Definitions
The level of judgement, care, prudence, determination, and activity that a person would reasonably be expected to do under particular circumstances.
What is Due Diligence.
Hard hat, safety glasses, safety footwear and hearing protection.
What are the mandatory minimum PPE requirements for the mill?
The spot where employees gather in the event of an evacuation, located by the Woodlands office.
What is the Muster station or point?
822 or 755-4442 on a cell phone.
What is the emergency number for security?
Known as "WHMIS" This is required training for all employees.
What is Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System?
To render inoperative and prevent from being activated any machine or equipment by using a locking device to isolate the energy source.
What is "Lock-out" or "Equipment Isolation"?
Area specific PPE requirement for entering the Warehouse or Chip and Biomass Yard.
What is high visibility clothing? - vest/stripes/jacket.
Located on the 3rd floor of the front office area, stocked with supplies and equipment to treat an injured worker.
What is the First-Aid room?
This is required any time the work you are performing involves open flame or may create a spark.
What is a Hot Work Permit?
Standardize, Sustain, Sort, Shine & Set in Order.
What is 5S?
Outlines the general rights and responsibilities of the employer, the supervisor and the worker through an Act or statute and related regulations.
What is Occupational Health and Safety Legislation?
Worksafe NB would also be accepted.
Required to enter the sulfur burner area of the mill.
What are safety goggles?
Located in the First-aid room, Birch trailer and new Pulp Mill control room.
What are the 3 Automated external defibrillators (AED's) at the mill?
May only be crossed by people required to work in the area or with permission of the installer.
What is Red or Danger Barricade tape?
LOTO
What is Lock-out Tag-out?
An assembly of components designed to prevent an employee from reaching an unguarded edge or an opening.
What is a fall restraint system?
Required PPE for work being performed on an unguarded edge higher then 3m.
What is a fall protection system? Could be restraint or arrest and typically consists of a full body harness, lanyard and anchor point.
You must come to a complete stop and honk your horn before proceeding.
What is before driving around the Soth side of the mill?
The 3 Rights of all workers under OHS Legislation.
What are the right to know, right to participate and right to refuse
Abbreviated as "IDLH" this atmosphere poses a threat to life and may impair a person’s ability to escape.
What is - Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health?
“adequately qualified, suitably trained and with sufficient experience to safely perform work without supervision, or with only a minimal degree of supervision.”
What is "Competence"
Filters at least 99.97% of solids and liquid aerosols, as well as oils and certain organic vapors.
What is a P-100 and organic vapor combination filter?
The anerobic digestive system that treats wastewater streams with moderate to high concentrations of organics (COD/BOD), suspended solids, and fat, oil, and grease (FOG).
What is the BVF?
Known as the hierarchy of controls.
What are Elimination- Substitution- Engineering- Administrative and PPE?
Abbreviated as STEL, this is a measure of atmospheric condition.
What is Short Term Exposure Limit?