Machine Guarding
This is the primary purpose of machine guarding.
What is to protect workers from hazards such as moving parts, flying chips, and sparks?
This is the name of the OSHA standard that ensures workers know about chemical hazards in the workplace.
What is the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)?
This is what PPE stands for.
What is Personal Protective Equipment?
This is the primary reason employers must maintain clearly marked, accessible exit routes in the workplace.
What is to ensure employees can safely evacuate during an emergency?
This is the main purpose of a Lockout/Tagout procedure.
What is to prevent the unexpected startup or release of hazardous energy during maintenance or servicing?
According to OSHA, this type of safeguard physically prevents a worker from coming into contact with dangerous moving parts.
what is a guard?
This document must accompany hazardous chemicals and provides detailed information on handling, storage, and emergency measures.
What is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
These types of PPE protect workers from eye injuries caused by flying particles, sparks, or chemicals.
What are safety glasses or goggles?
This is the minimum number of exit routes required in most workplaces.
What is 2?
This OSHA standard outlines requirements for controlling hazardous energy.
What is 29 CFR 1910.147
This term refers to the area of a machine where work is actually performed on the material being processed.
What is the point of operation?
This is the hazard indicated by a pictogram showing an exclamation point inside a red diamond.
What is an irritant?
Before selecting PPE, employers must first conduct this to identify potential hazards.
What is a hazard assessment?
This document outlines procedures for employees to follow during an emergency evacuation.
What is an Emergency Action Plan?
These two key devices are used in the LOTO process to ensure machinery stays off.
What are locks and tags?
These three basic areas of a machine must be guarded.
What are the point of operation, power transmission apparatus, and other moving parts?
Under the Hazard Communication Standard, employers must do this for all hazardous chemicals used in the workplace.
What is label them properly and maintain accessible SDSs?
This type of PPE must be worn when there is a risk of falling objects, or head bumping into fixed objects.
What is a hard hat?
Exit routes must be free of these at all times to ensure safe evacuation.
What are obstructions or blockages?
Only these employees are authorized to apply or remove lockout/tagout devices.
Who are authorized employees?
This type of guarding device automatically stops the machine or prevents access when a worker's body part is in a danger zone.
What is a presence-sensing device or interlock?
This training must be provided to employees under the Hazard Communication Standard.
What is training on how to read labels and SDSs, understand chemical hazards, and protect themselves?
Under OSHA rules, employers are responsible for doing this regarding PPE use.
What is providing PPE at no cost, ensuring it fits properly, training employees, and maintaining it?
OSHA requires that these individuals are assigned to help ensure all employees evacuate safely during an emergency.
Who are designated evacuation coordinators?
Before starting work, employees must do this to verify that all energy sources are effectively isolated.
What is test the equipment to ensure it cannot be turned on?