OSHE 111 Final

What is an example of a leading indicator of a safety and health program of a company ____?

# of training conducted

What is an example of a lagging indicator of a safety and health program of a company ____? [Hint # means: number]

# of work related injuries and illnesses reported

a job task has an average injury rate of one person every other year. The cost of each injury is $1,000,000. How much money must be set aside by the company to address the risk in any given year? [Hint: probability must be derived from the 1st sentence/see slides/txtbkclass discussion]

$500,000

Ms. Sue purchased a motorcycle from a dealership in town for her son. As Sue's son was riding the motorcycle he was badly burned by it. Sue knows that she can rely on the state and federal government have product liability laws to file and win a lawsuit [a product liability case]. Sue also knows an attorney in town. The attorney is so good at defending these product liability cases that Sue approaches him/her to file a lawsuit for serious injuries sustained by her son. In this case, (i) who is the plaintiff, and (ii) who is the defendant?

(i) Sue is plaintiff, and (ii) truck manufacturer/dealer is defendant

A device intended to protect personnel as well as equipment at a construction site must de-energize an electric circuit within an established period of ___ when a current to ground (ground-fault leakage or interrupter) exceeds __

1/40th of a second (0.025 seconds) or 25 milliseconds

use chapter 16, p378-379: The Emergency Service Team (EST) arrived at the scene where the employee was injured after about what time?

10 minutes

a flammable material/liquid substance has a flash point temperature equal to or below what temperature?

100 oF

A company's facility treats, stores and disposes [TSD] hazardous materials. The company must obtain an EPA identification [ID] number for its facility. The EPA's Identification Number [ID] for the TSD of hazardous material has approximately how many characters?

12

pp170] the U.S. Department of Transportation [DoT] defines a flammable liquid substance or flammable material as one that has what Upper Flash [UEL/UFL] Point?

141 oF

use chapter 16: on the trenches/excavation: stairways or ladders must be provided at all personnel points of access where there is a break in elevation of __ or more.

19 inches

The state of Wisconsin enacted its workmen's compensation law in what year?

1911

use ppt slides & Chapter3 for this question: the first constitutional and a legal Workers' Compensation (WC) law was passed in _

1911

The National Safety Council [NSC] was created as a safety and health organization in the U.S. following the first National Safety Congress that was held in what year?

1912

the doctrine of privity of contract ended all the cases and claims that involved the "implied warranty" concept in what year __?

1916

all States, including Puerto Rico, and the D.C. had some forms of workers' compensation (WC) schemes or laws in their States by the year ______

1948

When (year) the Boeing company begun using the Fault Tree Analysis [FTA] technique/tool to design and evaluate the safety of its commercial aircraft?

1966

The Resources Conservation and Recovery Act [RCRA] is a "Cradle to Grave" federal law that ...has created a framework to properly manage hazardous and non-hazardous solid waste in the U.S. RCRA or the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act was passed in what year?

1976

The Toxic Substances Control Act [TSCA] was passed by the United States Congress with the primary objective to ... regulate the introduction of new or already existing chemicals..." in the workplace/community. TSCA which is administered by the U.S. EPA, was passed in what year?

1976

how many categories of Workers' Compensation (WCs') schemes/laws exist in the United States ____?

2 (two)

use chapter 16, p390: As a matter of best practice in the construction industry, heavy vehicle and temporary spoil piles must be placed no closer than what distances from the surface edge of the trench or excavation?

2 feet [FT]

employers of the truck and trailer drivers who haul hazardous materials are required to conduct background checks on the drivers for their driving record for what period of time?

2 years

to insure fleet safety in the transportation network across the country, the U.S Department of Transportation [DOT] has minimum standards on the age of the drivers. How old must drivers be to legally drive trucks that haul hazardous materials in the U.S.?

21 years

use chapter 17: A driver of the truck and/or trailer hauling hazardous materials is stopped, inspected and, under the law, found to have violated the hours-of-services requirements. Under the DOT regulations, driver must be placed out of service for what period of time?

