Risk Identification Flashcards
What are the 6 risks to consider
Risks to consider include, but are not limited to:
[a] Exposures exceeding the permissible exposure limits and published exposure levels
[b] IDLH Concentrations
[c] Potential Skin Absorption and Irritation Sources
[d] Potential Eye Irritation Sources
[e] Explosion Sensitivity and Flammability Ranges
[f] Oxygen deficiency
What are the employee’s rights?
- Be informed of your rights and responsibilities
- Review copies of approved OSHA standards
- Request information on health and safety from employer
- Receive adequate training on workplace health and safety hazards
- Request an OSHA investigation
- Be advised of OSHA’s actions
What are the employee’s responsibilities?
- Read the OSHA poster
- Comply with OSHA standards
- Follow SOP and follow PPE guidelines
- Report hazardous conditions to the Supervisor
- Cooperate with OSHA
- Exercise OSH Act rights in a responsible manner
What are the employer responsibilities
Employers must ensure that their workers have a safe and healthy environment. If possible Employers should eliminate recognized hazards from the workplace. Employers must sequentially follow these guidelines:
1. Using engineering controls (ventilation, barriers, tools and equipment)
2. Administration controls ( work practices, methods, training, rules, etc.)
3.Providing personal protective equipment ( respirators, gloves, goggles, clothing, etc.)
PPE can only be used when tit is not feasable to eliminate the hazard using the first two methods.
Employer’s Responsibilities
- Report to the nearest OSHA officewithin 8 hours of a fatality and or when 3 or more employees are hospitalized.
- Post work related injuries by filling out an OSHA 300 / 300A form.
- Post OSHA posters in prominent places
- Cooperate with OSHA Compliance Officer
What is HCS
Hazard Communication Standard
What is a need addressed by the OSH Act and what does it require?
Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) Requires employers to eveluate chemical hazards in their facilities and requires employers to communicate this with their employees.
What are the steps required to be included in the HCS Plan?
- Conduct a chemical inventory
- Obtain and file a Safety Data Sheet for each chemical
- Label all containers and storage containing chemicals with the appropriate labels markings and warnings for the hazard.
- Make available written document on the Hazard Communication program to all employees in a readily accessible area
- Educate employees of the hazard and proper use of all chemicals
Consensus Standards
which are prepared by some organizations to develop industry standards
Propriatory Standards
which are prepared by professional experts within particular industries by professionial societies and associations
Federal Worker Protection Laws are
OSHA now enforces the standards issued under earlier Acts in all industries where they apply
What are the two (2) main Standards
Horizontal and Vertical
What are horizontal standards
Horizontal standards are General and apply to any industry and employer. For EG. Standards that apply to fire protection, working surfaces and first aid.
What are vertical standards
Vertical standards are standards that apply only to a particular industry. For example: longshoring and construction
Where can you find the rules and regulations from OSHA?
OSHA regulations are available from several sources: A. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) lists the general and permanent rules of Federal agencies. Between printings the code is kept up to date by issued publications.
B. The daily publication of the Federal Register contains meeting minutes, new regulations and amendments to existing standards and final regulations.
