Definitions
This term describes the culture created when a company values a safe work environment.
What is safety culture?
The term for an unplanned event that results in injury and/or property damage.
What is an accident?
A document that accompanies hazardous substances and lists exposures, precautions, and controls.
What is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
To protect against falling objects, workers must wear this on site.
What is a hard hat?
Stairways with four or more risers must have at least one of these per open sided.
What is a handrail and stair railing system?
An unplanned event that may cause property damage but does not result in personal injury.
What is an incident?
Two broad categories of incident causes include unsafe acts and this.
What are unsafe conditions?
The process of recognizing hazards, evaluating risks, and implementing controls is called this overall discipline.
What is hazard recognition, evaluation, and control (or risk assessment)?
Eye protection such as safety glasses or face shields protects against this type of hazard.
What are flying objects (flying debris)?
The maximum rating concept for ladders describing total allowable load.
What is maximum intended load?
The U.S. agency responsible for enforcing workplace safety and health standards.
What is OSHA?
This habit, such as delaying repairs, can lead to incidents.
What is procrastination (an at-risk work habit)?
You should know the location of SDSs and what to do in an emergency as part of this program.
What is HazCom compliance?
Stay out of the operator’s this zone to avoid being hit by moving equipment.
What is the blind spot?
Stair railings must be this far from the tread surface.
What is 36 inches?
A narrow excavation deeper than it is wide, with a maximum width of 15 feet.
What is a trench?
Action of rationalizing risk, like skipping fall protection when leaning, is called this.
What is rationalizing risk?
These are documents that accompany hazardous substances, detailing exposure limits, hazards, and safe handling procedures.
What are Safety Data Sheets (SDS)?
A device used to block flying debris during welding.
What is shielding (welding screen)?
A warning that scaffolds must be kept at least this distance from power lines up to 300 volts.
What is 3 feet
PPE stands for this kind of equipment designed to prevent or reduce injuries.
What is personal protective equipment?
A standard requiring education about hazardous chemicals on the job site.
What is the Hazard Communication (HAZCOM) standard?
Indoor vehicle operation requires good ventilation to avoid this deadly gas.
What is carbon monoxide?
Color codes for barricades include RED for Danger and YELLOW for this.
What is Caution?