Office Safety
Boxes, supplies, and other clutter should be stored so they do not block these emergency pathways.
What are exits or evacuation routes?
This piece of PPE helps protect workers from head injuries caused by falling or flying objects.
What is a hard hat?
What is the single most effective safety device in a vehicle?
What is a seat belt?
Before helping an injured employee, you should first check for this to avoid becoming a victim yourself.
What are hazards to the responder?
This heat-related illness can occur when the body's temperature rises dangerously high and is considered a medical emergency.
This is the leading cause of office injuries.
What are slips, trips, and falls?
OSHA's most frequently cited construction hazard involves workers falling from these.
What are elevated surfaces or heights?
This common driving behavior causes more crashes than almost any other workplace driving hazard.
What is distracted driving?
This device is used to deliver an electric shock to help restart a person's heart during cardiac arrest.
What is an automated external defibrillator (AED)?
This environmental hazard is common for surveyors and field crews working in wooded areas and involves meeting an unwanted arachnid.
What are ticks?
Computer monitors should generally be positioned at or slightly below this level to reduce neck strain.
What is eye level?
A trench deeper than 5 feet generally requires this type of protective system?
What is shoring, shielding, or sloping?
When roads are wet, snowy, or icy drivers should do this with their speed and follow distance.
What is reduce speed and increase follow distance?
The PASS method is used when operating this piece of emergency equipment.
What is a fire extinguisher?
Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac can cause this type of skin reaction.
What is a rash or dermatitis?
This workplace safety concept focuses on fitting the job and workstation to the worker's capabilities and limitations.
What is ergonomics?
This permit is required before entering a space with limited entry and exit that may contain hazardous atmospheres.
What is a confined space entry permit?
Drivers should maintain at least this many seconds of following distance under normal conditions.
What is 3 seconds?
After a chemical splash to the eyes, this emergency equipment should be used immediately and continuously for at least 15 minutes.
What is an eyewash station
When heat index combines air temperature with this factor, it provides a better indication of the heat stress risk.
What is humidity?
The ergonomic principle of adjusting a workstation to fit the employee rather than forcing the employee to fit the workstation helps prevent these types of injuries.
What are musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)?
OSHA's "Fatal Four" includes falls, electrocutions, struck-by incidents, and this fourth category.
What is caught-in/between?
Before backing a vehicle, drivers should perform this maneuver to identify potential hazards around the vehicle.
What is a vehicle walk-around, 360, or safety circle.
This document contains information on first aid measures, chemical hazards, and spill response procedures.
What is a safety data sheet (SDS)?
This invisible, odorless gas can accumulate near generators and fuel-powered equipment, causing serious illness or death.
What is carbon monoxide (CO)?