WORK PERMIT PRE-TEST

NAME: _________________________________________ DATE: _____________

DESIGNATION___________________________________ COMPANY:_____________

Directions: Circle the correct answer(s) or fill the blank(s).

1. Most incidents in the workplace are caused by a combination of unsafe acts and .

a. hazards
b. the environment
c. unsafe conditions
d. safe acts

2. What is a Hazard defined as .

a. Anything that has the potential to cause harm to people, the environment, assets and
business
b. Anything that has the potential to cost money to people, the environment and
business.
c. Anything that has the potential to improve the business.
d. Anything that results in the environment, assets and business changing

3. The most common cause of incidents at Saudi Aramco is a failure to follow .

a. rules and procedures

b. yellow lines in the workshop
c. co-workers good suggestions
d. supervisors instructions
4. Hazard recognition and reporting is the responsibility of .

a. your supervisor
b. your co-workers
c. everyone
d. the Loss Prevention Department

EXERCISE B
Directions: Answer the questions below. Circle the correct answer(s) or fill the blank(s).
1. Match the following hazard control methods with the correct description.

a. engineering
b. administrative
c. PPE/RPE

1. SCBA/SABA
2. Isolation and LOTO
3. Use PPE
4. Reduce
5. Eliminate
6. Rules and procedures

Directions: Fill in the missing words below.

2. The purpose of hazard recognition is to hazards before they can cause an incident.

3. A is anything that can have an adverse impact on your safety.

4. Equipment noise, impact noise, and vibrations are example of hazards.

5. A is a work permit process that helps identify, control, eliminate or minimize any
hazards before work can begin, and then ensure that the area is safe when the work is
complete.

6. Select the main Safety processes Saudi Aramco uses to identify hazards early to avoid
incidents:

a. Safety Observations Checklist

b. Joint Site Inspection
c. Work Permit system
d. Hazard Analysis Checklist
e. All answers

EXERCISE C
Directions: Circle the correct answer(s) or fill the blank(s).

1.Why do you wear safety shoes, harnesses and lanyards?

a. To have a place to put their tools

b. To store tools when they climb ladders
c. To prevent slips, trips and falls
d. To be more comfortable

2. What indicates an area has a noise hazard requiring earplugs or earmuffs to be worn?

a. "Hearing protection required" signs are present in area

b. Work and see if your hearing is damaged
c. Wear ear plugs in one ear and see what happens
d. See if other workers in the area are wearing ear plugs

3. Mechanical energy can be hazardous if it does not have adequate .

a. Guarding
b. un-guarding
c. guardianship
d. velocity

4. Select a method used to protect people on the ground, from tools or equipment falling
from elevated areas?

a. Install ladders at all platforms

b. Installing barricades and signs to keep people away
c. Wearing safety shoes
d. Watch the wind direction
5. What is the maximum wind speed limits for crane lifts, manbaskets, and for work on
scaffolds?

a. Crane max. 32kph, Manbasket max. 25kph and Scaffold max. 65kph
b. Crane max. 25kph, Manbasket max. 32kph and Scaffold max. 65kph
c. Crane max. 32kph, Manbasket max. 65kph and Scaffold max. 25kph
d. Crane max. Unlimited, Manbasket max. 55kph and Scaffold max. 55kph

6. When entering areas where H2S concentrations are equal to or above 10 ppm, testing
for H2S, there is any indication of equipment failure or product leak or entering a
confined space containing sour liquids or sour gases you must
wear?

a. SCBA or SABA
b. Safety shoes and dust marks
c. Rubber gloves and dust respirator
d. No RPE required below 100ppm of H2S

7. What will happen if a confined space is not properly isolated?

a. Air will enter quickly inside a confined space

b. Flammable, toxic or hazardous gases could enter by accident
c. The space will become noisy
d. SCBA will not work properly

EXERCISE D
Directions: Circle the correct answer(s) or fill the blank(s).

