STC SA 2 Flashcards
Define the Environment (IOS 14001)?
The “surroundings in which an organisation operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelation”
(ISO 14001).
Define Overpopulation?
The condition of being populated with excessively large numbers.
What is Sustainable development?
The idea of sustainable development was first used in the World Conservation
Strategy (IUCN, 1980). This first formulation was ecological in orientation and was far
less concerned with economic development. The approach was criticised for being
anti-developmental and for addressing symptoms rather than causes of
environmental degradation.
What is a Environmental Management Systems (EMS)?
Plan - Do - Check - Act
Plan:
Environmental aspects
Legal and other requirements
Objectives, targets, and programs
Do: Resources, responsibilities, and authority Competence, training, and awareness Communication Documentation Control of documents Operational control Emergency preparedness and response
Check: Monitor and measure Evaluate compliance Nonconformity, corrective and preventive action Control of records Internal audits
Act:
Management review
ISO 14001 audit
When setting objectives and targets it is important to remember the following?
Think SMART.
Objectives must be:
1: Specific
2: Measurable
3: Attainable
4: Realistic (and have a)
5: Timeframe
To have an effective emergency preparedness programme the following are important to consider?
- Procedures to assess the impact of the incident need to be put in place.
- Employees should be trained to make judgements and act accordingly.
- Effective communication can play a pivotal role in handling an emergency situation.
- Emergency procedures should be tested where practical, and appropriate measures put in place if existing ones are deemed ineffective.
- Emergency procedures should be reviewed periodically.
What are the critical characteristics of Environmental Monitoring?
Continual improvement demands that environmental performance is measured, monitored and evaluated.
Procedures to monitor and measure key characteristics of an organisation’s operations and activities must be established and maintained. These should be in line with the objectives and targets.
Define Pollution?
Pollution can be described as any change in the environment caused by substances, noise, odours, dust, heat and radioactive or other waves emitted from any activity.
The change must have a negative effect on human health or well-being, the natural environment, ecosystems or on resources either now or in the future.
Define Waste(Environmental)?
- Waste is the undesirable or superfluous remains of an activity or process.
- All human activity together with the infrastructure and systems that govern the functioning of such activity is embedded in and bounded by its environment.
- The environment is the ultimate receptacle for waste products. Increased waste volumes or risks put pressure on the environment as it
must absorb and assimilate such waste.
Explain ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA)?
- An environmental impact assessment is an administrative or regulatory process by which the environmental impact of a project is determined.
- The first stage of an EIA is usually the undertaking of a screening exercise.
The Coronavirus is an example of an HBA? (True or False)
True
What are the various ways a risk assessor can identify hazards in the workplace?
- Brainstorming
- Reviewing all input data
- Conducting a physical assessment
- Interviewing operators
How many point or sections should a SDS (Substance Data Sheet) have in accordance to internal standards?
16 Sections/points
Define Medical Surveillance?
A planned medical programme with periodic examinations, which may include clinical examinations, biological monitoring, and/or medical testing of employees.
What is the background colour of a symbolic Safety Signs?
- Red: Red is reserved for danger signs and labels. This color signifies a hazardous situation, alerts people they need to stop, or mark off restricted areas. OSHA says red will be the basic color for identifying fire protection equipment and apparatus.
- Orange: Used to alert people the fact there is dangerous parts of a machine or equipment. Most commonly used with labels that are placed directly on the machinery, but is also used for wall signs, specifically warning signs.
- Yellow: Yellow signs are used anywhere that caution needs to be used, specifically physical hazards. This includes risks of tripping, falling, getting burned, being caught in a pinch point, experiencing hearing damage, and almost any other common hazard that may be present.
Green: Green is safety related and means there is no danger present. This color is commonly used for first aid signs or signs indicating exits.
Blue: Provides information about a particular item or area. This information doesn’t necessarily have to be safety related, such as property policies. Blue signs are also used for signs depicting mandatory actions by the employee and notice signs.
Magenta & Yellow: These signs using magenta text on a yellow background is used for radioactive materials or equipment that produces radiation.
Black & White: Used for guiding traffic or telling people which direction to go. Could also be used for housekeeping information in the facility. While not specifically safety related, having this type of signage can directly improve the safety of the facility.
What is the background colour of a symbolic Safety Signs?
