Final Assessment StartSafe StaySafe (97.7%)

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

Death

Which of the following is NOT a potential hazard to your head?

Dust

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

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

What types of accidents are among the most common causes of serious work-related injuries and deaths?

Falls

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

What is being described in the following definition: An opening in the floor, platform, or pavement that measures 12 inches or more, and through which persons may fall.

Floor Opening

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

When working on a suspended scaffold 10 feet or higher above the working surface, or in a bucket truck or aerial lift, what safety device should you wear?

Personal Fall Arrest System

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

To apply the StartSafe philosophy to preventing workplace violence, what are the three steps to follow?

Understand how to protect yourself, think about safety in your surroundings, and plan your possible responses to a violent situation.

Is it safe or unsafe to climb an unsecured ladder that has slip-resistant feet?

Unsafe

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

What type of gloves protects your hands from hazardous chemicals?

Vinyl or Neoprene Gloves

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

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

Which of the following could lead to a potentially violent situation?

Abusive language

Jenny must do her part to make sure her work environment is safe. Which of the following behaviors will help keep her and her co-workers safe?

All of the answers

What are the preventive strategies for workplace violence?

All of the answers are correct

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

Blood

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

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

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

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

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

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

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act

Which of the following provides the same protection as safety glasses?

None of the above

Each warning label must contain this element and its purpose is to provide a visual alert to users to the chemical hazards to which they may be exposed. This element must in the shape of a square set at a point and include a black hazard symbol on a white background with a red frame sufficiently wide enough to be clearly visible. What is being referenced?

Pictogram

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

Product Identifier

What is required before using a respirator?

Proper training on respirators

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

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

Something that has air molecules

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