Unit 5, Assign. 9: Training for Health and Safety in the Workplace

longshoring

maritime work involving the loading and unloading of ships

Which of the following, if any, are OSHA-identified safety hazards having to do with other people?

physical, sexual, or verbal abuse from others in the workplace

carcinogens

substances that have the potential to cause cancer

lockout

the use of a safety device to prevent a machine or piece of equipment from being turned on accidentally

Which of the following are good adjectives to describe a safe worker on a construction site?

tidy, alert, and aware of her surroundings

Which of these are grants that OSHA offers?

1. Capacity Building Grants 2. Target Topic Grants 3. Training Materials Development Grants

In 2013, on-the-job deaths were reduced to zero for the first time.

False

Which is the most accurate overall statement about OSHA health-and-safety training?

It is a many-faceted program that offers programs of varying levels of intensity for a wide variety of workplace types and industries.

Jolene knows there are four ways hazards can enter the body. What is the most that you can deduce about her level of OSHA training?

She went to the introductory training.

Why are there different trainings for general, maritime, and construction fields, even though the training options all take the same number of hours?

The hazards in these fields differ.

For what reason can you conclude that it makes sense for people getting disaster-site training to first be trained in general industry or construction health-and-safety?

There might be more everyday safety issues, which still require attention, in addition to the disaster-specific safety issues.

decontamination

a process that removes hazardous materials from a person or object

incident command system

a system used to manage a disaster-site

When is the best time to get workers trained in safety and health?

before accidents happen

Which nondisaster industry seems to face the largest number of hazards, based on your synthesis of the lesson?

construction

systemic

describes an illness that affects the entire body

How long are many of the employee-training programs OSHA runs?

either 10 hours or 30 hours