Safety And Hoisting Flashcards
Who is required to develop a fall protection plan?
An Employer
When must a fall protection plan be developed?
When someone could fall more then 3 meters and there is no Gaurd rail
Who’s responsible is to to ensure you inspect your fall protection equipment?
The Employers
Ladders:
- What Rungs are not to be used?
- Check that ladders are _________ before use.
- what ratio are extension ladders to be placed at?
- How high should a ladder extend above its landing point?
- how many points of contact should you have at all times?
- distance between each ladder rug
- top 2
- un damaged
- 4:1 (4 vertical to 1 horizontal)
- 1m above
- 3 points
- 12” (1 foot)
Scaffolding part 1:
- Should be rated to hold ___times the weight that will be on it
- Guardrails are required on any platform that is _____ or higher
- must be between ______ and _____ above the platform and _____ way between top rail and platform
- 4 times the working limit
- required on any platform greater then 3m
- rails must be placed at about 0.97m and 1.07m and halfway between top rail and platform.
Scaffolding Part 2:
- what is used to provide additional support to the feet?
- At what Hight must a toe bored be installed?
- When the high is greater then ____ times the base you must be _______
- At what point must it be anchored in vertical and horizontal distances? (hint 46)
- What is used to increase the smallest dimension on a scaffold?
- At what dimension is a worker aloud to remain on a scaffold well its being mover?
- Mud Sills
- 3.5m
- at 3 times and tired off
- 4.6m vertical and 6.4m horizontal
- Outriggers
- If the height is not more then 2 times the smallest dimension of the base
Fall Arrest:
- At what distance from a edge must a life line stop you?
- At what height is a fall attest required?
- what wait must an anchor point be rated for?
- at 1 m
- above 3m
- 5000lbs
Rigging:
- What is SWL
- Define Breaking Strength
- What are the Safety Factors for General lifting, lifting personal or hazardous material, and finally for elevators?
- How do you calculate SWL?
- Safe working Load
- the minimum load required to brake a component
- 5:1, 10:1, 20:1
- Breaking strength divided by safety factor
Slings part 1
- slings can be purchased with ____ or ___ ends
- when an eye is made in a rope it maintains what % of its original strength? and when a thimble is added into the eye what % does it retain then?
- what is it called when a load receives a sudden movement
- where should a hook be in relation to center of gravity?
- Eye and Eye or Grommet (Endless)
- 50% and 80%
- Load Shock
- Centered on it
Slings part 2:
- What is used when a Load has sharp edges?
- How do you know a Synthetic fiber sling is to damaged to use?
- At what % of damage is a chain sling not to be used?
- when using a Shackle where on it should the hook or sling be placed?
- Softeners
- Red fibers will be showing
- At 10% damage
- on the shackle its self NOT on the pin
Rigging:
- What must be done when there are power lines present
- How far must you be from power lines in MB?
- What is the Maximum degree a sling fringe line may be at?
- What are the 2 types of shackles?
- What must every hook have on it for safety?
- Tag Lines are used for what? and what material are they not to be made out of?
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- Call MB Hydro to have them turned off
- 10 Feet away
- 60 degrees
- Anchor and Chain
- Safety Latch
- Guiding the load from the ground, they must not be metallic
Hand Signs for lifting:
- What does the Thumb indicate?
- What do your fingers indicate?
- how many signal persons should be used?
- Boom direction
- Load Direction
- ONLY 1
Ropes/Knots/Hitches:
- What are Natural ropes made of?
- What are synthetic ropes made of?
- Knots maintains ___% OG strengths?
- Hitches Maintains ___% OG strength?
- Hemp, and Manila
- Nylon
- 50%
- 70%
What are these Knots used for?
- Bowline
- Bowline on the bight
- Cats Paw
- Reef knot
- Sheet bend
- Clove hitch
- Show Shank
- Bowline: Never Jams, and easy to untie, used for lifting
- Bowline on the bight: Same as prior but is specific for lifting people out of trenches
- Cats Paw: Attach rope to hook
- Reef knot: Ties two same diameter ropes together
- Sheet bend: ties two different diameter ropes together
- Clove hitch: used to tie a rope to a pipe/post
- Show Shank: used to shorten rope