OSHA 30 Day 3

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100

What is one example of direct costs and indirect costs?

Direct Costs:

1. Costs of treatment/medications/medical equipment/hospital

Indirect Costs:

1. Schedule Delays/retraining costs/lower moral

200

What is the difference between danger and caution tape?

Danger - Means an identified hazard(s) are present

Caution - Possible hazards in the area

300

What SPECIFIC types of fires will a typical ABC fire extinguisher put out?

class A - Wood, paper, cardboard etc..

Class B - Combustible materials

Class C - Electrical Fires

400

What makes someone a competent person?

The employer designates them

500

what are the 3 stages of an OSHA investigation?

1. Opening Conference

2. Inspection/walk around

3. Closing conference

Silica

100

When looking to see what protection is required for a specific task/tool, what should you reference?

Table 1

200

What does APF stand for?

Assigned Protection Factor

300

What are the 2 main suppression methods?

Wet methods and vac methods 

400

What are the 2 classes of respirators?

Air-purifying respirators

Atmosphere-supplying respirators

500

What is the PEL for Silica Dust?

 50ug/m3

OSHA and Multi-Employer

100

What 2 things should you request from an officer once they arrive?

1. Credentials

2. Reason why they are there

200

Name at least 3 types of penalties OSHA gives out

1. De Minimus

2. Other than serious

3. serious

4. Willful

5. Repeat

300

What is the most citied violation?

Fall protection

400

OSHA shows up on site due to a complaint about rebar caps. a concrete sub did not install rebar caps on exposed rebar. The GC on the project saw this but since the curb was to be poured in the next 20 minutes, they didn't find it necessary to put caps back on. A framing company was working on the adjacent building and needed to go grab a ladder from their Conex box. The framer walks past the rebar with the ladder back to their work area. OSHA observed all of this. Who will OSHA cite for these rebar caps?

GC, concrete sub, and framing sub

500

What are the 4 types of employers on a multi-employer worksite citation?

Controlling, creating, correcting, exposing

Ergonomics

100

To prevent musculoskeletal disorders, workers should be trained on proper techniques for lifting and carrying objects. What is the maximum weight recommended for manual lifting in construction without using assistive equipment?

50 lbs

200

The acronym NIOSH stands for this organization, which provides guidelines and recommendations for ergonomic practices in the workplace.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

300

What is used to help increase circulation and reduce stress to the legs while standing in a stationary position for long periods of time?

Ergonomic Mats

400

This type of injury is the most common result of poor ergonomics in construction work.

What are musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)?

500

This technique, which involves switching tasks among workers, helps prevent overuse injuries and muscle fatigue.

Job rotation

Ladders

100

Portable ladders must extend this many feet above the landing surface when used to access an upper level

3 feet

200

When a stairway is used as a job site access point with more than four risers or rising more than 30 inches, this must be provided along each unprotected side.

Handrail

300

OSHA requires stairways or ladders when there is a break in elevation of this many feet or more.

19 inches

400

Ladders must be inspected for defects at this frequency

Before each use (daily)

500

When stairways have four or more risers or rise more than 30 inches, stair rails must be at least this many inches high.

36 inches