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Mid Term Module 1/3 Flashcards

1
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True or false, safety is a learned behavior and attitude

A

True

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2
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What is a safety culture ?

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When workers see the value of safety and support it through their actions

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Companies with strong safety culture have less what ?

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Lower incident/accident rate, less turnover, and higher productivity

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4
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What is an incident

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An incident is when an event happens no one is hurt, but property damage may or may not occur. Worth of being documented

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What is an accident ?

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An accident is an event that occurred where personal injury or even fatality is the result

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6
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How many near misses occur for ever serious injury ?

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600 near misses

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7
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What are the fatal four ?

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Falls, struck by, caught in between, electric shock

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8
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What sign has a yellow background with black lettering ?

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Caution sign

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What sign has blue symbols, which background, and black lettering ?

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Information sign

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What sign has green lettering and white background ?

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Safety sign

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What sign has a red label with black lettering on a white background ?

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Danger sign

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12
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Can prescription drugs be as dangerous as alcohol and marijuana on the job ?

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True

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13
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Excessive noise, inadequate supports or guards, poor lightning, and unguarded moving parts are examples of what ?

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Unsafe conditions

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14
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House keeping means what ?

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Keeping your area clean of debris, spills, etc

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15
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Solvents, paint, concrete, wood dust, and acid are considered what ?

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Hazerdous chemicals

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16
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What’s a way to recognize Hazerdous conditions on the job ?

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Performing a job safety analysis

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17
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What is the probability, consequences, and exposure related to an event ?

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Risk

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18
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What do you do when an incident occurs ? No matter how minor

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Report it to your supervisor

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19
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Fall protection is required when working past what height ? (Six foot rule)

A

Six feet

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20
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Red tape means danger, who may enter ?

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No one may enter

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21
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Yellow tape means caution, who may enter ?

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Workers may enter while being cautious

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22
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What procedure is taken when a gaping hole is present in the floor ?

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Cover the hole with a plank, screw it down and clearly label it

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23
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To prevent falls into holes or across wall openings, put what into place ?

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Railing or barricades

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24
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How often must a body harness be inspected ?

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Each day it is in use

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25
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Where should the D ring on a lanyard be positioned ?

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On the back between the shoulder blades

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26
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How often should personal fall arrest systems (PFAS) be inspected by a competent person ?

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Monthly

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27
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What ladders should never be used around electrical equipment ?

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Metal ladders

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28
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What ladders can electricians use ?

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Fiberglass and wooden ladders

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29
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What’s the distance the foot of the ladder should be from the wall it’s leaning against ?

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A 4 to 1 ratio. If the wall is 16 tall, the foot should be 4 feet away from the wall

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30
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How tall past the top of a wall must the ladder be extended ?

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Extended three feet past the wall

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31
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What do you use to carry a tool up a ladder ?

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A hand line or a tag line

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32
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Which step should you avoid on a stepladder ?

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The very top step should never be stood on

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33
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Inspect a ladder how often ?

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Before every use

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34
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What are two types of scaffolding?

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Suspended and self supporting

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35
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What does a green scaffold tag mean ?

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The scaffold meets all of osha requirements and is safe to use

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36
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What does a yellow scaffold tag mean

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Scaffold does not meet osha requirements, you need lanyard to use scaffold

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37
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What does a red tagged scaffold mean ?

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Scaffold is being put up or taken down, never use

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38
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What goes at the top of a scaffold ? Middle ? Bottom ?

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Top rails, mid rails, and toe boards

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39
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What kind of connections are used for scaffolding ?

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Cross bracing

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40
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The walking area of a scaffold must be what ?

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Completely planked

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41
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How are materials supposed to be stacked ?

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No higher than a 4 to 1 height to base ratio, place materials at right angles to each other

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42
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Chipping, grinding, brushing, or hammering may cause what ?

A

Flying objects

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43
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What’s the most common death of equipment operators ?

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Equipment roll overs

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44
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If your rear Vision is blocked while operating equipment, what do you use ?

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Use a signaler to direct you

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45
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Every vehicle must be equipped with what ?

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A backup alarm

46
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Any man made cut, cavity, trench, or depression formed by removal of earth or soil are called what ?

A

Excavation

47
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An excavation that is more deep than it is wide, usually not wider than 15 feet

A

Trench

48
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When do cave ins for trenches most often happen ?

A

5 to 15 feet

49
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What is type C soil ?

A

Sand or gravel type of soil, should never be built on

50
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To be safe, treat all soil as if it were what ?

A

Type C soil

51
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What two things make trenching less likely to cave in ?

A

Shoring and benching

52
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Keep all soils, material, and equipment how for from the edge of the trench ?

A

At least two feet from

The edge of the trench

53
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When working in a trench there must be an exit every

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Every twenty five feet

54
Q

All machines used have guards for what ?

A

To protect workers from rotating parts

55
Q

Why do you lockout/Tag out de energized equipment ?

A

To prevent someone from unknowingly restoring energy before the work is complete

56
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True or false. Falls can result from electric shock

A

True

57
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What wire system is the most common safety grounding system used to protect workers from incidental shock

A

Three wire system

58
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What is it called when working near exposed electrical equipment or conductors ?

A

Proximity work

59
Q

What’s the safe distance when working with voltage ?

