10.6 Occ Safety Flashcards
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Supervisors shall correct unsafe practices or conditions as soon as observed or reported. Supervisors shall
investigate accidents, injuries, and exposures to determine whether or not unsafe work procedures or conditions were causative.
T or F
True
PROGRAM ELEMENTS
The Department’s occupational safety program consist of 5 elements:
Injury illness prevention Hazardous Substance Prevention Defensive Driver Training Hazardous Exposure Control Programs Protective Equipment Program
While the goal of the Department’s occupational safety program is zero
preventable deaths, injuries, illnesses, and vehicle collisions, “Target” numbers have been devel
oped to provide Divisions/Executive Offices with a realistic projection based upon previous trends. The overall objective
of the occupational safety program is to achieve a reduction in injuries (including deaths), illnesses, collisions, and accidental discharges from the previous year. These target projections are based upon a previous two, three or 5 year-year average
and a percentage reduction established by Executive Management.
3 years
Under occupational safety What are the two categories for employees?
Enforcement (those that fill out a CHP415) and Non-enforcement (those that fill out a CHP 71 attendance slip).
What are the 5 vehicle categories for recordable vehicle collisions
Marked un-marked Aircraft Motorcycle Special Purpose
How often does a facility have to be inspected?
Semi-annually
Accountability reporting is required annually quarterly semi-annually of all commands by submission of the CHP 113(injury and Collision Report)
Quarterly
Categories for the CHP 113, Injury and Collision Report
Deaths, Accidental Discharges Disabling Injuries (actual, preventable) Disabling Illnesses (actual, preventable) Recordable Collisions (actual, preventable) auto/ motorcycle
Conditions resulting from animal bites, such as insect or snake bites, or from one-time exposure to
chemicals are considered to be injuries or illness.
Injuriy
An injury is any cut, fracture, sprain, amputation, or other event resulting from a work accident or an exposure involving a single incident in the work environment.
T or F
True
An illness is any abnormal condition or disorder, other than one resulting from a work-related injury, caused by exposure to
with employment. Included are environmental factors associated acute and chronic illnesses or diseases which may be caused by inhalation, absorption, ingestion, cumulative trauma, stress, or direct contact.
True
An injury or illness which occurs during an employee’s temporary assignment shall be charged to the command where the employee is temporarily assigned, unless the assignment is for _______
Civil Disturbance
An injury or illness which occurs during a civil disturbance assignment shall be charged to the command where the employee is permanently assigned/or the temporary command at the time of the injury or illness.
Primary Command
An injury or illness which occurs while the employee is traveling to or from a temporary assignment shall be
charged to the command where the employee is temporarily or permanently assigned at the time of the injury
or illness.
Permenantly
Collisions which occur to an employee on temporary assignment shall be recorded against
temporary assignment or permanent
Temporary
Collisions which occur during civil disturbance assignments shall be charged to the command where the employee is permanently or temporary assigned at the time of the collision.
Permanent
Employees that are required to drive on official business at least ______ a month shall be trained in defensive driving techniques,
Once
Uniformed employees will receive a minimum of _______ of defensive driver training. The annual
behind-the-wheel review of driving practices will be conducted by a supervisor.
1 hour per year
The Department requires employees be protected from potential harmful exposures through 3 controls?
engineering, administrative and PPE
The Department requires employees be protected from potential harmful exposures through 3 controls?
engineering, administrative and PPE
PPE should be used prior to engineering and/or administrative controls.
T or F
False, PPE shall be used only when engineering and/or administrative controls are not
feasible,
If a complaint letter is received (unsafe work environment) at the command by the DOSH (division of Occupational Safety and Health), the command will respond within ______ .
14 days.
Ergonomics is what type of injury
repetitive motion injuries (RMI)
