cem 301 Exam 1

5% AND 20%

Construction has historically employed about _____________ of the workforce in the US and has accounted for__________ of the fatalities.

Hammurabi

The early building code that atated amonth other things that "if a builder build a house for some one, and does not construct it properly, and the house which built fall inand kill its owner, then that builder be put to death" was developed by ___________.

Owners

In 1982, the business Roundtable through Standford University's Construction Academic Program developed the A-3 Report on construction safety. This report was targeted towards:

From class lecture and your class text, in accident investigation, a factor that shaped the outcome of a situation would be refereed to as a ________________ factor.

Casual.

A 30-ft. tall scaffold consisting of 6-width scaffold frames must be tied off to the building at a maximum height of ___________ feet.

24 feet

On the River Hotel/Casino Construction Project taking place in 1989, an ironwoker from Century Steel (sub to the GC Sequoia) working with a torch without a fire extinguisher present set the wooden concrete forms on fire leading to a larger fire along with extensive smoke and water damage at the Property. Insurance Company of The West (ICW) carried the Builder's Risk Insurance Policy for the Rivera on the construction work. ICW could not sue Century/Sequoia because in the AIA A201 General Consitions there was a clause that specifically covered issues of this ____________________ type.

Subrogation

70%

In class lecture, the concept of the "Focus Four" safety areas was discussed as to construction safety. Focus Four is a priority with safety since these four areas account for over _____________ of fatalities in the industry.

35%

Regarding the "Focus Four" safety areas, the Falls area accounts for approximately ____________ % of all fatalities in the construction industry according to your instructor and the class PPT.

Undesirable events the occurrence of which was critical for the acti

A root cause is:

Management leadership and employee involvement.

The critical element that must be part of a constriction company's SH&E management system is:

Participation on investigation teams, except as the injured or affected employee.

OSHA expects employees to be meaningfully involved in safety.

PPE controls

In hazard prevention and controls, from your class text and class text and class lecture, OSHA views ________________ as the least desirable way to avoid workplace accidents.

All of the above

Construction Injury factors include all of the following except: (Design,schedule,overtime,owner influence)

Commercial General Liability (CGL)

In the MGM Hotel/Casino case discussed in class where the MGM guest fell through the grating for the ventilation shaft at the underground valet parking garage, the parking garage general contractor, Issac Construction, had an insufficient insurance policy regarding what type of insurance?

Indemnity

In the MGM Hotel/Casino case discussed in class where the MGM guest fell through the loose/unsupported/out-of-place grating for the ventilation shaft at the underground valet parking garage, the parking garage general contractor, Issac Construction, had to pick up MGM's costs for attorney's fees and costs, liability costs, and other associated expenses due to this _________________ clause in the Contract.

2

The class lecture/PPT handout noted that the swing radius of a crane must be maintained at a minimum of a _____________ -foot from fixed objects.

5 seconds

One feature of a GFCI is that it will protect people from electrocution by tripping in approximately how many seconds?

5 feet

A 20-foot tall ladder is placed up against the side of a building. The ladder, at the bottom, should be back from the building a distance of ___________ feet.

C

In trenching and excavation work, a soil such as a sandy-gravel mixture would be referred to as a Type ___________ soil.

A loss event or series of loss events becomes unavoidable.

POI, from your class text, refers to a situation where once this happens:

Lack of stability

From class lecture, according to your instructor, concerning crane over-turning failures, the most common reason for these crane failures is:

Lower Control Limit

From class lecture and your class text, the principle of band charts was discussed. In a band chart, LCL stands for:

2 feet

In trenching excavation, per class lecture/PPT handout, the excavated soil should be kept back from the leading edge of the trench by a minimum distance of __________ feet.

1910

State Worker's Compensation statutes were first enacted in the United States in what decade?

All of the above (costs)

Indirect costs of a construction accident include all of the following except:(Fines,Lawsuits,Management time on accident investigation,Production delays)

option,monopoly

In terms of worker's compensation, from class lecture and your class text most states are _________ rather than ___________.

3

From class lecture and PPT, in utilizing a ladder to access a level roof. The ladder should extend above the roof by a minimum of __________ feet.

Behavior-based Safety Incentive

From your class text and class lecture, the best type of safety incentive system is the:

Lack of equipment

Problems that can be addressed effectively by safety training include all of the following except:

5 feet in depth

On a construction site trenching project such as a trench box or shoring system is required once the excavation is at/over ________________ feet in depth:

Fire safety training

From class lecture, general safety training would best be considered as:

4

A trench excavation under OSHA standards requires a ladder or other device when it is over__________ feet in depth.

360

The walls of a trench collapse on me and bury me in 3 feet of soil. The weight of his column of soil on my feet is closets to ___________ pounds.

40 inches

From your class lecture/PPT handout, without other guardrails, leading-edge flagging, PFAS fall harness, etc., parapet walls must be at least _______________ inches in height(closest answer).

40

In stacking some 10' long planks in a single stack of 2''x10'' (actual size, not nominal) members, the highest they can be stacked is ____________ inches.

72

In stacking some 10' long planks in a single stack of 2''x10'' (actual size, not nominal) members, the closest to the leading edge of a roof they can be stacked is _____________ inches.

Hot wire and neutral wire are reversed

From your class lecture/PPT handout, regarding electrical safety, reverse polarity is when the ___________________ .

15 milliamps

In working with electrical, the maximum "let go" current when a person comes in contact with a wire by grabbing it is approximately (closest answer).

A

In trenching excavation work, soils such as an undistributed clay would be considered to be a Type _____________ .

6 feet

On floors, roofs and other standard elevated surfaces, above distances of _____________ feet, he contractor must implement fall protection measures.

imminent danger

OSHA's highest inspection priority would be ____________.

Major

Which one of the following is not under the multi-employer policy?

Contributing

Which one of the following is not under the multi-employer policy?

CSP

The preeminent designation for safety professionals is the __________ .

BCSP

The _______________ has produced an ethical code for all safety professional.

Knowledge, ability

The OSHA definition of the term competent person is that person that have both ___________ to recognize and correct or control hazards and the __________ to do so.

The Golden Gate Bridge

The predecessor of today's modern hard hat was first used on the ___________.

10'

In working around power lines, your instructor emphasized that the key distance to keep away from power lines is:

Can cite the contractor under the general duty clause.

Under OSHA, if OSHA identifies unsafe conditions for which a regulation does not exist or may not reflect current best practices, OSHA __________________________.

The tools must have the guards attached when in use.

When power operated tools are designed to accommodate guards, which of the following is an accurate statement?

7 hours

Concerning osha 10 hour and osha 30 the maximum number of instructional hours in a given day is limited to

7.) The "Nevada OSHA Law" (aka AB 148) that mandated all construction workers on a site have OSHA 10-Hour Safety Training and all supervisors have OSHA 30-Hour Safety Training was effective in this year.