MSHA Miscellaneous
This is the year that MSHA went into effect under the department of labor?
What is 1977?
Electrical, Mechanical, Hydraulic, Pneumatic, Chemical, Thermal, Residual, Stored, and Potential are this.
What are forms of stored/ hazardous energy?
This procedure that tests for Oxygen, Lower Explosive Limit, and Toxicity must be completed before entering a confined space.
What is metering or environmental air testing?
It is imperative that your load is balanced below this point of support.
What is the center of gravity?
Noise levels exceeding this decibel level in an 8 hour time weighted average require the miner to wear adequate hearing protection.
What is 90 decibels?
The method / acronym used to remember how to effectively use a fire extinguisher.
What is the PASS method?
If an item can be _________ ____ it is always preferred to tag out.
What is locked out?
This type of device uses external air that is pumped through a hose with positive pressure into the wearer's respirator.
What is a PAPR purified air power respirator?
These are used with an additional person and help safely position a load.
What are taglines?
These two types of hearing protection are inserted into the ear and worn over the ear
What are ear plugs and ear muffs?
secure point of attachment in fall protection rated to sustain 5,000lbs of force
What is an anchorage point?
This person must know the SOPs for shutting down, Notify Affected Employees, and Verify Equipment to a Zero Energy State
What is the authorized employee?
This type of environment is not suitable continuous human occupancy and has limited means of entry or exit.
What is a confined space?
A design factor of 5 refers to the Working Load Limit of sling. E.G. A 10,000lb. tensile strength rope can safely lift this amount.
What is 2000 lbs.
This rating indicates how much ambient sound is reduced to the ear of the wearer.
What is NRR or Noise Reduction Rating
The first and most important step all first aid trained miners must assess before helping an injured miner?
What is scene safety?
This process is initiated when the owner of a lock leaves the work site for the day and all reasonable means of contacting him fails, and it is not feasible for him to return.
What is an incident investigation?
This sling angle of your rigging system should never be less than this amount of degrees or angle
What is 45 degrees?
This type of exam is done annually for every employee to record shifts in a miner's hearing.
What is an audiogram or audiometric exam?
Name 3 of the 6 elements found on a GHS Compliant Chemical Label
What are:
Manufacturer, Signal Word, Pictogram, Hazard Statement, Precautionary Statement, Chemical Name
This area must be kept clear when relieving stored energy of any equipment.
What is the point of operation?
These two procedures must be completed before a miner can safely wear a respirator.
What is a medical exam/PFT and fit test?
If a lift hook or throat opening is twisted, or the throat is worn down by more than 10%, or the safety latch does not spring back. The rigging equipment would be marked as....
What is out of service, defective, or inoperable.
The extent of hearing damage/ loss is determined by these two factors.
What is intensity and duration?