24 hrs [24-hours]

two or more ladders or [a double-cleated ladder] must be provided when there are at least how many employees at a construction site?

25

What regulation sets forth the procedures and requirements for the Hazardous Wastes Operations and Emergence Response [HAZWOPER] actions in the U.S.?

29 CFR 1910.120

use chapter 16: the construction safety standards and regulations are found in what Code of Federal Regulations [CRFs]?

29 CFR 1926

use chapter 16: what specific OSHA Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) contains the regulatory requirements for the management [control and prevention] of workers' exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica?

29 CFR 1926:1153

what OSHA log forms must be posted in the workplace between February 1st - April 30th_____?

300A

use chapter 16, p390]: The OSHA federal regulation requires adequate means of egress [e.g, at a construction site] in the form of ladder steps, ramps etc for trenches that are __ deep; and such means of egress must be placed within ___ of travel distance by a worker.

4 ft deep or more; placed 25 ft travel distance

use chapter 16, p383: A Personal Fall Arrest System - PFAS - (or a harness) and other related components of the fall prevention at a construction site [e.g. a scaffold etc.] must support, without failure, the weight of the PFAS (harness or scaffold) and at least __ of the intended weight/load

4 times

What federal law/regulation requires a hazardous waste management facility to obtain permits for the storage, treatment and/or disposal of hazardous waste materials?

40 CFR Part 270

what is the Incident Rate [IR] for a company that had 400 employees and reported the following (i) 95 days away from work and restricted work due to illnesses and injuries, and (ii) a total of 389,295 hours for the year ________?

48.8

use chapter 17: the legal requirements and policies that mandate the testing of the truck drivers and trailer drivers who must haul hazardous materials are found in what Code of Federal Regulations [CFRs]?

49 CFR 382

A legal requirement that mandates a Substance Abuse Treatment Plan for truck drivers hauling hazardous materials is found in what Code of Federal of Regulation [CFR]?

49 CFR 40 Subpart O

use chapter 17: All truck drivers that must haul hazardous materials shall carry the shipping documents at all times as a matter of a legal requirement found in what Code of Federal Regulation [CFR]?

49 CFR Subpart C

in reference to CFR 1904.33: the Record Keeping & Reporting Regulation, records of workplace injuries and illnesses must be retained for how long ?

5 years

use chapter 16, p385: what level or range of electrical current [Ampere or Amps] would subject a construction worker to extreme pains?

50 - 150 milliamperes

if a job or task has an average injury rate of one person every other year, what is the risk (probability) of an injury occurring in any given year?

50%

Chapter on Hazardous Materials begins with an accident involving two workers of a North Carolina company who "inadvertently punctured a container and spilled an unknown chemical". How much was the total clean up costs?

50,000

use chapter 16: OSHA regulations states that employee require some type or a form of fall protection about how many feet (ft) above the ground in the residential construction settings?

6 feet (6 ft)

A class "A fire" extinguisher must be placed in the workplace so that the travel distance to the source of this class A fire is limited to what distance _?

75 ft of less

approximately what percentage of the product liability lawsuits filed in the U.S. annually fall under the strict liability theory category?

95%

what is the appropriate electrical voltage that is designated or classified as High Voltage by the National Electrical Code [NEC]?

> than 600 Volts [600 V]

In conducting a Failure Mode and Effect Analysis [FMEA for a system], what calculation must an engineer use to sort out the "risks" from the highest to the lowest risks?

A (the) Risk Priority Number (RPN)

A Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) technique/tool/methodology is used to conduct failure analysis and investigate failure of the "systems". The FTA tool determines the undesired state of the system's event(s) that caused the the entire system to fail/collapse The FTA uses what approach to combine the lower-level events that must have caused the failure of the entire system?

A Boolean Logic Algebra Technique

what technique of system safety techniques utilizes a bottom-up [an inductive approach] strategy?

A Failure Mode Effect Analysis [FMEA] technique

What technique of system safety analysis utilizes a top-down [deductive] approach?

