PTECH 101 CH 3 & 15

3 permits found at every plant

Cold work, hot work, lock out/tag out,

What is toxicology?

The science that studies the noxious or harmful effect of chemicals on living substances

What happens to a ptech who has experienced hearing loss due to industrial noise?

They'll never recover

What is the purpose of hazardous communication standard?

To ensure that the hazards associated with chemicals are evaluated and transmitted to affected personnel

What is the purpose of the RCRA?

To protect human health and the enviorment

What is the primary purpose of the hot work permit?

To protect plant personnel from fires/explosions and to comply with the PSM

T or F. Air permits must be obtained for any project which has the possibility of producing air pollutants.

True

What are the three sides of the fire triangle?

Heat, fuel, oxygen

What are the basic principles of accident prevention?

Safe working enviorment, safe work practices, and effective management

What occurs when you enter a plant for the first time?

Sign-in, watch safety tape, wait for escort

What is a by-product of modern technology?

Solid waste

What is the definition of "flash point?"

The lowest tempature at which a flammable liquid will produce a rich enough vapor concentration to ignite in the presence of an ignition source

What emergency signals should you know before entering a chemical plant or refinery for the first time?

Vapor release, fire/explosion, signal for evac.

What should you do when entering an operating area for the first time?

Wear ppe, report in the control room, follow all safety rules

What is the definition of "health hazard?"

A chemcial thay has been statiscally proven by oke or more scientific studies to have acute or chronic health risks for humans

What is potable water?

Drinking water

What drills are carefully planned and include preparations for worst case scenarios?

Emergency Response

What safety device is designed to evenly distribute the forces of an accidental fall to the strongest muscles in the body, protect vital organs, and limit the possibility of a serious injury?

Full-body harness

What is the fundamental principle of the hazard communication program?

Informed people are less likely to be injured by chemicals and chemical processes than uninformed people

MSDS stands for

Material Safety Data Sheet

A physical hazard is defined as a chemical that falls into all of the following categories except a(n)

Mutagen

OSHA stands for

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Hot work is defined as

Using any spark producing device, welding, and/or cutting

Contamination of the water especially by the industrial wastes is

Water pollution

HAZCOM is frequently referred to as the

Workers right to know act

PSM stands for

Process Safety Management

The contamination of the air especially by industrial waste gases, fuel exhausts, or smoke is

Air pollution

PPE stands for

Personal Protective Equipment

Smoking flares in excess of (___) minutes should be reported. Failure to report results in severe penalties.

5 minutes

What is the definition of solid waste?

A discarded solid, liquid, or containerized gas. Recycled or abandoned matearials through disposal, burning or inceneration, accumalation, storage, or treatment.

The clean water act in 1972 adopted the (___________) strategy for all cleanups.

Best available technology (BAT)

The community right to know act principle includes all of the following expcept

Community supervises burial of hazardous waste

HAZCOM stands for

Hazardous Communications

What year was OSHA passed?

1970

Before OSHA was enacted there were (_________) disabling injuries and (________) deaths linked to safety and health violations

2.5 million disabiling injuries 14,000 deaths

Why should injuries be reported immediately?

Its a general safety rule and it may be more serious than initially thought

When would a process tech go to a fire, explosion scene, accident, or area exposed to a vapor release?

Its his or her unit, they have specific duties or responsibilites at the scene, or they are on the fire team

The process safety management standard is designed to...

Prevent the catastrophic release of flammable matearials and prevent the catastrophic release of toxic and hazardous matearials

OSHA and EPA believe that the key to preventing catastrophic emergencies inside the chemical processing industry is

Adequate employee training

RCRA regulates all aspects of hazardous waste management; generation, storage, treatment, and disposal. This concept is referred to as

"Cradle to grave"

What are the 3 agencies responsible for the administration of OSHA act?

(NIOSH)- national institute for occ safety & health (OSHA)-occ safety and health administration (OSHRC)-occupational safety and health review

Purpose of clean air act

-enhance quality of nations air -accelerate program to prevent pollution -provide technical and financial assistance to state and local government

Respirators come in two basic designs:

1.) air purrifying 2.) air supplying

EPA stands for

Environmental Protection Agency

RCRA

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976)

Permit System

Regulated system that uses a variety of permits for various applications

What are the key elements of the community right-to-know principle

Increases community awareness of the chemicals manfactures or used by local chemical plants and business, identify potential hazards, improves communications and understanding, improves local emergency response planning Involves community in emergency response plans

Chemicals enter the body in any of four ways

-inhalation -ingestion -absorption -injection

3 requirements for combustion to occur

1.) source of fuel 2.) oxygen 3.) heat/ignition 4.) chemical reaction