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Basic Orientation Plus Study Exam Review
1. Fall Protection: a system designed to minimize injury from falling when the work height is 6 feet or greater
2. OSHA: Occupational Safety & Health Administration
3. Hazard Prevention and Control: Which of the following is a key element to recognizing hazards
4. Management Commitment and Employee Involvement: Which of the following is a key element to recognizing
hazards
5. Worksite Analysis: Which of the following is a key element to recognizing haz- ards
6. Safety and Health Training: Which of the following is a key element to recogniz- ing hazards
7. Clarifying a problem or doubt: You are encouraged to ask your supervisor for information whenever you have a
problem or are in doubt about what to do on a job
8. Safety Regulation: It is your responsibility to follow all safety regulations, inform your employer of any unsafe
condition; report all injuries (no matter how minor they seem); and wear the proper personal protective equipment
9. PPE: Personal Protective Equipment
10. Danger Signs: Used only where an immediate life threatening hazard exists
11. Barricade: Obstacles that discourage the passage of persons or vehicles
12. Warning Signs: Used where immediate non-life threatening hazards exist
13. Barriers: Physical devices that are designed to prevent entry into an area where hazards are present
14. Caution Signs: Used to warn against potential hazards or to caution against unsafe practices
15. Bending: Whan lifting or setting down a load, bend at the knees
16. Injury: If you experience pain or discomfort as a result sof your work activities, you should report it to your
supervisor as soon as possible
17. Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV): common disease caused by blood- borne pathogens in the workplace
18. Hepatitis B virus (HBV): common disease caused by bloodborne pathogens in the workplace
19. Hepatitis C virus (HCV): common disease caused by bloodborne pathogens in the workplace
20. Universal Precautions: an infection control approach where you treat all blood and body fluids as if they are
known to be infectious for bloodborne pathogens
21. GHS: Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals
22. GHS 5: Least severe rating
23. GHS 1: Most severe rating
24. Fire (NFPA): Red
25. Health (NFPA): Blue
26. Reactivity (NFPA): Yellow
27. Other hazards and special precautions (NFPA): White
28. HMIS: Hazardous Material Identification System
45. Black Cartridge: used for organic vapors
46. Yellow Cartridge: used for acid and organic vapors
47. Magenta (purple) cartridge: used for Ammonia gas
48. Air-purifying respirators (APRs): Supply clean breathing air from an external source
49. Atmosphere-supplying respirators: Filter out particulates or chemically ab- sorb relatively small amounts of toxic
vapors or gases, but are only effective against a specific chemical or class of chemical
50. Respirator Wear and Use: Before wearing respiratory protection you must have a medical evaluation and fit test.
51. Respirator Maintenance and Care: Clean respirator after each use, properly store your respirator, inspect and
repair when necessary
52. SCBA (Scenario): A chlorine leak was reported from a gas cylinder, weighing about 650 kg, which affected
laborers, port workers, and fire fighters
53. Filtering Facepiece (scenario): An employee in a grain mill is exposed to dust generated from wheat, oats, and
barley. Grain dust is a complex mixture of husk particles, cellulose hairs and spikes, starch granules, spores of fungi, insect debris, pollens, and rat hair.
54. Supplied Air (SAR) (scenario): An employee applying a primer that contains 1,1,1-trichloroethane to the inside
concrete walls of a 5'x5' planter boxes with varying depths of 8', 12' and 16'
55. Gas and Vapor (scenario): An employee was exposed to anhydrous ammonia at the permissible exposure limit
from a pressure relief valve while working from a scaffold on a corridor outside of a building
56. NIHL: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss is a temporary hearing impairment resulting from prolonged exposure to high
levels of noise.
57. Hearing Protection: required when you are exposed to noise over 85 decibels
58. Ear Plugs: Hearing Protection Device
59. Ear muffs: Hearing Protection Device
60. Non-Qualified Person (electrical): has little or no training in identifying electri- cal hazards
61. Qualified Person (electrical): has received training in and has proven skills and knowledge in the construction and
operation of electric equipment
62. Arc Flash: occurs when a flashover of electric current leaves its intended path and travels through the air to
ground or from one conductor to another
63. Current (electrical): The factor that determines the severity of electrical shock
64. Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI): Monitors the amount of current flow- ing from hot to neutral and
trips the circuit if an imbalance happens
65. Grounding: Safety measure that provides a continuous pathway for electrical energy to travel from a conductor
or source of energy to the earth
66. Bonding: Provides a continuous pathway for electrical energy to travel from one conductor to another
67. GFCI's (requirements): Electricity is used near water, the user of electrical equipment is not grounded, circuits
are providing power to portable tools or outdoor receptacles, temporary wiring or extension cords are used
68. lockout/tagout: a safe work practice intended to protect you from the accidental start up of machinery or
equipment or unexpected release of hazardous energy
69. Hazardous Energy: hydraulic, chemical, electrical
70. Authorized employee (lockout/tagout): Person who locks or tags out ma- chines or equipment in order to
83. Toe Board: Vertical barrier at floor level erected along exposed edges of a floor opening, wall opening, platform,
runway, or ramp to prevent falls of materials
84. Metal Ladders: Never use near electrical equipment
85. 4:1: angle ratio of a non-self supporting ladder
86. Minimize Falls: when climbing a ladder always maintain three points of contact
87. Basic Fall Arrest System: includes anchorage, a full-body harness, and a connecting device
88. Scaffold user: worker who performs work from a scaffold
89. scaffold erector: worker who is trained to erect, modify, and dismantle scaffold- ing
90. competent person (scaffold): one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the
surroundings or working conditions, which are unsanitary, hazardous to employees, and who has the authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them
91. qualified person (scaffold): someone who has a recognized degree, certificate or professional training, or who has
extensive knowledge, training and experience and who has demonstrated his or her ability to solve problems related to the subject matter or work
92. In an emergency, you should call emergency response with the:: exact location of the incident, number of
victims, and any special hazards at the location
93. JSA: Job Safety Analysis
94. Emergency Evacuation: always travel downwind and crosswind from any re- lease
95. Everyone: has a responsibility to read and understand the Emergency Action Plan
96. Fire Elements: Heat, Fuel, Oxygen
97. Explosive: substance that has a tendency to explode, resulting in a sudden and violent release of energy that can be
extremely destructive
98. Olfactory: refers to the sense of smell
99. Pyrophoric: a chemical that is capable of self-ignition (spontaneously) when it is exposed to air
100. Toxic: substance that is harmful to human health, poisonous
