ISTC BASIC PLUS TRAINING LATEST EXAMS TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Pre-Startup Safety - ✔✔All important elements such as start-up, shut-down and
operating procedures, including emergency procedures must be in place and the
operating staff trained before a startup. The development of P&IDs (Piping & Instrument
Diagrams) must be available prior to startup for training assistance.
✔✔Mechanical Integrity - ✔✔An employer must operate and maintain the process in a
safe manner and process equipment as designed in order to ensure safety. Equipment
needs to be replaced when it is worn out.
✔✔Work Permits - ✔✔It is also important that non-routine work be well communicated,
not only to those who will do the work, but to any persons that could be affected by the
work. WORK PERMITS give authorization to workers to do special tasks only after
many things are in place that can ensure the safety of that work.
✔✔Non-routine work... - ✔✔canNOT be done without a signed, written permit that has
all the special precautions addressed within it.
✔✔Examples of some of the different types of work permits or procedures you may
need for your job are - ✔✔Line Breaking Procedures
Lockout/Tagout Procedures
, Cold Work Permits
Hot Work Permits
Confined Space Entry Permits
Managing Change
Investigation of Incidents
Emergency Preparedness
Compliance Audits
Trade Secrets
✔✔Line Breaking Procedures - ✔✔These procedures will identify what steps must have
occurred before the line is opened that will assure that the line does not have pressure
on it and that the contents in the line cannot start to come out while the work is being
done.
✔✔Lockout/Tagout Procedures - ✔✔This refers to the basic steps of a typical
Lockout/Tagout procedure as discussed earlier in this study guide.
✔✔Cold Work Permits - ✔✔This type of permit is used for work which typically does not
create any serious safety concerns associated with the job: it will NOT produce heat or
a spark and the work is to be done in normal work areas.
✔✔Hot Work Permits - ✔✔This permit is used when the work that will be done or the
tools and equipment used to do the work could produce enough HEAT or a SPARK to
IGNITE the materials around it. This permit requires the results of the gas test that
proves that this work can be safely done as well as what fire extinguishing equipment
must be on hand during the work. Some other requirements are time and date the work
can be done, description of the object to be worked on, and what emergency equipment
should be on hand.
✔✔Confined Space Entry Permits - ✔✔This permit has special requirements that must
be in place before anyone can enter a confined space. This includes air quality testing
and emergency rescue needs.
✔✔Managing Change - ✔✔The management of change covers such areas as changes
in process technology, changes in instrumentation, or changes in the equipment itself.
Not properly managing change has been a primary cause of many accidents. Special
attention must always be made to be sure that pump types and sizes, and other
equipment that is being replaced are identical to what is being removed.
✔✔Investigation of Incidents - ✔✔The investigation of an incident is the only way to
determine the underlying causes of incidents and then determine any steps that could
prevent the same or similar events from reoccurring in the future. The focus of all
investigations should be to obtain facts - and not to place blame. For this purpose, ALL
accidents, injuries, and incidents (even "near-miss" incidents) must be reported to the
proper personnel.
PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Pre-Startup Safety - ✔✔All important elements such as start-up, shut-down and
operating procedures, including emergency procedures must be in place and the
operating staff trained before a startup. The development of P&IDs (Piping & Instrument
Diagrams) must be available prior to startup for training assistance.
✔✔Mechanical Integrity - ✔✔An employer must operate and maintain the process in a
safe manner and process equipment as designed in order to ensure safety. Equipment
needs to be replaced when it is worn out.
✔✔Work Permits - ✔✔It is also important that non-routine work be well communicated,
not only to those who will do the work, but to any persons that could be affected by the
work. WORK PERMITS give authorization to workers to do special tasks only after
many things are in place that can ensure the safety of that work.
✔✔Non-routine work... - ✔✔canNOT be done without a signed, written permit that has
all the special precautions addressed within it.
✔✔Examples of some of the different types of work permits or procedures you may
need for your job are - ✔✔Line Breaking Procedures
Lockout/Tagout Procedures
, Cold Work Permits
Hot Work Permits
Confined Space Entry Permits
Managing Change
Investigation of Incidents
Emergency Preparedness
Compliance Audits
Trade Secrets
✔✔Line Breaking Procedures - ✔✔These procedures will identify what steps must have
occurred before the line is opened that will assure that the line does not have pressure
on it and that the contents in the line cannot start to come out while the work is being
done.
✔✔Lockout/Tagout Procedures - ✔✔This refers to the basic steps of a typical
Lockout/Tagout procedure as discussed earlier in this study guide.
✔✔Cold Work Permits - ✔✔This type of permit is used for work which typically does not
create any serious safety concerns associated with the job: it will NOT produce heat or
a spark and the work is to be done in normal work areas.
✔✔Hot Work Permits - ✔✔This permit is used when the work that will be done or the
tools and equipment used to do the work could produce enough HEAT or a SPARK to
IGNITE the materials around it. This permit requires the results of the gas test that
proves that this work can be safely done as well as what fire extinguishing equipment
must be on hand during the work. Some other requirements are time and date the work
can be done, description of the object to be worked on, and what emergency equipment
should be on hand.
✔✔Confined Space Entry Permits - ✔✔This permit has special requirements that must
be in place before anyone can enter a confined space. This includes air quality testing
and emergency rescue needs.
✔✔Managing Change - ✔✔The management of change covers such areas as changes
in process technology, changes in instrumentation, or changes in the equipment itself.
Not properly managing change has been a primary cause of many accidents. Special
attention must always be made to be sure that pump types and sizes, and other
equipment that is being replaced are identical to what is being removed.
✔✔Investigation of Incidents - ✔✔The investigation of an incident is the only way to
determine the underlying causes of incidents and then determine any steps that could
prevent the same or similar events from reoccurring in the future. The focus of all
investigations should be to obtain facts - and not to place blame. For this purpose, ALL
accidents, injuries, and incidents (even "near-miss" incidents) must be reported to the
proper personnel.
