Building Construction Interview Questions and Answers

Building Construction Interview Questions and Answers

1. Question 1. How Would You Remove Material And Waste From A Height?
   Answer :
   Lower properly using a hand line, or empty down a chute.
2. Question 2. What 2 Precautions Are Necessary In An Area Where Work May Take Place On A Fragile Roof?
   Answer :
   1. Warning notices must be displayed warning personnel of the fragile roof condition.
   2. Crawling boards or ladders must be used when working on fragile roofs.
3. Question 3. What Precautions Are Necessary In An Area Where Work May Take Place On A Sloping Roof?
   Answer :
   Crawling boards or ladders must be used when working on a sloping roof.
4. Question 4. What Is The Greatest Menace On A Building Site?
   Answer :
   Poor Housekeeping.
5. Question 5. In Relation To Scaffolding What Are Toe-boards For?
   Answer :
   To prevent articles falling off the scaffold platform, or persons slipping or rolling out under the guard rail.
6. 1. Question 6. What Type Of Protection Is A Must For Everyone On A Construction Site?
      Answer :
      A Safety Helmet
   2. Question 7. Why Wear Hard Hats (safety Helmets) On Building Sites?
      Answer :
      As a protection against falling objects, and striking the head on structures.
   3. Question 8. Name Two Precautions Which Must Be Taken To Safe Guard Workers When Working On Heights Of Scaffolding Is Impossible To Use?
      Answer :
      1. Use of Safety Nets.
      2. Use of Safety Belts.
   4. Question 9. What Is The Minimum Age At Which A Person Can Obtain A Cscs Card So That He May Drive A Dumper On A Building Site?
      Answer :
      18 years.
   5. Question 10. Must Sanitary Accommodation Be Provided By Civil Engineering Contractors For Persons Employed?
      Answer :
      Yes
   6. 1. Question 11. Give Two Actions That Must Be Taken In Relation To An Excavation Or Opening In A Floor?
         Answer :
         1. Fenced off.
         2. Warning notice.
      2. Question 12. Give Two Instances When Should Scaffold Be Inspected?
         Answer :
         1. Before use.
         2. After exposure to weather conditions which may affect it
      3. Question 13. Under The Construction Regulations, What Height Should Guard Rails Be On Scaffolds?
         Answer :
         Not greater than 1.2m and not less than 0.95m.
      4. Question 14. What Is Necessary When There Is A Risk Of Falling Material?
         Answer :
         Adequate preventative measures to protect persons.
      5. Question 15. Name The Two Most Obvious Safeguards For Persons When Working Over Water?
         Answer :
         1. They should wear life jackets.
         2. A boat should be kept near by.
      6. Question 16. What Precautions Must Be Taken With The Generation Of Steam Into A Workplace?
         Answer :
         1. Vision must not be obscured.
         2. Prevent burns from hot steam.
      7. Question 17. When Is It Permitted To Use A Basket Attachment On A Forklift?
         Answer :
         It can only be used for non-routine, exceptional work.
      8. Question 18. What Qualifications Are Needed To Be Qualified To Inspect Scaffolding?
         Answer :
         The CSCS card in Basic Scaffolding.
      9. Question 19. When Should A Scaffold Be Inspected By A Qualified Person, Give Four Occasions?
         Answer :
         1. On each occasion before being taken into use.
         2. After being substantially added to.
         3. After exposure to severe weather conditions.
         4. After being struck by any equipment.
      10. Question 20. What Key Ground Characteristics Should Scaffold Erectors Look For Before Erecting The Scaffold?
          Answer :
          They should look out for: basements, drains or patches of soft ground which could give way when loads are placed upon them.
      11. Question 21. What Is The Minimum Acceptable Height Of A Toe Board?
          Answer :
           6" or 150 mm.
      12. Question 22. If You Are Stacking Materials On A Scaffold, What Must You First Of All Establish?
          Answer :
          The Safe Working Load of the scaffold.
      13. Question 23. What Is The Maximum Operating Voltage For Temporary Lighting In Buildings Under Construction?
          Answer :
          110 Volts.
      14. Question 24. What Two General First Aid Arrangements Should Be Made On A Construction Site?
          Answer :
          1. A well maintained First Aid Box.
          2. Have somebody trained in First Aid.
      15. Question 25. What Safety Control Device Should Be Attached To A Pedestrian Vibrating Roller, And Why Should It Be Attached?
          Answer :
          1. A dead mans handle.
          2. In case the operator trips or falls.
      16. Question 26. Why Should A Noise Assessment Be Carried Out On A Construction Site. Give Two Reasons?
          Answer :
          1. To identify all workers at possible risk.
          2. So that appropriate corrective action can be taken.
      17. Question 27. What Is Safe Pass?
          Answer :
          Safe Pass is a one-day safety awareness programme aimed at all who work on Construction sites. It is a legal requirement under Regulation 25 of Construction Regulations 2006.
