Fall Protection
Electrical
Scaffolds/Ladders
Excavations
Misc. Safety
100

The height at which fall protection is required.

What is 6 feet?

100
The new electrical safety protocol implemented by Balfour Beatty for 2025.

What are gang locks?

100

The height a mobile scaffold (baker scaffold) must have handrails installed.

What is 2 feet and greater?

100

Hand digging/Soft digging is required within this many feet of any known utility?

What is 3 feet?

100

This type of pressure testing uses water in lieu of air.

What is a hydrostatic testing?

200

The distance at which a warning line a roof must be back from the edge.

What is 6 foot?

200

All extension cords must be "3-wire type" and have this in place.

What is a ground prong?

200

The maximum height a ladder can be used before requiring fall protection.

What is 20 feet?

200

These three people must sign a Balfour Beatty dig permit.

What is the formen, operator and BB supervisor?

200

The maximum pneumatic pressure allowed before SH&E director and officer approval.

What is 7 psi?

300

This sized hole needs to be protected/covered and labeled.

What is 2 inches and larger?

300

The minimum gauge extension cords must be on a Balfour Beatty project.

What is 14 guage?

300

The proper height-to-base ratio for an extension ladder.

What is 4:1?

300

When an excavation reaches this depth, cave-in protection is required by Balfour Beatty.

What is 4 feet?

300
Once lightning strikes within this distance, we shut down operations for 30 minutes.

What is 10 miles?

400

This sized hole needs to be protected by additional means such as blocking to prevent equipment from traveling over it?

What is 12" x 12" and larger?

400

This device protects personnel from electric shock and is required by OSHA for all cord and plug-connected electrical power tools used.

What is a GFCI?

400

The height at which a ladder should extend above the upper landing?

What is 3 feet?

400

The depth fall protection is required for excavations

What is 6 feet and greater?

400

The frequency that MEWP inspection tags should be signed.

What is daily/before each use?

500

This sized hole needs guardrails or other means to prevent falls.

What is 18" and greater?

500

Extension cords and lights must be suspended by this type of material.

What is a non-conductive material?

500

The required height range for the top rail of a guardrail system?

What is 39 to 45 inches (42 inches +/- 3")?

500

The minimum distance spoil piles must be kept back from edge of trenches.

What is 2 feet?

500

This form of heat-related illness happens when the body becomes unable to regulate its core temperature. Sweating stops and the body can no longer rid itself of excess heat.

What is heat stroke?

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