1. Identify the proper angle to set a ladder against a wall before climbing.

a. 50 degrees or a 2-to-1 slope

b. 10 degrees or a 9-to-1 slope
c. 60 degrees or a 6-to-1 slope
d. 75 degrees or a 4-to-1 slope

2. What must be installed on every scaffold?

a. Wooden planks
b. Barricades and warning signs
c. Safety harness and tag lines
d. A safe means of access

3. What is used to tell people to keep away from a scaffold?

a. Hot work permit

b. Green scaffold tag
c. Barricades and warning signs
d. Standby man
4. What are some of the basic safety checks that should be made before accessing
scaffolding?

a. materials must be in good condition (no rusty tubing and no split boards)
b. no leaning
c. no evidence of collision damage
d. no gaps in the planks or boards
e. toe boards are fitted
f. all of the above

5. In the SCAFFTAG process, a Red tag means?

a. No access except scaffolders erecting or dismantling.

b. Everyone must use a full-body harnesses on the scaffold.
c. You may use the completed scaffold without a harness
d. Color not important only the tag number matters

EXERCISE E
Directions: Circle the correct answer(s) or fill the blank(s).
1. Identify a major hazard when using heavy equipment in an operating area?

a. The machine could hit and damage people or equipment

b. Tire ratings may be too high for safe work
c. The operator’s certificate may expire
d. The operating manual may be missing

2. What should be done if a heavy equipment operator’s certificate expired yesterday?

a. Prevent the operator from using the equipment
b. Get a waiver from the operations superintendent
c. Assign a standby man who is at least a Rigger II
d. The crane inspector should renew the certificate on the spot
3. Which two things must be checked before operating heavy equipment?
a. Manufacturer’s manual and inspection certificate
b. Lift plan approval and operator’s certificate
c. Hydraulic pressure and operator’s certificate
d. Operator certification and safe clearance from equipment

4. Which of the following must be checked before issuing a work permit to operate a
crane in an operating area?

a. Crane balance sheet and wind direction

b. Lift plan and operator’s certificate
c. Crane boom length and log book
d. Log book and lattice boom extension
5. What must be checked before a man-lift basket can be used?

a. Load moment indicator and tire pressure

b. Grab bars and the three point hitch
c. Inspection sticker and lift plan
d. Crane operator’s manual and wind speed

EXERCISE F
Directions: Circle the correct answer(s) or fill the blank(s).

1. What must be done before a backhoe can dig an excavation in a hydrocarbon process
area?

a. Shut down all critical process equipment

b. Have a standby man at all access points
c. Install shoring after the excavation is finished
d. Locate and mark all underground equipment and cables

2. What does shoring, benching and sloping refer

to?

a. Installing catalyst in a vessel

b. Gardening or tree removal
c. Carpentry or woodworking
d. Preventing excavation collapse

3. What precaution must men take before they work in an excavation?

a. Ground all double-insulated equipment

b. Assign a certified fire watch
c. Wear self-contained breathing apparatus
d. Check shoring, benching or sloping is in
place

4. Which precautions should be taken to make sure people cannot accidentally fall into an
excavation?

a. Install barricades and warning signs

b. Have all people wear safety harnesses
c. Have all workers wear safety lanyards
d. Have all workers tie-off to the excavation

5. Why is it important to keep heavy equipment, sand, rock or other debris away from the
edge of an excavation?

a. To keep access ladders from becoming blocked

b. To keep the weight from caving in the excavation
c. To make enough room for barricades and warning signs
d. To keep bench guards from being covered or blocked
6. Excavating machines are not allowed to operate closer than how many meters from the
nearest underground hazard?

a. 3 meters
b. 1 meters
c. 5 meters
d. 10 meters

7. Why is it unsafe to operate internal combustion engines near excavations?

a. Fuel leaks can fill up the excavation

b. Toxic exhaust fumes can build up in an excavation
c. Barricades and warning signs may be moved
d. Workers in the excavation could get an electric shock

8. How can you control the hazards of underground cables or utilities before starting any
excavation?

a. Identify and mark cables and services before digging.

c. Use cable drawings and plans.
d. Use cable locating devices
e Safe digging practice last 3 meters by hand
f. All answers

9. True or false: The heavy equipment is parked as close to the excavation as it deep. For
example if the trench is 10 feet deep you park 10 feet away.

a. True
b. False

10. How close to the edge of an excavation can heavy equipment is parked?

a. 1.3 meters
b. 5 meters
c. 3.1 meters
d. Not important

EXERCISE G
Directions: Circle the correct answer(s) or fill the blank(s).

