NIMS Certification Test #1 – A+ Graded Review
with Key Concepts & Practice Questions
Brush - ✔✔The safest way to remove chips from a lathe or milling machine
Common injury from using a hand file - ✔✔Being stabbed bu the tang (file without handle)
MSD - ✔✔Material Safety Data Sheet (page 707)
NFPA - ✔✔National Fire Protection Association
HMIS - ✔✔Hazardous Material Identification System or Hazardous Material Information System
Green - ✔✔The color that is not found on a HMIS label
Threshold Limit Value (TLV) - ✔✔The safe limit of unprotected exposure to a material
MSDS information on new chemicals and materials found in the workplace can be reviewed and
discussed at? - ✔✔Right to know seminars and classes, and safety meetings
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - ✔✔The acronym for the government agency
that regulates safety
Why are shops towels or oily rags stored in a red fireproof can with a lid? - ✔✔To prevent fires through
spontaneous combustion
What is the first course of action for when a material (solid) becomes lodged in the eye? - ✔✔Pull the
top lid over the bottom lid
, Stop bleeding by applying pressure to the wound - ✔✔The first action to take with a bleeding wound
Lift with the legs and keep back straight - ✔✔The best technique for lifting
What can happen while operating the lathe with long hair, dangling jewelry, or loose clothing? -
✔✔Operator can be pulled toward the machine if anything is caught
When working on material stored overhead using cranes or hoists, government safety regulations state
that a person must? - ✔✔Wear a hard hat
When working on machinery producing flying chips, the most important PPE a machinist must wear is? -
✔✔Safety glasses
What should you do when operating a milling machine? - ✔✔Adjust the work only when the cutter is
stopped
The best technique for milling on a vertical mill that is not equipped with an automatic table is to? -
✔✔Conventional Mill
Why should small chips left on the spindle nose of the lathe be cleaned? - ✔✔Should be clean to avoid
run out on work holding devices (3 jaw chuck)
Grease Guns - ✔✔Used to insert grease into zerk fittings on machine tools
What is the best way to lubricate way of the lathe, the gibs of the mill, or the cross slide of a surface
grinder? - ✔✔Used to lubricate found in a central lubricating system - "one shots"
If a vertical mill table is loose and has side play, the best solution to alleviate side play is to? -
✔✔Tighten the taper gib adjustment
with Key Concepts & Practice Questions
Brush - ✔✔The safest way to remove chips from a lathe or milling machine
Common injury from using a hand file - ✔✔Being stabbed bu the tang (file without handle)
MSD - ✔✔Material Safety Data Sheet (page 707)
NFPA - ✔✔National Fire Protection Association
HMIS - ✔✔Hazardous Material Identification System or Hazardous Material Information System
Green - ✔✔The color that is not found on a HMIS label
Threshold Limit Value (TLV) - ✔✔The safe limit of unprotected exposure to a material
MSDS information on new chemicals and materials found in the workplace can be reviewed and
discussed at? - ✔✔Right to know seminars and classes, and safety meetings
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - ✔✔The acronym for the government agency
that regulates safety
Why are shops towels or oily rags stored in a red fireproof can with a lid? - ✔✔To prevent fires through
spontaneous combustion
What is the first course of action for when a material (solid) becomes lodged in the eye? - ✔✔Pull the
top lid over the bottom lid
, Stop bleeding by applying pressure to the wound - ✔✔The first action to take with a bleeding wound
Lift with the legs and keep back straight - ✔✔The best technique for lifting
What can happen while operating the lathe with long hair, dangling jewelry, or loose clothing? -
✔✔Operator can be pulled toward the machine if anything is caught
When working on material stored overhead using cranes or hoists, government safety regulations state
that a person must? - ✔✔Wear a hard hat
When working on machinery producing flying chips, the most important PPE a machinist must wear is? -
✔✔Safety glasses
What should you do when operating a milling machine? - ✔✔Adjust the work only when the cutter is
stopped
The best technique for milling on a vertical mill that is not equipped with an automatic table is to? -
✔✔Conventional Mill
Why should small chips left on the spindle nose of the lathe be cleaned? - ✔✔Should be clean to avoid
run out on work holding devices (3 jaw chuck)
Grease Guns - ✔✔Used to insert grease into zerk fittings on machine tools
What is the best way to lubricate way of the lathe, the gibs of the mill, or the cross slide of a surface
grinder? - ✔✔Used to lubricate found in a central lubricating system - "one shots"
If a vertical mill table is loose and has side play, the best solution to alleviate side play is to? -
✔✔Tighten the taper gib adjustment
