Health And Safety Code Book Flashcards
The employer must ensure the worker is protected from falling if he/she is working above a height of ___ meters or more at a temporary or permanent work area.
3 meters.
This could be less if there is an unusual possibility for injury.
When is fall protection needed in a permanent work area?
If working at a vertical distance of more than 1.2m and less than 3 meters.
An employer must ensure that a personal fall arrest system without a shock absorber limits a worker’s free fall distance to ___ meters
1.2 meters
The lanyard should be anchored no lower than the workers ___ height
Shoulder height ideally.
It is acceptable to have it lower.
An employer must contact the power line operator before work is done or equipment is operated with ___ meters of an energized overhead power line.
7 meters
Who is supposed to remove the lockout or other securing device?
Only the worker who installed it
Stairways with 5 or more risers must be equipped with a ____ @ what height?
handrail.
@ 820-900mm height
A worker must not perform work from either of the top ___ rungs
top 2 rungs
What is the ratio for setting up a portable ladder against the wall?
4:1 ratio.
Secured at the top and bottom.
The ladder has to extend 1 meter past. (3 feet)
Scaffolding needs to be anchored in each ___ meter vertical interval and one tie-in for each ___ meters horizontal vertical.
- 6-meter vertical intervals
6. 4 meter horizontal intervals
If scaffolding is hoarded tie ins need to be made every ___ meters vertical and ___ meters horizontal
3 meters vertical
3 meters horizontal
Scaffolding should be designed and constructed to support at least __ times the load that may be imposed on it.
4x the load - safety factor.
If the load on scaffolding is more __ kgs per square meter you need to have a professional engineer
367 kgs per square meter.
Scaffolding tags expire every __ calendar days
21 calendar days
Scaffolding needs a ladder cage if the ladder is more than ___ meters in height
6.1 meters
Scaffolding plants cannot extend not less than ___ mm and not more than ___ mm beyond the ledger
150mm to 300mm beyond the ledger.
If overlapping with more scaffolding must be 300mm minimum.
Free-standing or rolling scaffolding height
cannot be more than 3 times its smallest base dimension.
If outriggers are used to attain the 3 to 1 ratio they must be used. True or false
True
If the height of the rolling scaffolding is not more than __ its smallest base dimension a worker can remain on it while it is being moved.
2x its smallest base dimension.
Toeboards should not be less than ___ mm in height and should start not more than __ above the surface.
140mm in height
6mm above the surface.
Toeboards are required in permanent works if materials can fall more than ___ meters
1.8 meters
Toeboards are required in temporary work areas if materials can fall more than __ meters
3.5 meters
