General Safety
The safe way to lift heavy objects is to lift with your legs and keep your back straight.
True or False
What is True.
Employees are responsible for not removing or overcoming safeguard devices and notifying supervisors if a guard is not performing properly or in its place.
True or False
True
Equipment should always be used with safeguards in place.
WMSD are injuries that affect the soft tissue of the body that develop gradually over time due to continuous mechanical stresses and the resulting micro trauma of these tissues.
True or False
True
Which of the following are considered PPE?
a) Safety glasses and ear plugs
b) Gloves, hard hats and shoes
c) Hi-Viz vest and shirt
e) all of the above
e) all of the above
Safety Data Sheets (SDS) should be available to all employees for all products and manufacturers materials?
True or False
True
In case of a fire emergency, what should you NOT do?
a) Remain calm and evacuate the building.
b) Use the elevator.
c) Call emergency services.
d) Attempt to extinguish the fire if it is small and contained.
b) Use the elevator.
Which of the following is NOT a primary way of safeguarding:
a) Guards
b) Devices
c) Distance / Location
e) Mix and match parts and tools on equipment / machinery.
e) Mix and match parts and tools on equipment / machinery.
Which are opportunities to combat and prevent soft tissue injuries:
a) Job rotation
b) Stretching muscles often
c) Forceful exertion
e) a and b
e) a and b
Who's responsibility is to wear the required PPE?
a) Yours
b) The company
c) OSHA
e) b & c
a) Yours
A Safety Data Sheet (SDS) contains "comprehensive information about a chemical" including its properties, potential health and safety hazards, storage guidelines, and emergency procedures.
True or False
True
What is the purpose of Safety Data Sheets (SDS)?
a) To provide instructions on equipment usage.
b) To list all plant employee names.
c) To provide information on hazardous chemicals.
d) To manage office supplies.
c) To provide information on hazardous chemicals.
Safeguarding is necessary on any machine with exposed moving parts, sharp edges, or pinch points. Which machine does not need "safeguarding"?
a) cutting machines & rotating equipment
b) Press and punch machines
c) Conveyors, mixers and agitators.
e) None of the above.
e) note of the above.
Which is NOT a commonly affected area of soft tissue injuries?
a) hands, wrists and fingers
b) arms, elbows and shoulders
c) stomach, heart and lungs
e) knees, ankles and feet
c) stomach, heart and lungs
Prescription glasses are an appropriate substitute for safety glasses.
True or False
False
OSHA approved safety glasses must have the ANSI Z87.1 marking, and for impact protection, the plus sign Z87+.
Pictograms on a GHS Safety Data Sheet or label are:
a) Images of chemical hazards
b) Symbols that tell you about information about chemical hazards
c) Hazardous chemical graphics
e) none of the above
b) Symbols that tell you about information about chemical hazards
Which of the following is NOT an ergonomic hazard?
a) Poor lighting
b) Repetitive tasks
c) Properly adjusted workstations
d) Awkward postures.
c) Properly adjusted workstations
Which is NOT a type of machine guard:
a) Fixed and interlocking guards
b) A 3 prong extension cord plug
c) Adjustable and self-adjusting guards
e) Two hand controls
b) A 3 prong extension chord plug
Symptoms of soft tissue injuries are:
a) Less strength for gripping and range of motion
b) Sore muscles and loss of muscle functions
c) Pinch nerves and strains/sprains.
e) all of the above
e) all of the above
Open toed shoes can be worn in the plant production floor as long as active work is not being performed.
True or False
False
First aid measures on an SDS Sheet details immediate care for chemical exposure, covering instructions for:
a) Inhalation, skin contact, eye contact & ingestion
b) Symptoms (acute/delayed) & advise for special treatment
c) medical attention needed by untrained responders
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
Which is NOT a benefit of implementing a safety culture/environment?
a) Improvements in production and quality.
b) Better employee moral.
c) Improper use of tools and equipment and lack of policies and procedures.
e) Reduction in accidents, injuries and illnesses.
c) Improper use of tools and equipment and lack of policies and procedures.
Which is the most common mistake regarding machine safeguarding?
a) Using inadequate guards & removing or disabling guards
b) Failure to train employees
c) Improper maintenance
d) Ignoring custom solutions to machinery
e) All of the above
e) All of the above
Which is NOT a way to prevent soft tissue injuries:
a) Reduce repetitive motion and vibrations
b) Keep body parts in a neutral position
c) Apply extra force when necessary to get the job done
e) Eliminate contact with hard, sharp surfaces
c) Apply extra force when necessary to get the job done
Employers are responsible for:
a) Performing a "hazard assessment" of the workplace to identify & control physical & health hazards.
b) Identifying & providing appropriate PPE for employees.
c) Maintaining PPE, including replacing worn or damaged PPE.
e) All of the above
e) All of the above
What is not information found on an SDS Sheet:
a) What is the material & what to do immediately in an emergency.
b) What to do if a hazardous situation occurs.
c) Information on where to find the product and obtain it in bulk.
d) How to prevent hazardous situations from occurring.
c) information on where to find the product and obtain it in bulk.