Basic Orientation Plus Exam

Fall Protection
ANSWER: a system designed to minimize injury from falling when the work height is 6 feet or
greater

OSHA
ANSWER: Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Hazard Prevention and Control

ANSWER: Which of the following is a key element to recognizing hazards

Management Commitment and Employee Involvement

ANSWER: Which of the following is a key element to recognizing hazards

Worksite Analysis
ANSWER: Which of the following is a key element to recognizing hazards

Safety and Health Training

ANSWER: Which of the following is a key element to recognizing hazards

Clarifying a problem or doubt

ANSWER: You are encouraged to ask your supervisor for information whenever you have a
problem or are in doubt about what to do on a job

Safety Regulation
ANSWER: It is your responsibility to follow all safety regulations, inform your employer of
any unsafe condition; report all injuries (no matter how minor they seem); and wear the proper
personal protective equipment

PPE
ANSWER: Personal Protective Equipment

Danger Signs
ANSWER: Used only where an immediate life threatening hazard exists

Barricade
ANSWER: Obstacles that discourage the passage of persons or vehicles
Warning Signs
ANSWER: Used where immediate non
life threatening hazards exist

Barriers
ANSWER: Physical devices that are designed to prevent entry into an area where hazards are
present

Caution Signs
ANSWER: Used to warn against potential hazards or to caution against unsafe practices

Bending
ANSWER: Whan lifting or setting down a load, bend at the knees

Injury
ANSWER: If you experience pain or discomfort as a result sof your work activities, you should
report it to your supervisor as soon as possible

Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

ANSWER: common disease caused by bloodborne pathogens in the workplace

Hepatitis B virus (HBV)

ANSWER: common disease caused by bloodborne pathogens in the workplace

Hepatitis C virus (HCV)

ANSWER: common disease caused by bloodborne pathogens in the workplace

Universal Precautions
ANSWER: an infection control approach where you treat all blood and body fluids as if they
are known to be infectious for bloodborne pathogens

GHS
ANSWER: Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals

GHS 5
ANSWER: Least severe rating

GHS 1
ANSWER: Most severe rating

Fire (NFPA)
ANSWER: Red
Health (NFPA)
ANSWER: Blue

Reactivity (NFPA)
ANSWER: Yellow

Other hazards and special precautions (NFPA)

ANSWER: White

HMIS
ANSWER: Hazardous Material Identification System

NFPA
ANSWER: National Fire Protection Association

Health (HMIS)
ANSWER: Blue

Red (HMIS)
ANSWER: Flammability

Orange (HMIS)
ANSWER: Physical Hazard

White (HMIS)
ANSWER: Required personal protective equipment

SDS
ANSWER: Safety Data Sheet

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

ANSWER: Gear to protect workers from hazards

Administrative controls
ANSWER: Change how employees do their jobs

Engineering Controls
ANSWER: Change the actual work environment

Rotating Machinery
ANSWER: drill presses, circular saws, fans, shafts, belts
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
ANSWER: eye, face, head, hand, body foot protection

FRC
ANSWER: Fire
retardant clothing

PPE Must
ANSWER: fit properly, be comfortable, provide a greater level of protection than is necessary

PPE not to use

ANSWER: Never use damaged or defective PPE

Oxygen deficient
ANSWER: An atmosphere that oxygen level falls below 19.5%

White Cartridge
ANSWER: used for Acid gases

Black Cartridge
ANSWER: used for organic vapors

Yellow Cartridge
ANSWER: used for acid and organic vapors

Magenta (purple) cartridge

ANSWER: used for Ammonia gas

Air
purifying respirators (APRs)
ANSWER: Supply clean breathing air from an external source

Atmosphere
supplying respirators
ANSWER: Filter out particulates or chemically absorb relatively small amounts of toxic vapors
or gases, but are only effective against a specific chemical or class of chemical

Respirator Wear and Use

ANSWER: Before wearing respiratory protection you must have a medical evaluation and fit
test.
Respirator Maintenance and Care
ANSWER: Clean respirator after each use, properly store your respirator, inspect and repair
when necessary

SCBA (Scenario)
ANSWER: A chlorine leak was reported from a gas cylinder, weighing about 650 kg, which
affected laborers, port workers, and fire fighters

Filtering Facepiece (scenario)

ANSWER: An employee in a grain mill is exposed to dust generated from wheat, oats, and
barley. Grain dust is a complex mixture of husk particles, cellulose hairs and spikes, starch
granules, spores of fungi, insect debris, pollens, and rat hair.

Supplied Air (SAR) (scenario)

ANSWER: An employee applying a primer that contains 1,1,1
trichloroethane to the inside concrete walls of a 5'x5' planter boxes with varying depths of 8', 12'
and 16'

Gas and Vapor (scenario)

ANSWER: An employee was exposed to anhydrous ammonia at the permissible exposure limit
from a pressure relief valve while working from a scaffold on a corridor outside of a building

NIHL
ANSWER: Noise
Induced Hearing Loss is a temporary hearing impairment resulting from prolonged exposure to
high levels of noise.

