NIST Approved Acronyms
Give Me a Sign
What Lurks Inside My Office
Help Me Please
Potpourri
100
OSHE
Office of Safety, Health, and Environment
100
On general hazard signage at NIST, a (this color) border indicates an office, while a (this color) border indicates the space contains hazards beyond those of an office.
Green and Red
100
Name 2 potential sources of slip, trip, and fall hazards
open desk or file drawer, bending while seated in an unstable chair, tripping over electrical or data cords, using a chair or stack of boxes in place of a step stool, wet floors, loose carpeting, etc.
100
Emergency phone number for G-burg or Boulder. Bonus 100 pts: Name both.
G-burg: x2222
Boulder: 911, then x7777
100
OSHE's phone number
x5375, Option 3
200
IRIS
Incident Reporting and Investigation System
200
The following symbol means you must do this in order to enter the space.
Wear Head Protection
200
The deficiency shown below
“daisy chaining” or “piggybacking” power strips
200
This term is used to describe the action of finding a safe location indoors and staying there until you are given an “all clear” or told to evacuate.
Shelter In Place
200
This term is used to describe a work-related event that did not result in an injury, illness, exposure, spill, or property damage, but could have.
Near miss
300
WIRS
Workplace Inspection Reporting System
300
The following symbol means that this hazard is present in the space.
Radioactive Material or Ionizing Radiation
300
Of the following items typically found in an office, the one likely to draw the most electrical current: a) Printer, b) Laptop, c) Coffee pot, d) Cellphone charger
Coffee pot
300
Complete the following for an active shooter emergency: ___ if you can, ___ if you must, or ___ as a last resort (the 3 words associated with active shooter situations).
Run, Hide, Fight
300
According to the NIST Workplace Inspection Program, OUs must ensure that comprehensive safety and health inspections are conducted ___ time(s) per year for offices and ___ time(s) per year for labs and shops.
One and Two
400
MOP
Management Observation Process
400
Among the signal words DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION, and NOTICE, this one is used to indicate a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury.
CAUTION
400
Electrical appliances that require more than 12 amps or 1440 watts of power may be plugged into a power strip as long as the power strip meets 4 criteria. Name one. BONUS Pick: Name all 4.
a) Is listed for commercial or industrial applications
b) Has a master circuit breaker
c) Has a master power switch
d) Has a metal case
400
Name one word in the PASS acronym for fire extinguishers. BONUS 100 pts: Name more than one.
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, and Sweep
400
List the following controls in order from most effective to least effective: administrative, elimination, PPE, substitution, engineering.
elimination, substitution, engineering, administrative, PPE
500
SATS
Safety Assistance Ticketing System
500
The following symbol is called the ___ and provides information about material hazards that occur during emergency conditions. BONUS 100 pts: Explain one of the color-coded fields.
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NFPA 704 Diamond
Blue = Health
Red = Flammability
Yellow = Reactivity/Instability
White = Special Hazards
500
The length of time you are permitted to leave a portable electric space heater running unattended for at NIST.
1 hour
500
Of the four classes of fires (A, B, C, D), this class involves ordinary solid combustibles such as paper, wood, cloth, and some plastics.
Class A
500
Every year, large organizations and businesses are required to post a summary of workplace injuries and illnesses which occurred during the previous calendar year using this form: OSHA 300, OSHA 300A, or OSHA 301.
OSHA 300A