Acronyms
Begins with "S"
Potpourri
Color me happy
One disaster too many
100
PPE
What is "Personal Protective Equipment"?
100
A document required to accompany all hazardous substances.
What is Safety Data Sheet?
100
Type of respirator that protects against TB.
What is N95 respirator?
100
The allowed color of the GHS diamond on secondary containers.
What is black?
100
The immediate response to an earthquake.
What is drop, cover, hold on?
200
GHS
What is "Global Harmonizing System"?
200
The hazard which causes the most injuries at CellNetix.
What is sharps?
200
Two chemicals for which exposure levels are monitored annually.
What is formaldehyde and xylene?
200
The color usually associated with emergency wash stations and their signs.
What is green?
200
Number of evacuation routes you should know from your current location.
What is two?
300
CHP
What is "Chemical Hygiene Plan"?
300
GHS pictogram used to convey extreme toxicity or possible fatal consequences.
What is skull and crossbones?
300
A standard to treat all specimens as infectious.
What is universal precautions?
300
The color of the Universal Spill kits.
What is white?
300
Five possible disaster situations which could disrupt CellNetix business (interior or exterior to the site).
What is earthquake, volcano (ash fall, lahars) flooding, terrorism, utility outage, landslide, hazmat release, seiche or tsunami, biological hazard release, fire or explosion, severe weather (snow/ice), wildfire, civil disturbances, or radiological release.
400
OSHA
What is "Occupational Safety and Health Administration"?
400
Group that meets to review injury/incident reports, audit findings, safety concerns, etc.
What is the Safety Committee?
400
Type of fire extinguisher that can be used on trash, wood, paper, liquids, and electrical equipment.
What is an ABC extinguisher?
400
Has a higher frequency than violet light.
What is ultraviolet (UV) light?
400
May occur after an earthquake at any time and be almost as strong as the initial earthquake.
What is an aftershock?
500
PEL
What is "Permissible Exposure Limits"?
500
Direction given by authorities during a crisis to remain indoors.
What is shelter-in-place?
500
The most common transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in humans - sometimes explained as the human version of "mad cow disease".
What is CJD or Creutzfelt-Jakob Disease?
500
The color of laboratory waste garbage bags.
What is blue?
500
A disaster that can trigger acid rain.
What is a volcanic eruption?
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