Stretch it out
Acronyms
Spot the Hazards
Fire Safety
Fill in the Blanks
100
Shoulder Circles
100
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
100
Office
100
A condition or material that increases the risk of fire, such as overloaded circuits or flammable liquids.
What is a fire hazard?
100
The least effective hazard control type is ___________
Personal protective equipment
200
PPM
Parts per million, 1 x 10-6
200
A practice exercise to prepare employees for an emergency evacuation.
What is a fire drill?
200
Only ________ personnel may remove a lockout device.
Authorized personnel who placed it
300
RTK
Right To Know
300
A pre-designated safe area where people gather after evacuating.
What is an assembly point?
300
A _________ is an unplanned event that did not result in injury, damage, or loss — but had the potential to do so.
Near miss (also called a close call)
400
dB
Decibels
400
A sudden transition from a growing fire to a fully developed fire, engulfing a room.
What is flashover?
400
In case of a fire, _______ is the correct acronym to remember for using a fire extinguisher.
PASS (Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep)
500
PID (used for Portable Gas Monitors)
Photoionization Detector
500
An explosion caused by the sudden reintroduction of oxygen into an oxygen-starved fire.
What is backdraft?
500
_____ is the minimum recommended lighting level for general workplace areas.
200 lux