Working from heights
This is the height where Fall protection is required in Construction
6 feet
How far above the access surface must a ladder extend?
3 feet
This Level of PPE offers the greatest skin protection
Level A
When making a One call, how much lead time is needed prior to work commencing
3 business days
Prior to entering a confined space the atmosphere needs to be checked by a 4 gas meter. What are the 4 gases?
Oxygen, LEL, CO, H2S
What is TLV?
Threshold Limit Value
What document needs to go with every waste shipment
Manifest
This is the height where fall protection is required when working on scaffolding
10 feet
According to OSHA, when must a ladder be tied off?
When it cant reach 3 feet above the access surface
When air contaminants are IDLH what is the Level of protection required
Level B
This is the biggest risk in excavations
Cave ins
When testing stratified layers, you are measuring at 20 feet, how long in addition to normal lag time until the reading is accurate
40 seconds
What is SRL?
Self Retracting Lanyard
The life cycle of a waste must be known and documented, what is the terminology for this?
Cradle to grave
Your top rail must be AT LEAST this high?
39 inches
What should the pitch of a ladder be?
4 foot vertical to 1 foot horizontal
At a minimum how often should respirator cartridges be changed out?
Daily
This involves the use of cross braces, wales and uprights
Shoring
A third part rescue team needs to be summoned, who is responsible for contacting them?
The attendent
What is JSA?
Job Safety Analysis
Name the 4 waste characteristics
Ignitable, Corrosive, Reactive, Toxic
If an anchorage support is holding 4 people, how many pounds must it be rated to hold?
20,000 pounds
A ladder rated for 200 pounds must be able to hold how much weight?
800 pounds
What are the 2 classes of hardhats worn at EWMI?
G and E
Type A soil is sloped at this ratio
3/4 horizontal to 1 vertical
According to OSHA, at what depth is a retrieval device required for a vertical entry?
5 feet
What is TRIR?
Total Recordable Incident Rate
The 3 categories of waste generators are
Large quantity, Small Quantity, Very Small Quantity
When considering a traditional fall arrest system including a harness and lanyard, how far off the surface must your anchorage point be?
18.5 feet
The height at which fall protection is required on a fixed ladder
24 feet
When referring to respiratory protection what doe MUC stand for?
Maximum Use Concentration
When digging a hole over 20 feet deep, this person needs to design the protective system
Registered Professional Engineer
The Lower Explosive Limit of of Methyl bromide is 10%, what is the actual percentage the 4 gas meter will alarm at?
1%
What is ACGIH?
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
How long does the TSDF facility have to return a manifest to a hazardous waste generator?
30 days