Chapter 14 - Safety Management Systems Flashcards
The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OH&S Act), is the basis of health and safety law in?
Canada
In a Hot Work Permit situation possible examples include:
Welding, burning, cutting, grinding, drilling and internal combustion engines
The three keys elements of WHMIS are labels on hazardous materialsand theircontains, MSDS, worker education program. True or False?
True
The function of the Occupational Health and Safety Committee is to initiate and assist in the _____ of health and safety expectations and safe systems of work.
Development
The permit is an agreement between the issuer and the receiver that documents lists conditions, preparations, ______, ______.
precautions, limitations
Incidents can be divided into what two categories?
Near miss event, accidents
Safety committees should be established with representatives from?
Management and plant workers
Identification of potential emergencies involves a _____ exercise using a comprehensive understanding of facility processes.
risk assessment
Combination locks _____ be used for lockout.
must not
The two most common types of trenching used are _____ cut with shoring and _____ cut with proper slopes on the side to protect the workers in the trench.
straight, open
Where the open cut method is used, walls shall be a minimum of _____ degrees in hard or compact soil and _____ degrees in loose or spoiled material.
30, 45
A confined space, atmospheric testing program must consider:
qualifications of testing personnel, and test equipment must be accurate and reliable
An accident is defined as an event involving a loss from a/an:
Unexpected occurrence
Gamma rays have the ability to penetrate steel. Up to what thickness can the rays actively penetrate steel?
15 cm
The type of work permit a company requires is determined by the ______ present and the nature of the work.
Hazards
