Into 1st Year Flashcards
Oh and s divides workplace hazards into 4 categories:
1) biological
2) chemical
3) physical
4) ergonomic
Oh and s hierarchy to control hazards (3):
1) engineering
2) administrative
3) ppe
Green csa triangle?
Grade 1 protective toe and sole protection
Orange omega csa symbol
Extra electrical insulating property
Arc blast:
-Vaporizing of copper + expansion
-sound db over 160 and with enough force to cause shrapnel to penetrate human body
Fire extinguisher class a (green πΊοΈ)
Ordinary combustible
Fire extinguisher class B ( π₯ )
Flammable liquids or gasses
Fire extinguisher class C ( π΅ )
Electrical
Fire extinguisher class D ( β )
Combustible metals
Fire extinguisher class K ( β¬)
Combustible cooking media
PASS method for fire extinguisher
Pull the pin
Aim the nozzle
Squeeze the handle
Sweep the nozzle
According to oh and s all employers must have a work site safety program?
False: not some government workers or farmers
SDS used to be called
MSDS
3 key elements of whimis
1) worker education
2) product labeling
3) safety data sheets
A workplace label should have
- product identifier
- whimis hazard symbols
-pixtogram of ppe - handwritten info
- reference to the Sds
What would you do to isolate piping?
- blanking(blinding)
- double block and bleed
You must update an SDS :
Every 3 years or when new info becomes available