OSHA Basics
What year was OSHA Created
1970
Fall protection in construction is generally required at this height.
What is 6 feet?
Spoil piles must be kept at least this far from the edge of an excavation.
What is 2 feet?
Minimum clearance from power lines up to 50kV.
What is 10 feet?
Portable fire extinguishers must be visually inspected this often.
What is monthly?
The primary goal of OSHA regulations.
What is ensuring workers return home safely?
Standing under a suspended load is acceptable for this many seconds.
What is 0 seconds?
The most significant hazard in trenching operations.
What are cave-ins?
This device protects workers by detecting ground faults and interrupting current.
What is a GFCI?
Flammable liquids stored outside must generally be at least this far from a building.
What is 50 feet?
The four leading causes of construction fatalities.
What are Falls, Struck-By, Caught-In/Between, and Electrocution?
A scaffold must be tied, guyed, or braced when its height exceeds this ratio.
What is 4 to 1?
The three soil classifications in OSHA excavations.
What are Type A, Type B, and Type C?
The most effective way to control hazardous energy during servicing.
What is isolation of the energy source (lockout/tagout)?
Exposure to respirable crystalline silica can cause this disease.
What is silicosis?
If a worker believes conditions are unsafe, this is who they should notify first.
Who is the employer (then OSHA if necessary)?
These three components make up a complete guardrail system.
What are top rail, midrail, and toe board (where required)?
The three most common rigging hitches.
What are vertical, choker, and basket?
A crane may work closer than minimum clearance to power lines only if this condition exists.
What is the lines are de-energized and grounded?
The three required roles in a permit-required confined space entry.
What are authorized entrant, attendant, and entry supervisor?
This is how long an employer has to report a work-related fatality to OSHA.
What is 8 hours?
This is the maximum arresting force allowed on an employee using a personal fall arrest system.
What is 1,800 pounds?
Name two conditions that would require rigging equipment to be removed from service.
What are cuts, broken wires, excessive wear, deformation, or missing ID tag?
TWA stands for this and refers to what kind of exposure measurement?
What is Time-Weighted Average, the average exposure over an 8-hour shift?
Employers must report an in-patient hospitalization to OSHA within this time frame.
What is 24 hours?