CDC 3E251 Volume 1 – Pavements and Construction Equipment Operator
(Overview Study Guide)
Enforcing safety standards and instructions. - ANS ✔✔What actions can a supervisor take to
prevent accidents from happening in the work place?
Air Force Instruction (AFI) 91-203, Air Force Consolidated Occupational Safety Instruction. - ANS
✔✔What Air Force instruction covers general industrial operations?
A risk management (RM) process. - ANS ✔✔When hazardous situations that are not covered by
existing directives exist, what can you use to mitigate risk and determine adequate safeguards
or procedures to manage the risk?
Exposure to deicing chemicals and removal of snow and ice in subfreezing temperatures. - ANS
✔✔What type of job hazards might you face during winter months?
Suffocation or crushing form cave-ins and hazards from breaking electrical, gas, and steam lines.
- ANS ✔✔When you excavate a trench, what type of hazards should concern you?
Hazards include overloading, dropping, or slipping of the load, obstructing the free passage of
the load, moving a vehicle with an unsecured load, and not using stabilizers. - ANS ✔✔In using
mechanical lifting devices, identify two hazards that cannot be controlled mechanically?
Be alert and knowledgeable as to what is dangerous. - ANS ✔✔What can be done to prevent
many hazards in your work area?
Environmental flight. - ANS ✔✔Which flight will give you guidance of the proper disposal
method for the chemicals we use?
,Defensive Driving. - ANS ✔✔According to the ANSI/ASSE Z15.1, what is defined as driving to
save lives, time, and money in spite of the conditions around you and the actions of others?
AFI 91-207, USAF Traffic Safety Program - ANS ✔✔Which AFI governs what you can do while
operating a government vehicle?
Distractions. - ANS ✔✔What are things that take away your ability to react quickly while
operating a motor vehicle?
To make sure you shut the engine down. - ANS ✔✔What is the primary safety consideration in
servicing or adjusting equipment?
You could spill fuel on the hot exhaust manifold or tailpipe and it could ignite or explode. - ANS
✔✔Why is fueling a piece of equipment with the engine running dangerous?
Always face the equipment and use necessary handrails and steps using three points of contact.
- ANS ✔✔What procedure is used when getting on or off a piece of equipment?
Raise or adjust the attachments as necessary, and start out slowly, gradually reaching the proper
operating speed. - ANS ✔✔Before you place a piece of equipment in motion, what can you do
to get a feel for the machine?
A spotter. - ANS ✔✔When operating a piece of equipment in a hazardous area, what may you
use to help you maneuver it?
Lower all attachments, lock the brakes, shut the engine down, and chock the wheels. - ANS
✔✔What should you do before leaving your piece of equipment or shutting down for the night?
AFOSH, the National Code, and the NEC. - ANS ✔✔Name three regulations the Air Force follows
when dealing with electrical hazards.
, To ensure there is a metallic connection of low resistance directly from all metal surfaces of an
electric tool to the ground. - ANS ✔✔What is the purpose of a grounding plug?
By scraping, kinking, stretching, and exposing to grease and oil. - ANS ✔✔How can you damage
an electrical cord?
Loose gloves or loose clothing. - ANS ✔✔What should you not wear when using rotating
equipment?
Understand how the hazard can affect you. Know what safety equipment is available to combat
the hazard. Know how to use the equipment. Be able to recognize the hazard. - ANS ✔✔What
four very important points are essential when you are working in a hazardous area or with
hazardous equipment?
Eye protection, because it takes only a small minute piece of foreign material to permanently
damage your eye and cost you your sight. - ANS ✔✔What is considered the most important
piece of safety equipment, and why?
Whenever you use acids, alkalis, and other harmful chemicals. - ANS ✔✔When must you wear
rubber protective gloves?
Because even new wire rope has burrs, sometimes called fishhooks, which can easily rip open
your hands. - ANS ✔✔Why should you want to wear leather gloves when working with wire
rope?
Bioenvironmental flight. - ANS ✔✔Which flight conducts an occupational health test to
determine if a respirator is needed within your duty section?
AFI 91-207. - ANS ✔✔Which AFI governs the use of protective devices?