- Red: Red is reserved for danger signs and labels. This color signifies a hazardous situation, alerts people they need to stop, or mark off restricted areas. OSHA says red will be the basic color for identifying fire protection equipment and apparatus.
- Orange: Used to alert people the fact there is dangerous parts of a machine or equipment. Most commonly used with labels that are placed directly on the machinery, but is also used for wall signs, specifically warning signs.
- Yellow: Yellow signs are used anywhere that caution needs to be used, specifically physical hazards. This includes risks of tripping, falling, getting burned, being caught in a pinch point, experiencing hearing damage, and almost any other common hazard that may be present.
Green: Green is safety related and means there is no danger present. This color is commonly used for first aid signs or signs indicating exits.
Blue: Provides information about a particular item or area. This information doesn’t necessarily have to be safety related, such as property policies. Blue signs are also used for signs depicting mandatory actions by the employee and notice signs.
Magenta & Yellow: These signs using magenta text on a yellow background is used for radioactive materials or equipment that produces radiation.
Black & White: Used for guiding traffic or telling people which direction to go. Could also be used for housekeeping information in the facility. While not specifically safety related, having this type of signage can directly improve the safety of the facility.
What is the background colour of a symbolic Safety Signs?
- Red: Red is reserved for danger signs and labels. This color signifies a hazardous situation, alerts people they need to stop, or mark off restricted areas. OSHA says red will be the basic color for identifying fire protection equipment and apparatus.
- Orange: Used to alert people the fact there is dangerous parts of a machine or equipment. Most commonly used with labels that are placed directly on the machinery, but is also used for wall signs, specifically warning signs.
- Yellow: Yellow signs are used anywhere that caution needs to be used, specifically physical hazards. This includes risks of tripping, falling, getting burned, being caught in a pinch point, experiencing hearing damage, and almost any other common hazard that may be present.
Green: Green is safety related and means there is no danger present. This color is commonly used for first aid signs or signs indicating exits.
Blue: Provides information about a particular item or area. This information doesn’t necessarily have to be safety related, such as property policies. Blue signs are also used for signs depicting mandatory actions by the employee and notice signs.
Magenta & Yellow: These signs using magenta text on a yellow background is used for radioactive materials or equipment that produces radiation.
Black & White: Used for guiding traffic or telling people which direction to go. Could also be used for housekeeping information in the facility. While not specifically safety related, having this type of signage can directly improve the safety of the facility.
What is the background colour of a symbolic Safety Signage?
Red - Dangerous
Yellow - Warning
Blue- Mandatory
Green - Emergency escape / First-aid sign.
Give 10 examples of Acute Health Effects?
Bronchitis Contact Dermatitis Ebola Eye Infection Influenza Legionnaires diseases Lung infections Meningitis Mental Fatigue Syndrome Migraine Peripheral Neuropathy Salmonella poisoning Stress disorders Temporary Threshold Shift (TTS) Ulcer
Give 10 examples of Cronic Health Effects?
Asbestotitus Asma Cancer COPD diabetes Emphysema Epilepsy Heart Disease HIV/AIDS Hypertension Mesothelioma Multiple Sclerosis Paralysis Permanent Hearing Loss (NIHL) Psychological Disorders Tuberculosis Chronic Bronchitis
Conducting a HIRA is seen to be a systematic process. Place the HIRA steps in the correct order?
- Planning
- Identifying hazards
- Analysing risks
- Evaluating risks
- Controlling risks
(PIAEC)
Provide the correct legal citation as per the OHS Act and Regulations for Symbolic Safety Signs?
GSR 2B
What is the hierarchy of order of HSE documents?
- Policy
- Procedures
- Work Instruction
- Records/Forms
Liability is?
The state of being legally responsible for a certain act or omission.
The earth’s environment can be divided into two categories?
- All living things (the biological environment)
- All non-living things (the physical environment)
What are the three different types of environmental resources?
- Renewable resources: This is a resource that can be relatively easily replaced (renewed) by natural processes, for example, timber (by planting trees sustainably) or solar energy (due to a plentiful, never-ending source of solar radiation from the sun).
- Non-renewable resources: This is a resource that cannot be considered viably replaceable by natural processes, for example, oil, coal and gold.
- Potentially renewable resources: Plantation pine trees, grass and other forms of vegetation can regrow if used in a sustainable way.
Define Pollution?
Pollution is the presence of any substance, emission, product or by-product of industrialisation that causes or has the potential to cause fouling, contamination or destruction of ground, air or water resources.
