Safety and OSHA Regulations Flashcards
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Under OSHA's electrical safety standards, what is the minimum safe approach distance for unqualified workers near overhead power lines energized at 50 kV or less?
Answer: 10 feet
OSHA requires unqualified workers to maintain a minimum distance of 10 feet from overhead power lines energized at 50 kV or less.
A worker suffers an amputation on a construction site. How quickly must the general contractor report this incident to OSHA?
Answer: Within 24 hours
OSHA requires that any work-related amputation, inpatient hospitalization, or loss of an eye be reported within 24 hours.
What is the purpose of a 'toolbox talk' (also called a safety meeting or tailgate meeting) on a construction site?
Answer: To provide brief, focused safety training on specific hazards before work begins
Toolbox talks are short, informal training sessions conducted before work to address specific hazards workers will encounter that day.
Under OSHA's noise standard, at what sound level (dBA) does a contractor first become required to implement a hearing conservation program?
Answer: 85 dBA as an 8-hour TWA
OSHA's hearing conservation program requirements are triggered when noise exposure reaches or exceeds 85 dBA as an 8-hour time-weighted average.
Which ladder type is rated for industrial use, has the highest load rating, and is required when a worker's weight plus tools exceeds 250 pounds?
Answer: Type IA (Extra Heavy Duty, 300 lbs)
Type IA ladders are rated for 300 pounds and are required when combined worker and tool weight exceeds 250 pounds.
What does OSHA's 'multi-employer worksite' policy mean for a general contractor who does not directly create a hazard?
Answer: The GC may be cited if it had control over the hazardous condition
Under OSHA's multi-employer policy, a general contractor can be cited as a 'controlling employer' if it had authority to correct a hazard, even if a subcontractor created it.
When is a safety harness inspection required before use on a construction site?
Answer: Before each use by the worker and annually by a competent person
OSHA requires workers to inspect their personal fall arrest equipment before each use, and a competent person must conduct formal inspections at least annually.