A

It depends on the voltage

60
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What’s the first thing you do when someone is getting electrically shocked ?

A

Disconnect the circuit

61
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Who removes the lock during the lockout tag out procedure

A

The authorized person who applied the lock

62
Q

True false. You should wear hanging jewelry and loose fitting clothes

A

False

63
Q

What provides the best eye protection ?

A

Safety goggles

64
Q

What is a good indicator to put on ear plugs ?

A

When you need to raise your voice to someone standing right in front of you

65
Q

What is the ultimate ear protection ?

A

Ear muffs over ear plugs

66
Q

Prolonged exposure to silica can result in what ?

A

It can lead to silicosis

67
Q

What do you do if you encounter asbestos ?

A

Report it to a supervisor and avoid the area until the asbestos is sealed or removed by professionals

68
Q

What mask is required when dust or solid particles are present in the air ?

A

Half mask

69
Q

Hazerdous chemicals can be exposed to workers through what ways ?

A

Breathing, absorption, drinking,

70
Q

How may you come across lead on a job site ?

A

Old paint

71
Q

Hepatitis and aids are diseases that can be spread how ?

A

Through ingesting blood

72
Q

What steps do you take when experiencing heat cramps ?

A

Move to a cool area, drink water, and stretch cramped muscles

73
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true false. Heat stroke is life threatening

A

True

74
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What’s a symptom of heat stroke ?

A

Extremely high body temperature

75
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What do you never do with frostbite ?

A

Never run the affected area, it can damage skin and tissue

76
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Drop in body temperature, fatigue, uncontrollable shivering, slurred speech, clumsy movements, and confusion are symptoms of what ?

A

Hypothermia

77
Q

What must be done when people are working near welders ?

A

Welding curtain must be set up and everyone just wear tinted safety glasses

78
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Brief exposure to ultraviolet light from arc welding can do what ?

A

Cause a flash burn to your eyes

79
Q

Oxygen and fuel must be stored in what way ?

A

Separated by 25 feet or a 5 foot wall in between them

80
Q

What do you need for fire ?

A

Oxygen heat and fuel

81
Q

What’s the temperature at which a fuel is encouraged to burn ?

A

The flash point

82
Q

The liquid in fuel doesn’t burn, what does ?

A

The gasses that are emitted

83
Q

What type of extinguisher must be used for an electrical fire ?

A

Type C

84
Q

What is a space that is large enough to work in but has limited means of entry or exit ?

A

Confined space

85
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What is a confined space evaluated by a qualified person and found to have potential or actual hazards

A

A permit required confined space

86
Q

What type of hammer is used by machinists or engineers ?

A

Ball peen hammer

87
Q

What is used to drive posts or large stakes ?

A

Sledge hammer

88
Q

Cold chisels have an edge that is ground at what angle ?

A

Sixty degree angle

89
Q

What’s the square shaped slot for a screwdriver ?

A

Robertson’s

90
Q

What screwdriver looks like a Philip head but comes to a point at the socket base ?

A

Reed and prince screw

91
Q

How many sides does a hexagonal shape have ?

A

Six sides

92
Q

How do you change turning directions of a ratchet wrench

A

Flip the turning knob

93
Q

What do you use when a nut is a bit rough and difficult to run down with your fingers ?

A

A speed handle

94
Q

What pliers are used to hold and bend wire and to grip and hold objects during assembly operations

A

Slip joint pliers

95
Q

What is another name for line man pliers

A

Side cutters

96
Q

What pliers are handy for holding metal components together for welding, and gripping a nut that has been rounded ?

A

Locking pliers (channel locks)

97
Q

What type of ruler is best used for measuring vertical distances ?

A

Wooden folding ruler

98
Q

What’s an advantage to using a laser measurer

A

Measurements required at higher elevations can be taken from ground level

99
Q

What might cause a laser measuring tool to read inaccurate results ?

A

Reflective surfaces will give inaccurate results

100
Q

What does it mean to be plumb ?

A

To be completely verticals

101
Q

What is a torpedo level used for ?

A

To find the level, plumb, and 45 degree angles of an object

102
Q

What are laser levels used for ?

A

Leveling over a significant distance

103
Q

What tool is used for squatting up sections of work such as wall studs and sole plates to ensure that they are right angles of each other ?

A

Carpenters square

104
Q

What’s another name for a carpenters square ?

A

Framing square

105
Q

What type of square may be used as a guide when using a portable circular saw ?

A

Rafter angle square

106
Q

What saw is used for cutting miter joints and tenons ?

A

Back saw

107
Q

What saw has a U shaped frame and used for making irregular shaped moldings fit together cleanly ?

A

Coping saw

108
Q

For hand saws, what’s the use for rip saws and cross cut saws ?

A

Crosscut saws cut across the grain of the wood, and ripsaws cut along the grain of the wood

109
Q

What’s the safest type of utility knife ?

A

One with a self retracting blade when thumb pressure is taken off

110
Q

What are shovel handles made of ?

A

Fiberglass and wooden handles

111
Q

What tool is used for clearing tree roots ?

A

A mattock pick

112
Q

Before using a pick, what do you do ?

A

Ensure that the head is firmly fixed to the handle and no cracks or splits are present

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