Fatal Distraction
The # 1 citation that is most frequently given.
What is Fall Protection
This is the person responsible for your safety on a job-site?
What is you are?
The amount of this is now at $161,323.
What is a willful or repeat safety violation?
Without a court order or severe hazardous condition present, OSHA can not legally do this.
What is close your job down?
This was the president that signed the Occupational Safety and Health act into law.
Who is Richard M Nixon?
This is required for all workers that work at heights of 6’ or more.
What is fall protection?
This is the person(s) responsible for providing a workplace free from known hazards.
What is the employer?
Failure to do this will set you back $16,131 per day past date due.
What is Abate a hazard?
All employees are required to notify OSHA within 8 hours of this and 24 hours of these.
What is a fatality? What is an in-patient hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye?
The year that the Occupational safety and health act of 1970 was signed into law.
WHAT IS 1971
(APRIL 28, 1971)
official birthday of OSHA, The review commission and NIOSH
These are what osha considers the “focus four” previously known as the “fatal four”.
What are Falls, Struck-by, Caught between & electrocution.
The person(s) has the right and authority to stop work on any job site if they should witness unsafe work being performed.
Who is everyone that comes to our job site?
Every employee, subcontractor, vendor, EVERYONE has the authority to stop anyone who is working in an unsafe manner. This should be reported to the site team and superintendent.
The penalty for these 3 things went up to $16,131 per violation.
What is Serious Violation, other than serious violation and posting requirement violations?
These may not be hung or suspended using metal fasteners such as staples, nails tie-wire.
What are electrical cords and string lights?
This is the first step that an OSHA compliance officer must do upon entering the job site.
What is identify themselves and show their credentials. They will then explain why they are there for their visit.
This is one of the leading cause of death in construction.
What are falls from heights or from a ladder. Falls from same level (slips and trips and falls).
1 out of every 5 construction workers will not do this.
What is return home safely?
This rule could potentially cost every contractor on our job site including us.
What is the multi-employer job site rule.
Under the multi-employer citation policy more than one employer may be curable for a hazardous condition that violates an osha standard. Any employer that exposes one of its employees to the hazards created by an unsafe condition may be subject to citations. In a situation where an employers own employees are not exposed they may still be subject to citations if the employer qualifies as a creating, correcting, or controlling employer. If they fall into one of the 4 catagories they have obligation to comply. If they determine that our actions were not sufficient to prevent an accident they could include us in on any citations or fines they give.
OSHA doesn’t require fall protection while using this.
What is scissor lift?
neither §1926.451 or §1926.452(w) require employees to be tied-off when working from scissor lifts that have properly maintained guardrails
But our company policy requires tie off of any work >6’
This should be checked prior to each time you use it.
What is any form of Personal protective equipment (PPE)
These are the cause of most fall-related injuries.
What are unprotected sides, wall openings and floor holes?
These are the ones I work safe for everyday. The ones I owe it to, to return home safely. The ones that would miss my presence if I were injured on the job site.
What or who is ________________
Give the name or reason
Mine is my family. My husband Mel, my sons Jacob and Justus and my dog Nalla.
These are a few things can improve the overall safety on a construction site.
What is communication, active support, sub and worker engagement, consistency, __________________________others include
Qualified or Competent person on site -This is the one with authority to correct and or eliminate hazards.
What is a competent person?
CP focuses on hazards. They have demonstrated their ability to identify existing and potential hazards in the workplace. They know which conditions can be considered unsanitary or dangerous to employees. While a qualified person may have more technical expertise and also be able to recognize hazards, a competent person has the authority to correct or eliminate them.
OSHA, employer or manufacturer. The one who has the authority over how products are utilized. (The final say)
What is the manufacturer?
while OSHA enforces regulatory standards they must adhere to what guidelines the manufacturer of a product releases. If a manufacturer states its guidelines for recommended use and you are not using it for that purpose while performing your work OSHA could step in to prevent that. Example using a wrench as a hammer or self made tools being used that are not safe.