LADDER SAFETY
This is the first thing you should inspect before using any ladder.
What is checking the ladder for damage or defects?
To help prevent fires, these pathways must always be kept clear and unobstructed.
What are exit routes (or emergency exits)?
This person has the primary responsibility for providing a safe workplace.
Who is the employer?
Workers on supported scaffolds generally must be protected from falls at this height.
What is 10 feet or higher?
This dangerous condition includes oxygen deficiency, toxic gases, or flammable vapors.
What is a hazardous atmosphere?
Extension ladders should extend this many feet above the landing surface.
What is 3 feet?
This type of fire extinguisher is designed for ordinary combustibles like wood and paper.
What is a Class A fire extinguisher?
This process identifies workplace hazards before someone gets hurt.
What is a hazard assessment?
This scaffold component provides safe access instead of climbing the cross braces.
What is a ladder or stair tower?
This person remains outside the confined space and monitors entrants during entry.
Who is the attendant?
When climbing a ladder, OSHA requires maintaining this type of contact.
What is three points of contact?
Workers should remember this acronym when using a fire extinguisher.
What is PASS (Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep)?
This OSHA principle says hazards should be eliminated before relying on PPE.
What is the Hierarchy of Controls?
This person must inspect scaffolds before each work shift.
Who is a competent person?
If conditions inside a permit-required confined space become unsafe, this person has the authority to order entrants to leave the space immediately.
Who is the attendant?
Portable ladders should be placed using this ratio of distance from the wall to ladder height.
What is the 4-to-1 rule?
This type of fire should NEVER be extinguished with water.
What is an electrical (Class C) fire?
This written plan explains how workers will respond to fires, medical emergencies, or evacuations.
What is an Emergency Action Plan (EAP)?
Scaffolds and their components must support at least this multiple of their maximum intended load.
What is four times the maximum intended load?
Before workers enter a permit-required confined space, this document must be completed and authorized.
What is an entry permit?
A worker sets an extension ladder against a wall at a 75-degree angle. The base of the ladder is 5 feet from the wall. Approximately how high does the ladder reach?
What is 20 feet?
OSHA requires that workers who might use portable fire extinguishers receive this before they are expected to fight a fire.
What is fire extinguisher training?
Before beginning a new job or task, employers and workers should complete this process to identify hazards and determine the safest way to perform the work.
What is a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) or Job Safety Analysis (JSA)?
When a supported scaffold exceeds a certain height-to-base ratio, OSHA requires this to prevent tipping.
What are ties, guying, bracing, or equivalent restraint?
A confined space must be large enough to enter, have limited entry or exit, and not be designed for this.
What is continuous employee occupancy?