Safety & Compliance in Maintenance Flashcards
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Which regulation requires maintenance employers to provide and ensure the use of appropriate personal protective equipment at no cost to employees?
Answer: 29 CFR 1910.132
29 CFR 1910.132 covers general PPE requirements, including employer responsibility to provide PPE based on hazard assessment at no cost to employees.
A maintenance manager notices that technicians routinely bypass machine guards to speed up lubrication tasks. What is the most appropriate corrective action?
Answer: Redesign the lubrication points to be accessible without removing guards
Engineering controls — redesigning access points so guards are never bypassed — is the preferred hierarchy-of-controls solution.
Under the OSHA PSM standard (29 CFR 1910.119), which of the following maintenance activities requires a written procedure?
Answer: Replacing a pressure relief valve on a covered process vessel
PSM requires written maintenance procedures for equipment critical to process safety, such as pressure relief valves on covered process vessels.
What does the term 'near miss' mean in safety compliance for maintenance?
Answer: An unplanned event that did not result in injury or damage but had the potential to do so
A near miss is an unplanned event with no harm outcome but the potential for injury, damage, or loss — and should always be reported and investigated.
A facility's hot work permit system requires which of the following before welding can begin in a maintenance area?
Answer: Written permit, area inspection for flammables, fire watch, and defined expiration time
A complete hot work permit includes a written permit, pre-work area inspection, designated fire watch, and a specific time window during which work is authorized.
Which industrial hygiene principle is used to evaluate whether noise levels in a maintenance shop require hearing protection?
Answer: Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) and Time-Weighted Average (TWA)
OSHA uses PEL and TWA (an 8-hour average) to determine if noise at 90 dBA or above requires a hearing conservation program and PPE.
A contractor performs maintenance on a client facility. Who bears primary responsibility for ensuring the contractor follows the site's safety rules?
Answer: The client facility owner/employer under OSHA multi-employer worksite doctrine
OSHA's multi-employer citation policy holds the controlling employer (facility owner) responsible for ensuring contractors working on their site comply with applicable safety standards.