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In every building or structure, exits shall be so arranged and maintained as to provide _____ and ______ agress from all parts of the building or structure at all times when it is occupied? |
free and unobstructed |
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Means a person approved or assigned by the employer to perform a specific type of duty or duties or to be at a specific location or locations at the job site? |
Authorized person |
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Means one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardest, or dangerous to employees, and who have authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them? |
Competent person |
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Means water which meets the quality standards prescribed in the US Public Health Service Drinking Water Standards, or water which is approved for drinking purposes by the state or local authority having jurisdiction? |
Potable water |
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1 shower shall be provided for each _____ employees of each _____, who are required to shower during the same shift? |
Each TEN employees for each SEX |
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In areas where 9-1-1 is not available, the telephone numbers of physicians, hospitals, or ambulances shall be _________ posted? |
Conspicuously |
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Subpart C ? |
General Safety and Health Provisions |
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Subpart D ? |
Occupational Health and Enviromental Controls |
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Leading indicators |
Indicates when something is going wrong |
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Laging indicators |
Indicates when something can/might go wrong |
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OSHA Regulations parts 1915, 1917, & 1918 ? |
Maritime Standard |
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OSHA Regulations part 1904 ? |
Record Keeping |
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Why do employers have the ultimate responsibility for safety? |
Because they have the most control |
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Safety persons are advisors to management T or F? |
True |
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CFR keyword SHALL, means _______? |
Mandatory |
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CFR keywords FREQUENT & REGULAR mean ________ ? |
Often |
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CFR keyword CONFINED SPACE, means? |
A place not designed for human habitation |
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CFR keyword AT LEAST, means? |
No less than & possibly more than |
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HAZWOPER |
Hazardous Waist Operations and Emergency Response |
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CFR keyword COMPLIANCE, means? |
All equipment, employees, etc. Must be in compliance |
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CFR keywords, QUALIFIED, TRAINED, & EXPERIENCED mean? |
Educated, maybe degreed, and trained |
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Anything that has a potential to cause harm? |
Hazard |
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The likely hood that something would happen? |
Risk |
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Hazard x Risk = _______? |
Danger Factor |
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What is the difference between a hazard and a risk? |
The ability to control |
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Substance that is toxic to humans & the enviornment? |
Harmful Substance |
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Feasibility is determined by OSHA, T or F ? |
True |
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Severity of an accident is left up to chance and chance alone T or F ? |
True |
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4 types of variances? |
1) experimental 2) national defense 3) permanent 4) temporary |
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Employers do not have a right to ask for variances T or F ? |
False, employers do have a right to ask for variances |
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If OSHA denies a variance it is the right for an employee to appeal T or F? |
True |
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What is the major difference between the two standards 1926 vs 1910 on sanitation? |
1910 Gen. Industry refers to permanent worksites 1926 Construction refers to temporary worksites |
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Permits an employer to continue operating under existing conditions while OSHA considers the employers request for a variance? |
Interim order |
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A __________ variance grants an alternative means of compliance with the requirements of a standard to employers who can prove that their methods, practices, operations, or processes provide workplaces that are as safe and healthful as those that follow OSHA standards. |
Permanent variance |
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A _________ variance use this type of variance to demonstrate or validate new or improved safety and health techniques? |
Experimental variance |
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OSHA uses ____________ variances to grant "reasonable variations, tolerances, and exemptions to and from" the requirements of the OSHAct? |
National defense variance |
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A ________ variance allows employers a short term (limited time) relief from a standard when they cannot comply with new published OSHA requirements by the prescribed effective date because the job cannot be completed in time? |
Temporary variance |
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An alternative procedure of compliance with some part of a safety and health standard granted by OSHA to an employer? |
Variance |
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Each employee exposure record shall be preserved and maintained for at least ______ years? |
30 |
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How many toilets must be provided under the construction std. for sanitation with 20 or less workers ? |
One |
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How many toilets must be provided under the construction std. for sanitation with 20 or more workers ? |
One toilet & One urinal (per 40 workers) |
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How many toilets must be provided under the construction std. for sanitation with with 200 or more workers ? |
One toilet & One urinal (Per 50 workers) |
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When washing facilities (showers) are made available, what shall be provided? |
• hot & cold running water • body soap or other cleaning agents • individual clean towels • maintained in a sanitary condition |
