Mid Term Module 1/3 Flashcards
True or false, safety is a learned behavior and attitude
True
What is a safety culture ?
When workers see the value of safety and support it through their actions
Companies with strong safety culture have less what ?
Lower incident/accident rate, less turnover, and higher productivity
What is an incident
An incident is when an event happens no one is hurt, but property damage may or may not occur. Worth of being documented
What is an accident ?
An accident is an event that occurred where personal injury or even fatality is the result
How many near misses occur for ever serious injury ?
600 near misses
What are the fatal four ?
Falls, struck by, caught in between, electric shock
What sign has a yellow background with black lettering ?
Caution sign
What sign has blue symbols, which background, and black lettering ?
Information sign
What sign has green lettering and white background ?
Safety sign
What sign has a red label with black lettering on a white background ?
Danger sign
Can prescription drugs be as dangerous as alcohol and marijuana on the job ?
True
Excessive noise, inadequate supports or guards, poor lightning, and unguarded moving parts are examples of what ?
Unsafe conditions
House keeping means what ?
Keeping your area clean of debris, spills, etc
Solvents, paint, concrete, wood dust, and acid are considered what ?
Hazerdous chemicals
What’s a way to recognize Hazerdous conditions on the job ?
Performing a job safety analysis
What is the probability, consequences, and exposure related to an event ?
Risk
What do you do when an incident occurs ? No matter how minor
Report it to your supervisor
Fall protection is required when working past what height ? (Six foot rule)
Six feet
Red tape means danger, who may enter ?
No one may enter
Yellow tape means caution, who may enter ?
Workers may enter while being cautious
What procedure is taken when a gaping hole is present in the floor ?
Cover the hole with a plank, screw it down and clearly label it
To prevent falls into holes or across wall openings, put what into place ?
Railing or barricades
How often must a body harness be inspected ?
Each day it is in use
Where should the D ring on a lanyard be positioned ?
On the back between the shoulder blades
How often should personal fall arrest systems (PFAS) be inspected by a competent person ?
Monthly
What ladders should never be used around electrical equipment ?
Metal ladders
What ladders can electricians use ?
Fiberglass and wooden ladders
What’s the distance the foot of the ladder should be from the wall it’s leaning against ?
A 4 to 1 ratio. If the wall is 16 tall, the foot should be 4 feet away from the wall
How tall past the top of a wall must the ladder be extended ?
Extended three feet past the wall
What do you use to carry a tool up a ladder ?
A hand line or a tag line
Which step should you avoid on a stepladder ?
The very top step should never be stood on
Inspect a ladder how often ?
Before every use
What are two types of scaffolding?
Suspended and self supporting
What does a green scaffold tag mean ?
The scaffold meets all of osha requirements and is safe to use
What does a yellow scaffold tag mean
Scaffold does not meet osha requirements, you need lanyard to use scaffold
What does a red tagged scaffold mean ?
Scaffold is being put up or taken down, never use
What goes at the top of a scaffold ? Middle ? Bottom ?
Top rails, mid rails, and toe boards
What kind of connections are used for scaffolding ?
Cross bracing
The walking area of a scaffold must be what ?
Completely planked
How are materials supposed to be stacked ?
No higher than a 4 to 1 height to base ratio, place materials at right angles to each other
Chipping, grinding, brushing, or hammering may cause what ?
Flying objects
What’s the most common death of equipment operators ?
Equipment roll overs
If your rear Vision is blocked while operating equipment, what do you use ?
Use a signaler to direct you
Every vehicle must be equipped with what ?
A backup alarm
Any man made cut, cavity, trench, or depression formed by removal of earth or soil are called what ?
Excavation
An excavation that is more deep than it is wide, usually not wider than 15 feet
Trench
When do cave ins for trenches most often happen ?
5 to 15 feet
What is type C soil ?
Sand or gravel type of soil, should never be built on
To be safe, treat all soil as if it were what ?
Type C soil
What two things make trenching less likely to cave in ?
Shoring and benching
Keep all soils, material, and equipment how for from the edge of the trench ?
At least two feet from
The edge of the trench
When working in a trench there must be an exit every
Every twenty five feet
All machines used have guards for what ?
To protect workers from rotating parts
Why do you lockout/Tag out de energized equipment ?
To prevent someone from unknowingly restoring energy before the work is complete
True or false. Falls can result from electric shock
True
What wire system is the most common safety grounding system used to protect workers from incidental shock
Three wire system
What is it called when working near exposed electrical equipment or conductors ?
