Applied Safety Fundalmentals Flashcards
Under the Canada Labour Code Part II - at what oxygen percentage can a qualified person enter a confined space?
18-23% O2 by volume, at a normal atmospheric pressure
Which conflict management approach is considered “Win-win”?
Collaboration
ISMEC
- Identification of work required to achieve
- Standards established for the work activity
- Measurement of performance by compliance with the standards
- Evaluating the work performance
- Correcting deficiencies (and commending success)
Threshold current level that causes risks of death from ventricular fibrillation
70-200 milliamperes (if pathway goes through heart)
What is Swarf?
Fine chips of metal or other material produced by a machining operation. Poses a cutting hazard as it can be very sharp. Common with spinning lathe operation.
Number of employees at workplace where Canada Labour code requires “policy committee”
300+
Primary pulmonary gases
Gases that impair or injure lungs and pulmonary system if workers who inhale substance in hazardous amounts.
Examples: ozone, oxides of nitrogen, phosgene (generated when metals cleaned with chlorinated hydrocarbons are heated to temperatures used in welding), phosphine (generated from rustproofing when steel coated with phosphate)
Production of UV radiation is particularly high in gas-shielded (argon) arc welding. It can be _______ times as great as with non-shielded welding.
5-30 times as great
How many classes of substances are there under WHMIS?
6
Shear Point
A hazardous area created by the cutting movement of a mechanical part past a stationary point on a machine
To avoid connecting oxygen regulators to fuel gas cylinders, oxygen regulators…
Have right handed threads and acetylene cylinders have left handed threads
In general ________ % of mobile crane injuries are attributed to operator error.
90%
- In Canada, 1 of every 5 construction fatalities is crane related
Name the mechanical action or motion groups that can be hazardous to workers
- Rotating, reciprocating, and transverse motions
- In-running nip points
- Cutting actions
- Punching, shearing, and bending actions
Main effect of electricity on body at 1 A and above
Major Burns
Types of Conveyors
Conveyor Types:
- Belt
- Slat and Apron
- Chain
- Screw
- Bucket
- Pneumatic
- Aerial
- Portable
- Gravity
Not Conveyors:
- Elevators
- Manlifts
- Escalators
- Power Shovels
- Industrial Trucks
Main effect of electricity on body at 10-15 mA
Cannot release hand grip on conductor due to muscular contractions
Inhalation of which metal fumes can cause “Metal Fume Fever”
Copper and Oxide Fumes from Magnesium
Main effect of electricity on body at 1-2 mA
Threshold of sensation
8 steps of a lockout sequence
- Notify all workers when servicing or maintenance is required and that the equipment must be shut down and locked out
- A qualified and authorized worker will refer to procedure, identify the type of energy source, understand the hazards and shall know the methods to control the energy
- Machine shut down by normal method (i.e. stop button)
- Deactivate the energy-isolating devices
- Lock-out the energy isolating devices with assigned locks
- Stores or residual energy is dissipated or restrained
- Check no personnel are exposed
- Verify isolation by operating the on button
What colour is insulation for a “grounding electrode conductor”
White or neutral grey
What is a polarity plug?
Additional safety feature for double insulated or ungrounded tools. Parallel blades on the plug have different widths