Intro to OSHA
OSHA stands for...
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
"SDS" stands for:
Safety Data Sheet
PPE is the _____ line of defense against injury.
How many controls are in the Hierarchy of Controls?
When does your OSHA card expire?
Never.
The tragedy that occurred in 1911 is...
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
T or F: A hazardous material is any substance which poses a physical or health hazard.
PPE stands for:
Personal Protective Equipment
In the hierarchy of control, the most effective control is:
Elimination / Substitution
How long is the NYC Site Safety Training (SST) card good for:
5 years
In the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, how many young workers died?
146
Every SDS has ____ sections.
16
T o F: You can collect unemployment pay if you were fired for not wearing your PPE.
False.
Noise is considered which type of health hazard:
Physical
What year was OSHA created?
1971
If you are retaliated against for exercising your safety rights, you have _____ days to contact OSHA.
30
In the SDS, the #1 is considered to be:
In the Hierarchy of Controls, name the three most common used controls?
PPE, Elimination, and Engineering Controls
The four common types of health hazards in construction are:
Ergonomics, Physical, Biological, and Chemical
Three types of PPE showed today in class:
1. Goggles
2. Harnesses
3. Hard Hats
Name three rights provided by OSHA:
1. Right to refuse unsafe work
2. Right to chemical training
3. Right to PPE
What is the pictogram with the human chest exploding mean?
Health Hazard
What class of hard hat is rated for the highest electrical exposure?
The four chemical routes of entry are:
Inhalation, Injection, Absorption, Ingestion
What does PEL stand for in the OSHA standard?
Permissible Exposure Limits