1. Why is it mandatory that asbestos material be kept wet with water while it is being
handled?

a. To prevent fires and explosions from happening

b. Water changes it into a non-hazardous material
c. Water keeps it cool during hot summer months
d. Water keeps the fibers from becoming airborne
2. What is the distance compressed flammable gas cylinders must be kept from those
containing O2 or oxidizers?

a. 6.1 meters or 20 feet

b. 5 meters or 16 feet
c. 10 meters or 33 feet
d. 3 meters or 10 feet

3. Identify two hazards that might be found when using compressed air driven
equipment?

a. GFCI missing and not double-insulated

b. Damaged base plates and missing guards
c. Damaged hoses and missing coupling safety pins
d. Tools rated over 115 volts and damaged hoses

4. Why should you inspect a compressed gas cylinder before you use it?

a. To see if it needs to be painted

b. To check the bonding cable
c. To make sure it is safe to use
d. It is a GI requirement

5. Identify two hazards that are associated with abrasive blasting equipment.

a. Nonflammable gas and toxic gas

b. Iron sulfide and hydrogen sulfide
c. Ignition source and water spray
d. Low visibility and ignition source

6. Which of the following safety precautions must be used when abrasive blasting?

a. Dead-man switch, dust masks and steel-toed safety shoes

b. Air-supplied hoods, dead-man switch and bonding
c. Foot protection, dust masks and grounded equipment
d. Isolate, purge and ground all electrical equipment

7. What must be provided to protect from radiation, when radiography work is done?

a. Respirators and skin protection

b. Hazard Identification Plan
c. Time, distance and shielding
d. Time, shielding and elevation

8. Why is spray-painting inside a confined space

more dangerous than spray painting in an open
area?

a. Flammable paint vapors may become

explosive in confined spaces
b. Paint can build up on the inside of the
vessel walls, top and floor
c. Dust can cause paint not to dry properly
in confined spaces
d. Paint cans can trip and injure workers in
confined spaces.

9. Identify three safety precautions workers must

take when doing abrasive blast cleaning?
a. Dead man switch, respirator and bonding
b. Bonding, dead man switch and fire watch
c. Respirator, fire watch and bonding
d. Fire watch, respirator and dead man switch

EXERCISE H
Directions: Answer the following questions, or fill in the
blank where appropriate.

1. What are six hazardous properties of H 2S gas?

2. What is produced when H2S burns?

3. Why should you look for the windsock if you hear a gas alarm?
4. What happens to your sense of smell at higher concentrations of H 2S?
5. What is the main route of entry of H 2S into your body?
6. When mixed with H2S may form a corrosive acid?
7. What are four types of control measure that reduce the risks associated with H 2S gas?

8. If you hear the H2S alarm, you should immediately move to safety in which direction?

a. Upwind
b. Downwind
c. Cross wind
d. Not important just run away

9. Never attempt a rescue in an H2S area, unless you are fully , and
wearing protection.

10. You must wear protection before entering an area where the
H2S concentration is 10ppm or more.

11. Only trained personnel wearing an should attempt to

rescue a victim of H2S exposure.
12. What are three Saudi Aramco facilities where H 2S may be found?

13. What is the most common way for H2S to enter the body?
14. Who is authorized to enter an area where the H 2S alarm is sounding?
15. Which direction should you move if you hear the H 2S alarm?