What are the pollution pathways into the environment?
- Point sources (specific sources), e.g. chimney stacks, industrial vents
- Non-point sources (diffuse sources), e.g. mobile vehicles
- Fugitive sources, e.g. leaking pipe or outlet
Give four examples of environmental aspects and explain what is meant by Environmental aspect?
- Emissions into the atmosphere
- Excessive consumption of water
- Leaking petrol from a pump
- Creation of hazardous waste
Anenvironmental aspectis defined in ISO 14001 2015 as an element of an organization’sactivities,productsor servicesthat may impact, or does impact, the environment. Anenvironmental impactis a result of an environmental aspect.
What does an HSE management system need to include?
Plan Do Check Act (PDCA)
What is meant by corporate standards?
Procedures
Name one of the HSE policy attributes?
The policy is signed and dated by the HSE manager
There is an statement of intent
When conducting a risk assessment, it is important to conduct the assessment under normal day-to-day conditions only. (True or False?)
False
Name four injuries on duty that should be immediately reported to the relevant authorities?
Unconsciousness
Any loss of a limb or part thereof
Machinery out of control
Diagnoses of an occupational diseases by a doctor
An example of a bottom-tier document in relation to the hierarchy would be a hot works permit? (True or False)
True
Name the Format of an Act?
- Short title (a)
- Assented to date by the State President (b)
- Date of Commencement (c) (this is often a different date to the date of assent by the State President)
- Long title]. (d)
- Preamble – you can see an example of a Preamble in your copy of NEMA
- Sections of the act (e) (NB: The word ‘Act’ in law should be written with a capital ‘A’ as a mark of their importance as a body of law – it thus also differentiates it from the word ‘act’ which is a verb).
- Definitions
- Regulations (where applicable)
- Annexures (where applicable)
- Standards (where applicable)
How does one correctly write a legal reference (Citation?)
The correct way of referring to a section of an act (for example, s24(1)(c)(i)), is as follows:
• Refer to the number of the section – 24
• This is followed by the subsection – (1)
• Next comes the paragraph – (c)
• Finally, provide the subparagraph – (i)
What are the expectations of an adequate risk assessment process?
• systematic
• rigorous
• structured
• repeatable
• consultative
• defensible
• auditable
(SRSRCDA)What is a Task Observation?
A Task observation is when one person observes another person carrying out a task according to a (written) work procedure.
Planned task observation is a means that can be used to observe tasks, practices and conditions in a systematic way. The best way to see whether a person can do his/her task correctly is to observe him/her while he/she is doing it.
What are the benefits of a Task Observation?
- Reduce injuries and illness
- Reduce damage
- Reduce waste
- Improve productivity
- Employees will feel that the employer cares about them, and this results in higher morale, motivation and improved performance.
What are the HSE-related incidents should be reported immediately or as soon as possible to the relevant authority?
- Unconsciousness
- Any loss of a limb or part thereof
- Death or likelihood of death arising from an occupational disease or injury
- If a person is expected to be away from work, or on ‘light duty’ for more than 14 days
- Uncontrolled release of a substance under pressure
- Machine that runs out of control
- Machinery or any part thereof fractured or failed resulting in flying, falling or uncontrolled moving objects
- Diagnosis of an occupational disease by a medical practitioner
- Diagnosis of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) by a medical practitioner
- Any incident on a major hazardous installation (MHI) site that could pose a threat to the public or beyond the site’s parameters
- A dangerous substance was spilled
- A significant pollution event that may result in water pollution or detriment to a watercourse
- A significant pollution event that may result in air pollution in excess of permitted limits
- A significant discharge that could result in significant soil/ground pollution
- Any pollution or other event that poses a significant threat to ecosystems and/or biodiversity
What are the steps to a Planned Job Observation (PJO)?
Critical task analysis
• Step 1 – Inventory of occupations
• Step 2 – Inventory of tasks within each occupation
• Step 3 – Identify critical tasks
• Step 4 – Analyze critical tasks:
* Break tasks down into steps, Pinpoint loss exposures,
Conduct an efficiency check, Develop controls and Safe
operating/working procedures
• Step 5 – Write safe work procedures/safe operating procedures/working instructions
Planned task/job observations
• Step 6 – Implement the safe work procedures and do planned task/job observations
• Step 7 – Update and maintain records
