ops final filtered

17. Which of the following would be best for presenting a quantity of an item?

A. 175 gallons

24. Describe nitrogen.

A. A key element in drinking water

6. What is a lockbox?

A. A safety device with multiple locks into which all keys and/or tags from the LOTO devices securing the equipment are inserted

8. Which policy defines the process and procedure to isolate equipment for hot work or specific activities that require equipment removal?

A. Blinding policies

3. Which are the main two noncondensable gases that are stripped from boiler water by a deaerator?

A. Chlorine and nitrogen

8. When does pressure testing of vessels, piping, and other equipment occur?

A. During construction

16. How are small sample amounts often collected to create a composite sample?

A. In a time-lapse manner

16. In which cases could the rapid heating of process equipment result in overpressure leading to a catastrophic event that could affect an entire process facility and surrounding communities?

A. In cases involving specialty chemicals, such as hydrofluoric acid

12. When does purging and removing air from equipment occur?

A. In the precommissioning phase

20. As technology continues to advance, what will the future hold for process technicians?

A. It will enable them to help the industry run more efficiently and effectively in the future.

17. Both the control board operator and the outside operator have duties common to both areas. Which of the following duties is assigned to just the outside operator?

A. Perform safety verification checks as required by the facility management

16. Besides detailed startup planning, what can help eliminate hazardous incidents during startups?

A. SOPs and safe work practices

6. What is the term for the set of directions or instructions that has a recognized and permanent value and that defines the particular steps to take when a certain situation or condition occurs?

A. Standard operating procedures

12. What is the main part of a drawing that contains symbols and defines elements such as relative position, types of materials, descriptions, and functions?

A. The application block

4. In written communications within the unit, which reader should process technicians keep in mind?

A. The most inexperienced person in the unit

2. What is the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)?

A. The organization that regulates safety and health standards internationally

12. Who may also be called the process supervisor?

A. The shift supervisor

8. What is mechanical energy?

A. The sum of kinetic and potential energy of a mechanical system

11. Which of the following statements about shift supervisors is true?

A. They are responsible for the process technicians on their shift.

7. What are adjustable pliers also called?

A. Tongue and groove pliers

11. Older process units may have ______ instrumentation and control systems.

A. a combination of previous generation electronic and pneumatic

14. Symbols for pneumatic, motor, hydraulic, and solenoid are examples of ______ symbols.

A. actuator

7. Samples that may contain flammable or explosive compounds may need to be collected ______.

A. in electrically grounded sample containers

18. What strength should tagout tags have?

B. 50 pounds or more

12. What is name of a documented plan used to evaluate the hazards and define precautions necessary during heavy lifting activities?

B. A lift plan

6. What is used to raise sewage out of a sump and discharge it into a screen to remove very large solids and debris?

B. A lift station

2. What type of startup would be performed after a planned shutdown?

B. A normal startup

10. Describe a pneumatic energy system.

B. A power transmission system that uses the force of flowing gases to transmit power

4. Which maintenance strategy results in much more costly downtime when equipment is out of service for repair or replacement?

B. A reactive maintenance strategy

18. A gas chromatograph consists of all but the following?

B. A relief valve

19. What is a prominent warning device used to indicate that an energy-isolating device may not be operated until the device is removed?

B. A tagout device

11. What kind of radio system uses a pool of channels that are available for a great many different groups of users?

B. A trunked radio system

12. What is a stand-alone electronic communication system intended for limited or private conversation?

B. An intercom

5. What is a lockout device?

B. Any device that utilizes a positive means, such as a keyed or combination type lock, to hold equipment in a zero-energy state

19. What is one of the important activities during the postcommissioning phase?

B. Any outstanding issues must be addressed by the contracted firm.

2. Why is it absolutely essential for process facilities to ensure that their employees are trained in their operations?

B. Because it is required by federal law

9. Hot spots would not normally be among the key inspection points for which process equipment?

B. Cooling towers

20. Which of the following types of explosions generally causes the greatest damage?

B. Decomposition explosions

15. Which are usually positioned away from vapor-laden areas or cooling tower moisture?

B. Electrical substations

7. Which of the following kinds of support could the process technician provide the construction crew as the construction phase begins?

B. Issuing work permits, including hot work and confined space entry

19. What should the person going off shift do if the person coming on shift does not appear to be open to hearing and learning about an event or a problem?

B. Leave behind written documentation.

3. What information is sent in the second step in the four parts of effective verbal communication?

B. None. The receiver mentally processes the information.

17. Which standard covers many of the activities that take place during a unit startup?

B. OSHA's PSM (Process Safety Management) of Highly Hazardous Materials standard (1910.119)

23. Who can remove lockout/tagout devices?

B. Only authorized employees

5. Which individuals would not be considered nonoperating personnel?

B. Process technicians

6. Which of the following results of equipment inspection/monitoring would be included in the unit status report given to the incoming technician for a particular shift change?