Hearing Protection
ANSWER: required when you are exposed to noise over 85 decibels

Ear Plugs
ANSWER: Hearing Protection Device

Ear muffs
ANSWER: Hearing Protection Device

Non
Qualified Person (electrical)
ANSWER: has little or no training in identifying electrical hazards

Qualified Person (electrical)

ANSWER: has received training in and has proven skills and knowledge in the construction and
operation of electric equipment
Arc Flash
ANSWER: occurs when a flashover of electric current leaves its intended path and travels
through the air to ground or from one conductor to another

Current (electrical)
ANSWER: The factor that determines the severity of electrical shock

Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI)

ANSWER: Monitors the amount of current flowing from hot to neutral and trips the circuit if an
imbalance happens

Grounding
ANSWER: Safety measure that provides a continuous pathway for electrical energy to travel
from a conductor or source of energy to the earth

Bonding
ANSWER: Provides a continuous pathway for electrical energy to travel from one conductor to
another

GFCI's (requirements)
ANSWER: Electricity is used near water, the user of electrical equipment is not grounded,
circuits are providing power to portable tools or outdoor receptacles, temporary wiring or
extension cords are used

lockout/tagout
ANSWER: a safe work practice intended to protect you from the accidental start up of
machinery or equipment or unexpected release of hazardous energy

Hazardous Energy
ANSWER: hydraulic, chemical, electrical

Authorized employee (lockout/tagout)

ANSWER: Person who locks or tags out machines or equipment in order to perform service or
maintenance on that machine or equipment

Affected employee (lockout/tagout)

ANSWER: Worker who operates the equipment being serviced or maintained or works in an
area where the servicing or maintenance takes place

Other employee (lockout/tagout)

ANSWER: Those whose work operations are or may be in an area where energy control
procedure are being used
Lockout/ tagout order (step 1)
ANSWER: Preparation for shutdown

lockout/tagout order (step 2)

ANSWER: Machine or equipment isolation

lockout/tagout order (step 3)

ANSWER: Machine or equipment shutdown

lockout/tagout order (step 4)

ANSWER: lockout or tagout device application

lockout/tagout order (step 5)

ANSWER: release stored energy

lockout/tagout order (step 6)

ANSWER: verification of isolation

Group Lockout
ANSWER: each authorized employee will apply a personal lockout/tagout device to a group
lockbox and remove it once the maintenance/repair work is complete.

Floor Hole
ANSWER: Opening in the floor, platform or pavement measuring less than 12 inches, but more
than 1 inch through which materials, but not people may fall

Floor Opening
ANSWER: Opening in the floor, platform or pavement measuring 12 inches or more, and
through which people may fall

Standard Railing
ANSWER: vertical barrier erected along exposed edges of a floor opening, wall opening, ramp,
platform, or runway to prevent falls of persons

Toe Board
ANSWER: Vertical barrier at floor level erected along exposed edges of a floor opening, wall
opening, platform, runway, or ramp to prevent falls of materials

Metal Ladders
ANSWER: Never use near electrical equipment
4:1
ANSWER: angle ratio of a non
self supporting ladder

Minimize Falls
ANSWER: when climbing a ladder always maintain three points of contact

Basic Fall Arrest System

ANSWER: includes anchorage, a full
body harness, and a connecting device

Scaffold user
ANSWER: worker who performs work from a scaffold

scaffold erector
ANSWER: worker who is trained to erect, modify, and dismantle scaffolding

competent person (scaffold)

ANSWER: one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the
surroundings or working conditions, which are unsanitary, hazardous to employees, and who has
the authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them

qualified person (scaffold)

ANSWER: someone who has a recognized degree, certificate or professional training, or who
has extensive knowledge, training and experience and who has demonstrated his or her ability to
solve problems related to the subject matter or work

In an emergency, you should call emergency response with the:

ANSWER: exact location of the incident, number of victims, and any special hazards at the
location

JSA
ANSWER: Job Safety Analysis

Emergency Evacuation
ANSWER: always travel downwind and crosswind from any release

Everyone
ANSWER: has a responsibility to read and understand the Emergency Action Plan

Fire Elements
ANSWER: Heat, Fuel, Oxygen
Explosive
ANSWER: substance that has a tendency to explode, resulting in a sudden and violent release
of energy that can be extremely destructive

Olfactory
ANSWER: refers to the sense of smell

Pyrophoric
ANSWER: a chemical that is capable of self
ignition (spontaneously) when it is exposed to air

Toxic
ANSWER: substance that is harmful to human health, poisonous