Hierarchy of Controls
Reducing line speeds is an example of this control.
What is an administrative control?
29 CFR 1910
What is the general industry standard?
Poor housekeeping, uneven surfaces, loose flooring.
What are trip hazards?
29 CFR 1910 Subpart D
What is the walking working surfaces standard?
Drivers demonstrate this.
What is risk tolerance?
Reduce or prevent workers from contacting the hazard.
What is an engineering control?
Most private sector workers and federal government workers.
Who does OSHA cover?
Falls on the same level and falls to a lower level.
What are the two types of falls?
Heat or cold hazards
What is the General Duty Clause?
Prevent a worker from reaching a fall hazard.
What is a fall restraint system?
Using a safer alternative.
What is substitution?
Self-employed, immediate family members of a farm employer, workplace regulated by another federal entity, and state and local government workers.
Who does OSHA not cover?
4 feet
What height are fall protections required for general industry?
29 CFR 1910 Subpart I
What is the OSHA PPE standard?
Prohibited in personal fall arrest systems.
What is a body belt?
The most effective way to control identified risk.
Imminent Danger, Catastrophies / Fatalities, Worker Complaints and referrals, Industries with high illness and injury rates, severe violations, and Follow-up Inspections
What are OSHA's inspection priorities?
A system that arrests/stops a fall before the worker contacts a lower level.
What is a fall arrest system?
29 CFR 1910 Supart O
What is the OSHA standard for machine guarding?
The likelihood that a hazard will result in a mishap or loss (Exposure in terms of time, proximity, and repetition)
What is probability?
This control is expensive over time.
What is PPE?
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety & Health Act
What is the general duty clause?
Certified to withstand 5,000 lbs.
What is an anchor point?
29 CFR 1910.1030
What is the OSHA standard for blood borne pathogens?
Lactic acidosis occurs
What is suspension trauma?