Excavation
When an excavation reaches this depth, cave-in protection is required by OSHA.
What is 5 feet?
This device protects personnel from electric shock and is required by OSHA for all cord and plug connected electrical power tools used in construction activity.
What is a GFCI/Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter?
This class of fire involves ordinary materials like paper, cardboard, and wood that is extinguished with water.
What is a Class A fire?
The first thing you should do when you discover someone has collapsed on a construction site.
What is check for responsiveness and call for medical help?
Most common form of crystalline silica.
What is quartz?
When an excavation reaches this depth, stairs, ladders or ramps must be provided.
Electrically powered tools must be either grounded or___.
What is double insulated?
If a fire watch is required, they must remain posted this long after hot work is completed.
What is at least 30 minutes?
This is the first step to take if you encounter a worker who is bleeding heavily.
What is apply direct pressure to the wound?
ANSI is an acronym for ___.
What is the American National Standards Institute?
Three common forms of cave-in protection.
What is sloping/benching, shoring, and shielding?
To protect yourself from being electrocuted by contact with overhead power lines, you should always assume overhead lines are energized and keep yourself and equipment this distance away.
What is at least 10 feet?
Combustible materials should be protected by barriers or moved this far away from any hot work.
What is 35 feet?
AED stands for
What is Automated External Defibrillator?
The front wheels of a forklift serve as the ___ between the weight of the truck and the load being carried.
What is the fulcrum point?
This type of soil is the most stable and cohesive soil type and is required by OSHA to be have a slope of 3/4:1.
What is Type A Soil?
Three factors that affect the severity of electric shock.
What are path, amount of current, length of time?
When extinguishing a fire, aim the nozzle here.
What is the base of the fire?
The first step for treating for a chemical burn.
What is flushing the chemicals off the affected area with cool, gently running water for 10 to 20 minutes?
According to OSHA, a confined space must meet these three criteria.
What is a space large enough for an employee to enter and work, has limited entry and exit, and is not designed for continuous occupancy?
Avoiding cave-ins starts with knowing the type of soil. Common hands-on tests used to classify soil without special tools include these three methods.
What are visual examination, the thumb penetration test and the plasticity (ribbon) test?
The maximum allowable voltage for electrical equipment used in wet or damp locations without GFCI protection.
What is 50 volts?
The acronym P.A.S.S., used when discharging a fire extinguisher, stands for this.
What is Pull - Aim - Squeeze - Sweep?
The depth of chest compressions when performing adult CPR.
What is 2 inches?
The five levels of heat stress, ranked from most to least severe.
What is heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, heat rash, and sunburn?