INTRO TO OSHA
STAIR/ LADDER SAFETY
PPE
FOCUS 4
OSHA CITATIONS
100

What does "OSHA" stand for?

Occupational Safety and Health Administatrion

100

Who can inspect a ladder?

A competent person

100

What class of hardhat is used for electrical work?

Class E

100

What are the focus four ?

Falls, struck-by, caught-in-between, electrocution

100

What does an Osha inspector need to show when showing up at a job site?

Credentials

200

What year was the osha act signed? 

1971

200

What is the biggest danger of stairs and ladders?

Falls 

200

Who is responsible to provide most PPE?

Employer


200

Fall protection must be provided to workers if they work higher than how many feet?

6'

200

OSHA’s Rights when it comes to inspections?

•Authority to inspect

•“Enter without delay…..”

•“Inspect and investigate….”

300

Why was OSHA established?

To protect worker safety and health

300

How many feet do the side rails of ladder must extend above the upper landing?

3'

300

The three conventional methods of fall protection recognized by OSHA?

 personal fall arrest system, guardrails, safety net systems

300

How many feet is it mandatory minimum to keep equipment from overhead power lines as well as underground power lines?

minimum of 10'

300

What are 4 different types of Osha inspections?

Imminent danger

Employee complaint

Focused inspection

Death or fatal accident


400

What is Osha's mission statement?

OSHA's mission is to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance. 

400

What angle should a ladder be placed on?

4:1

400

What are 6 common ways that cause eye Injuries?

-­Dust

­-Flying particles

­-Harmful chemicals

­-Intense light

-Welding

­-Lasers

400

What are three ways to prevent trench collapsing?

What are slopping, benching, and shoring.

400

What are some ways to help adjust an OSHA fine?

–Good faith

–Gravity of alleged violation

–Violation history

–Size of business

500

Who was the president who signed the OSH act into law?

Richard M. Nixon 

500

Key components for stairway safety? 

Treads

 Rails

•Handrails

•Stair rails

•Guardrails

 Landings and Platforms

500

What do the hierarchy controls consist of? 

  • Elimination: Physically remove the hazard.
  • Substitution: Replace the hazard.
  • Engineering controls: Isolate people from the hazard.
  • Administrative controls: Change the way people work.
  • Personal protective equipment: Protect the worker with personal protective equipment.
500

The means by which objects are prevented from falling from an upper level?

using toe-board and rail system

500

What are the different type of osha violations ?

Other than serious

Serious

Willful violation