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safety culture - CORRECT ANSWER The culture created when the whole company sees the
value of a safe work environment.
Incident - CORRECT ANSWER Per the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA), an unplanned event that does not result in personal injury but may result in property
damage or is worthy of recording.
Accident - CORRECT ANSWER According to the US Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), an unplanned event that results in personal injury and/or property
damage.
(OSHA) - CORRECT ANSWER Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Near-miss - CORRECT ANSWER An unplanned event in which no one was injured and no
damage to property occurred, but during which either could have happened.
, Property Damage - CORRECT ANSWER An unplanned event that results in damage to tools,
materials, or equipment, but no personal injuries.
Minor Injuries - CORRECT ANSWER Personnel may have received minor cuts, bruises, or
strains, but the injured workers returned to full duty on their next regularly scheduled work shift.
Serious or disabling injuries - CORRECT ANSWER Personnel received injuries that resulted
in temporary or permanent disability. Included in this category would be lost time incidents,
restricted-duty or restricted-motion cases, and those that resulted in partial or total disability.
Fatalities - CORRECT ANSWER Deaths resulting from unplanned events.
Trench - CORRECT ANSWER A narrow excavation made below the surface of the ground
that is generally deeper than it is wide, with a maximum width of 15 feet (4.6m). Also see
excavation
Confined spaces - CORRECT ANSWER Work areas large enough for a person to work, but
arranged in such a way that an employee must physically enter the space to perform work.
Confined spaces have a limited or restricted means of entry and exit. They are not designed for
continuous work. Tanks, vessels, silos, pits, vaults, and hoppers are examples of confined spaces.
Also see permit-required confined space.
Ground fault - CORRECT ANSWER Incidental grounding of a conducting electrical wire.
management system - CORRECT ANSWER The organization of a company's management,
including reporting procedures, supervisory responsibility, and administration.
(SDS) - CORRECT ANSWER Safety Data Sheet
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safety culture - CORRECT ANSWER The culture created when the whole company sees the
value of a safe work environment.
Incident - CORRECT ANSWER Per the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA), an unplanned event that does not result in personal injury but may result in property
damage or is worthy of recording.
Accident - CORRECT ANSWER According to the US Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), an unplanned event that results in personal injury and/or property
damage.
(OSHA) - CORRECT ANSWER Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Near-miss - CORRECT ANSWER An unplanned event in which no one was injured and no
damage to property occurred, but during which either could have happened.
, Property Damage - CORRECT ANSWER An unplanned event that results in damage to tools,
materials, or equipment, but no personal injuries.
Minor Injuries - CORRECT ANSWER Personnel may have received minor cuts, bruises, or
strains, but the injured workers returned to full duty on their next regularly scheduled work shift.
Serious or disabling injuries - CORRECT ANSWER Personnel received injuries that resulted
in temporary or permanent disability. Included in this category would be lost time incidents,
restricted-duty or restricted-motion cases, and those that resulted in partial or total disability.
Fatalities - CORRECT ANSWER Deaths resulting from unplanned events.
Trench - CORRECT ANSWER A narrow excavation made below the surface of the ground
that is generally deeper than it is wide, with a maximum width of 15 feet (4.6m). Also see
excavation
Confined spaces - CORRECT ANSWER Work areas large enough for a person to work, but
arranged in such a way that an employee must physically enter the space to perform work.
Confined spaces have a limited or restricted means of entry and exit. They are not designed for
continuous work. Tanks, vessels, silos, pits, vaults, and hoppers are examples of confined spaces.
Also see permit-required confined space.
Ground fault - CORRECT ANSWER Incidental grounding of a conducting electrical wire.
management system - CORRECT ANSWER The organization of a company's management,
including reporting procedures, supervisory responsibility, and administration.
(SDS) - CORRECT ANSWER Safety Data Sheet
