PPE
OSHA 1910.138 requires employers to provide this kind of PPE when hands are exposed to hazards like cuts, burns, and harmful substances.
What are gloves?
This hazard is responsible for the most construction fatalities and often involves working from ladders, scaffolds, or roofs.
What are falls?
Scaffolds must be able to support at least this many times the intended load.
What is 4 times?
This dangerous event can happen when soil is misclassified, planning is poor, or protective systems are installed incorrectly.
What is a cave-in/trench collapse?
Workers have the right to report unsafe working conditions without facing this from their employer.
What is retaliation?
This type of PPE is worn to protect against inhaling harmful dust or fumes.
What is a respirator?
This hazard occurs when workers are hit by moving vehicles, falling tools, or flying debris.
What is struck-by?
This part of a guardrail system prevents workers from slipping off the edge at foot level.
What is a toeboard?
Trenches deeper than this must be protected with an adequate system.
What is 5 feet?
You should maintain this many points of contact when using a ladder.
What is three?
This standard ensures safety glasses can withstand hazards without compromising vision.
What is ANSI Z87?
This hazard happens when workers are stuck in or between machinery, collapsing trenches, or heavy equipment.
What is caught-in or -between?
This is the minimum height for the top rail of a guardrail system.
What is 42 inches?
This person checks the trench every day to make sure it is safe to work in.
Who is the competent person?
You should never walk under this on a construction site.
What is a suspended load?
This class of hard hat is non-conductive and tested to protect against electrical shocks up to 20,000 volts, making it essential for high-voltage work.
What is Class E?
This hazard involves contact with live wires, power lines, or faulty equipment.
What is electrocution?
Workers must use fall protection when working on scaffolds more than this height above a lower level?
What is 10 feet?
Loose soil, tools, or materials must be kept at least this far from the edge of a trench.
What is 2 feet?
Workers have the right to see these documents that list chemicals and their hazards.
What are Safety Data Sheets (SDS)?
For construction, OSHA requires hearing protection when workers are exposed to this noise level for 8 hours.
What is 90 decibels (dB)?
1. Driving
2. Falls
3. Excavations
4. Heavy Equipment
What are the ECS Fatal Four?
For every 3 feet of vertical height, a free standing scaffold must have at least __ in width?
What is 1 ft?
This type of protective system uses angled walls to prevent trench collapses.
What is sloping?
Before entering a confined space, workers must test the air for this invisible hazard.
What are dangerous gases (or oxygen levels)?