MSHA Environments
The minimum requirement for a berm
What is half the axle height of the largest vehicle 0n site?
The 2 violations for which you can be personally fined
What is Smoking (or materials) and falsifying MSHA documents or statements?
Abbreviated as ROPS
What is roll over protection system?
According to MSHA regulations, all electrical repairs must be performed by
What is a qualified electrician?
What is the Minimum height for a 6 ft lanyard?
14 ft
The frequency that the ground must be inspected around a high wall.
What is once every shift?
The 3 minimum required PPE items
What are safety glasses, safety shoes, and hard hat?
The minimum distance you must keep all trucks, cranes and booms from any energized power lines
What is 10 feet?
Dual hearing protection is required by MSHA when performing this task
What is using an air impact wrench.
How often should you inspect your Safety harness?
Every time you use it .
Minimum required distance for working from high wall.
What is 25% of the high wall height?
Frequency that a mine must be inspected by MSHA
What is twice per year?
This is how often a brake function test must be performed on equipment in mines.
What is prior to each shift?
The year the Mine Act was enacted.
What is 1977?
What is MSHA s height requirement
to use fall protection?
Ther is no Height requirement
The Standard is , when there is a potentcial Fall.
The minimum distance MSHA requires from a loaded shot.
What is 75 feet?
The first step before reporting a safety concern to MSHA
What is report the concern to your supervisor?
The first thing you should do when approaching a piece of operating equipment
What is make eye contact with operator?
who is considered to be a "miner"
Who is anyone working in a mine (including supervisors, contractors, construction or demolition workers, and truck drivers) ?
What is MSHAs requirement for Manlifts
MSHA requires Harness , lanyard and secure anchor points when in a Manlift elevated at a height of 6ft
The first step a first aid trained miner must assess before helping an injured miner?
What is area safety?
if a co worker has cut himself on his arm
what is the most efficient way to stop or slow down the bleeding?
Direct Pressure.
When multiple people are working on a electrical component how many locks should be on the disconnect
Each person working is required to have a lock on .
The acronym we use for extinguishing a fire with an extingusher.
PASS
Pull
Aim
Squeeze
Sweep
Lanyards must be inspected ?
Before each use.