A Fault Tree Analysis [FTA] Technique

One component/element/document, of Safety Management System [SMS] must be by the Top Management Commitment to convey information on safety. The component, element, or document must be signed and communicated throughout the organization, all stakeholders and shareholders. What component/element/document that is being described here?

A Safety Policy

The symbol below, which is commonly used to describe the properties and characteristics of a hazardous substance, is also commonly known as what?

A(an) NFPA - Diamond

"Job rotation" is an example of what hazard control method/strategy?

Administrative Controls

What institution or organization in the U.S. published the first guidelines and requirements for conducting System Safety Analysis in 1962?

Air Force

lead [Pb] was banned as an ingredient in products, including gasoline and paints, and some other products in construction. Who must be credited for the efforts that banned the use of Lead (Pb) and lead products in paints and gasoline in the U.S.?

Alice Hamilton

What class of fire comes or originates from fuels such as greases, rubber and plastic materials?

B

use chapter 16: Acronym "CO" as used in this chapt 16 is used as an abbreviation for what?

Compliance Officer

The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) is divided into five Titles. Title [III] of SARA focuses on what?

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know

ventilation system is an example of what hazard control strategy ___?

Engineering Control

what law is specific to the management of pesticides, such as fungicide and rodenticide, in the U.S. ___?

FIFRA

What two agencies were created by the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act which was passed in Congress in 1969 [72-0*]?

Mine Enforce. Safety Admin (MESA) & Mine Safety&Health Admi (MSHA)

What NFPA standard [p175] is a national standard [or benchmark] for the design and installation of the automatic fire sprinkler systems?

NFPA 13

What NFPA standard [p177-178] is used for the identification of hazard of material in an Emergency Response, and also provides the specific guidance on how to use the Emergence Response Guidebook [ERG]?

NFPA 704

'NFPA" is an abbreviation (acronym) for what?

National Fire Protection Association

where in the world did the love canal safety and healthy tragedy occur __?

Niagara, NY

who conducted research and concluded that workers who cleaned the chimneys in London, U.K experienced more testicular (scrotal) cancers than the rest of the general population?

Percival Pott

Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) which is designed to ... "provide a Federal "Superfund" for clean up of uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous-waste sites and accidents, spills, and other emergency releases of pollutants....." the abbreviation "PRPs" stands for what?

Potentially Responsible Parties [PRPs]

under the Toxic Substances Control Act [ [TSCA], a company/vendor/facility who wants to manufacture or import a new chemical - not on the EPA Chemical Substances Inventory - must first submit a/the ____ at least ___ days/months before such chemical is manufactured or imported into the United States

Pre-Manufacture Notice [PMN], 90 days

What does "R" stand for in a SMART objective___?

Realistic

What part of the SMART safety and health learning objective must ensure that the objective is realistic?

Relevant

use chapter 17: what law has a legal requirement that all hazardous materials must be accompanied by MSDS and/or SDS?

Right-to-Know Act [Haz-Com]

use chapter 17: According to the US. laws, when a truck that is carrying hazardous materials accidentally spills the hazardous materials on the interstate or highway, the information needed by the first responders to contain and manage the spill shall come from what source?

Shipping docs [papers] carried by truck driver

use chapter 16: p 387: case study of a worker installing a pipe in a trench; and this link here or here this question ______________ involves the use of cross braces and jacks.

Shoring

What federal law gives the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [US.EPA] the authority to: (i) regulate the production and use of hazardous chemicals; and (ii) to insure the new chemicals that come to market do not pose unreasonable risks?

Toxic Substances Control Act [TSCA]

The Emergency Response Guidebook [ERG], which is used by the first responders to contain and manage accidental oil spills from accidents caused by tractor-trailer that haul hazardous materials, is published by what agency?

U.S. Department of Transportation [DOT]

what was the first state to introduce a worker compensation [WC] legislation scheme which ultimately became the 1st successful WC law in the U.S. in 1911 __?

Wisconsin

[i] Bhopal Tragedy occurred in what country? (ii) The Bhopal Tragedy safety incident involved what chemical ___?

