OSHA
OSHA was created to protect people in this place
What is the workplace
This is the drawing used to indicate lighting types, smoke detectors, and light fixture locations in a set of plans.
What is a Reflected Ceiling Plan
Water that already has been used domestically but does not contain fecal matter.
What is grey water?
Electric, Natural Gas, and Propane are fuels for this kitchen appliance?
What is a range (stove)
Rural properties use these systems to supply and expel water.
What are wells and septic systems?
This is what the acronym OSHA stands for
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration
This is an electrical switch designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by overcurrent/overload or short circuit.
What is a circuit breaker?
This type of heating utilizes the heat from the earth to warm buildings.
What is Geothermal?
Range hoods and return registers are examples of this part of an HVAC system.
What is the exhaust?
These are color of pipes carrying hot water throughout your building.
What is red?
Work boots, safety glasses and gloves (and masks!) are examples of this OSHA requirement
What are PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
This is the amount of volts typically found in a dedicated outlet.
What is 240?
This phenomena occurs when cities are warmer than surrounding areas due to human-made surfaces that absorb heat.
What is the heat island effect?
This is a vertical or horizontal space in a building that contains pipes or ducts.
What is a chase?
This is what the "V" stands for in a DWV system.
What is Vent
OSHA considers this to be the minimum height for a fatal fall.
What is 6 feet
This is light fixture installed on the wall rather than on the ceiling.
What is a sconce?
This is the percentage of global carbon emissions the construction industry is responsible for.
What is 40%?
This is the standard unit of measurement for heat in a residential system.
What are BTU's
This is the unit we use to measure water usage for a flush fixture
What is GPF (Gallons per flush)
This is the disease caused by exposure to rock and mineral dust.
What is silicosis?
This is the electrical current servicing homes in the U.S.
What is A/C power?
This is a type of natural ventilation that uses air pressure differences due to height to pull air through the building.
What is The Stack Effect?
This is the "B" in BTU's
What is "British"
This is the maximum water usage for fixtures considered to be "low-flush fixtures".
What is 1.6 GPF