OSHA Intro
President Nixon signed this into law in December 1970.
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Act?
OSHA requires fall protection to be provided in the construction industry for heights above this.
What is 6 feet?
A device protects workers by detecting ground faults and quickly interrupting the flow of electric current
What is a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI)?
The four main categories of struck-by hazards.
What are Flying, Falling, Rolling, and Swinging?
This article of protective clothing should always be worn to remain visible around motor vehicles or heavy equipment on a site.
What is a High Visibility Vest?
Under OSHA regulations, this entity is required to provide and pay for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
What is the employer?
A type of fall prevention system is designed to stop a worker from falling in the first place.
What is a guardrail system?
This safety procedure visually communicates that electrical circuits or equipment are being serviced and must not be re-energized.
What is Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)?
A caught-in or caught-between hazard incident is this.
What is an event where a person is crushed, pinched, or compressed between two objects?
The official American National Standard for occupational and educational personal eye and face protection devices.
What is ANSI Z87.1?
To save lives, prevent injuries, and protect the health of America's workers.
What is the primary mission of OSHA?
The maximum distance below a working surface that a safety net can be placed.
What is no more than 30 feet?
The amperage that it takes to cause cardiac arrest, severe burns, and possibly death.
What is 10 amps?
Unprotected trenches deeper than this many feet are forbidden to work in without protective systems.
What is 5 feet?
American National Standards Institute Z49.1
What is Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes?
A worker faces illegal punishment for reporting a safety hazard.
What is Retaliation?
Three components make up a Personal Fall Arrest System (PFAS): Anchorage, Connectors, and this.
What is a full body harness?
Workers should always do this before using any tool or equipment.
What is inspect the item?
A nail propelled from a pneumatic nail gun that strikes a worker.
What is a Flying Hazard?
Two mandatory steps that are required for an employee before they can use a respirator on the job
What are a medical evaluation and specialized training?
This document provided by employers gives workers detailed health and safety information about specific chemical products.
What is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
A specific kind of person authorized to inspect scaffolding on a construction site.
What is a Competent person?
The program an employer must implement if they choose not to install GFCIs for receptacle outlets on a worksite.
What is an Assured Equipment Grounding Conductor Program (AEGCP)?
Holds the primary responsibility for ensuring equipment guards and trench protections are maintained to prevent caught-between hazards
Who is the Employer?
Must be worn at all times on a jobsite or in a shop.
What are Safety Glasses?