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No employees shall be allowed to consume food or beverages in a toilet room nor in any area exposed to a toxic material T or F? |
True |
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What requirements does OSHA mention for drinking water ? |
• must be potable • must have adequate supply • must be tightly closed • must be marked/labeled |
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Severity of an accident is left up to chance & chance alone T or F ? |
True |
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When and for what reasons does the standard require change rooms equipped with storage facilities? |
Whenever employees are required by a paticular standard to wear protective clothing because of the possibility of contamination with toxic materials |
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Shower facilities are always required at all job sites by employers T or F ? |
False, showers are not always required |
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Who is the current U.S. Secretary of Labor over OSHA? |
Dr. David Michaels |
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A system used to arrest an employee in a fall from a working level ? |
Personal Fall Arrest System (PFAS) |
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A connector compromised of a hook shaped member with a normally closed keeper, or similar arrangement, which may be opened to permit the hook to receive an object and when released, automatically closes to retain the object ? |
Snaphook |
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Load refusal, breakage, or separation of component parts. It is the point where the ultimate strength is exceeded? |
Failure |
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Equipment which, as a result of form or function, may be hazardous to employees who fall onto or into such equipment ? |
Dangerous equipment |
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A secure point of attachment for life lines, lanyards, or the deceleration devices ? |
Anchorage |
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A gap or void 2" or more in its least dimension, in a floor, roof, or other walking/ working surfaces ? |
Hole |
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A gap or void 30" or higher and 18" or more wide, in a wall or partition through which employees can fall |
Opening |
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A safety system in which a competent person is responsible for recognizing and warning employees of fall hazards ? |
Safe monitoring system |
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A flexible line of rope, wire rope, or strap which generally has a connector at each end for connecting the body belt or body harness to a deceleration device, life line, or anchorage ? |
Lanyard |
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The act of falling before a personal Fall Arrest System begins to apply force to arrest the fall ? |
Free Fall |
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A deceleration device which travels on a lifeline and automatically, by friction, engages the lifeline and locks so as to arrest the fall of an employee ? |
Rope Grab |
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A deceleration device containing a drum-wound line which can be slowly extracted from, or retracted onto, the drum under slight tension during normal employee movement, and which, after onset of a fall, automatically locks the drum & arrests the fall ? |
Self-retracting lifeline |
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Alternative designs, materials, or methods to protect against a hazard which the employer can demonstrate will provide an equal or greater degree of safety for employees than the methods, materials or designs specified in the standard ? |
Equivalent |
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What is the purpose of the (Section 5(a)(1) of the OSHACT Act) "General Duty Clause" |
To require employers to furnish a workplace free from recognized hazards |
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What elements are necessary to prove a violation of the general duty clause? |
1) hazard must exist 2) hazard cannot be an accident or incident 3) lack of abatement 4) must be reasonably foreseeable 5) affect the cited employers workers |
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A general duty citation must involve both the presence of a ______ _______ and ______ of the cited employer's own employees ? |
Serious hazard & exposure |
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Is a hazard always the accident/ incident itself? |
No |
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What is the most important factor to determining whether or not the exposed persons are employees of an employer ? |
By determining who controls the manner in which the employees preform their assigned work |
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How is "recognition of a hazard" established ? |
- employer recognition - industry recognition - common sense recognition |
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What is the minimum tensile strength required for Dee-rings and snaphooks ? |
5,000 pounds |
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When should PFAS be inspected? |
Prior to each use |
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How much force, in pounds, must quadrillion systems be capable of withstanding ? |
200 pounds |
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What does the fall protection standard say in regard to employees working less than 6 feet above ground ? |
Workers must be protected from falling into or onto guardrail systems, or equipment quards |
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How often are safety nets to be inspected ? |
Once a week |
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Name two deceleration devices ? |
1) Rope Grab 2) Self-retracting lifeline |
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Lanyards and lifelines should have a minimum breaking strength of ______ pounds ? |
5,000 |
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In general, fall protection must be provided to construction workers who are working on surfaces with unprotected sides and edges which are ______ above the lower level ? |
6 feet |
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What are the ways an employer can protect workers from falls? |
• guardrails • safety net systems • personal fall arrest systems |
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For workers on supported scaffolds, fall protection must be provided if they are working _____ above a lower level ? |
10 feet |
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Guardrails are often used by employers to protect workers from falls. How high must the top guardrail (the toprail) be above the working surface? |
39-45 inches |
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A personal Fall Arrest System consists of what: |
• an anchorage • lanyard and connectors • full body harness |