EXERCISE I
Directions: Circle the correct answer(s) or fill the blank(s).
1. Why is a hot work permit required for abrasive blasting?

a. A bonding system is not used

b. It may cause an ignition source
c. It creates extremely high temperatures
d. A fire watch is not required
2. How do we control welding activities in restricted areas?

a. Tell the area foreman

b. Use portable radios
c. Hot work permit and assign a fire watch
d. Cold work permit and warning signs

3. Why are welding, cutting and brazing tasks in confined spaces dangerous?

a. Flammable atmospheres and combustible material can be easily ignited by these tasks
b. They increase the risk of carbon monoxide (CO) exposure
c. They increase the risk of low oxygen levels.
d. All the above answers

4. True or False: For any cutting, welding or burning operation (even if a hot work permit
is not issued) a qualified Fire watch must be assigned?

a. True
b. False

5. What are the some of the best precautions and controls to prevent electrical fire?

a. Regular inspections
b. UL listed equipment and GFCI or grounding
for all portable electrical tools
c. Good housekeeping
d. Qualified personnel for maintenance
e. All the above

EXERCISE J
Directions: Circle the correct answer(s) or fill the blank(s).
1. Why does Saudi Aramco organizations have specific Emergency Response Plans?
a. To avoid incorrect or delayed response
b. To avoid escalation and/or increased damage
or casualties (victims)
c. To ensure everyone knows their roles and responsibilities
d. To ensure you know how to respond, report and evacuate to safe location
e. All the above

2. In case of an emergency you must immediately report:

a. All work related injuries/illnesses or vehicle collisions, no matter how slight, to your
supervisor.
b. All fires, spills, and releases, no matter how small, to your supervisor.
c. Any unsafe condition, practice, near miss, or incident to your supervisor.
d. All the above answers.

3. In case of an emergency, you must:

a. Follow local plans or instructions

b. Remain calm and stop work
c. Proceed immediately and safely to the designated assembly point
d. Remain at assembly area until the “all clear” signal is given
e. All the above answers

EXERCISE K

1. Identify ARAMCO PERMIT FORM 924-1

2. Color Code for ARAMCO PERMIT FORM 924-1
3. Identify ARAMCO PERMIT FORM 924-3
4. Color Code for ARAMCO PERMIT FORM 924-3
5. Identify ARAMCO PERMIT FORM 924-2
6. Color Code for ARAMCO PERMIT FORM 924-2
7. Identify ARAMCO PERMIT FORM 924-4
8. Color Code for ARAMCO PERMIT FORM 924-4
9. Identify ARAMCO General Instruction 2.100
10. Identify Issuing Organization for GI 2.100

KEY TO EXERCISES
EXERCISE A
1. C
2. A
3. A
4. C

EXERCISE B
1. A : 2 and 5 B : 4 and 6 C : 1 and 3
2. Identify
3. Hazard
4. Joint Site Inspection JSI
5. E
EXERCISE C
1. C
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. A
7. B
EXERCISE D
1. D
2. B
3. C
4. F
5. A

EXERCISE E
1. A
2. A
3. D
4. B
5. C
EXERCISE F
1. D
2. D
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. A
7. B
8. A
9. A
10. A

EXERCISE G
1. D
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. D
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. A

EXERCISE H
1. Extremely toxic, invisible, heavier than air, flammable and explosive, corrosive
and reactive, deadens your sense of smell
2. Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)
3. To see the wind direction – the wind shows the direction that the H 2S will travel
4. Your sense of smell is deadened, so you cannot smell anything
5. Inhalation (breathing)
6. Moisture or water
7. Fixed gas detection systems, portable gas monitors, personal gas monitors
8. Engineering controls, PPE, procedures, personal gas monitors
9. C
10. SACB or /SABA

11. SCABA or SABA

12. Gas plant, GOSP, refinery, drilling rig, sewage treatment
13. Inhalation or Breathing
14. A trained rescuer, wearing respiratory protection and PPE
15. Crosswind

EXERCISE I
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. E

EXERCISE J
1. E
2. D
3. E

EXERCISE K

1. EQUIPMENT OPENING/LINE BREAK PERMIT

2. YELLOW
3. COLD WORK PERMIT
4. BLUE
5. HOT WORK PERMIT
6. RED
7. CONFINE SPACE ENTRY PERMIT
8. GREEN
9. ARAMCO GI 2.100- Work Permit System
10. LOSS PREVENTION DEPARTMENT