[i] India, [ii] MIC (Methyl Isocyanate)

The Three Mile Island tragedy that has shaped most of the workplace safety laws and regulations in the U.S. occurred in what state ___ and in the year ___?

[i] Pennsylvania, and [ii] 1979, respectively

In a Fault Tree Analysis [FTA] diagram, a circle is as "A Gate/ Symbol" representing what?

a basic event with sufficient data

In a Fault Tree Analysis [FTA] diagram, the triangle gate or symbol represents what?

a transfer symbol

what statement best describes a flash point temperature of a combustible material/liquid?

above 100 oF but below 200 oF

use chapter 17: what chemical was being received in large storage tanks at the facility where Ellen [in the case study] worked?

anhydrous ammonia

A safety and health training in which data is transmitted one character at a time - by the presenter (instructor or trainer - sender), while the receiver (trainee or a learner ) is not engaged at the same time with the instructor called what ________________?

asynchronous training

"mechanics" is defined as the study of the motion and forces; what is the human equivalent of the term "mechanics"?

bio-mechanics

49 CFR 172 Part 172.504: where, on the trucks or railway career, must the placards be placed when hazardous materials must be hauled by roads or railway lines?

both sides/both ends of haz-material transportation container

you purchased a new car, and you are told [it is claimed] that the car will cruise up to 100 mph. but unfortunately, it does not! From product liability theory and perspectives, this is an example of what?

breach of express warranty

what product typically involves the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) theory (also known as Take-or-Buy Back Theory)?

computer and refundable beverage bottles

the four tenets [principles or elements] of the industrial hygiene framework and functions are namely (1) anticipate; (2) identify/recognize; (3) evaluate; and (4) ___________(name the 4th)

control

A "class K fire" comes from what fuel materials?

cooking oil and cooking fats

jobs and tasks that involve painting, playing of musical instrument, answering phone calls frequently and working with a drill and resting a worker's elbow on the hard surfaces and sharp edges will lead to what types of occupational injuries and illnesses?

cubital tunnel syndrome

a prolonged flexing of a worker's shoulder when he/she is using a screwdriver and doing job tasks such as buffing, grinding etc may cause tissue trauma and damage the tendons and cause tenosynovitis. From the list below, what is one form of tenosynovitis injuries?

de Quervain's

Particulates, such as coal, wood and sand, are obtained by a process that involves crushing, grinding, chipping and abrasion of solid particulates are technically known by what name?

dusts

A "class C fire" comes from what fuel materials _____?

electrical equipment, a transformer

use chapter 16, p378-379: an 18 -year employee is fatally injured at a construction site; and his fatal injuries are attributable to what hazard(s) ____?

electrical hazards: 100 -120 V and 20 amps [Amperes]

Who is primarily responsible for providing employees with the appropriate fall protection and other related PPE systems?

employer

to win a product liability lawsuit, a plaintiff must prove that (i) the product was defective; (ii) the defect existed at the time it left the defendants hands (time of purchase); and (iii) the defect caused an injury, harm or damage. this applies to all theories of product liability EXCEPT__

express warranty

use chapter 16, p379: rank in the correct order of sequence [as they appear in the textbook] the four leading hazards in the construction industry

fall from elevation, struck by; caught in between; & electrical shock

"the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration - OSHA" is administratively under the Department of Human and Health Services (HHS)

false

A lagging indicator is always proactive

false

A leading indicator is always reactive

false

A staff function or staff position is held by professionals who have direct responsibilities of accomplishing the primary objective for which the company was established to deliver

false

companies or corporations must FIRST come up with the SMART objectives from which safety and health policies can then be developed or derived

false

safety and health professionals have the "line functions" meaning that these professionals implement the primary functions for which the company was established to deliver

false

small and multiple amounts of exposure [dose] of toxic chemical received by a worker over a long and repeated period of time is technically known as acute exposures to that toxic chemical

false

the OSHA log 300 forms must be used to record and report the annual summaries of workplace injuries and illnesses.

