SUNSHINE (UV/Sun Protection)
This inflammation to the skin indicates permanent cell death, and can be measured in the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd degrees.
False
Sunburn
Name 2 of the three most common ways the body loses water
1. Sweating
2. Breathing
3. Using the restroom
A lack of electrolytes will often cause muscles to begin __________.
Cramping
An incident that could have injured somebody, but fortunately didn't, is called:
A Near Miss
What does LOTO (or LO/TO) stand for?
Lock Out/Tag Out
What does the rating system "SPF" stand for?
Sun Protection Factor
True or false: working outdoors can cause someone to lose over a liter of water per hour.
True.
You can combat the effects of cramping and dehydration with this green liquid that comes from a jar
Pickle juice
HAZCOM deals with these standardized documents that tell you everything you'd want to know about a chemical you work with
Safety Data Sheets (SDS')
Does equipment with a power cord (like a hand saw) need to be locked out if damaged?
No. But it must be unplugged, reported, and removed from service immediately.
What types of UV Rays make it through the atmosphere?
UV-A and UV-B
Tiny minerals in your body that carry an electric charge are called:
Electrolytes
What Heat Related Illness, occurring at body temperatures of 100 degrees or more, has more physical symptoms, like excessive sweating, cramping, muscle fatigue, and a racing heartrate?
Heat Exhaustion
What did Safety Data Sheets (SDS') USED to be called?
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
Lock Out/Tag Out is an example of what type of Safety Control, as shown by the Hierarchy of Controls?
An Engineering Control. A physical barrier between you and the risk.
(Will also accept Elimination)
This type of cancer is caused by excessive sun/UV damage, and is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States
Melanoma
This will turn darker and darker yellow (and smell worse!) the less hydrated you are.
If a coworker suffering from heat exhaustion's symptoms get worse, or get more cognitive in nature (confusion, loss of consciousness) they are likely suffering from this, and require immediate professional medical help:
Heat Stroke
An employee mixes up a weed-killing chemical from its bottle into a generic sprayer. He doesn't use all of it, and stores the sprayer for later.
What did he do wrong?
Sprayer needs to be labelled
What cannot be used as a permanent power cord, and must be unplugged (and inspected for damage!) every day, or when not in use.
Extension Cords
The sun works (and creates UV Radiation) through this physics process (This is also how nuclear missiles work)
Nuclear Fusion
What is a Diuretic? (Alternatively, name a common one)
A chemical or a medicine that increases urine production.
(Caffeine)
If a persons body temperature exceeds 105 degrees, how long can they go without aid before suffering long term, permanent complications?
Up to 30 minutes
If an employee has a heart attack due to a work-related incident, what incident type would OSHA classify that as?
an OSHA Reportable. (Meaning I have to alert OSHA directly within 24 hours, or within 8 if the employee dies).
If I give Jake the key to a lock I have on a piece of equipment, what do I need to do next?
Update the tag/the tag must be updated.