Fall Protection
Regardless of scope of work, this is the minimum height fall protection is required.
What is 6 feet?
This disease, caused by inhaling respirable crystalline silica dust leads to inflammation and permanent scarring of the lungs.
What is Silicosis?
OSHA does not require riggers/signalpersons to be certified; however, they do require that they are this title, which is designated by the employer.
What is qualified?
Utilize this Choate program to document underground utilities, which should be posted in the job trailer and reviewed prior to earthwork.
What is USAP?
What does the acronym stand for?
This is the maximum distance a worker should have to travel to reach a ready to use fire extinguisher?
What is 100 feet?
A single anchor point in a fall protection system should be identified by a competent person and have the ability to withstand this much weight per person?
What is 5,000 lbs?
When engineering controls cannot be used, workers may wear this type of protective equipment, only after proper fit tests are completed.
What is a respirator?
This is the minimum clearance for cranes working around overhead powerlines.
What is 20 feet?
Spoils, tools, and materials should be kept at this minimum distance from the edge to prevent collapse and struck by hazards.
What is 3 feet?
Welding operations are required to have a 10 lb or larger ABC fire extinguisher readily available at this distance, and within the line of sight.
What is 25 feet?
A warning line should be installed for leading edge and roof work. For roofers, the warning line is installed at 6 feet and it is this distance for all other trades.
What is 15 feet?
Name this common engineering control that uses water at the point of dust generation to decrease airborne silica particles.
What is wet cutting, water suppression, or wet method?
Name these two crane types that require onsite assembly and an independent 3rd party inspection prior to being put in service.
What are Lattice Boom Cranes and Tower Cranes?
At this depth, a safe means of access/egress must be provided at intervals of 25 feet or less of lateral travel.
What is 4 feet or more?
Portable storage tanks of flammables or combustibles, such as gasoline or diesel will have secondary containment for spills or leaks and will be staged at a minimum of this distance from any building.
What is 20 feet?
The top rail of a guardrail system should be able to withstand 200 lbs of force and reach this height.
What is 42", +/- 3?
This document containing a specific "plan" should be submitted for review prior to the start of work if the scope requires cutting, grinding, drilling, mixing or crushing materials like concrete, brick, stone, or masonry.
What is a Silica Control Plan?
Red threads displayed on synthetic slings would be an indicator of this.
What is an overload, and removal from service?
Unclassified soil being excavated should be treated as this soil type and sloped at this ratio.
What is Class C soil, sloped at 1 1/2:1? No benching.
Describe how to use a fire extinguisher to combat a fire, using this 4-letter acronym.
What is PASS? Pull Aim Squeeze Sweep
This common saying refers to the correct installment of wire rope clips in a cable guardrail system.
What is "never saddle a dead horse?"
This air cleaning device, required for silica dust collection systems, must meet a 99.97% efficiency rating at 0.3 microns.
What is a HEPA filter?
As working radius increases on a crane, this happens to the load capacity.
What is decreases?
When utilizing a protective system such as a trench box, the soil should not be excavated more than this much below the protective system.
What is 2 feet?
Compressed gas cylinders, whether full or empty must be stored in this manner.
What is upright, secured, and with the cap in place?