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This HP concept is used to combat traps associated with Fast Thinking, decision making bias and error-prone situations
What are Interrupters (Hold Point and Triggers)
This SWP is designed to reduce the potential for chemical exposure and comply with laws and regulations
What is the Chemical hygiene plan
Work conditions in which there is greater chance for error or non-conformance when performing a specific action
What are Error Prone Situation
This type of Interrupter requires pre-planning to aid in real-time hazard recognition.
What is a Trigger
First produced in 1920, a group of chemists at the Standard Oil Company discovered this while studying by-products of petroleum
What is rubbing alcohol
Potential for error include fatigue and perception blindness
What is System 2 - "Slow" Thinking
This SWP provides safety information and practices for laboratory personnel to review and follow when working with various types of laboratory equipment or systems
What is the Lab Operational Safety Guidelines SWP
Imprecise Communication, Frustration, fatigue, bias, Overestimating Experience, Inaccurate Risk Perception
What are Individual Factors
(Unique mental, physical and emotional abilities)
The acronym HTTP stands for this
What is Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Confirmation, Attribution, Hindsight, Outcome, Salience
What are different types of biases
This SWP documents the process for internal collection of waste containers from Satellite Accumulation Areas to Central Accumulation Areas (i.e. waste storage units) at EMHC Lab and FTF
What is the EMHC / FTF Waste Storage Unit SWP
This stele led to the deciphering of the Egyptian hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone
Clothes, antifreeze, guitar strings, skateboards, cell phones and wind turbine blades, just to name a few.
What are products made from oil and natural gas
WAME, Breaking Containment, Energy Isolation - LOTO, Lifting and Rigging
What are Life Saving Actions
Lack of or unclear standards, Time Pressure, Information transfer challenges, Simultaneous / multiple tasks
What are Task Factors
(Existing job-site conditions that influence behavior)
This planet is so light it could float in water
What is Saturn
This chemical is known as the "King of Chemicals?"
What is Sulphuric Acid
200 bonus points if the chemical formula was called out first H2SO4
An action performed before critical tasks identified during the pre-job briefing, manipulating sensitive equipment controls, state/federal required calculations or prior to an unrecoverable step within a procedure, are all considered what?
What A Hold Point
(Used to determine if all necessary safeguards are in place before the unrecoverable step is executed)
Confusing displays or controls, workplace design, External distractions or interruptions, equipment design, Change from the routine, Production Overemphasis
What are Work Environment Factors
(Organizational and Environmental aspects)
The world's most ancient forest is in this country
What is Australia (Daintree Rainforest)