FCC Safety Standards & Construction Practices 3

Question 1

Florida contractors working with asbestos-containing materials (ACM) must comply with which primary federal regulation?

Accepted Answer

OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1101

Answer

OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1101 is the construction industry asbestos standard governing ACM disturbance, PPE, and worker exposure limits.

Question 2

What is the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for silica dust set by OSHA for construction workers, as a time-weighted average?

Accepted Answer

50 µg/m³

Answer

OSHA's Respirable Crystalline Silica standard (1926.1153) set the PEL at 50 µg/m³ as an 8-hour TWA.

Question 3

When using powder-actuated tools on a Florida job site, who must operate the tool?

Accepted Answer

A worker certified by the tool's manufacturer or equivalent training

Answer

OSHA 1926.302(e) requires that powder-actuated tools be operated only by workers who have been trained and certified by the tool's manufacturer.

Question 4

What is the minimum diameter of a safety line (lifeline) used in personal fall arrest systems per OSHA standards?

Accepted Answer

3/8 inch

Answer

OSHA 1926.502(d) requires lifelines used in personal fall arrest systems to have a minimum diameter of 3/8 inch.

Question 5

Under Florida law, when must a contractor notify the building department of a 'threshold building' project reaching a structural concrete pour?

Accepted Answer

24 hours before the pour

Answer

Florida Statute 553.79 requires the contractor to notify the building department at least 24 hours before each structural concrete pour on a threshold building.

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FCC Safety Standards & Construction Practices 3