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7.1 safety precautions Flashcards

1
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Whose responsibility is it to fill in an accident form in the accident book after an occurrence at work?

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The employees

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What is the term FOD used to describe

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The actual foreign object and any damage attributed to them

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What are some examples of internal FOD?

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  • items left in the cockpit that interfere w flight safety
  • tools left inside the aircraft after servicing
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What primary piece of legislation covers occupational health and safety?

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Health and safety at work act 1974

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Who are the “duty holders” in the HSAW 1974?

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  • Employers (towards employees and members of the public)
  • Employees (to themselves and to each other.)
  • Certain self-employed people (towards themselves and others).
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Who is the regulator for health and safety at work?

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The health and safety executive

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What does the health and safety executive provide to prevent accidents and injury in the workplace?

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  • industry guidance and health and safety guidance
  • approved codes of practice
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Who operates permissions and licenses in major hazard industries?

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Health and safety executive

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Whose duty is it to carry out targeted inspections in the workplace?

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Health and safety executive

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Whose duty is it to carry out targeted inspections in the workplace?

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Health and safety executive

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11
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What provides workplaces leaders with health and safety guidance?

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HSG 65

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What are the four parts of HSG 65?

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Part 1: Core elements of managing health and safety.
Part 2: Deciding if it is done what needs to be done.
Part 3: Delivering effective arrangements.
Part 4: Useful resources.

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13
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When must a company’s health and safety position be written down?

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When there are five or more employees

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What should a company health and safety policy dictate?

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  • organisations general approach to health and safety
  • who does what, when and how
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15
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What publication contains info on carrying out risk assessments?

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HSE publication INDG163

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When does a record of the risk assessments need to be written?

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If company has five or more employees

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17
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What publication supports PPE at work?

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INDG 174
Helps identify the appropriate PPE for each situation

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18
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Who does PUWER place duties on?

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People and companies who own, operate or have control over work equipment
On businesses or organisations whose employees use work equipment even if they don’t own it

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What is PUWER?

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Provision and use of work equipment regulations 1998

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What supports PIWER?

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An approved code of practice

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21
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What is LOLER?

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Lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations 1998

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Who must comply with LOLER?

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People and companies who own, operate or have control over lifting equipment (includes businesses whose employees use lifting equipment)

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What regulation requires lifting equipment to be relevant for the task, marked and examinated?

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LOLER

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What publication describes how to control hazardous substances?

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INDG 136

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25
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What is COSHH?

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Control of substances hazardous to health regulation 2002
Law that requires employers to control substances hazardous to health

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26
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When must a supplier provide a safety data sheet?

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When a product is “dangerous for supply”

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27
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What is the UK “REACH”?

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Registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals regulation.
MSDS required by this reach regulation

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28
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What is a material safety data sheet?

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Describes hazards to allow employers to assess probability of the hazards happening

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What is a material safety data sheet?

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Describes hazards to allow employers to assess probability of the hazards happening

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30
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When are MSDS essential?

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If a chemical is classified as hazardous or contains small amounts if a hazardous substance

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31
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How many sections to MSDS have internationally?

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16

32
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Can local legislation be found in the MSDS?

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No

33
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What are four types of hazards?

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  • health hazards
  • fire hazards
  • reactivity hazards
  • environmental hazards
34
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How often are material safety data sheets updated?

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Every three years unless significant new data about the product comes to light before then e.g it’s hazard classification

35
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What regulation gives guidance on how to avoid, assess and reduce the risk of injury from manual handling

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Manual handling operations 1992

36
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What is manual handling?

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Supporting a load by hand or bodily force

37
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What is the hierarchy manual handling regulations follow?

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Avoid hazardous manual handling
Assess the risk of injury where it can’t be avoided
Reduce the risk of injury to as low as reasonably practical

38
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What is the regulation relevant for working with electrics?

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Electricity at work 1989

39
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Who is the guidance for in the electricity at work regulations 1989?

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For duty holders incl. those involved in the design, construction, operation, or maintenance of electrical systems and equipment

40
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Are electrical or pneumatic tools preferable?

