Excavator Mock Interview
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Question 31 of 35
You are working on a project and the excavator needs to be moved a few miles down the road. The equipment is loaded onto the trailer, and the driver is going to move the equipment without securing it to the trailer. What would you do?
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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
This question is asked to see how you would handle specific situations in the workplace. It is not the best safety practice to move a piece of equipment without it being properly secured, even if it is only being moved a short distance. The interviewer wants to hear how you would approach the driver, how you would handle conflict if there were one, and how you would call your supervisor if there were a question about this practice. The interviewer wants to hear how you follow safety protocols and take action when needed.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
You want to avoid responding that you would leave it up to the driver to do what they feel is most appropriate. If hired, you will be representing the company, and they want to ensure that you will not let unsafe practices happen in the workplace. If the equipment slid off the trailer during transport, it would cause significant damage to the machine and injury or death to bystanders.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"If I were in this situation, I would tell the driver that it is unsafe to transport the equipment without being secured to the trailer. I would let the driver know that this equipment is my responsibility, and I cannot allow the trailer to be moved without securing the machine first. If the driver refused to secure the equipment and would not allow me to do so, I would call my supervisor and explain the situation and ask for advice."
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