals? BT1 Remember
Discuss in detail the activity for remodeling a building of the company
12. BT2 Understand
has been using.
Express the step-by-step approach to emergency planning, response and
13. BT2 Understand
recovery for a fertilizer manufacturing company
List out and describe various control measures involved in controlling
14. BT1 Remember
major industrial hazard

PART - C ( 15 MARKS )
Sl.No QUESTIONS LEVEL COMPETENCE
Design a factory layout for a textile unit with respect to safety aspects.
1. Discuss the measures to be adopted towards control of environmental BT6 Create
pollution in it.
2. Summarize the general recommendations for physical control of the Evaluate
BT5
hazards in your choice of personnel protective equipment.
3. Point out various safety measures in material handling and storage. BT4 Analyze
4. Examine an analysis about various methods on controlling industrial fires BT3 Apply
 UNIT IV: ACCIDENT PREVENTION
UNIT-IV SYLLABUS
Human side of safety - personal protective equipment - Causes and cost of accidents. Accident prevention programs -
Specific hazard control strategies - HAZOP - Training and development of employees - First Aid- Fire fighting
devices - Accident reporting, investigation.

PART - A ( 2 MARKS )
Sl.No QUESTIONS LEVEL COMPETENCE
Summarize the safety guidelines while selecting eye protective Understand
1. BT2
equipment.
2. What are the means to reduce accidents? BT6 Create
3. Explain about HAZOP. BT5 Evaluate
4. Quote the significance of human side of safety. BT1 Remember
5. Define first aid. BT1 Remember
Estimate any two methods of training of employees regarding human side Understand
6. BT2
safety.
7. What are the firefighting equipment’s? BT6 Create
8. Recommend about accident prevention programme. BT5 Evaluate
9. Explain briefly how human side of safety be ensured. BT4 Analyze
10. List out any four avenues for the development of employees. BT1 Remember
11. Point out any two hazard control strategies. BT4 Analyze
12. Express the meaning of hazardous operation. BT2 Understand
13. Point out the importance of training. BT4 Analyze
14. What are the uses of accident reporting? BT6 Create
15. Explain the format for accident report. BT4 Analyze
16. Point out the importance of accident investigation. BT4 Analyze
17. Define accident investigation. BT1 Remember
18. Describe about how accident investigation is useful to the victim. BT2 Understand
19. Point out, how accident investigation is useful to management. BT4 Analyze
20. Explain briefly the importance of ascertaining cost of accidents. BT5 Evaluate
 PART - B( 13 MARKS )
Sl.No QUESTIONS LEVEL COMPETENCE
1. Examine various personal protective equipment’s. BT1 Remember
2. Generalize about various costs of industrial accidents. BT6 Create
3. Describe the various steps in HAZOP procedure. BT1 Remember
Discuss about the various methods of training and development of Understand
4. BT2
employees.
Explain the methods of reporting accidents and investigation with formats Analyze
5. BT4
used for the same.
6. Explain about various firefighting devices. BT5 Evaluate
7. Formulate various first aid procedures for fire accident victims. BT6 Create
8. Explain various accident prevention programs. BT5 Evaluate
9. Explain managing human side of safety. BT4 Analyze
10. Analyze various causes of industrial accidents. BT4 Analyze
Describe four types of protective shoes or leg guards, indicating a typical Remember
11. BT1
use for each.
Brief about the experience of physically impaired workers with regard to Remember
12. BT1
injuries, production, absenteeism and turnover.
Express about pre-project safety planning checklist as applied to textile Understand
13. BT2
industry.
Recommend the general first aid principles to help reduce the effects of a Create
14. BT6
burn injury.

PART - C ( 15 MARKS )
Sl.No QUESTIONS LEVEL COMPETENCE
What has been the experience of physically impaired workers with Create
1. regard to work injuries, production, absenteeism and turnover? Discuss BT6
your answer with relative with one example.
Draw the neat sketches of fire hydrant system/ fire alarm system and Remember
2. explain the salient features. Explain the first aid principles to reduce the BT1
effects of a burn injury.
3. Examine various accident prevention programs and their effectiveness. BT3 Apply
Evaluate how various personal protective equipment’s help to maintain Evaluate
4. BT5
safety of workers.
 UNIT V SAFETY, HEALTH,WELFARE & LAWS
UNIT-V SYLLABUS
Safety and health standards - Industrial hygiene - occupational diseases prevention - Welfare facilities - History of
legislations related to Safety-pressure vessel act-Indian boiler act - The environmental protection act - Electricity act
- Explosive act.

PART - A ( 2 MARKS )
Sl.No QUESTIONS LEVEL COMPETENCE
1. Define industrial hygiene. BT1 Remember
2. Express about safety standards. BT2 Understand
3. Give the names of any two occupational diseases. BT2 Understand
4. What is the role of an Industrial Hygienist? BT6 Create
5. Formulate any two methods of preventing occupational diseases. BT6 Create
6. Define health standards. BT1 Remember
7. Explain briefly the purpose of IBA. BT4 Analyze
8. List out any two legislations related to safety. BT1 Remember
9. Discuss the purpose of environmental protection act. BT2 Understand
10. Explain the importance of electricity act. BT5 Evaluate
11. Identify the purpose of Explosives act. BT1 Remember
12. “Safety acts are necessary”. Justify it. BT5 Evaluate
13. Point out any two salient features of environmental protection act. BT4 Analyze
14. What are the salient features of electricity act? BT6 Create
15. Explain about the features of Explosives act. BT4 Analyze
16. List any two safety standards. BT1 Remember
17. How does one develop an Environmental Assessment using GIS? BT1 Remember
18. List any two welfare facilities. BT4 Analyze
19. Explain briefly the meaning of welfare facility. BT5 Evaluate
20. Describe the meaning of IBA. BT2 Understand
 PART - B( 13 MARKS )
Sl.No QUESTIONS LEVEL COMPETENCE
1. Discuss the salient features of Indian Boiler Act. BT2 Understand
2. Discover the salient features of Electricity Act. BT3 Apply
3. Describe the salient features of environmental protection Act. BT1 Remember
4. Formulate and write notes on the salient features of Explosives act. BT6 Create
5. Describe industrial Hygiene. BT1 Remember
6. Explain occupational diseases prevention. BT4 Analyze
7. Explain various Welfare facilities. BT5 Evaluate
8. Describe various safety standards. BT1 Remember
9. Explain various health standards BT4 Analyze
10. Examine various causes of occupational diseases. BT3 Apply
11. Describe the history of legislation related to safety. BT1 Remember
12. Explain about Factory act 1948 BT5 Evaluate
13. Discuss about pressure vessel act. BT2 Understand
Generalize the industrial hygiene concepts highlighting the evaluation of Create
14. BT6
environmental factors.

PART - C ( 15 MARKS )
Sl.No QUESTIONS LEVEL COMPETENCE
Summarize the analysis on the safety aspects incorporated in Indian
1. BT5 Evaluate
Boiler Act.
Explain about the analysis on the safety aspects incorporated in
2. BT4 Analyze
Electricity Act.
3. Support the safety aspects incorporated in Explosives Act. BT5 Evaluate
Describe the methods to be employed to eliminate or reduce exposure
4. resulting in elimination or reduction or the occurrence of occupational BT2 Understand
diseases