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What |are |the | 4 |elements |that |must |combine |to |form |a |fire? |- |correct |answer |-Fuel, |oxygen, |heat, |and |a |chemical |reaction

What |are |the | 5 |classes |of |fires? |- |correct |answer |-Class |A |- |fires |involving |solid |materials |such |as |wood, |paper, |or |textiles

Class |B |- |fires |involving |flammable |liquids |such |as |petrol, |diesel |or |oils.

Class |C |- |fires |involving |gases

Class |D |- |fires |involving |metals.

Class |K |- |Kitchen |areas, |cooking |applications

At |a |minimum, |how |often |must |a |fire |extinguisher |be |inspected? |- |correct |answer |-Every | 30 |days

Know |how |to |define |"flash |point". |- |correct |answer |-The |minimum |temperature |at |which |a |liquid |gives |off |enough |vapor |to |form |an |ignitable |mixture

Know |how |to |define |"volatility". |- |correct |answer |-How |readily |a |liquid |will |evaporate

Know |the |flash |point |of |both |flammable |liquids |and |combustible |liquids. |- |correct |answer |- Flammable |liquids: |Below | 100 |degrees |F

Combustible |liquids: |At |or |above | 100 |degrees |F

Know |what |the |difference |is |between |bonding |and |grounding, |and |what |each |accomplishes. |- |correct |answer |-Bonding: |is |simply |the |act |of |joining |two |electrical |conductors |together, |doesn't |protect |anything

Grounding: |act |of |connecting |something |to |the |ground |(earth), |so |it |has |zero |electrical |potential

Know |what |NFPA |stands |for. |- |correct |answer |-National |fire |protection |association

Know |the | 4 |sections |of |the |NFPA |"diamond" |(blue, |red, |white, |yellow) |hazard |classification |tool. |- |correct |answer |-Red |= |flammability

Blue |= |health

Yellow |= |reactivity

White |= |special |info

What |are |the | 3 |criteria |that |must |be |met |for |a |space |to |be |considered |a |confined |space? |- |correct |answer |-Is |large |enough |and |so |configured |that |an |employee |can |enter |(entire |body),and |perform |assigned |work;

Has |a |limited |or |restricted |means |for |entry |or |exit; |usually |one |way |in, |one |out; |and

Is |not |designed |for |continuous |employee |occupancy.

What |could |cause |a |confined |space |to |be |classified |as |permit |required? |- |correct |answer |-Contains |or |has |a |potential |to |contain |a |hazardous |atmosphere

Contains |a |material |that |has |the |potential |for |engulfing |an |entrant;

Has |an |internal |configuration |such |that |an |entrant |could |be |trapped |or |asphyxiated |by |inwardly |converging |walls |or |by |a |floor |which |slopes |downward |and |tapers |to |a |smaller |cross-section;

Contains |any |other |recognized |serious |safety |or |health |hazard |(such |as |energized |electrical |parts).

What |are |the |OSHA |safe |entry |and |safe |elevated |levels |for |oxygen? |- |correct |answer |-Anything |above |19.5% |oxygen |and |below |23.5% |is |safe

What |must |you |do |prior |to |and |continuously |after |entering |any |confined |space? |- |correct |answer |- Know |the |signs |and |symptoms |of |exposure

Assist |in |identifying |and |controlling |hazards |before |beginning |entry.

Exit |the |space |immediately |if |the |monitor |alarms |or |at |the |attendants |request |or |if |another |hazard |is |found.

What |is |the |one |time |when |you |do |not |have |to |have |a |retrieval |system |in |use |with |a |confined |space? |- |correct |answer |-Rendered |ineffective |or |inappropriate |by |the |configuration |of |the |space |being |entered |(i.e. |line |can |become |entangled, |obstructions |or |turns |in |the |confined |space)

What |are |two |advantages |to |utilizing |a |portable |ventilation |system |in |a |confined |space? |- |correct |answer |-Removes |oxygen |deficient |atmospheres

Removes |toxic |agents

Provides |Spot |Cooling

What |are |the |three |assigned |roles |for |permit |required |confined |space |entry? |- |correct |answer |- Entrant

Attendant

Entry |Supervisor

What |do |the |acronym |LEL |and |PEL |stand |for? |- |correct |answer |-LEL |- |Lower |Explosive |Limit

PEL |- |Permissible |Explosive |Limit

Why |must |employers |monitor |atmospheric |hazards |at | 3 |different |levels |of |a |space |prior |to |entry? |- |correct |answer |-To |protect |employees |from |a |hazardous |atmosphere

OSHA |requires |that |stairs |have |either |standard |stair-rails |or |handrails |when |they |have |how |many |risers? |- |correct |answer |-4 |OR |MORE

What |are |two |criteria |that |permanent |aisles |and |passageways |must |meet? |- |correct |answer |-1. |KEPT |CLEAR |AND |IN |GOOD |CONDITION |WITH |NO |OBSTRUCTION

2. |APPROPRIATELY |MARKED |AND |KEPT |CLEAR |OF |OBSTACLES

A |standard |top |rail |on |a |railing |system |must |be |able |to |support |how |much |weight |applied |in |any |direction? |- |correct |answer |-200 |Pounds

What |are | 2 |administrative |controls |for |minimizing |workplace |violence? |- |correct |answer |- Appropriate |Staffing

Develop |Violence |Policy

What |are | 2 |environmental/engineering |controls |for |minimizing |workplace |violence? |- |correct |answer |-Reduce |Access

Separate |Workers |

Control |Access

What |does |the |acronym |NIOSH |stand |for? |- |correct |answer |-National |Institute |for |Occupational |Safety |and |Health

Who |must |inspect |an |excavation/trench |prior |to |work |taking |place |in |it |each |day? |- |correct |answer |-Component |Person

At |what |minimum |depth |must |protective |systems |be |used? |- |correct |answer |-Anything | 5 |feet |or |deeper

What |are |the | 4 |types |of |protective |systems? |- |correct |answer |-Shoring

Shielding

Sloping

Benching

What |are |the |types |of |soil |classifications? |Which |is |the |most |cohesive? |- |correct |answer |-Type |A

Type |B

Type |C

Most |Cohesive |= |TYPE |A

When |must |atmospheric |testing |take |place |prior |to/during |excavation/trench |work? |- |correct |answer |-Trenches |deeper |than | 4 |feet |must |take |place |prior |to |and |during |entry

Previously |disturbed |soil |must |automatically |be |classified |as |what |class |of |soil? |- |correct |answer |- TYPE |C

Who |signed |the |OSH |Act |into |legislation? |- |correct |answer |-President |Richard |Nixon

Be |able |to |explain |the |General |Duty |Clause |in |detail |(see |addendum |in |back |of |the |book) |- |correct |answer |-"Requires |that |each |employer |furnish |to |each |of |its |employees |a |workplace |that |is |free |from |recognized |hazards |that |are |causing |or |likely |to |cause |death |or |serious |physical |harm."

Can |we |exceed |the |OSHA |regulations? |If |so, |what |can |we |never |do |when |exceeding |them? |- |correct |answer |-Yes |- |Employers |are |allowed |to |exceed |expectations |

• |As |long |as |they |are |not |far |fetched |and |cause |no |harm |to |employee