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OSHA/OSHRC |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission |
"It's mission is to help employees reduce on the job injuries, illnesses and deaths" |
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OSHA employs the following strategies... |
Enforcement-making sure OSHA Regulations are followed |
EAC
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Deadly 4 |
Fall, Struck By, Caught In/Between, Electrocution |
The top 4 causes of death in construction |
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Wet Location/Dry Location |
Wet: can be exposed to rain/water |
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ANSI/NIOSH |
American National Standards Institute (1920s)
National Institute for Safety and Health |
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PPE |
Personal Protective Equipment |
Eye & Face Pro. (Safety Glasses or Shields), Foot & Leg Pro. (Safety-Toed Footware), Hand & Arm Pro. (Gloves, Head Pro. (Helmets/Hard Hats), and Hearing Pro. (Earmuffs and Earplugs) |
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AEGCP/PFAS |
Assured Equipment-Grounding Conductor Program
Personal Fall Arrest System |
A PFAS includes: 1.Anchorage (Must be capable of supporting 5,000 lbs.) 2.Body Harness 3.Connectors 4.Deceleration Device (Employees working on scaffolding more than 10 ft. above ground or a lower level must be equipped with a persona fall arrest system and/or guardrail) |
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MSDS/HIB |
Material Safety Data Sheets
Hazard Information Bulletin |
MSDS: An information sheet that provides details of hazards associated with a given chemical and describes proper procedure for its safe use and handling |
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GFCI/AFCI |
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
Arc Fault Circuit Interruptor |
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A trench or excavation can be protected by... |
Sloping (cutting back trench wall at angle, according to the type of soil), Shoring, Benching (making steps), or Trench Shield Systems (such as a trench box) |
4 things |
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To prevent hazards a worker must... |
Identify common hazards |
4 steps, each applying to the "Deadly 4" hazards |
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Ergonomics |
The way things are designed to assist human interaction (also called human factors) |
Like the way a chair may be designed to help a person fit in it better, or the way a drill gun's handle is shaped so a hand can easily grip and fit around it |
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Lockout Tagout
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A system to protect workers from the accidental exposure to energy sources (or other dangerous equipment), or from accidental start up of equipment |
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Elements of a fire; Class Fires |
Oxygen, heat, fuel; Class A: Paper, wood, ect. (A- makes Ash) |
Fire Extinguishers no more than 100ft. from any given point on construction site; at least 1 extinguisher for every 3,000 sq. ft. of floor space |
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TERMS: PVC/Egress/Spreader Bars or Spreaders |
Polyvinyl chloride/Means of exit or escape/The bars that lock a ladder into place |
Blacklisting-Such as a boss telling others not to hire you. |
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Whistleblower
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Any worker who files a complaint with OSHA because they feel their safety rights have been enfringed upon (They may have refused to operate a piece of machinery that they deemed unfit to be used, and their employer mistreated them [withheld wages, fired them] due to that) |
This is a protected right by OSHA, and you can remain anonymous A complaint must be made up to 30 days after incident |
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Scaffolding |
Must be equipped with guardrails, midrails, and toeboards. (4 ft min. height nessesary for guardrails) |
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Ladder Types (By Load) |
1AA-Special Duty: 375 lbs. |
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2-3 Foot Rule |
Stand about an arm's length away from your coworker, if you have to raise your voice to be heard 2-3 ft away, you should assume that the sound level is at or above 85 dBA [decibels] (this is the OSHA recommended level to keep workplace noises below for an 8-hour time-weighted average) |
Noise Protection |
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CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
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