B. Results of equipment inspection/monitoring performed during the current shift

6. What is the Safe Work Permit?

B. The overarching document that should incorporate all aspects of workplace hazard controls

24. What is an interim test?

B. The test of equipment requiring removal of lockout/tagout devices prior to completion of maintenance or repair of equipment

2. What does stream-to-stream mean?

B. The time duration between a unit shutdown when production stops to unit startup when production is resumed

8. What is the purpose of a bioaugmentation product?

B. To reseed sanitary sewer systems with the bacteria ("bugs") used to break down organic material and help prevent the system from going septic

8. During preparation for routine annual preventive maintenance, the technician must keep an accurate time for each event and ______ as it is completed.

B. initial each step

6. Why should the adjustable end of a double-headed operator's wrench not be used for opening and closing valves?

C. Because it can cause burring of the valve wheel rim, which could lead to hand injuries

22. How should process technicians document the completion of all steps of critical procedures?

C. By signing the procedure

4. Which of the following statements about product purity parameters is true?

C. Different customers may have different physical or chemical requirements or specifications for product purity.

11. Which systems use pressurized fluids as a means of generation, control, and transmission of power?

C. Hydraulic energy

7. Which of the two startups are the most involved and require the same amount of effort and focus?

C. Initial commissioning startups and startups after a turnaround (TAR)

4. What is the third phase of the commissioning process?

C. Precommissioning

5. What are two critical factors in the way samples is collected?

C. Reliable results and personnel safety

17. What is another name for the Saybolt scale?

C. The ASTM International color scale

1. Which of the following is a federal agency charged with authority to make and enforce the national environmental policy?

C. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

7. Which position may be called the operations supervisor?

C. The operations superintendent

17. What is the performance trial of the unit?

C. The period when the unit is run at 100 percent for a fixed period

14. Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding initial startup procedures?

C. The process technician is required to identify, troubleshoot, and correct problems as they occur during the initial startup period.

1. What is commissioning?

C. The systematic course of action for starting up a newly constructed process unit or facility

20. Even when functioning properly, about how long will a flare smoke?

C. Thirty seconds to a minute

20. The reduction or emptying of contents or residuals in a tank to various levels, based on activities and possible exposure of personnel to contents is known as ______.

C. deinventory

10. What is the term for a substance capable of absorbing and releasing considerable quantities of heat during liquid-to-gas and gas-to-liquid phase change, or latent heat?

D. A Class 1 refrigerant

16. What is a sound-powered phone?

D. A device containing electromechanical transducers that convert voice directly into electrical energy

11. What is an evaporator?

D. A heat exchanger having refrigerant that has undergone a sudden pressure reduction

9. What action should take place at the start of an abnormal condition?

D. An analysis of the abnormal condition should be completed.

17. In preparing for turnaround, what duty must the process technician perform related to hot work and confined space entry?

D. Conduct gas testing

16. Which of the following is a TAR execution phase activity?

D. Creating/planning follow-up work

18. During a unit startup, the process technician would communicate electrical issues with which group?

D. Engineering

13. What kind of wearing apparel is designed for use in situations where there is a risk of arc, flash, or thermal burns?

D. Fire retardant clothing (FRC)

12. What is the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER)?

D. OSHA's Regulation 29 CFR 1910.120, which applies to personnel who are in a role or position to act as a first responder during an emergency

27. Typically, the pressure of natural gas supplied by a third party _.

D. One part of liquid water expands to approximately 1,600 times that volume as steam

13. In which phase may the process technician be enlisted to ensure and/or witness the inspection of such equipment as towers and reactors inspected?

D. Precommissioning

10. What is one of the activities that occurs as the unit moves to mechanical completion?

D. Pressure testing of vessels, piping, and other equipment

8. What type of refrigeration systems can help eliminate or minimize the hazards associated with an emergency situation?

D. Redundant

3. Which systems are placed into service first at the start of a unit startup?

D. Safety systems like firewater, deluge, and chemical detection systems

5. During the planning phase, staffing plans include which of the following?

D. Staffing needs and hiring timelines

18. What is the other term for performance testing?

D. Step testing

14. What contributes to the hazard level during startups, shutdowns, and emergencies?

D. The human element

11. In which phase of the commissioning process will the process technician become more familiar with the process piping and equipment?

D. The precommissioning phase

1. Which of the following is a definition of sampling?

D. The process of collecting a representative portion of a material for analysis

19. What is thermal expansion?

D. The tendency of matter to increase in volume in response to an increase in temperature

14. What are car seals used for?

D. To secure devices such as valves, tanks, and so on to ensure they have not been opened or altered

7. How is a sanitary sewer pump used?

D. To take suction on the effluent sump and discharge to the process wastewater system

19. Of the following, which is the best subject on which to practice writing a procedure?

D. Winterizing the family car

17. Which devices emit ionizing radiation?

D. X-ray level measuring devices

15. An operation run plan is ______.

D. a temporary operating procedure

19. When a fire is too large, a call may be sounded to invoke a mutual aid system, consisting of ______.

D. many local fire brigades, including the municipal fire department

7. When the potential for unique exposure hazards is present, the process technician is responsible for ______,

D. participating in employee health monitoring programs

16. Studies have shown that most people begin to have difficulty processing written instructions that exceed ______ steps.

D. seven to nine

3. The quality limitations for a product—which also are the product purity parameters that have been agreed on by the company and the customers or regulated by governmental agencies—are commonly called ______.

specs