Foreman Interview Questions with 100% Correct
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You are in charge of an operation where you are transferring cargo from one container to
another. One of the men comes to you at about 10AM and says that his leg is hurt and
that he wants a Doctor's slip but, not until the end of the shift. A Longshoreman that you
have known and trusted for a long time comes to you and informs you that he saw the
other individual arrive to work with a limp at 8AM. What do you do with this
information? (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ Report the injury to Management right away.
Let them know that someone claims he was injured and wants a Dr.'s note.
As a foreman, it is my duty to investigate and give a full report of an accident to the
Employer, so I would call both parties and any other witnesses & get the facts.
If he was injured on the job, I would send him to Doctor, take him off the payroll and
make sure if any safety issues were rectified. If he lied I would fire him.
Call an Injury Replacement if the operation or if Management requires it.
You are a Dock Boss and you observe two men and two women engaged in an argument,
which escalates into a shoving match. Please tell me what action you would take if they
are working for your crane and please tell what action you would take if they were not
working for your crane? (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ I would break up the altercation
right away.
Call the Ship Boss and take direction from him on what he would like me to do.
Investigate and find out the reason for the altercation.
Once I've got the situation under control. I would separate the parties. See if it's possible
to shift manning around, have them work on separate cranes.
If I felt like the incident appears to be under section 13 and/or 17... I would get
Management involved.
If it continues or happens again, I would fire all the individuals with a complaint.
, You are the Hatch Boss an you arrive on the job and Management informs you that you
are the only one from Local 94. It is a four gang operation, what do you do? (Correct
Answer) - ✅✅ Call Local 94 and see if any other Foremen are available.
I would elevate myself to Ship Boss.
At check in, look around at my labor and elevate qualified "A" men.
Instruct my elevations to call replacements. Inform management of situation
You are the Hatch Boss and you notice that a discharge container that has just cleared the
hatch is leaking some sort of liquid and it has placards, what do you do? (Correct
Answer) - ✅✅ Stop the crane operator immediately.
Have them put the container back into the hatch.
Call the Ship Boss and take direction from him.
Get all men aboard upwind or get them off the vessel if needed.
Talk to mgmt and ship boss to find out if container is hazardous. If so assist ship boss on
informing all relevant parties.
Assist Management with any relevant information like how bad the leak is, what placard
is on the container, if there was an odor.
You are in charge of a break bulk operation and you have a difficult piece of machinery to
load & lash. You have limited amount of information provided to you by Management,
what do you do? (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ Inspect the cargo for any lifting and
lashing diagrams and markings.
Use what resources I have there by involving other foremen, gearmen and
superintendents and discuss our options.
I would proceed after I'm confident we have come up with a safe solution.
You are the Lash Boss and out of the 16 lashers ordered you get 8 Class A and 8 casuals
whose first day on the job is today. How do you proceed with work? (Correct Answer) -
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You are in charge of an operation where you are transferring cargo from one container to
another. One of the men comes to you at about 10AM and says that his leg is hurt and
that he wants a Doctor's slip but, not until the end of the shift. A Longshoreman that you
have known and trusted for a long time comes to you and informs you that he saw the
other individual arrive to work with a limp at 8AM. What do you do with this
information? (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ Report the injury to Management right away.
Let them know that someone claims he was injured and wants a Dr.'s note.
As a foreman, it is my duty to investigate and give a full report of an accident to the
Employer, so I would call both parties and any other witnesses & get the facts.
If he was injured on the job, I would send him to Doctor, take him off the payroll and
make sure if any safety issues were rectified. If he lied I would fire him.
Call an Injury Replacement if the operation or if Management requires it.
You are a Dock Boss and you observe two men and two women engaged in an argument,
which escalates into a shoving match. Please tell me what action you would take if they
are working for your crane and please tell what action you would take if they were not
working for your crane? (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ I would break up the altercation
right away.
Call the Ship Boss and take direction from him on what he would like me to do.
Investigate and find out the reason for the altercation.
Once I've got the situation under control. I would separate the parties. See if it's possible
to shift manning around, have them work on separate cranes.
If I felt like the incident appears to be under section 13 and/or 17... I would get
Management involved.
If it continues or happens again, I would fire all the individuals with a complaint.
, You are the Hatch Boss an you arrive on the job and Management informs you that you
are the only one from Local 94. It is a four gang operation, what do you do? (Correct
Answer) - ✅✅ Call Local 94 and see if any other Foremen are available.
I would elevate myself to Ship Boss.
At check in, look around at my labor and elevate qualified "A" men.
Instruct my elevations to call replacements. Inform management of situation
You are the Hatch Boss and you notice that a discharge container that has just cleared the
hatch is leaking some sort of liquid and it has placards, what do you do? (Correct
Answer) - ✅✅ Stop the crane operator immediately.
Have them put the container back into the hatch.
Call the Ship Boss and take direction from him.
Get all men aboard upwind or get them off the vessel if needed.
Talk to mgmt and ship boss to find out if container is hazardous. If so assist ship boss on
informing all relevant parties.
Assist Management with any relevant information like how bad the leak is, what placard
is on the container, if there was an odor.
You are in charge of a break bulk operation and you have a difficult piece of machinery to
load & lash. You have limited amount of information provided to you by Management,
what do you do? (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ Inspect the cargo for any lifting and
lashing diagrams and markings.
Use what resources I have there by involving other foremen, gearmen and
superintendents and discuss our options.
I would proceed after I'm confident we have come up with a safe solution.
You are the Lash Boss and out of the 16 lashers ordered you get 8 Class A and 8 casuals
whose first day on the job is today. How do you proceed with work? (Correct Answer) -
