SafetyTest

Which word completes the blank in the following statement? An electrical shock happens when electric _______ enters the body at one point and leaves through another.

Current

If you touch a downed power line, covered or bare, what's the likely outcome?

Death

The correct personal protective equipment can help prevent falls. Who is responsible for paying for it?

Employer

Which one of the following is true about employer responsibility in providing fall protection to workers?

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

Select the term being defined. This term is also called live, or hot, which means that a voltage is present and it can cause an electrical current. Any time an electrical current is present, there is a risk of being shocked.

Energized

The Hazard Communication Standard, commonly called the "Right-to-Know" law, gives you the right to know what information?

Every hazardous chemical that you may be exposed to at work

A three-prong grounding plug with the third prong broken-off is safe to use. Is this statement true or false?

False

Hand-passing sharps is a safe practice. Is this statement true or false?

False

How many levels of full body protective clothing are there?

Four

There are a number of things that you can do to protect yourself from falls in the workplace. These include using fall protection equipment and using ladders safely. What else can you do?

Obtain adequate training

Oxygen tanks can explode if the gas is ignited. Why is this?

Oxygen is flammable

What safety measures can employers use when workers are on a supported scaffold more than 10 feet above the working surface?

Personal Fall Arrest System or Guardrail

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

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

One way of reducing fall hazards is to keep floors clean and dry. What else can be done to reduce the hazard?

Use non-slip material on floors

In the event that you are exposed to infectious materials by being accidentally stuck with a used needle, you should report it to your supervisor and seek medical attention. However, what is the one thing you should do first?

Wash with soap and water

Employee training is also a requirement of HAZCOM program. When hazardous chemicals are present, you must be trained:

You must be trained in both of these circumstances

What does the term lockout/tagout refer to?

A safety procedure that protects workers

The post-exposure exam follow-up must include counseling about the possible implications of the exposure and your infection status, including the results and interpretation of all tests and how to protect personal contacts. The follow-up must also include evaluation of reported illnesses that may be related to the exposure. What else should you be provided with?

A copy of the evaluating healthcare professional's written opinion within 15 days of completion of the evaluation.

Jenny has just been hired to work at a small store. What three basic things should she expect from her employer to help protect her from workplace violence?

A written workplace violence policy, training in preventing workplace violence, and a consistently maintained safe work environment.

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

Acute

Footwear can assist in protecting which parts of your feet?

All of the answer choices are correct

Which of the following is NOT considered full body protection?

All of the answers are considered full body protection

Which of the following is a requirement for the Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?

All options are required

The "Right-to-Know" law requires your employer to have a written hazardous communication (HAZCOM) program including:

All options are required under the right to know law.

Choose the word that best completes this sentence. _______ of dollars in lost wages, health care costs, legal damages, and other expenses result from acts of workplace violence.

Billions

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

Blood

What are the two most critical things you should do before you perform a job?

Both D and E

There are four main ways that you can become infected with a bloodborne pathogen. These include injection, skin abrasion, and sexual contact. Which infection route is missing?

By exposure to mucous membranes of an infected person

Which 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

Which class of hard hats does NOT protect you from electrical shock?

Class C

Select the word that best completes the sentence. An electric shock can result in anything from a slight tingling sensation to immediate cardiac arrest. The severity depends on the amount of current flowing through the body, the current's path through the body, the length of time the body remains in the circuit, and the current's _______.

Frequency

Which of the following is NOT a strong warning sign of potentially violent behavior?

Frequently returning late from lunch break

If your skin is moist or wet, will it act as a good or poor conductor?

Good conductor

What is the name of the device that sense the current flowing, tripping the circuit, and cutting off the electricity?

Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI)

Select the word that best completes the sentence. _______ a tool or electrical system means intentionally creating a low-resistance path that connects to the earth.

Grounding

What is being referred to in the following definition? A barrier along the open sides of stairways and platforms that prevent falling

Guardrail

In the __________ Standard, chemical manufacturers, importers, and distributors are required to provide hazard information by way of Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) and labels on containers.

Hazard Communication

What type of gloves protects your hands from heat and flames?

Heat Resistant Gloves

This disease disables the body's immune system until it is no longer capable of fighting infection. Which disease is being described?

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

There are three bloodborne pathogens to which workers in the US are most likely to be exposed. Which ones are these?

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B virus, and Hepatitis C virus

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

Inhalation

A Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) works by comparing the amount of current going to and returning from equipment along the circuit conductors. When the amount going differs from the amount returning by approximately 5 milliamps, what does the GFCI do?

Interrupts the current

Keys to preventing a fall from a ladder include choosing the right ladder for the job and tying the top and bottom of the ladder to fixed points. What else can you do to keep safe when using a ladder?

Keep your hands free of carrying tools or other materials when climbing a ladder

What type of footwear that protects your entire foot?

Metatarsal Boots

Read the following statement and select the term that matches. 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

Which of the following is true about sharps disposal containers?

Must be located as close as feasible to the area where sharps will be used

Which piece of legislation requires employers to eliminate or minimize exposure to contaminated sharps?

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act

If you do have an exposure incident such as a needlestick at work, your employer is required to provide you with an immediate, confidential medical evaluation. There are certain requirements that this exam must meet. What is missing from the list? Occurs at a reasonable time and place Performed by or under the supervision of a licensed physician or other licensed healthcare professional Provided according to the recommendations of the U.S. Public Health Laboratory tests must be conducted by an accredited laboratory at no cost to you

Provided at no cost to you

What law gives you the legal right to know about all the hazardous chemicals that you may be exposed to at work, the specific hazards associated with those chemicals, and what to do to protect yourself?

Right-To-Know Law or the Hazard Communication Standard

A _________ 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

What type of footwear protects you from chemicals and provides extra traction on slippery floors?

Rubber Boots

Under the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) developed and regulated by OSHA, chemical manufacturers, importers, and distributors are required to provide standardized hazard information in particular formats. What are these formats?

Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) and labels

Containers for contaminated sharps must have several characteristics. What's missing from the list? Puncture-resistant Labeled or color-coded red Closable Kept upright

Sides and bottom must be leak-proof

Which of these is not required for current to flow through a conductor?

Something that has air molecules

What type of footwear protects your toes from falling objects and being crushed?

Steel Toe Boots

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

Thermal Burns

If wire rope guardrails are used, what must also be done?

They must be flagged with highly visible materials at least every six feet

A warning label is required to provide set information. The following list contains only some of this required information. What required information is missing? • Name, Address, and Telephone Number • Signal Words • Hazard Statements • Precautionary Statements • Pictograms

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