PPE
What does "PPE" stand for?
What is"Personal Protective Equipment"?
Name at least 4 items that must be included in a first-aid kit.
What are Absorbent Compress, Adhesive bandages (variety), adhesive tape, antiseptic, burn treatment, CPR/Breathing Barrier, Hand sanitizer, non-latex medical exam gloves, safety glasses, sterile non-stick gauze pads, triangular bandages
When should a fall prevention/protection system be used?
What is 6 feet and when employees are working over dangerous equipment or machinery regardless of distance?
Symptoms include headache, nausea, dizziness, weakness, irritability, heavy sweating, clammy skin, and elevated body temperature as a result of the body losing an excessive amount of fluids and salt from sweating.
What is "Heat Exhaustion"?
Acronym of government agency that regulates workplace safety.
What is "OSHA"?
How often do first aid kits need to be checked?
What is quarterly?
When should excavations have protection systems?
What is at least 4 feet? (Excavations greater than 20 feet must have systems designed by a PE)
Symptoms include mental confusion, loss of consciousness, muscle twitching, seizures, hot and dry skin, and elevated body temperature (>102° F).
What is "Heat Stroke"?
Workers exposed to on-road or off-road vehicles must wear _____ _____ _____ to minimize the risk of being struck by vehicles or equipment.
What is "High Visibility Clothing"?
Should you ever move an accident victim with serious injuries before help arrives?
Yes, if the victim is in immediate danger: for example, out of a river or in the path of a fire.
What does TCP stand for and when is it used?
What is a traffic control plan? They are used when work involves closing a lane or shoulder, diverting traffic, or impacting traffic in a way that puts workers at risk.
As a Parametrix employee, how do I avoid heat hazards?
What is "water, rest, shade"?
True or False. There are two types of hard hats.
What is True. Type I and Type II
What precautions should be taken to prevent contamination from blood-borne pathogens?
What is gloves, safety glasses and CPR Barrier?
Name at least 3 items to keep in mind when working around cranes.
What is avoiding blind spots, know swing radius, never walk beneath suspended loads, always wear a hard hat, avoid walking underneath boom and jib, keep eye contact with operator
This is the first stage of a heat injury.
What is "dehydration"?
At what decibel should hearing protection be worn?
What is 85 decibels?
True or false: Any first-aid incidents that involve the presence of blood or other bodily fluids must be reported to Human Resources before the end of the work shift.
True
What are the differences between poison ivy and poison oak?
Poison oak leaflets are duller green and usually more distinctly lobed or toothed and have hairs on both sides
Sudden dizziness and fainting caused by lack of adequate blood supply to the brain.
What is "heat syncope"?