Safety Trained Supervisor Flashcards
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A permit-required confined space is characterized by which feature?
Answer: It has limited or restricted means of entry/exit and is not designed for continuous occupancy
OSHA defines a permit-required confined space as one with limited entry/exit, not designed for continuous occupancy, and containing a serious safety or health hazard.
The 'near-miss' reporting system in a safety program primarily serves to:
Answer: Proactively identify hazards before an injury occurs
Near-miss reporting helps organizations identify and correct hazards before they result in an actual injury or illness.
Under OSHA's fall protection standard for general industry, fall protection is required when working at or above:
Answer: 4 feet
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.28 requires fall protection in general industry for unprotected sides and edges 4 feet or more above a lower level.
Which document outlines the specific steps, hazards, and controls for performing a high-risk task safely?
Answer: Safe Work Procedure (SWP)
A Safe Work Procedure (SWP) documents step-by-step instructions including identified hazards and controls for a specific task.
What is the primary purpose of a safety observation program?
Answer: To identify unsafe behaviors and conditions before they cause injury
Safety observation programs proactively identify at-risk behaviors and hazardous conditions so corrective action can occur before an incident.
When investigating an accident, the root cause analysis technique known as '5 Whys' involves:
Answer: Repeatedly asking 'why' to drill down to the underlying cause of an event
The 5 Whys technique iteratively asks 'why' after each answer to trace a problem back to its root cause.
According to OSHA, which of the following is an example of an engineering control?
Answer: Installing machine guarding on a press
Engineering controls like machine guarding physically modify the work environment or equipment to reduce or eliminate hazard exposure.