Excavations
Focus 4
FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION
Acronyms
OSHA
100

What is the minimum required distance to keep things away from the Excavations edge? 

What is 2 feet.

100
Fall protection must be provided to workers if they work higher than how many feet?

What is 6 feet.

100

What does PASS stand for?

What is Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep.

100

What does PPE stand for?

What is Personal Protective Equipment?

100

When did OSHA become a thing?

What is 1970

200

In a trench a ladder must be put every how many feet?

What is 25 feet.

200

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

What is 10 feet.

200

What are some ordinary combustibles in a construction site? 

What are wood, paper, garbage, foam, dust.

200

What does MSDS stand for?

What is a Material Safety Data Sheet?

200

How many hours must you must call OSHA by after a death?

What is 8 hours?

300

When you put a wall in order to hold the dirt walls in place what is it called?

What is Shielding. 

300

Struck-by hazards can be prevented by doing what?

What is providing PPE, and establishing controlled and limited access zones.

300

When should a Fire Extinguisher be at easy access?

What is at all times.

300

What does SDS?

What is a Safety Data Sheet? 

300

In the event that your employer or someone of authority tries to retaliate against you in a way involving your pay or hours, how many days must you call OSHA by?

What is 30 days.
400

Why is it prohibited to work in a trench when it is raining or the site is wet? 

What is a cave-in.

400

What are three ways to prevent trench collapsing?

What are slopping, benching, and shoring.

400

What do you pull on a fire extinguisher before it can be put to use?

What is a pin?

400

What does CBYD stand for?

What is Call Before You Dig.

400

Under OSHA, can a worker walk of the job because they don't feel like it? If not what is their right?

What is the right to refuse to work because of feeling unsafe.

500

How many feet back must vehicles stay from the edge of the trench? 

What is 2 feet.

500

What are 2 ways you can stop or prevent yourself from getting electrocuted?

What are wearing certain gloves for the job, wearing certain hard hat, staying away from overhead or underground power lines.

500

What should you check for when inspecting a fire extinguisher?

What is damage, accessibility, pin and seal, and preasure.

500

What does GFCI stand for?

What is Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter.

500

By what percent did OSHA deaths by?

What is 57%?