Excavator Mock Interview
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Question 27 of 35
All utilities have been marked prior to digging on a new project. While you are digging a trench, you nick a gas line. What would you do in this situation?
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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
If you accidentally nick a gas line while digging, the interviewer wants to hear that safety is a top priority for you. The interviewer wants to hear that you take this situation seriously and see how you handle it. They want to hear that you would turn the machine off, call 911, ensure there are no ignition sources while clearing the area and notify your supervisor of the situation. Describe how you would handle nicking an underground gas line.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
When responding, you want to avoid acting like this is not a serious situation. You do not want to answer that you would keep running the machine, which could cause a spark and ignition source. You also want to avoid saying that you would try stopping the leak yourself or with the assistance of others.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"If I nicked a gas line while digging, I would immediately turn off the equipment to reduce an ignition source, clear the area of any people, call 911, and notify my supervisor of the situation."
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