INTRODUCTION TO OSHA
Fall Protection
Tools
Ladders
GENERAL OSHA
100
1970
When was the OSH act passed?
100
Falls
Which of the following is the leading cause of on the job deaths in the construction industry?
100
Maximum rated design
What is the rate that you are not allowed to run an abrasive wheel faster than?
100
Falling
What is the biggest danger of stairs and ladders?
100
3-point climbing
What is safest way to climb a ladder?
200
To protect worker safety and health
Why was OSHA established?
200
6'
What height is fall protection required?
200
Guns
Powder actuated tools operate like?
200
10' or lower
Most deaths from falls off of ladders happen from what height?
200
Centered and nailed
How should base plates be positioned on sills?
300
Deaths have been cut in half
Since OSHA was created....
300
Loss of Footing
Which of the following causes the most falls in construction?
300
Safety glasses and face shield
Which type of P.P.E. must always be used when operation abrasive wheel tools?
300
3'
How many feet do the side rails of ladder must extend above the upper landing?
300
Horizontal and vertical alignment
Plumb, level and square refer to the scaffold's?
400
NIOSH
What is the research agency established by the OSH act?
400
200 lbs.
A guardrail system must withstand how many pounds of force?
400
Turn the motor off
To refuel powered tools....
400
Barricaded
Ladders placed in any location where they can be displaced by workplace activities must be secured or ....
400
Air-purifying
Which type of respirator filters in the air you inhale?
500
Richard M. Nixon
Who was the president who signed the OSH act into law?
500
82%
In about what percent of cases where a fall happened was fall protection absent?
500
Never Overload
What is the most important safety requirement for jacks?
500
75 degrees
An extension ladder should lean at what angle?
500
Would-be rescuers
About 36% of confined space deaths are ?