NCCER CSSS flashcards
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- OSHA fatality reporting deadline
- Employers must report work-related fatalities to OSHA within 8 hours; in-patient hospitalizations, amputations, and losses of an eye must be reported within 24 hours.
- OSHA 300 log entry deadline
- A recordable injury or illness must be entered on the OSHA 300 Log within seven calendar days after the employer learns of the case.
- Competent person definition
- Under 29 CFR 1926.32(f), a person capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards and authorized to take prompt corrective measures.
- Recordable injury criteria
- Work-related death, days away, restricted work or transfer, medical treatment beyond first aid, loss of consciousness, or significant injury diagnosed by a physician.
- Hierarchy of controls order
- Elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, then personal protective equipment; PPE is least effective and last line.
- Risk assessment formula
- Risk is commonly scored as severity of potential harm multiplied by likelihood of occurrence; controls should reduce either or both factors.
- Focus Four hazards
- Construction's leading fatal hazard categories: falls, struck-by, caught-in or between, and electrocution; planning must address each.
- JHA purpose
- A job hazard analysis breaks a task into steps, identifies hazards for each step, and sets controls before work begins.
- Competent person scaffold inspection
- Scaffolds must be inspected by a competent person before each work shift and after alterations, damage, or events that could affect structural integrity.
- Excavation daily inspection
- A competent person must inspect excavations daily before work, after rainstorms, and after other events that may increase hazards.
- Leading indicator examples
- Proactive measures such as inspection completion, near-miss reports, training, and corrective-action closure that predict future safety performance.
- Corrective action closure
- A finding is closed only after the assigned person fixes it and an inspector verifies the correction; repeat findings indicate system weakness.
- OSHA 24-hour reporting
- Work-related in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye must be reported to OSHA within 24 hours.
- Root cause analysis
- Structured method to find underlying system causes, not just immediate actions, using tools such as 5 Whys or fishbone diagrams.
- Near-miss investigation
- A near miss should be investigated like an incident because its causes could produce injury or damage under slightly different conditions.
- Incident evidence preservation
- Secure the scene, photograph conditions, measure, collect equipment and training records, and identify witnesses before cleanup disturbs evidence.
- Emergency action plan elements
- Includes reporting procedures, evacuation routes, accounting for employees, rescue and medical duties, and names of people to contact.
- Muster point purpose
- A designated safe location where employees report after evacuation so supervisors can account for everyone.
- Emergency drill critique
- After a drill, evaluate notification, evacuation time, accounting, communication, and deficiencies; document corrective actions.
- Incipient-stage fire rule
- Only trained employees may use an extinguisher on a small incipient fire; otherwise evacuate, activate alarm, and call emergency services.
- Training comprehension check
- Verify workers can explain and demonstrate required knowledge; attendance alone does not prove training was understood.
- HazCom training topics
- Covers chemical hazards, labels, safety data sheets, pictograms, safe use, and emergency procedures before exposure.
- Toolbox talk documentation
- Record date, topic, presenter, and attendees; keep talks short, task-specific, and interactive.
- Fall protection retraining trigger
- Retrain when work conditions or equipment change, or when worker behavior shows misunderstanding or unsafe practice.
- Fall protection trigger height
- Construction fall protection is required at 6 feet or more above a lower level for most operations under 29 CFR 1926.501.
- Anchor strength requirement
- Personal fall arrest anchors must support at least 5,000 pounds per worker or be designed by a qualified person with a safety factor of at least two.
- Excavation protective system threshold
- A protective system is required for excavations 5 feet or deeper unless a competent person determines the excavation is entirely in stable rock.
- Confined space oxygen range
- Entry testing must confirm oxygen between 19.5 and 23.5 percent before entry; outside this range is unsafe.
- Just culture definition
- A culture that encourages reporting and learning while distinguishing human error, at-risk behavior, and reckless conduct for fair accountability.
- Stop-work authority
- Every worker and supervisor can halt work when imminent danger exists; work resumes only after the hazard is controlled.
- Supervisor safety role
- Supervisors enforce rules, provide resources, correct hazards, coach workers, document actions, and model safe behavior.
- Safety leading by example
- Supervisors who wear required PPE and follow procedures build credibility and increase worker compliance.