A

Pneumatic tools

41
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Is the effect of electric shock more dependent on current or voltage flow?

A

Current flow then voltage

42
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What do compressed gas containers have for safety?

A

Safe life
Protective caps to protect integral valve assemblies

43
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What must be done to a compressed gas hose before charging the aircraft system?

A

Purge hose in to atmosphere

44
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Where can a pressure gauges calibration date be found?

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On the calibration label

45
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What pressure do Worksop pneumatic tools operate at?

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80 psi

46
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What must be remembered about oxygen?

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Highly flammable, use special tools and greases to avoid sparks and fires.

47
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What is the GHS safety data sheets?

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  • UNs globally harmonised system of classification and labelling chemicals
  • Adopted by EU and GB law
  • 16 section document
48
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GHS: what does the body with a crackle show?

A

Health hazard

49
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What hazards does aircraft fuelling present?

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  • fire
  • toxicity
  • static build up in for, of a spark
50
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Four stages of dealing w a chemical spill in order:

A
  • alert and evacuate
  • secure the space
  • confine the spill
  • clean up
51
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What regulation requires employers to assess risk of fires and explosions?

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Dangerous substances and explosive atmosphere regulations 2002 (DSEAR)

52
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What three things does a fire require?

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Source of ignition
Source of fuel
Oxygen

53
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What needs to be written after any abnormal event on an aircraft or engine?

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Mandatory occurrence report

54
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What is a class A fire?

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Combustible solids (wood, paper and fabric)

55
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What is a class B fire?

A

Flammable liquids (petrol, oils and lubricants)

56
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What are class C fires?

A

Flammable gases

57
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What are class D fires?

A

Metals

58
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What are class F fires?

A

Cooking oils and fats

59
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What kind of extinguisher should be nearby when operating petrol engine ground equipment?

A

Foam fire extinguisher

60
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Whose responsibility is it that every individual is familiar with the location of fire extinguishers and fire buckets?

A

Each individuals responsibility

61
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What fires are water extinguishers used for?

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Class A fires

62
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How is the water pressurised and propelled in a fire extinguisher?

A

Air or carbon dioxide

63
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How do water extinguishers work.

A

Cool fire below its kindling temperature

64
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How do carbon dioxide extinguishers work?

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Exclude oxygen from a fire and rapidly cool it

65
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What fires can carbon dioxide extinguishers be used on?

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Class B
Electrical fires bc it’s not condictivd

66
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What fires can dry powder be used on?

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class A, B and C
Electrical fires up to 1kV

67
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What precaution must be taken when using dry powder?

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Dint use in energised spaces as it can be easily inhaled
Don’t use on fires involving cooking oils

68
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How does a dry powder extinguisher work?

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Interrupt the combustion chain reaction
Uses stored pressure to discharge the agent

69
Q

How do foam extinguishers extinguish a fire?

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  • aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) aka tridol creates a layer of foam on the burning liquid to starve it if oxygen
  • cooling action on solid combustible materials
70
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What foam is necessary for extinguishing long pre burn and deep seated fires?

A

Film forming Fluoroprotein (FFFP)

71
Q

What fires use wet chemical extinguishers?

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Class F (deep fat fryer and fat fires) and some can be used in class A (solids) fires

72
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How do wet chemicals extinguish fires?

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  • Through a process called saponification: extinguishant reacts with oil to become soapy
  • the saponification process cools and emulsifies to extinguish the flame and seal the surface so it doesn’t reignite
73
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What forms does halon exist in? When are they used?

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Halon 1211 - in portable extinguishers
Halon 1301- fixed extinguishers e.g cargo holds or engines

74
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What are the characteristics of halon?

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  • odourless
  • colourless
  • electrically non- conductive
  • leave no residue
75
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What class of fires can halon be used on?

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Most effective on: class B and C
Can be used but not as effective on: A and D

76
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How do halon liquefied compressed gases extinguish fires?

A

Chemically interrupts combustion

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