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18 Cards in this Set
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After the Fact |
Investigations represent an ____________ response for any particular mishap |
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Chance Occuances |
cause of accident that are beyond the control of the worker or management |
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Unsafe Conditions |
cause of accident that include the job itself, the work schedule, the pscyhological climate etc. |
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Vibration |
hand-arm can affect blood vessels, nerves and muscles, whole body can lead to fatigue insomnia, headaches, blurred vision and shakiness |
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Noise exposure standards |
measured in terms of decibels, exposure periods and exchange rates compared to criterion levels which is the steady noise level permitted for a full 8 hour shifts |
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Class A Fires |
fires of ordinary materials like burning paper, lumber, cardboard, plastics |
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Class B Fires |
fires that involves flammable or combustible liquides such as gasoline, kersene and common organic solvents used in the laboratory. |
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Class C |
fires that involve energized electrical equiment |
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Class D fires |
fires involved combustible metals (e.g. lithium batteries) these materials burn at high tempatures and will react violently with water air, and or other chemicals |
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Six Key Elements in Emergencie procedures |
1. Compile a list of potential hazards 2. Identify the possible major consequences 3. Determine the required counter measures 4. Inventory the resources needed to carry out the planned action 5. Based on these considerations, establish the necessary emergency organization and procedures 6. Communication, training and periodic drills are required to ensure adequate performance when the plan must be implemented |
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An employer must notify the appropriate authority or board when an occurance and investigate any incident |
Result in serious injury to or the death of a worker Involves a major structural faliure involves the major release of a hazardous substance was an incident required by regulation to be reported |
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incident investigation must include |
determine the cause of the inciduent identify any unsafe conditions acts or procedures that contributed if there are any unsafe conditions, recommend corrective action
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Follow Action and Report |
corrective action is taken without delay a report outlining the corrective action is filed with the authority/board as well as the join occupational health and safety committee or worker representative |
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Due diligience |
to take all reasonable care in the circumstance of the situation to protect the health and safety of workers |
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Liability |
this can only be attributed to an employer that have the opportunity and responsibility to fix the situation an employer must: 1. know the risk 2. take all risk seriously 3. have written policies |
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Safety Principles |
- an unsafe act, and accidents are all symptoms of something wrong in the management system - circumstances around an accident can be identified, predicted and controlled - safety should be managed - effective line safety perfromance is assigning accountability |
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Safety principles |
- the function of safety is to locate and define, search for root causes and determining if effective controls are being utiitzed - causes of unsafe behaviour often: overload, traps, and worker decision to error - unsafe behaviour is the employee reacting to their enviroment, change the enviroment will change the behaviour |
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Safety principles |
- Safety involves: physical, managerial and behavioural systems - the safety system should fit the culture of the organization - there is no one right way to achieve safety in the organization |
