SkillsUSA Study Guide 2023 Safety

A __________ shows information on workplace fatalities and catastrophes.

FAT/CAT report

__________ was established to assure that workers have the right to a safe workplace, and that it is the employer's responsibility to provide safe and healthy workplaces.

OSHA

OSHA's __________ is to save lives, prevent injuries, and protect the health of America's workers.

Mission

How many days do you have to contact OSHA to file a complaint against your employers if you have been retaliated against for exercising your health and safety rights?

30 days

Among the rights related to OSHA recordkeeping, workers have the right to review __________.

OSHA 300 Log and OSHA 300A Summary

During an OSHA __________, workers have the right to talk privately with the inspector.

Inspection

Where no specific standards apply to a workplace situation, employers must follow the __________.

General Duty Clause

OSHA standards appear in the ________ and are then broken down into parts.

Code of Federal Regulations

The __________ is responsible for providing and paying for Personal Protective Equipment.

Employer

You have the right to raise a safety or health concern or report a work-related injury or illness without being ________ against.

Retaliated

If a fatality occurs in the workplace, the employer must report it to OSHA within __________.

8 hours

You have the right to complain or request a hazard __________ from your employer.

Correction

You have the right to examine and copy exposure and _________ records.

Medical

The three parts of an OSHA inspection are an opening conference, a __________, and a closing conference.

Walk-through

The right of workers to seek safety and health on the job without fear of punishment is spelled out in ___________ of the OSH Act.

Section 11(c)

When an inspection is conducted in your workplace, you have the right to have a worker representative accompany an inspector, find out about inspection results, and object to the __________ set for a violation to be corrected,

Date

When you see a safety hazard, the first thing you should do is inform the __________.

Supervisor or manager

Workplace resources that will help you find information on safety and health issues include __________, co-workers, and labels and warning signs.

Union representative

The __________ is a resource OUTSIDE of the workplace that will help you find information on safety and health issues.

OSHA website

This term is also called live, or hot, which means that a voltage is present and it can cause an electrical current.

Energized

Your skin will act as a __________ if it is moist or wet.

Good conductor

Source of electrical current, something to transport the current and something that causes current to flow through a conductor are all required for __________.

Current to flow through a conductor

What word completes both blanks in the following statement: People can become part of a __________. When a person becomes part of an electrical __________, that person can be shocked.

circuit/circuit

The severity of an electric shock depends on the amount of current flowing through the body, the current's path, the length of time the body remains in the circuit, and the current's __________.

Frequency

What type of burn results when the skin touches hot surfaces of overheated electric conductors, conduits, or other energized equipment?

thermal/electrical burns

An electric shock happens when electric __________ enters the body at one point and leaves through another.

Current

Oxygen tanks can explode if the gas is ignited because oxygen is _________.

Flammable

__________ is a safety procedure that protects workers.

Lockout/Tagout

A Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter, or _________, senses the current flowing, tripping the circuit, and cutting off the electricity.

GFCI

__________ a tool or electrical system means intentionally creating a low-resistance path that connects to the earth

Grounding

A three-prong grounding plug with the third prong __________ is not safe to use.

broken off

Bloodborne pathogens are infectious microorganisms carried by __________ that can cause disease in humans.

blood

The Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act requires employers to eliminate or minimize exposure to __________.

contaminated sharps

Devices that isolate or remove the bloodborne pathogens hazard from the workplace are known as __________.

engineering controls

Universal precautions treat __________ human blood and other potentially infectious material for bloodborne pathogens.

all

Injection, skin abrasion, sexual contact, and exposure to _________ of an infected person are the main ways you can become infected with a bloodborne pathogen.

mucous membranes

Three bloodborne pathogens to which US healthcare workers are most likely to be exposed are __________.

HIV, Hep B, Hep C

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disables the body's immune system until it is no longer capable of __________.

fighting infection

Sharps disposal containers must be located __________ to the area where sharps will be used.

as close as possible

This is the first thing you should do if you are accidentally stuck with a used needle.

wash with soap and water

This is the science of adjusting environments, tasks, or procedures to fit you, the worker.

Ergonomics

What are injuries or illnesses that affect your muscles, tendons, nerves, joints, ligaments, cartilage, and nervous system called?

musculoskeletal disorders

Failure to use __________ ergonomic practices could result in disorders such as cumulative trauma disorders, repetitive motion injuries, and repetitive stress injuries.

proper

Failure to use proper ergonomic practices can affect almost __________.