      18. Question 28. Who Needs To Do Safe Pass Awareness Training?
          Answer :
          The Safe Pass Programme is aimed at all construction site personnel, including new entrants, to ensure that they have a basic awareness of health and safety.
      19. Question 29. Name Three Types Of Asbestos Often Mentioned In Legislation, And State In Increasing Order Of Risk The Names Of These Materials?
          Answer :
          1. Crocidolite (Blue). Amosite (Brown). Chrysotile (White)
          2. White - Brown - Blue.
      20. Question 30. Give Three Of The Four Aims Of The Fas Safe Pass Programme?
          Answer :
          1. Raise the standard of safety awareness in the construction industry
          2. Ensure that all site personnel undergo basic health and safety awareness training
          3. Maintain a register of personnel who have received health and safety training.
          4. To provide all participants with a FAS Safe Pass registration card, indicating that the holder has attended a formal course in health and safety awareness.
      21. Question 31. What Are Four Of The Benefits To Employers Of The Fas Safe Pass Programme?
          Answer :
          1. Improved Safety Culture.
          2. Reduction in accidents on site.
          3. Reduction in lost time due to accidents.
          4. Improve employee morale.
          5. Identification of personnel with recognised training.
      22. Question 32. List Six Items Of Information Which Should Be Included In The Safety File?
          Answer :
          1. Construction drawings, specifications and bills of quantities, used and produced throughout the construction process
          2. The general design criteria
          3. Details of the equipment and maintenance facilities within the structure
          4. Maintenance procedures and requirements for the structure
          5. Manuals, certificates, produced by specialist contractors and suppliers typically in respect of lifts, electrical and mechanical installations and window cleaning
          6. Details of the location and nature of utilities and services, including emergency and firefighting systems.
      23. Question 33. Give Eight Items To Check On When Carrying Out A Scaffold Inspection?
          Answer :
          1. The alignment and support of the standards.
          2. The straightness of the ledgers.
          3. The adequacy of the bracing.
          4. Security of any ties to a building.
          5. The tightness of lashings or couplers.
          6. The platforms for support, security, and soundness.
          7. The guard rails and the boards.
          8. The security of ladders.
      24. Question 34. Give The Eight Principal Causes Of Accidents With Cartridge Operated Tools?
          Answer :
          1. Careless handling of the tool
          2. Firing projectiles into unsuitable materials.
          3. Ricochets of the projectiles from the surface of the material.
          4. Use of gun with unauthorised people in the area.
          5. Being used adjacent to gas pipes or electrical wiring.
          6. Firing projectiles into brittle or weak materials.
          7. Firing projectiles into hardened steel or stone.
          8. Using the incorrect strength of cartridge for the job.
      25. Question 35. List Three Of The Duties Of A Safety Officer On A Construction Site?
          Answer :
          1. Advise the contractor on how to comply with relevant statutory provisions
          2. Exercise general supervision of the compliance with relevant statutory provisions
          3. Promote safe conduct at work generally
          4. Co-operate with any Safety Advisor appointed under statutory provisions in relation to safety, health and welfare at work on the project.
      26. Question 36. Give Another Name For A Cofferdam, And How Does It Keep The Water Out?
          Answer :
          1. Caisson Dam.
          2. By air pressure.
      27. Question 37. What Is The Name Given To The Type Of Dam Used While Building A Foundation Under Water?
          Answer :
          A Cofferdam.
      28. Question 38. What Are The Three Essential Considerations In Relation To The Height Of A Mobile Scaffold
          Answer :
          1. It should not exceed three times the smaller width at the base.
          2. It should not exceed 12 metres.
          3. If over 9.5 metres it should be tied to the structure.
      29. Question 39. When Should The Safety & Health Plan Be Reviewed?
          Answer :
          The plan should be reviewed as work progresses and updated as necessary.
      30. Question 40. A Client Is Required To Appoint A Project Supervisor To Oversee And Co-ordinate Safety And Health Matters During Two Distinct Stages Of A Project: What Are They?
          Answer :
          1. the design process and
          2. the construction stage
      31. Question 41. What Fire Precaution Should Be Taken Around Petrol Powered Machines?
          Answer :
          The avoidance of smoking or naked flames.
      32. Question 42. When Hiring A Mobile Scaffold From A Hire Company What Four Key Features Should Be Checked?
          Answer :
           It should have:
          1. wheels which can be locked
          2. brakes that work
          3. out riggers for stability
          4. an internal fixed ladder for safe access.