(Overview Study Guide)
Enforcing safety standards and instructions. - ANS ✔✔What actions can a supervisor take to
prevent accidents from happening in the work place?
Air Force Instruction (AFI) 91-203, Air Force Consolidated Occupational Safety Instruction. - ANS
✔✔What Air Force instruction covers general industrial operations?
A risk management (RM) process. - ANS ✔✔When hazardous situations that are not covered by
existing directives exist, what can you use to mitigate risk and determine adequate safeguards
or procedures to manage the risk?
Exposure to deicing chemicals and removal of snow and ice in subfreezing temperatures. - ANS
✔✔What type of job hazards might you face during winter months?
Suffocation or crushing form cave-ins and hazards from breaking electrical, gas, and steam lines.
- ANS ✔✔When you excavate a trench, what type of hazards should concern you?
Hazards include overloading, dropping, or slipping of the load, obstructing the free passage of
the load, moving a vehicle with an unsecured load, and not using stabilizers. - ANS ✔✔In using
mechanical lifting devices, identify two hazards that cannot be controlled mechanically?
Be alert and knowledgeable as to what is dangerous. - ANS ✔✔What can be done to prevent
many hazards in your work area?
Environmental flight. - ANS ✔✔Which flight will give you guidance of the proper disposal
method for the chemicals we use?
,Defensive Driving. - ANS ✔✔According to the ANSI/ASSE Z15.1, what is defined as driving to
save lives, time, and money in spite of the conditions around you and the actions of others?
AFI 91-207, USAF Traffic Safety Program - ANS ✔✔Which AFI governs what you can do while
operating a government vehicle?
Distractions. - ANS ✔✔What are things that take away your ability to react quickly while
operating a motor vehicle?
To make sure you shut the engine down. - ANS ✔✔What is the primary safety consideration in
servicing or adjusting equipment?
You could spill fuel on the hot exhaust manifold or tailpipe and it could ignite or explode. - ANS
✔✔Why is fueling a piece of equipment with the engine running dangerous?
Always face the equipment and use necessary handrails and steps using three points of contact.
- ANS ✔✔What procedure is used when getting on or off a piece of equipment?
Raise or adjust the attachments as necessary, and start out slowly, gradually reaching the proper
operating speed. - ANS ✔✔Before you place a piece of equipment in motion, what can you do
to get a feel for the machine?
A spotter. - ANS ✔✔When operating a piece of equipment in a hazardous area, what may you
use to help you maneuver it?
Lower all attachments, lock the brakes, shut the engine down, and chock the wheels. - ANS
✔✔What should you do before leaving your piece of equipment or shutting down for the night?
AFOSH, the National Code, and the NEC. - ANS ✔✔Name three regulations the Air Force follows
when dealing with electrical hazards.
, To ensure there is a metallic connection of low resistance directly from all metal surfaces of an
electric tool to the ground. - ANS ✔✔What is the purpose of a grounding plug?
By scraping, kinking, stretching, and exposing to grease and oil. - ANS ✔✔How can you damage
an electrical cord?
Loose gloves or loose clothing. - ANS ✔✔What should you not wear when using rotating
equipment?
Understand how the hazard can affect you. Know what safety equipment is available to combat
the hazard. Know how to use the equipment. Be able to recognize the hazard. - ANS ✔✔What
four very important points are essential when you are working in a hazardous area or with
hazardous equipment?
Eye protection, because it takes only a small minute piece of foreign material to permanently
damage your eye and cost you your sight. - ANS ✔✔What is considered the most important
piece of safety equipment, and why?
Whenever you use acids, alkalis, and other harmful chemicals. - ANS ✔✔When must you wear
rubber protective gloves?
Because even new wire rope has burrs, sometimes called fishhooks, which can easily rip open
your hands. - ANS ✔✔Why should you want to wear leather gloves when working with wire
rope?
Bioenvironmental flight. - ANS ✔✔Which flight conducts an occupational health test to
determine if a respirator is needed within your duty section?
AFI 91-207. - ANS ✔✔Which AFI governs the use of protective devices?