Every part of your body

Personal risk factors for ergonomic hazards include __________.

body size, medical condition, physical condition

Good posture is one that places the least amount of __________ on your muscles and joints.

stress

To achieve a __________, you should allow your arms to hang comfortably.

neutral position

Safe posture includes keeping the natural __________ in your back.

s-curve

An effective __________ involves bending at your knees, keeping your back straight, and lifting with your legs.

Lifting technique

__________ and __________ positions are two of the most common types of unsafe postures that place a person at risk for injury

static, awkward

A worker stands on their feet throughout most of the day and is beginning to experience cramping in their legs. They should walk around occasionally to increase the __________ in their legs.

circulation

Taking __________ from physical tasks can help your body recover.

short breaks

Adjusting the height of your work table may help relieve __________.

wrist pain

Which route of entry could chemicals use to enter through the body's airways?

inhalation

A(n) __________ exposure is a short term or brief exposure that may create an immediate health hazard.

acute

A(n) __________ exposure is a repeated or prolonged exposure that may bring about slowly developing systems.

chronic

Chemical manufacturers, importers, and distributors are required to provide standardized hazard information in these formats.

safety date sheet and labels

The Hazard Communication Standard, commonly known as the __________, gives you the right to know every chemical hazard that you may be exposed to at work.

"Right to Know" law

The "Right-to-Know" law requires your employer to have a written hazardous communication program including a list of all hazardous chemicals known to bein the workplace, a SDS or each hazardous chemical, a warning label on each hazardous chemical container, and a __________ to communicate hazard information to all employees.

training plan

Safety Data Sheets must be completely legible, printed in English, and a __________ when new information is available

updated

Warning labels on containers holding hazardous chemicals must contain product identifier, signal word, hazard statement, precautionary statement, pictogram, and name, address, and phone number of the __________.

manufacturer

Before starting a new assignment for the first time or whenever a new physical or health hazard is introduced into the work area, employees must be __________.

trained

This element provides a visual alert to users to the chemical hazards to which they may be exposed.

Pictogram

Regular glasses, bifocals, or sunglasses do not provide the same protection as __________.

safety glasses

Personal Protective Equipment, or __________, is designed to protect you from injuries to your head, face, eyes, ears, hands, feet, respiratory tract and body

PPE

Electrical shock, falling objects, and __________ are potential hazards to your head.

low hanging beams

This class of hard hats does not protect you from electrical shock.

Class C

You should adjust the __________ to make your hard hat fir properly.

the suspension system

Earrings, eyeglasses, and __________ could prevent earmuffs from providing good protection.

hair

__________ are the most common types of hearing protection devices.

Earp plugs and earmuffs

A __________ is not an approved piece of personal protective equipment.

Scarf

You should not wear __________ around powered rotating equipment.

Globes

Padded cloth gloves can protect your hands from hazardous chemicals.

sharp edges and rough surfaces

Vinyl or neoprene gloves can protect your hands from __________.

hazardous chemicals

Hear resistance gloves can protect your hands from hazardous chemicals.

heat and flames

__________ can help to protect the skin, soles, and toes of your feet.

Footwear

Reinforced sole boots have __________ reinforcement to protect the bottom of your foot from penetration.

Metal

__________ boots protect you from chemicals and provide extra traction on slippery floors.

Rubber

There are __________ levels of full body protective clothing.

four

The most common causes of serious work-related injuries and deaths are __________.

falls

To protect yourself from falls in the workplace, you should use fall protection equipment, use ladders safety, and __________.

obtain adequate training

Keeping floors __________, and using non-slip material on floors can reduce fall hazards.

clean and dry

You should keep your __________ from carrying tools or other materials when climbing a ladder.

hands free

It is unsafe to climb a(n) __________ ladder even if it has slip-resistant feet.

unsecured

A(n) __________ is defined as a suspension system that allows a worker to descend in a controlled manner and, as needed, to stop at any point to perform work.

rope descent system

An opening in the floor, platform or pavement that measures 12 inches or more, and through which persons may fall is a(n) __________.

floor opening

A(n) __________ is a barrier along the open sides of stairways and platforms that prevents falling.

guard rail

Employers have __________ in choosing a fall protection system they believe will work best in a situation.

flexibility

When __________ are used, they must be flagged with highly visible materials at least every six feet.

wire rope guardrails

This is secured to a guardrail's vertical posts and must be installed when walls aren't at least 21 inches high and withstand at least 150 lbs. of force.

Mid rail

When working on a suspended scaffold 10 feet or higher above the working surface, or in a bucket truck or aerial lift, you should wear __________.

Personal fall arrest system