Workplace Safety & Incident Prevention Flashcards
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During a facility emergency evacuation, an employee with a mobility impairment cannot use the stairwell. The FIRST step is to:
Answer: Move them to a designated Area of Rescue Assistance and notify emergency responders
Areas of Rescue Assistance are designated safe locations where mobility-impaired individuals wait for trained responders.
The Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Section 8 covers:
Answer: Exposure controls and personal protection
SDS Section 8 details occupational exposure limits, engineering controls, and required PPE.
An employer receives an OSHA citation for a 'Serious' violation. This classification means:
Answer: The violation could cause death or serious physical harm and the employer knew or should have known of it
A Serious violation carries a maximum penalty of $16,131 per violation and indicates substantial probability of harm.
Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures must be used when:
Answer: Employees service or maintain machinery where unexpected energization could cause injury
LOTO applies to all energy sources (electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, gravity, thermal) during servicing or maintenance.
Which element is NOT part of a valid incident investigation root cause analysis?
Answer: Assigning individual blame as the primary finding
Effective root cause analysis focuses on systemic failures and process deficiencies, not individual blame.
A Safety Management System (SMS) differs from traditional compliance-based safety programs primarily because an SMS:
Answer: Integrates safety proactively into all business processes and leadership decisions
An SMS embeds safety into organizational culture, goals, and processes rather than treating it as a separate regulatory obligation.
The 'Fatal Four' hazards in construction identified by OSHA are falls, struck-by, caught-in/between, and:
Answer: Electrocution
OSHA's Fatal Four in construction are falls, struck-by, electrocution, and caught-in/between—responsible for over 60% of construction fatalities.