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The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
is:
To send every worker home whole and healthy every day
Electricity travels in closed circuits, and its normal route is through a
conductor. Electric shock occurs when:
Your body becomes part of the circuit
Workers need to take which of the following common-sense steps to protect
themselves from falls through skylights and roof and floor openings?
-- Never sit on, lean against, or step on a skylight lens or any covering placed
over a hole in a roof or floor
-- Guard or securely cover all holes created or uncovered before leaving
a work area
-- Always use a PFAS when working over an unguarded or uncovered opening
more than six feet above a lower level
The two steps for avoiding hazards that are always taken before the need for
PPE is considered are:
Workplace and engineering controls
,The three main scaffold types are aerial lifts, supported scaffolds and:
suspended scaffolds
All hazards involved in the use of power tools can be prevented by
following five basic safety rules: Keep all tools in good condition with
regular maintenance; examine each tool for damage before use; operate
according to the manufacturer's instructions; provide and use the proper
protective equipment; and:
use the right tool for the job
While any employee is exposed to contact with parts of electric
equipment or circuits that have been de-energized, the circuits
energizing the parts shall be:
Locked out or tagged out or both
Low voltage does not mean low hazard.
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, Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more must be:
guarded against electrical contact
The two best means of avoiding electrical shock or injury when working with
power tools are:
Insulation and grounding
The majority of today's power line accidents occur because:
Of failure to maintain proper work distances
A ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) protects workers from shock by:
Matching the amount of current going into an electrical device against the
amount returning from the device and shutting down power if a ground
fault is detected
AEGCP's are implemented on construction sites to oversee:
-- All cord sets
-- Cord sets and equipment connected by plug and cord
-- Receptacles that are not part of a building or structure
The OSHA standard mandates that any time a worker is at a height of six
feet or more, the worker is at risk and needs to be protected. Most
fatalities, however, happen when workers fall from:
Roofs