Vocabulary
This is performed before issues arise with a given piece of equipment.
What is Preventative Maintenance?
The full name for the acronym PPE is...
Personal Protective Equipment
Performing maintenance such as lubricating moving parts before they break is called _________ maintenance.
What is preventive maintenance?
This type of material handling is a common cause of workplace injury.
What is Manual Material Handling?
When lifting objects from the floor, one should avoid bending at _______.
What is the waist?
This is a piece of equipment that is designed to minimize exposure to hazards that cause serious workplace injuries or illnesses.
What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
True or False: Training on the appropriate use of PPE is a requirement under OSHA standards.
True - OSHA requires any employee working in an area requiring PPE to be given training on the use of that PPE and the employer must certify that the training was received and understood.
Something is broken and needs to be fixed. It is time for _______ maintenance.
What is corrective maintenance?
Performing this activity before starting a shift involving manual labor can help reduce the risk of injury.
What is stretching?
One should not do this while carrying heavy objects as it increases the likelihood of injury significantly.
What is twist?
I have a robot picking machine that has gotten stuck on the rail and is no longer operable. This robot is now in need of _______.
What is maintenance?
Describe an environment that would require the use of a respirator as part of the required PPE.
What is a paint shop, airborne hazmat, or other example where small airborne particulates are common?
What is an operating equipment checklist?
This is a best practice in material handling safety in which individuals are given explicit instructions regarding the risks and preventative measures associated with material handling.
What is Training?
Heavier or bulkier containers should be stored to allow for handling within this zone.
What is the Power Zone?
This practice involves collecting multitudes of data then aggregating that data to determine maintenance needs.
What is Predictive Maintenance?
This is the full name of the government agency responsible for writing, auditing, and enforcing standards related to PPE.
What is Occupational Safety and Health Administration?
This entity is often responsible for providing maintenance schedules and checklists to users of their equipment.
What is the equipment manufacturer?
What is a best practice when introducing a new tool to the work place.
What is provide hands-on practice?
The are above the knees, below the shoulders, and close to the body.
What is the power zone?
What is the practice of moving items from one point to another inside a facility or between facilities?
What is Material Handling?
When working in an environment that utilizes overhead cranes to move large boxes of small items, these items of PPE would likely be required (Must name them all).
What are Steel-toe boots and a hard hat?
As an equipment operator, I have notice that my normal equipment is not available for use during my shift. I work with maintenance to check the situation. They inform me that sensors and usage data showed a part required maintenance and they pulled the lift for __________ maintenance that day.
What is Predictive Maintenance?
Name 3 of the 5 tasks that have increased risk of injury during material handling.
What are (any 3 of the following 5):
Awkward positions, repetitive motions, forceful exertions, pressure points, static postures?
Wearing two or more pairs of gloves has a significant impact on grip strength reducing it by up to 60%. However, wearing 1 pair of gloves may still reduce grip strength by up to this percent.
What is 40%?