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The top of a ladder must extend at least ______ above the surface you are climbing? |
3 feet |
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In regard to guardrails, the toprail must withstand at least ______ of force. |
200 pounds |
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In regards to guardrails, the midrail must withstand _______ of force. |
150 pounds |
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Toprails must be at least ______ inch thick to prevent cuts and lacerations |
1/4 |
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Body belt can be used for fall arresting service T or F ? |
False, a body belt CANNOT be used for fall arresting service. |
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Midrails, screens or mesh must be installed when there are no walls at least ______ inches high? |
21 |
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The amount of weight it takes to break something ? |
Tensile strength |
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The _______ _______ of the body harness must be in the center of your back, near the shoulder level or above your head ? |
attachment location |
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Vertical lifelines and lanyards must have a minimum breaking strength of _____ pounds, and be protected against being cut or abraded. |
5,000 |
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Workers do not have to have their own vertical lifeline, instead they can attach to the same one T or F ? |
False, workers must be attached to a separate vertical life line |
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Each rope on a suspended scaffold must support the scaffolds weight and at least _____ the intended load ? |
6x |
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Scaffold platforms must be at least _____ inches wide ? |
18 |
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Lifelines must be tied to a ______ anchorage capable of withstanding 5,000 pounds of dead weight per person tied off to it ? |
Structual |
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Employers must provide safe access to the scaffold when a platform is more than _____ feet above or below the point of access, or when you need to step across more than 14 inches to get on the platform ? |
2 feet |
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The _______ _______ is dropping a 400 pound bag of sand on a safety net from the highest point from which work will be preformed ? |
Drop Test |
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What is attaching you to your anchorage ? |
Connectors |
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Regarding to guardrails, posts must be spaced no more than _____ feet apart ? |
8 |
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Toe boards must be able to withstand ______ pounds of force ? |
50 |
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Open spaces in a safety net are never to be wider than _____ inches ? |
6 |
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When the source of injury is falling from an elevation to a lower level, including instances where the injured person is crushed, pinned, or caught under a falling object, other than collapsing material or structures, resulting from being struck by a falling object or equipment. |
Struck by falling object |
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Exists when something has been thrown, hurled, or is being propelled across space |
Flying object hazards |
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Produced by forcible contact or impact between the injured person and an object or piece of equipment. |
Struck-by hazard |
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When materials are mechanically lifted, they have the potential to swing and strike workers. |
Struck by swinging object |
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When an object which is rolling, moving, or sliding on the same level at which the worker is located. |
Struck by rolling object |
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What is the difference between a RISKS and HAZARD ? |
Risk- the possibility something may happen
Hazard - anything that has potential to cause harm |
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What types of events are classified as caught-in or between hazards? |
• trenching • cave-in • caught in machining • rolling, sliding, or shift g objects |
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Whether the impact of the object caused the injury? |
Struck by |
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When the impact alone caused the injury ? |
Caught-in |
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What are the most common struck-by hazards ? |
• struck-by falling object • struck-by flying object • struck-by rolling object • struck-by swinging object |
FFRS |
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To protect yourself from hazardous moving parts of power tools and equipment, always use a ________ ________ when using the equipment. |
safety guard |
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To avoid being caught in a _________, do not work in an unprotected trench that is _____ feet deep or more? |
cave-in 5 feet |
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Wear a ________, if required, to avoid being thrown from a vehicle and then crushed by the vehicle as it tips over. |
seatbelt |
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Make sure all loads carried by equipment are stable and _______? |
secured |
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Never place yourself between moving materials and a ________ structure, vehicle, or ________ materials. |
immovable stacked |
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Your employer must train you on how to use any provided ________ safely. |
equipment |
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A competent person is capable of _________ hazards in the work enviornment and is authorized to take ________ measures. |
identifying corrective |
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The employer should instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work enviornment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury. What is this stanard? |
1926.21 (b)(2) |
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Struck by injuries are produced by forceful contact or impact between the injured person and a/n _________? a. High voltage power line or other energy source b. Object or piece of equipment c. Co-worker or employer |
b. Object or piece of equipment |
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The following are examples of struck-by hazards. Which one is an example of a struck-by flying hazard? a. Hit by a nail from a nail gun b. Hit by a load dropped from a crane c. Run over by a vehicle in a roadway work zone |
a. Hit by a nail from a nail gun |
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Among the list of ways workers can protect themselves when working on or near any construction zone, is to _________?
