Vocab 8

Question 1

the greatest angle above the horizontal plane at which a material will
lie without sliding.

Answer 1

Angle of Repose

Question 2

a person approved or assigned by the employer to perform a
specific type of duty or duties or to be at a specific location or locations at the
jobsite.

Answer 2

Authorized Person

Question 3

a horizontal member of a scaffold upon which the platform rests and which
may be supported by ledgers.

Answer 3

Bearer

Question 4

a conductor to assure the required electrical conductivity between
metal parts required to be electrically connected.

Answer 4

Bonding Jumper

Question 5

one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards
in the surroundings or working conditions and who has the authority to take
prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.

Answer 5

Competent Person

Question 6

any man-made cavity or depression in the earth’s surface, including its
sides, wall or face. Formed by earth removal and producing unsupported earth conditions

Answer 6

Excavation

Question 7

as applied to toxic contaminants, means contact by inhalation, ingestion, skin
absorption or contact with any materials or substance which may have immediate
or latent harmful effects on health

Answer 7

Exposed

Question 8

capable of being easily ignited, burning intensely or having a rapid rate of
flame spread.

Answer 8

Flammable

Question 9

of liquid, is the temperature at which it give off vapor sufficient to form an
ignitable mixture with the air near the surface of the liquid

Answer 9

Flash Point

Question 10

an opening measuring 12 inches or more in its least dimension in any
floor, roof or platform through which a person may fall

Answer 10

Floor Opening