false

the main constitutional functions and duties of the legislative branch of government is to enforce safety and health laws

false

the primary responsibility of the U.S. EPA is to create and enforce occupational safety and health laws

false

under the "strict products liability" concept or theory, it is only the direct buyer of the defective product[s] that has the right to file a lawsuit against the product manufacturers

false

use a typical organizational structure of a company [Fig 10-1, p229] for this question: safety and health functions are implemented by the people who occupy the line positions of the company

false

use chapter 16, p379: Electrocution is the leading cause of death in the construction industry

false

Under common law, if a worker was injured because of the negligence of another employee, the employer escaped liability because of what __?

fellow servant rule

A fire extinguisher which is located in a building at SLU campus and marked with a(an) letter "B" will extinguishes a fire originating from what fuel sources?

fire caused by oil and greases

A temperature at which a substance/material gives enough vapor to form an ignitable mixture or a mixture that will burn and perhaps, explode is called what __?

flash point

a worker body's joint moves "the angle between the bones [e.g. bending of the arm at the elbow [image a] in such a way the hand moves closer to the upper arm region" or bends the hand at the wrist as shown in image b] . This movement of the worker's joint is called what?

flexion

According to the U.S.EPA four properties must be met to define a hazardous substance/material. What characteristic is NOT used by EPA to defines a hazardous waste?

freezing-boiling point

what statement is TRUE about a fuel mixture whose composition lies between the Lower Flammable Limit [LFL aka LEL] and the Upper Flammable Limit [UFL aka EUL] region?

fuel-air ratio that supports combustion

the power and authority that an individual or a department delegates to another person or to another department to implement the safety and health functions of the company is technically called what __?

functional authority

Prior to the Workers Compensation [WC] Laws, employers regularly relied on all these theories against lawsuits filed by the injured employees, EXCEPT what __?

intervening causes

In management, operation such as purchasing, manufacturing, and selling that is directly involved in carrying out the purpose of an organization falls under what responsibilities ____?

line functions

The Emergency Response Book [ERB] which is divided into five sections, has a Blue Colored Section which represents what?

list hazardous material alphabetically by name

The Emergency Response Book [ERB], which is divided into five sections has a Yellow Colored Section which represents what?

lists hazardous material numerically by ID number

We have learned what accident-causation factors and theories caused the collapse of I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, MN. The National Transportation Safety Board [NTSB] stated in its final report that "if the main factor that caused the collapse of the Minneapolis, MN 1-35W bridge is not identified and corrected, ..." the entire system of the bridge will continue to fail in the future....." This being said, what was the NTSB main recommendation in this case study [what did NTSB said needed to be fixed]?

management error

in a product's liability case [lawsuit or claim], the most obvious target that a plaintiff or a party who is injured by a product would likely go after is a(an)/the __

manufacturer [a "deep pocket guy"]

"res-ipsa-loquitor" or - "let the thing-product- speak for itself" - is a phrase or a statement which represents what type of product defects __?

manufacturers' defect due to negligence

A "class D fire" comes from what fuel materials _____?

metals such as potassium and lithium

approximately 20,000 tons of waste containing about how many ____ different chemicals were dumped into the love canal environment __?

more than 80 chemicals

employers with how many employees must maintain the records of injuries and illnesses in the workplace _?

more than ten employees

if a product manufacturer has failed to carry out his/her legal duty to prevent injuries from a product he/she sold. If the consumer brings a lawsuit against the manufacturer, what product liability theory will this case fall under?

negligence

what workplace facilities listed below will be significantly impacted by the requirements of the U.S. OSHA record-keeping regulations # 29 CFR 1904.8 ?

nursing homes, op. theaters, and emergency rooms with >10 employees

in an effort to enter into a legally binding sale-purchase of a truck from your friend, you and your friend both decide to engage in an oral or a written contract. The judge rules that a written contract supersedes the oral agreement/contract. What did the judge use to reach this conclusion ___?

parol evidence

The Emergency Response Guide Book [ERB], which is divided into five sections, has a Green Colored Section which represents what?

