Accident Investigation
After an accident, the first thing you want to do is take care of any injured person. What should be the next thing that you do?
Secure the area.
What is ergonomics?
The science of purposely designing environments and tasks to cause less stress to the workers body.
Can municipal solid waste be mixed with Regulated Medical Waste?
No
Generally, what environmental conditions are being monitored for employee exposure in the workplace?
Name 2 of the 5 listed.
Temperature, Noise, Hazardous Materials, Vibration, Radiation
Which of the following would be the most likely to produce severe injuries or a high probability of accidents?
Routine task, volunteer activities, closely supervised actions, unusual and non-routine tasks
unusual and non-routine tasks
Occupational accidents/injuries usually result from:
Physical limitations
Environmental conditions
Combination of factors
Personality differences
Combination of factors
Recovery time needed will _____ as the duration of the task increases.
Lengthen
What is regulated medical waste?
Any waste contaminated with bodily fluids that have the potential to contain pathogens that could cause illness to humans.
Enclosures for noise control are designed to:
Reduce noise level at the source
What is the primary reason for conducting a safety inspection?
To discover and correct hazards
When interviewing a witness during an accident investigation, what is the best approach?
Interview witnesses one at a time
What are the tissues that connect bone to bone?
Ligaments
Solid waste can be in which of the following forms?
Solid
Liquid
Containerized gas
All of the above
All of the above
A worker complains of feeling ill after an unknown layer of coating was found during a grinding operation. The Supervisor should:
Stop work until the coating can be identified
It is generally accepted that accidents...
Can be prevented, but where absolute prevention is not possible, take steps to reduce severity.
Prior to an accident occurring which requires first aid or medical attention, what should your course of action be?
Have an emergency response plan prior to starting work.
Heat stress is made even more dangerous in the presence of what?
High humidity
What is considered universal waste?
Household items that include small amounts of hazardous materials such as batteries, pesticides, mercury containing equipment, lamps, aerosol cans.
Which controls are listed in order of decreasing effectiveness, MOST to LEAST effective, to prevent industrial dermatitis?
Face Shields, procedures, signage, ventilation
Gloves, signage, IH, elimination
Chemical substitution, procedures, gloves, barrier cream
Splash shields, chemical substitution, barrier
Chemical substitution, procedures, gloves, barrier cream
What is the best way to control or eliminate a hazard?
Engineering controls
Which of the following is not an example of an indirect accident cost?
Cost of Investigation
Employee Medical Expenses
Lost Production
Equipment Damage
Employee Medical Expenses
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 40% of all Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders involve injury to what?
The back
What are the four basic waste categories?
Hazardous, non-hazardous, universal, special
When encountering unknown chemicals or potential ACM, what is the FIRST action a supervisor should do?
Stop work and have crew leave the area
The cost of accidents includes direct and indirect costs. What do experts normally use as the approximate ratio of direct to indirect costs?
1 to 5