chapter 8

Most refineries and chemical plants are classified as:

Class 1,Group D,Divission 2

A hearing conversation program includes all of the following except:

monitar sound levels conduct audiometric tests provide hearing protection provide training

Bonding is best described as:

physically connecting two objects together with a copper wire

Confined space ergonomic stresses include all of the following except:

repetitive or forceful work improper work techniques poorly designed tools and workplaces

OSHA regulation 29CFR 1910.95 is best described as:

requires all process technitians who are exposed to over 85 decibals over an eight hour period be placed in hcp

When electricity jumps a gap, it is called:

spark

The hazards of working with electricity include all of the following except:

sparks and arcs static electricity lightning stray currents energized equitment electric shock

Ergonomics is best described as:

the science of how peoplw interact with their work enviroment

Hearing loss occurs:

through four major categories of noise exposure overall noise level intensity of noise duritatiom-work day duritiation-lifetime (140 decibals)

TWA stands for

time weighted average

Anacusis is:

total hearing loss

Electrical shock is best described as:

ventricular fibrillation and paralysis of the respitory system

Heat stroke is best described as

when the body is not longer able to cool itself

A spark can be as hot as ______ and may ignite a flammable mixture.

1,500 f

Noise is best described as

loosely defined as valueless or unwanted sound

Lightning is most closely defined as having an electrical discharge equivalent to _____ hp:

1,000,000,000,000,000

Noises over _____ decibels can cause permanent hearing loss in a single exposure:

140

Grounding is best described as:

a procedure desighned to connect an object to the earth with a copper wire and a grounding rod

Biological hazards are best defined as:

any living organizim capable of causing deisease in humans

Heat exhaustion is best described as:

dizziness,weak pulse,cool,moist skin,painful cramps

Electrical equipment is typically classified into which two groups?

equitment that procedures arcs and sparks under normal use equitment that produces arcs and sparks at the instant of failure

HCP stands for:

hearng conservative program

Legionnaires' disease is best described as:

inhaling Legionellae bacteria which can be found in cooling towers and heat exchangers.(PHENOMENA)

Once a process technician has experienced hearing loss due to industrial noise, the will:

it is unlikely they will ever recover.