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22 Cards in this Set
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created to help employees and employers reduce injuries illness and deaths on the job. Enforcement agency for safety |
OSHA |
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Osha does not cover |
State and local gov, military, and self employed |
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Permissible exposure limits |
PEL |
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What are employer rights and responsibilities? |
Provide training, medical exams, and recordkeeping |
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Advisory unit for occupational health and saftey. Division of the CDC, |
NIOSH |
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Threshold limit Values |
TLV |
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Biological Exposure indicies |
BEI |
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Agency extended osha protection to public sector employees for asbestos |
EPA |
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Reduce the hazard |
Engineering control |
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Limit exposure |
Administrative Control |
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Shield worker from the Hazard |
PPE - Personal protective equipment |
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Highest level of Protection worn by site worker, positive pressure, full face SCBA with escape unit. Chemical protective |
PPE Level A |
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Highest level of respiratory protection is needed. less skin protection. Used when hazards have been identified. Positive pressure face piece SCBA or respirator |
PPE Level B |
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When concentrations of airborne substances are known, and criteria are met for a air purifying respirator, direct skin contact not harmful. Full or half face respirator |
PPE Level C |
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Minimal protection needed. Atmosphere has no known hazards. coveralls with steel toes boots |
PPE Level D |
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Protects against dust and toxic chemicals by filtering air before the lungs |
Air Purifying Respirator |
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Supplies air from remote location, mobile or stationary tank |
Supplied air respirator |
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Supplies clean air from a self contained tank on the back |
Self contained breathing apparattus |
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protection offered by respirator is only as good as |
the wearer and fit |
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exhale inhale test |
Qualitative field Check |
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Uses irritant smoke |
Qualitative Fit test |
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Uses condensation counter to determine inside and outside air concentrations |
Quantitative fit test |
