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CEM 326 Midterm 1 Questions and Answers
OSHA was founded in
Ans: 1970
the four conditions (in order) which receive OSHA's priorities in
the terms of inspections
Ans: 1. Imminent danger
2. Fatality
3. Complaints or referrals
4. Programmed inspections
Height required to be harnessed in at
Ans: 6 feet
Scaffold height to be harnessed in at
Ans: 10 feet
Fatal four
Ans: Falls, electrocution, struck by, caught in
A personal fall arrest system consists of:
Ans: Anchorage, harness, and lanyard
The struck by four
Ans: flying, falling, swinging, rolling
The three classes of hardhats
Ans: hardhats E, C, G
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Common type of hazard
Ans: Chemical hazard
Noise is a type of
Ans: Physical health hazard
Which is an appropriate engineering control for protection against
noise exposures
Ans: Constructing sound barriers
Which is a requirement of the employer
Ans: Determine if workers exposures exceed OSHA PEL's
PEL
Ans: Permissible Exposure Limit
Most common type of electrical injury
Ans: Burns
BE SAFE
Ans: Burns, electrocutions, shock, arc flash, fire, explosion
Major type of fall hazards:
Ans: unprotected roof edges, roof and floor openings, structural steel,
and leading edges.
Guard rail height needs to be
Ans: 42" +/- 3 inches
Serious OSHA violation cost
Ans: up to $124,709 (knowingly)
Common OSHA violation cost
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CEM 326 Midterm 1 Questions and Answers
OSHA was founded in
Ans: 1970
the four conditions (in order) which receive OSHA's priorities in
the terms of inspections
Ans: 1. Imminent danger
2. Fatality
3. Complaints or referrals
4. Programmed inspections
Height required to be harnessed in at
Ans: 6 feet
Scaffold height to be harnessed in at
Ans: 10 feet
Fatal four
Ans: Falls, electrocution, struck by, caught in
A personal fall arrest system consists of:
Ans: Anchorage, harness, and lanyard
The struck by four
Ans: flying, falling, swinging, rolling
The three classes of hardhats
Ans: hardhats E, C, G
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Common type of hazard
Ans: Chemical hazard
Noise is a type of
Ans: Physical health hazard
Which is an appropriate engineering control for protection against
noise exposures
Ans: Constructing sound barriers
Which is a requirement of the employer
Ans: Determine if workers exposures exceed OSHA PEL's
PEL
Ans: Permissible Exposure Limit
Most common type of electrical injury
Ans: Burns
BE SAFE
Ans: Burns, electrocutions, shock, arc flash, fire, explosion
Major type of fall hazards:
Ans: unprotected roof edges, roof and floor openings, structural steel,
and leading edges.
Guard rail height needs to be
Ans: 42" +/- 3 inches
Serious OSHA violation cost
Ans: up to $124,709 (knowingly)
Common OSHA violation cost
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