a. Direct traffic in and out of the work zone b. Work behind moving vehicles c. Wear high visibility reflective clothing |
c. Wear high-visibility reflective clothing |
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A struck-by hazard can be described as anytime a worker ________? a. Falls from a height of greater than ten feet b. Is hit by falling, swinging, flying or rolling object c. Can get any part of his/her body caught in or in between objects |
b. Is hit by a falling, swinging, flying or rolling object |
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Employers must protect workers from struck-by hazards by ________? a. Providing PPE (hard hats & glasses) b. Establishing guidelines that allow only contractors access in the crane work zone. c. Ensuring guards on tools and equipment are removed when it is absolutely necessary to get the job done |
a. Provide PPE (hard hats & glasses) |
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Caught in or between hazards are related with excavations (trenches); therefore, the hazard considered to be the greatest risk is: a. Cave-in b. Severing or underground utilities c. Equipment falling into trenches |
a. Cave-ins |
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One who is capable of identifying existing & predictable hazards in the surroundings, or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them is a _________? |
Competent person |
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To protect against caught in or between hazards, a worker should not only avoid wearing loose clothing or jewelry, but also a worker should avoid _________? a. Operating equipment/machinery while wearing a seatbeltb. Working with equipment machinery that has not been locked outc. Using equipment/machinery that is guarded |
c. Using equipment/machinery that is quarded |
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Providing worker training on the safe use of the equipment being operated is the responsibility of the ________? a. Employer b. Worker c. State OSHA consultation |
a. Employer |
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Workers should not work in an unprotected trench that is 5 feet deep or more. The type of protection installed may be sloping or benching; trench box or sheild; and _________? a. Stabilizing b. Steadying c. Shoring |
c. Shoring |
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To prevent being pinned between equipment or other objects, workers should avoid _______? a. Using a trench box or sheild during excavation work b. Placing themselves between moving vehicles and an immovable structure, vehicle,or staked materials c. Removing a safety guard when a tool such as, a circular saw or power drill, is being used. |
b. Placing themselves between moving vehicles and an immovable structure, vehicle, or staked materials |
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Reflex response to the passage of electrical current through the body? |
Electrical shock |
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Sudden release of electrical energy through the air: -gives off thermal radiation |
Arch flash |
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Results from problems w/ fixed wiring (e.g. faulty electrical outlets) |
Electrical fire |
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Occurs when electric ignites with explosive material in the air? |
Explosions |
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A unit for measuring the rate at which electric current flows? |
Ampere (amp) |
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The force of an electrical current that is measured in volts? |
Voltage |
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The flow of electricity? |
Current |
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The amount of electrical power measured in watts? |
Wattage |
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A fast-acting circuit breaker designed to shut off electric power in the event of a ground-fault within as little as 1/40 of a second |
GFCI (ground-fault circuit interrupter) |
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What is the most common type of shock related injury? |
Burns |
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List the 3 types of burns from electricity? |
•Arc/flash •Electrical •Thermal Contact |
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When a person is exposed to a lethal amount of electrical energy? |
Electrocution |
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An electrical hazard can be defined as a serious workplace hazard that exposes workers to what kind of injuries or incidents? |
•Burns •Electrocution •Shock •Arc/flash •Fire •Explosions |
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What are the major types of electrocution hazards in construction that expose workers to injuries and incidents? |
•Contact with overhead power lines •Contact with energized sources •Improper use of cords |
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How can I protect myself from electrocution hazards? |
•Stay a safe distance from powerline •Use GFCI •Inspect tools and cords •Lockout/tag out •Use tools & equipment as designed |
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Subpart K ? |
Electrical |
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Name some tool safety tips? |
• don't carry tools by cord • use double insulated tools • remove damaged tools |
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A current in excess of the rated current of equipment |
Over current |
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Overcurrent protective devices? |
Circuit breakers / fuses |
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To protect yourself from being electrocuted by contact with overhead powerlines, you should always assume overhead lines are energized & keep yourself and equipment at least _____ ft. away from power lines up to 50kV |
10 ft |
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