Abbreviations
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
What is OSHA
The culture created when the whole company sees the value of a safe work environment
What is Safety Culture
Devices that provide clean, filtered air for breathing, no matter what is in the surrounding air
What is Respirators
Safety Data Sheet
What is SDS
A narrow excavation made below the surface of the ground that is generally deeper than it is wide, with a maximum width of 15 feet (4.6 m)
What is Trench
Capable of easily igniting and rapidly burning; used to describe a fuel with a flash point below 100*F
What is Flammable
Personal Protective Equipment
What is PPE
The organization of a company’s management, including reporting procedures, supervisory responsibility, and administration
What is Management System
Powered by air pressure
What is Pneumatic
Hazard Communication Standard
What is HAZCOM
Incidental grounding of a conducting electrical wire
What is Ground Fault
Capable of easily igniting and rapidly burning; used to describe a fuel with a flash point at, or above, 100*F
What is Combustible
Job Safety Analysis/Task Safety Analysis
What is JSA/TSA
Work areas large enough for a person to work, but arranged in such a way that an employee must physically enter the space to perform work
What is Confined Spaces
A person who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions that are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them
What is Competent Person