provides initial isolation and protective distance

in a case study on p223-224, what safety and health regulation did Bob violate when he asked the physician to bring the injured worker back to work?

record-keeping and reporting regulation

A technique that employs a specific angle of incline on the sides of a trench to strengthen the material in a continuous plane is technically what?

sloping

use a typical organizational chart [Fig 10-1, pp229] for this question: a safety and health professional, such as a safety manager or an engineer, operates in what management position and responsibility __?

staff positions and responsibilities (advisory/support services)

from the product liability perspective, "liability without proving fault" is also known as what ____?

strict liability

in ergonomics, the movement or the turning of a worker's forearm and/or wrist/hand in such a way his/her palm faces or points upwards is technically known as _

supination

...."an optimum degree of safety, established within the constraints of the company's operational effectiveness, time, and costs ...achievable within all of the system life cycle"..is the definition of what?

system safety

SSER is used in "System Safety" as an abbreviation/acronym for what?

system safety engineering report

What disability is recognized by most state Workers' Comp [WC] statutes _?

temporary total

according to the textbook, chapter 15: Hazardous Materials: a large quantity generator [LQG] of hazardous materials produces about how much hazardous waste materials?

than 1000 kg of haz. wastes/month & >1 kg of acutely hazardous waste/ month

what historical tragedies occurred in the Niagara falls N.Y area ?

the Love Canal tragedy

at what phase and stage of the system safety life cycle must the initial Preliminary Hazard Analysis [PHA] be conducted?

the conceptualization of a project idea

What has the greatest impact on Workers Compensation Rates?

the frequency of claims/injuries/illnesses

at what phase or stage of the System's Safety Life Cycle must a Subsystem Hazard Analysis [SSHA] be conducted for the System/Process/Operation?

the project definition phase

at what phase/stage of System Safety Life Cycle must the Safety and/or Quality Control [QC]/Quality Assurance [QA] Departments do close Monitoring & Reporting of the System's Progress___?

the project production phase

The Bureau of Mine [p31] was created in 1910 under the Department of Labor to carry out all of the following functions, ___ EXCEPT __

to compete with the U.S. OSHA

A ground fault circuit interrupter is called a GFCI.

true

A lagging indicator is always reactive

true

A leading indicator is always proactive

true

A line function or a line position is held by professionals who have direct responsibilities of accomplishing the primary objective for which the company was established to deliver

true

A policy or mission statement comes first and then SMART objectives are planned, but SMART objectives cannot come first before a policy or a mission statement

true

the Federal Register (FR) is the official daily publication or journal opf the federal government of the United States that contains the agency's proposed or the final federal rules, regs, stds, executive orders and presidential reports

true

the OSHA log 300A forms must be used to record and report the annual summaries of workplace injuries and illnesses

true

the OSHA log 301 forms must be used to record and report the details of workplace injuries and illnesses

true

the liability that extends to the wholesaler, retailer and to the final user [consumer] of an industrial product is also known as what?

vertical privity

A class "A fire" comes or starts from what fuel materials _____?

wooden materials

What U.S. law gives the Department Transportation [U.S.DOT] the authority to regulate hazardous material transportation by air, waterways, highways and/or railway tracks/lines?

Hazardous Materials Transportation Act [HMTA]

what statement, event or action is TRUE about the Love Canal Tragedy?

Hazardous waste disposal by Hooker Chemicals, Niagara Falls , NY

Ms. Ellen who has demonstrated excellence in safety and health throughout her professional career works for what industry __?

Grain Industry

In terms of safety and health program's goals and objectives of a company, what does the acronym SMART stand for ___?

Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-bound

what law in the U.S. protect consumers against unreasonable risks of injuries that can potentially be caused by defective products?

The Consumer Product Safety Act [CPSA]

what historical tragedy caused or is linked to the silicosis disease to the highway and tunnel construction workers?

The Hawk's Nest

what federal law requires that chemical manufacturers, vendors, and suppliers must produce and make Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and Safety Data Sheets (SDS) available/accessible to chemical users and consumers?

The Right-to-Know-Act