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A cage on a fixed ladder on a commercial ladder cannot OSHA 1910.27 “cages shall extend down the ladder to a
extend any closer than how many feet from the ground? point of not less than 7 feet or more than 8 feet above the
base of the ladder”.
What does PPE do for employee safety and efficiency? PPE does decrease injuries
Where would open frame safety glasses offer the least The toxic effects of a high concentration of acid
protection?
Which type of floor surface would provide the most Creosote wood offers the highest coefficient of friction
resistance to a slip or fall accident?
Warehouse aisles used by forklifts and pedestrians must be Three feet wider than the widest forklift
how wide?
The chance of a dust cloud igniting is governed by what? Oxygen content and dust accumulation
What factors influence the destructiveness of dust explosions? Pressure rise, pressure developed, duration
MSHA requires certain training for each new underground Specific based training
miner-describe the training?
Which class of employees has the greatest potential for New employees
accidents?
Who is responsible for completing shipping documents when Shipper
shipping hazardous materials?
Most often recommended fundamental safety training for Fire extinguisher training, first aid and contingency
plant workers?
Epidemiological studies describe symptoms of a disease and Retrospective studies look back in time on populations
uncover the relationship with the etiological (causative) exposed to the agent under investigation.
agent. What describes retrospective studies?
What concept is not widely used in the safety community? Accident proneness
Hawthorne study concluded that plant employees would Both positive and negative forms of attention
respond to:
Senior management officials can best support the health and Showing sincere and active interest in the program
safety training effort by?
Safety sampling measures the effectiveness of the line Developing corrective measures
manager’s safety activities. The four steps of safety sampling
include all the following except? Four steps in safety sampling are:
Prepare a code
Take the sample
Validate the sample
Prepare the report
System safety analysis can be applied to what? System safety can be applied to almost any system that has
interacting components. It is an application of systematic and
forward looking techniques to identify and control hazards.