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A5 Use Safe Work Practices Flashcards

1
Q

OHS Comity is made up of who?

A

Worker and employer representatives

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2
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What does the comity do?

A

responsible for promoting safety, improvements, deals with complaints, safety inspections, and assist with investigations.

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3
Q

what does a comity not have?

A

Decision making authority

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4
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The minimum number of comity members is?

A

4 employers and workers

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5
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what does organizations under 20 workers have?

A

just one worker health and safety representative

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6
Q

how often does the comity meet?

A

once per month

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7
Q

who must keep records of each meeting and what should they include?

A

the employer must keep the records including the minutes and a list of attendees

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8
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What are Minutes?

A

Minutes are a brief synopsis of the subjects that were discussed

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9
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what percent of the comity must be workers?

A

50%

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10
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During safety inspections, who accompanies the the WorkSafe inspector?

A

A worker member

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11
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An accident report should include what?

A

witness statemnets, description of incident, analysis, prevention

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12
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Site investigations should include what?

A

soil types, drainage, material removed or added, location of services.

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13
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Water lines should be what?

A

easily accessible incase of a leak and replacement

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14
Q

where do perimeter drains and drainage tile drain out too?

A

Storm Sewer

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15
Q

Gas lines should always be what?

A

located, installed/removed, stacked by certified gas fitter

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16
Q

Gas lines are buried how far down for steel and polyethylene pipe?

A

305mm steel, 460mm polyethylene

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17
Q

all services can be in the same trench except for two?

A

water lines and sewer lines

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18
Q

Gas meters are located how far up from the ground?

A

900mm

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19
Q

what is the life expectancy of underground lines?

A

50 years

20
Q

water must not ___ in an excavation

A

Pond or else it will decrease the bearing capacity

21
Q

soil Piles must be how far away from an excavation

A

4 feet

22
Q

Soil piles must be how far away from a trench

A

2 feet

23
Q

what is used to measure the depth of an excavation?

A

builders level

24
Q

what must be onsite during blasting?

A

Guards and barricades for pedestrians

25
Q

to warn people what must happen before the blast?

A

12 short whistle signals at one second intervals followed by 2 minutes of silence then the blast is initiated

26
Q

what happens after the blast?

A

5 seconds of a continuous whistle

27
Q

what must the employer add to the boundary of the site being blasted?

A

warning signs and personnel to keep pedestrians away

28
Q

Excavations deeper then ___ must provide sides to be shored, sloped, or benched

A

1.2 meters

29
Q

what must be provided for safe access into a trench?

A

sloped sides or ladder

30
Q

walkways crossing trenches must be___?

A

at least 500mm wide, no more then 1:5 slope and slip resistant

31
Q

Soils are divided into 3 types

A

Type A: Hard and load bearing
Type B: Soils likely to crack and crumble
Type C: soft, sandy, loose soils

32
Q

what is hydrostatic pressure?

A

ground water seeping up from the ground to be level with the water table

33
Q

what is benching?

A

vertical cuts at least 1.2m and horizontal cuts 1.5 times what ever vertical cut is

34
Q

when can plywood be substituted for up right planks?

A

as long as the trench does not exceed 2.7m

35
Q

what is telescope shoring?

A

stacked planks to extend further into the trench if the trench is deeper then the tallest plank

36
Q

trenches can be sloped at what degree?

A

15 degrees

37
Q

Guard rails must be how tall?

A

1020mm-112omm

38
Q

only what grades must be used?

A

1 or 1A

39
Q

ladders must extend how far past edge of structure?

A

900mm

40
Q

what is the safe slope of a ladder?

A

4:1

41
Q

ladder cleats must be spaced how far apart?

A

300mm on center

42
Q

Ladders are constructed out of what?

A

aluminum or No. 2 lumber or better

43
Q

what is the minimum gap of a toe board?

A

13mm

44
Q

Chutes must be provided if the free fall of material is higher then___?

A

6 meters

45
Q

Designs for support systems must have a ___?

A

a scheduale

Carpentry Level 2 (9 decks)

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