Proximity work
What’s the safe distance when working with voltage ?
It depends on the voltage
What’s the first thing you do when someone is getting electrically shocked ?
Disconnect the circuit
Who removes the lock during the lockout tag out procedure
The authorized person who applied the lock
True false. You should wear hanging jewelry and loose fitting clothes
False
What provides the best eye protection ?
Safety goggles
What is a good indicator to put on ear plugs ?
When you need to raise your voice to someone standing right in front of you
What is the ultimate ear protection ?
Ear muffs over ear plugs
Prolonged exposure to silica can result in what ?
It can lead to silicosis
What do you do if you encounter asbestos ?
Report it to a supervisor and avoid the area until the asbestos is sealed or removed by professionals
What mask is required when dust or solid particles are present in the air ?
Half mask
Hazerdous chemicals can be exposed to workers through what ways ?
Breathing, absorption, drinking,
How may you come across lead on a job site ?
Old paint
Hepatitis and aids are diseases that can be spread how ?
Through ingesting blood
What steps do you take when experiencing heat cramps ?
Move to a cool area, drink water, and stretch cramped muscles
true false. Heat stroke is life threatening
True
What’s a symptom of heat stroke ?
Extremely high body temperature
What do you never do with frostbite ?
Never run the affected area, it can damage skin and tissue
Drop in body temperature, fatigue, uncontrollable shivering, slurred speech, clumsy movements, and confusion are symptoms of what ?
Hypothermia
What must be done when people are working near welders ?
Welding curtain must be set up and everyone just wear tinted safety glasses
Brief exposure to ultraviolet light from arc welding can do what ?
Cause a flash burn to your eyes
Oxygen and fuel must be stored in what way ?
Separated by 25 feet or a 5 foot wall in between them
What do you need for fire ?
Oxygen heat and fuel
What’s the temperature at which a fuel is encouraged to burn ?
The flash point
The liquid in fuel doesn’t burn, what does ?
The gasses that are emitted
What type of extinguisher must be used for an electrical fire ?
Type C
What is a space that is large enough to work in but has limited means of entry or exit ?
Confined space
What is a confined space evaluated by a qualified person and found to have potential or actual hazards
A permit required confined space
What type of hammer is used by machinists or engineers ?
Ball peen hammer
What is used to drive posts or large stakes ?
Sledge hammer
Cold chisels have an edge that is ground at what angle ?
Sixty degree angle
What’s the square shaped slot for a screwdriver ?
Robertson’s
What screwdriver looks like a Philip head but comes to a point at the socket base ?
Reed and prince screw
How many sides does a hexagonal shape have ?
Six sides
How do you change turning directions of a ratchet wrench
Flip the turning knob
What do you use when a nut is a bit rough and difficult to run down with your fingers ?
A speed handle
What pliers are used to hold and bend wire and to grip and hold objects during assembly operations
Slip joint pliers
What is another name for line man pliers
Side cutters
What pliers are handy for holding metal components together for welding, and gripping a nut that has been rounded ?
Locking pliers (channel locks)
What type of ruler is best used for measuring vertical distances ?
Wooden folding ruler
What’s an advantage to using a laser measurer
Measurements required at higher elevations can be taken from ground level
What might cause a laser measuring tool to read inaccurate results ?
Reflective surfaces will give inaccurate results
What does it mean to be plumb ?
To be completely verticals
What is a torpedo level used for ?
To find the level, plumb, and 45 degree angles of an object
What are laser levels used for ?
Leveling over a significant distance
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 ?
Carpenters square
What’s another name for a carpenters square ?
Framing square
What type of square may be used as a guide when using a portable circular saw ?
Rafter angle square
What saw is used for cutting miter joints and tenons ?
Back saw
What saw has a U shaped frame and used for making irregular shaped moldings fit together cleanly ?
Coping saw
For hand saws, what’s the use for rip saws and cross cut saws ?
Crosscut saws cut across the grain of the wood, and ripsaws cut along the grain of the wood
What’s the safest type of utility knife ?
One with a self retracting blade when thumb pressure is taken off
What are shovel handles made of ?
Fiberglass and wooden handles
What tool is used for clearing tree roots ?
A mattock pick
Before using a pick, what do you do ?
Ensure that the head is firmly fixed to the handle and no cracks or splits are present
