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1
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Safety is a what?

A

Learned Behavior

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This is created when the whole company sees the value of a safe work enviroment.

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Safety Culture

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Companies with a strong safety culture usually have what 5 things? FLLLH

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Fewer at-risk behaviors
Lower Accident Rates
Less Turnover
Lower Absenteeism
Higher Productivity
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Accident costs are often classified as what 2 things?

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Direct and Indirect.

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5
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Studies have shown that the hidden costs of accidents can and usually do….

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exceed the direct costs of accidents from 2 to 7 times.

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These hidden expenses include the costs associated with what 6 things?

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Training Replacement Workers
Accident Investigation and Corrective Measures
Scheduling Delays
Lost Productivity
Repairing Damaged Equipment and Property
Absenteeism
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Insured Costs 3 things

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Medical Bills
Compensation
Premiums

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Indirect/Uninsured 6

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Property Damage
Equipment Damage
Production Delays
Supervisory Time
Retraining
Image/Morale
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9
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White Background
Red Panel
White/ Gray Letters

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Do Not Operate/ Do Not Start

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White Background
Black Square with Red Oval
White Letters

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Danger
Unsafe
Do Not Use

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Yellow Background
Black Square
Yellow Letters

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Caution

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White Background
Black Square
White Letters

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Out of Order

Do Not Use

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Yellow Background
Red/Magenta/ Purple panel
Black Letters
Radiation Symbol

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Radiation Hazard

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White Background
Flourescent Orange Square
Black Letters
Biohazard Symbol

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Biological Hazard

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15
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Physical state that is different from the acceptable, normal or correct condition found on the job site.

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Unsafe Condition

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16
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Important Unsafe Condition Examples 4 things

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Excessive Noise
Inadequate Supports of Guards
Poor Housekeeping
Poor Lighting

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17
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In construction, housekeeping means:

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keeping your work area clean and free of scraps and spills.

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18
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housekeeping also means

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being orderly and organized

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19
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How must you store your materials in housekeeping?

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Storing your materials and supplies safely and label them properly.

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20
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Finally, you must also do what for housekeeping?

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Arrange your tools and equipment to permit safe, efficient work practices and easy cleaning.

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21
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The major goal of housekeeping is what?

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Prevent Accidents

22
Q

What is the mission of OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

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save lives, prevent injuries and protect the health of America’s workers.

23
Q

If a standard does not specifically address a hazard, the what must be invoked.

A

general duty

24
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If you have been discriminated against for asserting your OSHA rights, you have the right to what?

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File a complaint with the OSHA area office within 30 days of the incident.

25
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Your employer is required by OSHA 29 CFR 1926.33 and OSHA 29 CFR1910.1020 to what

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maintain your medical records for 30 years after you leave employement.

26
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This is performed after an accident that requires hospitalization of 3 or more workers.

A

Catastrophe Inspections

27
Q

Employers are required to report what

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fatalitites and catastrophes to OSHA within 8 hours.

28
Q

To help employers provide a safe workplace, OSHA requires a what to ensure the safety of the employees.

A

Competent Person

29
Q

Competent person means one who is

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capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.

30
Q

Anything that could have caused an injury or damage but, was caught in time and nothing bad happened is an

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incident or near miss

31
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You must report all

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on-the- job injuries, accidents or incidents no matter how minor.

32
Q

Pie Chart of hazards

A 
Falls 36%
Struck By 18%
Caught In 18%
Electrical 10%
Other 18%
33
Q

Is a measure of the probability, consequences, and exposure related to an event.

A

Risk

34
Q

In an area more than what above the ground or on a solid work surface that is not protected by a guardrail or safety net.

A

6 feet

35
Q

The D-ring or support point on a safety harness should be placed to the rear, between

A

you shoulder blades

36
Q

If you are going to step off a ladder onto a platform or roof, the top of the ladder should extend at least ____ above the point where the ladder touches the platform, roof, side rails, etc.

A

3 ft

37
Q

You should never stand ——– on a ladder.

A

above the highest safe standing level

38
Q

The highest safe standing level

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is the 4th rung from the top.

39
Q

The most common causes of accidents involving highway workers on foot are hazards such as:

A

Being Run Over By Equipment
Backing Equipment
Tip-Over

40
Q

Most common cause of death for equipment operators is?

A

Equipment Rollover

41
Q

When you operate vehicles on the job site an important thing to do is?

A

Look to the rear and sound the horn before backing dat ass up.

42
Q

If your rear vision is blocked

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get a signaler to direct you.

43
Q

When performing overhead work, be sure that tools, materials and equipment are

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secured in order to prevent them from falling on people below.

44
Q

To prevent tools from falling, use protective measures such as

A

toeboards
debris nets
catch platforms
canopies

45
Q

The most common and deadly hazard in excavation work.

A

Cave-ins

46
Q

Cave-ins occur when

A

soil or rock falls or slades into an excavation.

47
Q

Cave-ins can what

A

entrap, bury or otherwise injure or immobilize a person.

48
Q

How deep to cave ins happen and with what

A

5-15 feet deep: little or no warning

49
Q

Average of cave-ins occur

A

1,000 trenches collapses each year in the us

50
Q

Almost all tools and machines used in construction are equipped with

A

guards that protect workers from rotating parts

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